blob@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Brian Wyvill) (03/06/89)
Email version of the Brochure for CG International 89
This contains full information on the Conference Program and the
Pre-Conference Tutorials
A Booking Form is contained at the end
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
"COMPUTER GRAPHICS INTERNATIONAL '89"
Tuesday 27 June - Friday 30 June, 1989
University of Leeds, Bodington Hall, LEEDS LS16 5PT, United Kingdom
CO-SPONSORS: Computer Graphics Society (CGS)
British Computer Society (BCS)
University of Leeds
Japan Systems Company Ltd
Graphica Computer Corporation
CO-CHAIRS: Prof B. Wyvill, University of Calgary (Program Chair)
Dr R. A. Earnshaw, University of Leeds (Conference Co-Chair)
Mr R. D. Parslow, University of Otago (Conference Co-Chair)
Prof D. F. Rogers, US Naval Academy (Conference Co-Chair)
SECRETARIAT: Mrs F. J. Johnson
Commercial Office, University of Leeds
LEEDS LS2 9JT, England
Tel: 0532-459944 or 0532 336103
International: 44-532-459944 or 44-532-336103
Telex: 556473 (Response is unilds g)
Fax: 0532-336017, or 44-532-336017
Email: eclrae@usna.mil
EXHIBITION: Mrs F. J. Johnson, as above
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof Henry Fuchs (University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, USA)
INVITED LECTURERS: Dr James F. Blinn (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
Prof Tosiyasu L. Kunii (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Prof David F. Rogers (US Naval Academy, USA)
Prof Godfried Toussaint (McGill University, Canada)
Dr John V. Tucker (University of Leeds, UK)
Dr Michael J. Wozny (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
and NSF, USA)
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
P. Brunet (Ecole Polytechnique of Barcelona, Spain)
R. A. Earnshaw (University of Leeds, UK)
H. Fuchs (University of North Carolina, USA)
G. Hegron (INRIA/IRISA, France),
T. L. Kunii (University of Tokyo, Japan)
R. J. Lansdown (Middlesex Polytechnic, UK)
Th. Liebling (Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switz)
N. Magnenat-Thalmann (University of Geneva, Switzerland
& HEC Montreal, Canada)
J. F. C. Mortelmaans (University of Leuwen, Belgium)
E. Nakamae (University of Hiroshima, Japan)
D. F. Rogers (US Naval Academy, USA)
D. Thalmann (Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switz)
G. Toussaint (McGill University, Canada)
J. Weber (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
M. J. Wozny (NSF and RPI, USA)
G. Wyvill (University of Otago, New Zealand)
OBJECTIVES:
Following CG International '88 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Computer
Graphics Society (CGS) is pleased to announce "CG International 89",
the 7th Conference. As an annual International Conference,
CG International has established a reputation for a high quality
technical program. The 1989 Conference will be held in Leeds, UK,
June 27 to June 30, 1989. Future Conferences are already planned for
Singapore (1990), USA (1991), Japan (1992) and Montreal (1993).
International Invited Speakers and the selections from the responses to
the Call for Papers will present key aspects at the leading edge of
computer graphics and its applications. This includes Algorithms,
Computational Geometry, Computer Art, Computer Animation, HCI, Hardware,
Image Processing, Modelling & CAD, Ray Tracing, Rendering, Theory, and
Applications. The emphasis is upon technical innovation and advance,
and also international representation. In addition, there will be an
Exhibition comprising the latest developments in the market place.
Potential Exhibitors are invited to contact the Secretariat for
further information.
The Proceedings are published as a book (with full integrated colour)
by Springer-Verlag and will be available at Conference Registration.
It is priced at $45 and is included in the Registration Fee for the
Conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIALS:
These will run from Saturday 24 June to Tuesday (am) 27 June. The
Conference starts at 2pm on Tuesday 27 June.
