<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello all, <br><br></div>Please note the extension to the deadline for the video and Demo track at ETRA 2018. Tanja and I will be happy to answer your questions.<br><br><div>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>ACM EYE TRACKING RESEARCH & APPLICATIONS SYMPOSIUM 2018 2nd CALL FOR <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1462" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1547" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">VIDEO</span></span> & DEMO SUBMISSIONS and DEADLINE EXTENSION<br><br>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>Have a gaze interaction technique to share? Or want to show off how your new eye tracking method works? At <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1464" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1549" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">ETRA</span></span> 2018, we will have a demo/<span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1466" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1551" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
session where researchers give demonstrations of their research or show
videos of their work. We encourage new and exciting ideas that may not
yet be fully tested. To take part in this session, we request a 2-page
extended abstract to be submitted. If authors have a full or short paper
accepted, no extended abstract is needed. If submitting a <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1468" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1553" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> presentation, the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1470" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1555" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
is required. For demos, space will be provided for a poster display.
Please refer to the long call for submissions for detailed information
on the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1472" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1557" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">ETRA</span></span> demo/<span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1474" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1559" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> track.<br><br>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>IMPORTANT DATES (Time Zone: AoE)<br><br>Demo/<span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1476" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1561" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">Video</span></span><br><br><span style="text-decoration:line-through"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1477_com_zimbra_date"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1562_com_zimbra_date">Apr 2</span></span>, 2018 Authors: Extended abstracts due</span><br> </div><div><span style="text-decoration:line-through"></span> <br></div><div><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1478_com_zimbra_date"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1563_com_zimbra_date"></span></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object"><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Apr 6, 2018</span></span> Authors: Extended abstract due (extended deadline)<br></span></span></div><div><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1478_com_zimbra_date"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1563_com_zimbra_date"><br>Apr 10</span></span>, 2018 Feedback to authors<br><br><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1479_com_zimbra_date"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1564_com_zimbra_date">Apr 16</span></span>, 2018 Authors: Camera ready abstracts due<br><br><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1480_com_zimbra_date"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1565_com_zimbra_date">Apr 23</span></span>, 2018 Final notifications to authors<br><br>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>SUBMISSION TO THE <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1482" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1567" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">VIDEO</span></span> & DEMO TRACK<br><br>All submissions must be made electronically, at <span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1483_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1568_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login?society=etra" title="Submission Link" target="_blank">https://new.<wbr>precisionconference.com/user/<wbr>login?society=etra</a></span></span>. .<br><br>To submit to the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1485" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1570" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">Video</span></span> & Demo Track, you need to prepare a 2-page extended abstract, along with: a) the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1487" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1572" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> submission AND/OR b) a description of the demonstration set-up with a mandatory review <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1489" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1574" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> showing the demonstration (Note: this <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1491" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1576" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> will be used for reviewing purposes - only videos accepted in the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1493" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1578" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">Video</span></span> Track will be played at the conference).<br><br>Detailed instructions are available below. In case you have a full or short paper accepted and would like to present a <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1495" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1580" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
and/or demo related to the paper, please enter the accepted paper
number into the submission form. The extended abstract will be part of
the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1497" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1582" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">ETRA</span></span>
2018 proceedings. Copyright of the work will be held by the authors,
which means that the 2 page extended abstract will not be regarded as a
previous publication when submitting a longer version of the paper to a
journal or conference.<br><br>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>ABSTRACT PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS<br><br>Abstracts should be 2 pages in length and should follow preparation instructions found at: <span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1498_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1583_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.siggraph.org/learn/instructions-authors" target="_blank">http://www.siggraph.org/learn/<wbr>instructions-authors</a></span></span>. To prepare the content of the PDF file, SIGGRAPH encourages authors to use LaTeX.<br><br>When
generating the PDF file, please make sure that the fonts are embedded
in the PDF file. This will ensure that reviewers can view the paper
without problems. The submitted abstracts do not have to be anonymized
for peer review. In addition to the extended abstract, you will be asked
to submit either a <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1500" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1585" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> or a demo description with a <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1502" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1587" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> as stated below.<br><br><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1504" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1589" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">VIDEO</span></span> PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS<br><br>The <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1506" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1591" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> should depict your technology in action and we encourage researchers to explain in the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1508" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1593" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
a) the motivation for their work, b) the specific problem being
addressed, and c) the demonstrated solution to the problem. Note that
the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1510" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1595" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
should be self-explaining, no in-person explanation of the videos
should be necessary at the conference. This should either include an
audio track or subtitles. You should make sure that background audio is
free from copyright or that you are licensed to use it. The <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1512" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1597" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> should not include a title slide with the title of the work, authors, affiliations, etc. at the start of the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1514" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1599" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>. We will add this to all videos in a consistent style.<br><br>A submitted <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1516" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1601" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span>
should have a maximum length of 5 minutes and should not be larger than
100 MB. We recommend using MP4 format with H.264 codec and a resolution
of 1280 x 720 px, at 24 to 30 frames/s. Most <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1518" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1603" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> production systems can encode in this format and most <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1520" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1605" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> applications are able to play it. If you use a different codec, you risk that reviewers might not be able to view the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1522" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1607" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> clip and you will need to re-encode the <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1524" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1609" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> clip for the conference proceeding USB. The <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1526" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1611" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> should play in the VLC media player version 2.2.6 (freely available at <span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1527_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1612_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc" target="_blank">http://www.videolan.org/vlc</a></span></span>) without additional software, codecs or settings.<br><br>For a longer guideline of how to make good videos for conference submission, please see the UIST <span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1529" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult"><span id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311DWT1614" class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311ZmSearchResult">video</span></span> guidelines.<br><br>DEMO PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS<br>For the demo submission please fill in the following questionnaire (<span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1530_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1615_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/sAW318dIEd3NiCiN2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>sAW318dIEd3NiCiN2</a></span></span>).
The questionnaire contains a list of equipment and you can indicate
which equipment you will need at the conference for your demo.<br><br>==============================<wbr>===========================<br><br>For more details visit: <span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1531_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-m_7847932462290819311Object" id="gmail-m_7847932462290819311OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1616_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://etra.acm.org/2018/demovid.html" target="_blank">http://etra.acm.org/2018/<wbr>demovid.html</a></span></span><br><br>with best regards, <br><br>Tanja Blascheck and Rakshit Kothari</div><br clear="all"><div><div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><font color="#666666" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Rakshit Kothari<br>Graduate Electrical Engineering </span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#666666" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Research & Teaching Assistant</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#666666" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Image, Video and Computer Vision Laboratory</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#666666" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Center for Imaging Science<br>Rochester Institute of Technology</font></span></p></div></div></div></div>
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