<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">ICAT-EGVE 2017 Call For Participation<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">22nd - 24th November, 2017, Adelaide, Australia<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://icat.vrsj.org/2017/"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://icat.vrsj.org/2017/</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><br>
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</span></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">The ICAT-EGVE 2017 conference will be held November 22nd - 24th in Adelaide, Australia. This is the merger of the 27th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT 2017) and the 22nd Eurographics Symposium on Virtual Environments (EGVE 2017).<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Together these are two of the oldest international conferences in the world on Artificial Reality and Virtual Environments, and provide a unique opportunity for researchers, developers, and users to share their experience and knowledge of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and 3D User Interfaces. This is a great opportunity to renew old friendships, make new ones, and experience all that Adelaide has to offer.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Adelaide is one of the most beautiful cities in Australia located by beautiful beaches on one side and expansive mountains and desert on the other. Famous for its festivals, food and wine, Adelaide is an ideal place to experience Australia. Attendees will be able to visit the Barossa Valley for some of the best wine and food in the world, see kangaroos and koala in the local wildlife parks, learn history in the fascinating local museums or hike through breath-taking scenery.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">ICAT-EGVE 2017 seeks original, high-quality submissions describing research, applications or systems in all areas of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Telexistence, and 3D User Interfaces. Research papers should describe results that contributes to advancements in the following areas:<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">3D interaction for VR/AR<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">VR/AR systems and toolkits<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">User studies and evaluation for VR/AR/MR<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Telexistence, Telepresence and Teleimmersion<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Haptics, audio, and other non-visual modalities<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Serious games and edutainment using VR/AR/MR<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Presence, cognition, and embodiment in VR/AR/MR<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Novel devices (both input and output) for VR, AR, MR, and haptics<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Multi-user and distributed VR, AR, teleimmersion and telepresence<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Immersive projection technologies and other advanced display technologies<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Submissions in other related areas are welcome too<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">All accepted papers are going to be published in the Eurographics Digital Library. In addition, they will be cited and indexed in the ACM Digital Library.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">We will accept submissions in three categories:<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Papers (Full or short)<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Posters<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Demonstrations<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">Submission Information</span></b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Full papers</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"> must be in English and not exceed eight (8) pages in length. Short papers must be in English and not exceed four (4) pages in length. <span> </span><i>Posters</i> must be in English and not exceed two (2) pages in length. <i>Demonstration</i> submissions consist of a description of the demonstration not exceeding two (2) pages in length, and a video showing the demonstration working.<br>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">ICAT-EGVE uses a double-blind review process. Therefore, submissions should not contain information (including citations and optional videos) that unnecessarily identifies the authors or their institutions or places of work. All content must be submitted electronically as PDF. Authors are encouraged to submit videos to aid the program committee in the review of their submissions.<br>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">All submissions will be reviewed by the paper committee, poster chairs or demonstration chairs. All accepted papers are going to be published in the Digital Library of the Eurographics. In addition, they are going to be cited and indexed in the ACM Digital Library, including the DOI. Accepted posters and demonstrations will be published in the proceedings and in the Eurographics Digital Library.<br>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Note: Submissions should be original, unpublished work, and should not be in submission to other venues concurrently. Any dual submissions will be rejected outright without review.<br>
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</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">Deadlines<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Sept 8<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Paper submission deadline<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Oct 6<span> </span><span> </span>Notification of paper results<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Oct 20<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Poster/Demo submission deadline<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Oct 23<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Camera-ready paper version due<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Oct 27<span> </span><span> </span>Notification of poster/demo results<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Nov 22<span> </span><span> </span>Conference starts<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The deadlines are Anywhere on Earth for those dates.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">Best Papers<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The authors of the best papers (selected by the award committee) will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper to either the journal Presence or the Computers and Graphics journal.<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%">Conference Committee</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Conference Co-Chairs<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Mark Billinghurst, University of South Australia, Australia<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Ross Smith, University of South Australia, Australia<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Program Chairs<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Daisuke Iwai, Osaka University, Japan<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Gerd Bruder, University of Central Florida, USA<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Rob Lindeman, University of Canterbury, New Zealand<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Demo Chair<span style="background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><span></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Arindam Dey, University of South Australia, Australia<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Poster Chair<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Tony Huang, University of Tasmania, Australia<br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Local Arrangements Chair<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Stewart Von Itzstein, University of South Australia, Australia</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;background-color:rgb(248,248,248)"><br>
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<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">Web Chair<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Neven ElSayed, University of South Australia, Australia<span></span></span></p></div>