Professor David F. Rogers, a pioneer in the field of Computer Graphics
and CAD/CAM, is presenting an intensive 2-day introductory course on
24-25 June on 'Fundamental Elements of Computer Graphics: A Short
Course on Computer Graphics'. The course is a unique opportunity
to develop the fundamental background required to understand and use
the vast body of material available in Computer Graphics. The course
covers the fundamental techniques for creation, manipulation, and
display of the geometric forms used in Computer Graphics. It
should be particularly interesting to teachers of Computer Graphics or
commercial users or developers of Computer Graphics systems. It is
especially recommended to those who are attending the Conference
and are new to the field of Computer Graphics.
The Tutorial will be based on the two books: Mathematical Elements for
Computer Graphics, D. F. Rogers and J. A. Adams (McGraw-Hill) and
Procedural Elements for Computer Graphics, D. F. Rogers (McGraw-Hill).
This Tutorial will run from 9 am on Saturday 24 June to 5.30 pm on
Sunday 25 June. Residential accommodation is available. In anticipation
that a number of individuals may already have copies of Professor
Rogers' books and in an effort to eliminate unnecessary costs to
the participants, the cost of the course books is not included in
the course tuition. These books may be ordered separately as indicated
on the Booking Form. The reference for this 2-day course is A.
Tutorials on more advanced topics are arranged from Monday 26 June
onwards as follows. Please use the letter reference when filling in
the Booking Form.
B. "Introduction to Computational Geometry" Prof Godfried Toussaint - Mon (am)
C. "State of the Art in Computer Animation" Prof Brian Wyvill - Mon (am)
D. "Computer Graphics in Education" Mr Mike Gigante - Mon (am)
E. "New Horizons for 4D Model Applications" Prof Tosiyasu L. Kunii - Mon (pm)
F. "The Mechanical Universe" Dr James Blinn - Mon (pm) & Tues (am)
A. "INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS" (2 day Course)
Professor David F. Rogers (US Naval Academy, USA)
Sat 24 June - Sun 25 June 1989 (inclusive)
Professor David F. Rogers, a pioneer in the field of Computer Graphics
and CAD/CAM, is presenting an intensive 2-day course on 'Fundamental
Elements of Computer Graphics: A Short Course on Computer Graphics' in
connection with the CG International '89. The course is a unique
opportunity to develop the fundamental background required to understand
and use the vast body of material available in Computer Graphics. The
course covers the fundamental techniques for creation, manipulation, and
display of the geometric forms used in Computer Graphics. It should be
particularly interesting to teachers of Computer Graphics or commercial
users or developers of Computer Graphics systems. It is especially
recommended to those who are attending the CG International '89
Conference and are new to the field of Computer Graphics.
The Tutorial will be based on the two books: 'Mathematical Elements for
Computer Graphics', D. F. Rogers and J. A. Adams (McGraw-Hill) and
'Procedural Elements for Computer Graphics', D. F. Rogers (McGraw-Hill)
and will include an overview of computer graphics, types of graphics
devices, CRT and video basics, hardware and software. Representation
of points and lines, transformations, combined operations.
Raster scan graphics, line drawing, scan conversion, frame buffers,
edge fill, seed fill, antialiasing, halftoning. Three dimensional
transformations and projections, affine and perspective geometry,
axonometric projections. 2D and 3D clipping, hidden lines and hidden
surfaces, Warnock, z-buffer, list priority, and scan line
algorithms, visible surface ray tracing. Rendering, illumination
models, ray tracing.
The Tutorial will run from 9 am on Saturday 24 June to 5.30 pm on
Sunday 25 June. Residential accommodation is available.
It is envisaged that delegates may wish to register for further Courses
following this Introduction Course. In anticipation that a number of
individuals may already have copies of Professor Rogers' books and
in an effort to eliminate unnecessary costs to the participants, the
cost of the course books is not included in the course tuition. These
books may be ordered separately as indicated on the Booking Form in the
Conference Brochure.
B. "INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY" (Half-day) - Mon 26 June (am)
Professor Godfried Toussaint (McGill University, Canada)
This course is an introduction to computational geometry at the
undergraduate level. Basic knowledge of data structures and the design
and analysis of algorithms is assumed.
The course consists of ten units or chapters. Part 1 places
computational geometry in perspective with respect to classical
geometry, introduces convex sets and metric as well as combinatorial
aspects of geometry, and briefly touches upon aspects of the design and
analysis of algorithms including worst-case and expected complexity,
lower bounds, data structures and bucketing methods. Part 2 considers
the diameter of a set. Algorithms are given for sets of points and
convex polygons. The relationship between complexity convexity, and
unimodality is explored. Part 3 considers convex hulls in two
dimensions. For sets of points we compare Jarvis' algorithm with that
of Graham. We also show how to obtain algorithms with fast expected
running time by using the "throw-away" principle. This material
naturally leads to triangulations, the topic of Part 4. We present
several algorithms for triangulating simple polygons, algorithms for
triangulating sets of points to obtain triangulations with particular
geometric properties, as well as the Delaunay triangulation. In Part 5
we discuss algorithms for intersecting convex polygons and half-planes
efficiently. Part 6 introduces nearest and furthest point Voronoi
diagrams including algorithms and applications to other geometric
problems including minimal spanning trees, relative neighbourhood
graphs, closest-point problems, the diameter, and furthest-point
problems. Part 7 presents algorithms for computing maximum and minimum
distances between sets. Part 8 treats visibility problems. Art gallery
theorems are illustrated with the theorem of Chvatal and the algorithm
of Avis and Toussaint. Several problems concerned with visibility from
a point (strong visibility) are covered including the recognition of
star-shaped polygons and the algorithm of ElGindy and Avis for computing
the visibility region from a point. Finally we consider weak visibility
(visibility from a region such as a line). In particular we treat the
recognition problem as well as the problem of constructing the weak-
visibility region from a line segment. Part 9 is concerned with
computing geodesic properties of polygons. In particular we present
algorithms for computing the geodesic path between two points in a
polygon, the geodesic center of a polygon, and the geodesic convex hull.
Finally, the topic of movable separability of sets is treated in Part 10.
First we discuss the sofa problem. Then we show how to determine if two
simple n-gons can be separated by a single translation in time O(T(n))
where the best value of T(n) thus far is O(n log log n). We conclude
by discussing the problem of separating sets of polygons by simultaneous
translations.
C. "STATE OF THE ART IN COMPUTER ANIMATION" (Half-day) - Mon 26 June (am)
Professor Brian Wyvill (University of Calgary, Canada)
In this seminar the three basic elements of computer animation are
reviewed, i.e. Modelling, Motion control and Rendering. An overview of
modelling techniques along with current trends in ray tracing will be
surveyed. Emphasis is placed on techniques for motion control and
modelling methods suited to shape distortion such as iso-surfaces.
Spline based motion curves, track animation and inbetweening will be
shown with examples. A further example in dynamics will be covered
along with an overview of current trends in face animation. This
includes both parametric and muscle models and recent work in skin
modelling techniques and lip synch. of synthesised speech. Mention will
be mades of both constraint and goal based animation. Animation systems
will be covered from general purpose languages, interactive and command
languages through to an analysis of the design and implementation of
an experimental object-oriented animation system.
D. "COMPUTER GRAPHICS IN EDUCATION" (Half-day) - Mon 26 June (am)
Mr Mike Gigante (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia)
This tutorial will focus on two issues:
-- How Computer Graphics can be taught effectively.
-- How high performance Computer Graphics can increase the
effectiveness of education in other areas.
Teaching Computer Graphics
The speaker will present a series of tools that he uses to teach 3D
interactive computer graphics to programming-naive Mechanical
Engineering students. Although these students have little programming
background, they have developed some quite sophisticated 3D
applications. The speakers agues that these tools and their usage have
added value to the learning process.
The extension of this work has led to the development of similar tools
in Boxer, the educational computing environment developed by Prof
Andrea DiSessa at the University of California at Berkeley. Boxer was
originally developed at MIT by the same team that developed Logo. The
Boxer graphics environment developed by the speaker will be discussed.
Graphics to Improve Understanding
Although this is not a new concept, the speaker believes that
insufficient attention has been paid to the rewards of this area. He
will present a series of programs that are used in the undergraduate
program at RMIT, explain how they are used, and the techniques that
previously were used.
The greatest benefit of this work is the improvement of the student's
qualitative understanding. At a time where computers are being used
for most numerical calculations, it is more important than ever that
the user of these numerical techniques has a solid understanding of
the basic behaviour of these systems. Some examples include:
- solid mechanics
- potential flow/electrostatics
- structural dynamics
- kinematic/dynamic systems
E. "NEW HORIZONS FOR 4D MODEL APPLICATIONS" (Half-day) - Mon 26 June (pm)
Professor Tosiyasu L. Kunii (University of Tokyo, Japan)
This tutorial is for everyone wishing to take advantage of recent
advances in 4D graphics technology. Exploitation of 2D and 3D graphics
has contributed to our problem-solving capabilities. This is now
increased and enhanced by the modelling facilities available in 4D.
Applications of 4D models are shown in association with explanation of
how to derive 4D models from actual cases. The application cases
shown includes: An Inner Trip Through a Human Ear, Walking Through a
Room, a Gemstone Fire Waltz, a Tibetan Mandala Drawing, Looking into
Parallel Processor Performance, Botanical Tree Growth, the Art of Skiing
and the World of Oriental Martial Arts.
F. "THE MECHANICAL UNIVERSE" (One-day) - Mon 26 June(pm) & Tues 27 June(am)
Dr James F. Blinn (California Institute of Technology, USA)
The Mechanical Universe is a 52 episode telecourse covering basic
freshman physics. The series makes extensive use of computer
animation to illustrate various mathematical and physical
processes. Many concepts translate easily into the animation
realm, notably the illustration of the dynamic behavior of
systems, forming a sort of "animated textbook diagram". But the
use of color video yields two degrees of freedom beyond that
available in traditional textbook diagrams: color and motion. The
effective use of these extra tools required the design of a wide
range of new visual metaphors for such concepts as dimensional
analysis, algebraic manipulations, and limits. This Tutorial will
discuss some of these metaphors and the thoughts that went into
their design, will show some examples of the animations and will
discuss a new animation project for mathematics education.
BOOKING ARRANGEMENTS
Advance Registration is required, on the Booking Form at the end of
the Conference information.
The CG International '89 Conference begins after lunch on Tuesday
27 June and finishes after tea on Friday 30 June.
Further information on the Lecturers may be found at the end of this
brochure.
AUDIENCE:
This Conference and Exhibition is important for all those concerned with
research, development, or use of computer graphics and associated
techniques. Visualisation in science and engineering is becoming
an increasingly important tool for research. The fields of graphics and
image processing are moving closer together through the important
developments on the hardware front, and each will benefit greatly
from this mutual association. This Conference will bring together
many of the leading key researchers in these fields. This symbiosis
will be important for all those having a serious interest in
evaluating current research work and profiling future developments and
applications.
CONFERENCE TECHNICAL PROGRAMME
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: H. Fuchs (UNC Chapel Hill, USA)
"Interactive Displays for the 21st Century:
Beyond the Desktop Metaphor"
INVITED PAPERS: J. F. Blinn (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, USA)
"The Mechanical Universe and Visual Icons for
Physics"
T. L. Kunii and Y. Takai (University of Tokyo, Japan)
"A Cellular Self-Reproducing Automata as a Parallel
Processing Model for Botanical Colony Growth Pattern
Simulation"
G. Toussaint (McGill University, Canada)
"Computational Geometry: Review and Current
Developments"
J. V. Tucker (University of Leeds, UK)
"Tools for the Formal Development of Rasterisation
Algorithms"
M. J. Wozny (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & NSF, USA)
"Visualization in Scientific Computing - Achievements
and Prospects"
REVIEWED SUBMITTED PAPERS:
ALGORITHMS
F. Hussain (Brunel University, UK) "Conic Rescue of Bezier Founts"
V. Skala (Pilzen Institute of Tech, "Algorithms for 2D Line Clipping"
Czechoslovakia)
M. I. G. Bloor and M. J. Wilson "Generating n-sided Patches with
(University of Leeds, UK) Partial Differential Equations"
Y. Shinagawa, T. L. Kunii, Y. Nomura,"Reconstructing Smooth Surfaces from
T.Okuno, M. Mora (University of a series of Contour Lines using a
Tokyo, Japan) Homotopy"
COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY
J. K. Johnstone and M. T. Goodrich "A Localized Method for Intersecting
(Johns Hopkins University, USA) Plane Algebraic Curve Segments"
B. S. Jong and S. N. Yang "Optimal Linear Octree Construction
(National Tsing Hua University, Algorithm by Sweep Operations"
PR China)
N. Kin, T. Noam, and T. L. Kunii "PictureEditor: A 2D Picture Editing
(University of Tokyo, Japan) System based on Geometric
Construction and Constraints"
J. R. Davy, P. M. Dew, and "A Note on improving the Performance
A. de Pennington of Delaunay Triangulation"
(University of Leeds, UK)
COMPUTER ANIMATION
R. Heise and B. A. MacDonald "Quaternions and Motion
(University of Calgary, Canada) Interpolation"
T. W. Calvert, C. Welman, S. Guadet "Composition of Multiple Figure
and C. Lee (Simon Fraser Sequences for Dance Animation"
University, Canada)
M. Chmilar and B. Wyvill "A Software Architecture for
(University of Calgary, Canada) Integrated Motion and Animation"
C. W. A. M. van Overveld "A Technique for Motion
(Eindhoven University of Specification in Computer Animation"
Technology, Netherlands)
D. Boisvert, N. Magnenat-Thalmann, "An Integrated Control View of
and D. Thalmann (Swiss Federal Synthetic Actors"
Institute of Technology, Switz)
COMPUTER ART
K. G. Suffern (University of "Logarithmic Spirals and Computer
Technology, Sydney, Australia) Art"
R. Makkuni (Xerox PARC, USA) "The Electronic Sketch Book of
Tibetan Thangka Painting"
HCI, GRAPHICS INTERFACE AND THEORY
M. Beynon (University of Warwick, "Evaluating Definitive Principles
UK) Interaction in Computer Graphics"
D. L. Maulsby, K. A. Kittlitz "Constraint-Solving in Interactive
I. H. Witten (University of Graphics - A User-Friendly
Calgary, Canada) Approach"
HARDWARE
M. L. Anido, D. J. Allerton and "MIGS - A Multiprocessor Image
E. J. Zaluska (University of Generation System using RISC-like
Southampton, UK) Microprocessors"
T. Theoharis (University of "A DAP-based Data Parallel Graphics
Cambridge, UK) Output Pipeline"
H. Kobayashi, H. Kubota, "Parallel Architecture for Fast
S. Horiguchi and T. Nakamura Image Synthesis under Dynamic
(Tohoku University, Japan) Environments"
IMAGE PROCESSING
J. Viitanen and T. Kean "Image Pattern Recognition using
(University of Technology, Finland) Configurable Logic Cell Arrays"
S. Pham (California State "Satellite Images in Raster
University, USA) Graphics: a New Methodology"
J. Wu, Z. He, and M. Zhu "Some Problems in Overlaying 3D
(Zhejiang University, PR China) Graphics on to a 2D Image"
MODELLING AND CAD
H. Toriya, T. Takamura, T. Satoh "Set Operations of Solids with Free-
(Ricoh Company Ltd, Japan) and Form Surfaces through Polyhedral
H. Chiyokura (Ricoh Corp, USA) Approximation"
Y. Kawashima, K. Itoh, T. Ishida, "A Flexible and Quantitative Method
S. Nonaka and K. Ejiri (Hitachi for NC Machining Verification using
Japan) a Space Division Based Solid Model"
N. Futagami, Y. Nagata, K. Ogasawara "Development of a Multi-Modeller"
K. Oti, and K. Kobori (Sharp
Corporation, Japan)
J. F. Dufourd (University Louis- "A Topological Map-Based Kernel for
Pasteur, Strasbourg, France) Polyhedron Modellers - Algebraic
Specification and Logic Prototyping"
J. B. Allan, B. Wyvill and "A Methodology for Direct
I. H. Witten (University of Manipulation of Polygon Meshes"
Calgary, Canada)
L. Casu and B. Falcidieno "A Feature-Based Modelling System
(Istituto per la Matematica built on top of Euler Operators"
Applicata del CNR, Italy)
P. Minardi (ITIS Cannizzaro, Italy) "Reconstruction of 3D Solid Objects
represented by Wire-Frame
Descriptions"
RAY TRACING
D. A. J. Jevans (Jade Simulations "Optimistic Multi-Processor Ray
International, Canada) Tracing"
P. Burger and D. Gillies "Rapid Ray Tracing of General
(Imperial College, UK) Surfaces of Revolution"
M. Inakage (Media Studio, Japan) "An Illumination Model for
Atmospheric Environments"
A. Hashimoto, T. Akimoto, K. Mase "Vista Ray Tracing - High Speed Ray
and Y. Suenaga (NTT Human Tracing using Perspective
Interface Laboratories, Japan) Projection Image"
P. Getto (Rensselaer Polytechnic "Fast Ray Tracing of Unevaluated
Institute, USA) Constructive Solid Geometry Models"
G. Wyvill and P. Sharp (University "Fast Anti-Aliasing of Ray Traced
of Otago, New Zealand) Images"
RENDERING
J. Zhang (University of Swansea, "A Fast Hidden Line Removal
UK) Algorithm"
A. J. Maeder (Monash University, "Texture Characterization using
Australia) Random Sampling"
T. Saito, M. Shinya and T. Takahashi "Highlighting Rounded Edges"
(NTT Human Interface Labs, Japan)
APPLICATIONS
E. Nakamae, K. Kaneda, K. Harada, "The Reliability of Computer
T. Miwa, T. Nishita, S. Saiki Graphics Images as a Visual
(Hiroshima University, Fukuyama Assessment Tool"
University, Osaka Public
Engineering Works, Japan)
J. F. Dufourd (University Louis "A Digitisation Algorithm for the
Pasteur), C. Gross (CNRS) and Entry of Planar Maps"
J. C. Spehner (University Haute
Alsace, France)
F. T. Marchese and M. R. Tiongson "Microcomputer Visualization of
(Pace University, New York, USA) Molecules"
J. Weber, P-Y. Morgantini and "Three-Dimensional Models of
P. Fluckiger (University of Molecular Structures and Chemical
Geneva, Switzerland) Properties"
Y. Watanabe and Y. Suenaga "Drawing Human Hair using the WISP
(NTT Human Interface Laboratories Model"
Nippon, Japan)
DELEGATE APPLICATIONS
Applications are now invited on the Booking Form attached (or photopcopy
thereof). Advance registration is required in order to reserve a place.
Early application is strongly advised in order to guarantee a place.
This is a once-only opportunity in Europe to hear leading-edge topics
in this fast-moving field presented by international researchers.
Delegates may register for the Conference and/or the Pre-Conference
Tutorial(s) according to whatever they require.
Please note that payment with booking is encouraged, or you may
request an Invoice to be issued for the appropriate amount. Invoices
must be paid by the due date and places will only be confirmed on receipt
of payment. Cheques must be made payable to 'UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS'.
Only cheques or banker's drafts in sterling will be accepted.
Delegates from other countries who wish to submit payment can only do
so by purchasing a sterling bank draft from a bank in their own country
(this will be made out in sterling on a UK bank) and forward this
with their Booking Form. Eurocheques will NOT be accepted due to high
conversion charges on receipt. Delegates are reminded of the Early Bird
Reduced Registration Rate applicable to all applications received by the
Secretariat on or before 24 April 1989. After this date the full rate
will apply.
COSTS
The Registration Fee covers admission to all the Technical Sessions and
the Exhibition, a copy of the printed Proceedings volume to be available
at Registration, and also enables us to cover all the administrative
costs and the hire of the venue and facilities. Note that members of
the co-sponsoring organisations: Computer Graphics Society(CGS) and
British Computer Society(BCS) are entitled to the reduced Registration
Rate, but MUST specify their membership number in the space provided
on the Booking Form. Please note that Registration does not include
accommodation and meals and this is covered by a separate Accommodation
Fee. All fees are specified in pounds sterling ($).
Ordinary CGS or BCS CGS or BCS Tutorials
Rate members students per Half-Day
'Early Bird' $270 $220 $90 $40
After 24 April $340 $290 $160 $60
Accommodation Fee
at the University: $110 $110 $110 $35-per
24 hr period
VAT (15%) has to be added to the Accommodation Fee giving
a total of $126.50 for the Conference and $40.25 for each Tutorial night.
Multiple discounts are not possible (e.g. a full-time postgraduate
student who is also a member of the BCS can only claim one reduction).
The Conference is fully residential and accommodation is provided at a
most economical rate in the University for all those who require it.
The University Accommodation fee includes all meals, teas, coffees, etc
from lunch on 27 June to tea on 30 June, and also the main Conference
Reception and Banquet.
Those who require more comfort or more facilities can stay in a high
standard Hotel (The Parkway, Lawnswood, Tel 0532 672551) which is close
by the Conference venue (Bodington Hall, Lawnswood) and take meals at
Bodington Hall. In this case, delegates should submit the Registration
Fee only. (Full details of the Hotel will be supplied on request. Bed
and Breakfast at the Hotel will cost around $50 per night (inclusive of
VAT). Day attendance will be $20 per day - inclusive of VAT. Thus the
Hotel plus Conference meals totals $210 for the period of the Conference
(3 days)).
The Conference Reception is sponsored by Silicon Graphics, and the
University of Leeds, and will be hosted by the Vice-Chancellor
of the University, Sir Edward Parkes.
CANCELLATION AND SUBSTITUTION
Substitutions can be made at any time. A registered delegate who
becomes unable to attend may nominate a substitute for the Conference.
The amount of fees then due (if any) is according to the eligibility
of the substitute who will pay for any difference owing (e.g. if they
are not a member of any of the sponsoring societies). Cancellations
can only be accepted if received in writing by the Secretariat not
later than 30 days prior to the Conference. A 20% administration
and handling charge will be deducted from any fees refunded. Less
than 30 days before the Conference all fees are non-returnable unless
a substitute can be found from the Waiting List. The Committee
reserve the right to make programme changes without notice, if
required, and do not accept responsibility for the speakers' travel
arrangements.
INVITED LECTURERS
Dr James F. Blinn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, USA
Jim Blinn has been actively involved in computer graphics since 1967.
He received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1978. For 11 years
he has been with JPL producing animations depicting various space
missions to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. During this time he also
produced computer graphics effects for the PBS series COSMOS. In 1983
he received the NASA Exceptional Service medal for these productions.
Also in 1983 he received the Siggraph Computer Graphics Achievement
Award for work in lighting and surface modelling techniques. More
recently, he has completed production of animated sequences for
"The Mechanical Universe", a 52 part telecourse produced by the
California Institute of Technology.
Professor Henry Fuchs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Henry Fuchs is Professor of Computer Science, teaches graduate courses
in computer graphics and VLSI design, and directs research in graphics
algorithms and VLSI architectures. He is the designer of the Pixel-
Planes graphics system and consults for the applications of 3D graphics
in medical and other areas. He was Chairman of the 1985 Conference on
VLSI held at Chapel Hill and also the Chairman of the 1986 Workshop on
Interactive 3D Graphics.
Mr Michael Gigante, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Michael Gigante is Director of the Computer Aided Design Laboratory at
the Royal Melbourne Instititue of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He
received a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering from The University of New
South Wales in Sydney, Australia. His computer interests are high
performance computer graphics, computer aided manufacturing, solid
modeling, computer graphics education, and artificial intelligence. He
regularly serves as a consultant to Australian industry and government
in these areas.
Professor Tosiyasu L. Kunii, University of Tokyo, Japan
Tosiyasu L. Kunii is currently a Professor and Chairman of the
Department of Information Science, University of Tokyo. He started his
work in raster computer graphics in 1968 which led to new inventions such
as a random access virtual frame buffer in 1972. His research interests
span computer graphics, database systems, software engineering, and
systems for science parks and intelligent cities. He has authored and
edited 27 books, and 80 refereed academic/technical papers in computer
science and application areas.
Professor David F. Rogers, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA
David Rogers is Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the U.S. Naval
Academy. He is the author of three textbooks and is the founder and
former Director of the Computer Aided Design/Interactive Graphics Group
at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the editor of Computers & Education.
He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Visual Computer. Dr Rogers
was co-chairman of both ICCAS '82 and the International Program
Committee for Computer Graphics Tokyo '85 and '86. He regularly serves
on the Technical Committees of SIGGRAPH, ICCAS and CG International.
Professor Godfried Toussaint, McGill University, Canada
Godfried Toussaint received his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the
University of British Columbia in 1972. Since then he has been with the
School of Computer Science at McGill University doing research in the
areas of pattern recognition and computational geometry. He currently
serves as an Editor for the Pattern Recognition Journal, the Journal of
Science on Form, the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine
Intelligence, as well as the Journal of Discrete and Computational
Geometry. He has edited books on computational geometry and
computational morphology. In 1978 he won the Best-Paper-Award from the
Pattern Recognition Society and in 1985 he was awarded a Killam Research
Fellowship by the Canada Council.
Dr John V. Tucker, CTCS, University of Leeds, UK
John Tucker is Director of the Centre for Theoretical Computer Science
at the University of Leeds. His research interests include the theory
of programming languages, program specification and verification,
and data abstractions, where he has published many papers. He is
currently leading a team involved in theoretical and experimental
work on constructs for synchronous parallel algorithms.
Dr Michael J. Wozny, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and NSF, USA
Mike Wozny is Director of the Center for Interactive Computer
Graphics at RPI, and recently completed a term with the National Science
Foundation as Division Director for the Design, Manufacturing, and
Computer-Integrated Engineering Division. He has been Chairman of
a National Academy of Sciences Panel which prepared a briefing document
"Research Opportunities for Design and Manufacturing", was a member of
the IEEE Computer Society Publications Board, was Editor in Chief of
IEEE Computer Graphics and its Applications, and is a Director of the
Computer Graphics Society.
CO-CHAIRS
Professor Brian Wyvill, University of Calgary, Canada
Brian Wyvill received his PhD from the University of Bradford in 1975
and continued his interest in computer animation as a Research Fellow
at the Royal College of Art. He is now a full Professor at the
University of Calgary where he leads the Graphicsland animation research
team. His research interests are in the area of computer animation
and recent work includes "soft" objects, motion dynamics, synthesis
of knots and braids using generalised cylinders, and object oriented
animation systems.
Dr Rae A. Earnshaw, University of Leeds, UK
Rae Earnshaw is Head of Computer Graphics at the University of Leeds,
with interests in graphics algorithms, integrated graphics and text,
display technology, CAD/CAM, and human-computer interface issues.
He has been a Visiting Professor at IIT, Chicago, USA, Northwestern
Polytechnical University, China, and George Washington University,
Washington DC, USA. He was a Co-Chair of the BCS/ACM International
Summer Institute on "State of the Art in Computer Graphics" held in
Scotland in 1986, and a Director of the NATO ASI on "Theoretical
Foundations for Computer Graphics and CAD" held in Italy in 1987.
Mr Robert D. Parslow, University of Otago, New Zealand
Bob Parslow is currently on leave at the University of Otago. He has
been a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, UK, doing
research in visualisation and 3D geometry and 3D graphics. He is an ACM
Lecturer, and has served on the Councils of ACM and BCS. He is a
Fellow of the British Computer Society, Vice Chairman of the BCS
Computer Graphics and Displays Group, and serves on the BCS Technical
Committee Computers in Graphics, Design and Manufacture.
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