taylor@hplabsz.UUCP (10/29/87)
Please post the following, which is the call-for-papers and an short summary of a recent SIGGRAPH executive committee policy change that affects the conference. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers ACM SIGGRAPH '88 August 1-5, 1988 Atlanta, Georgia Submission of Papers Due January 12, 1988 (see below) The SIGGRAPH Executive Committee has recently modified the conference guidelines to encourage a more flexible technical program at the SIGGRAPH annual conference. This reflects a desire to broaden the coverage of computer graphics and to recognize the diversity of its practitioners. The new guidelines open up the possibility of accommodating more papers in the technical program, with a breadth that is representative of computer graphics today, but with no compromise in the high quality associated with SIGGRAPH. All those active in the field of computer graphics, whether researchers, developers, or systems integrators, are encouraged to submit papers prepared according to the guide for authors published in the Call for Participation, and which follows here. Quoting from the SIGGRAPH'88 Call for Participation ... The technical program is the primary focus of the annual SIGGRAPH conference and is the leading forum for the presentation of new results in the field of computer graphics. Previous SIGGRAPH conference proceedings have become standard references in the field. Previously unpublished papers in all areas of computer graphics and interactive techniques are invited for formal review for the technical program. Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, algorithms, animation, applications, CAD/CIM, color, computational geometry, geometric modeling, graphics hardware, graphics systems, image synthesis and interaction handling/techniques. A submission should contain original research results or describe a novel application and meet ACM standards for a scholarly publication. Because of the tight review and production cycles, acceptance or rejection of a paper must be based on the paper as submitted, which should therefore be complete and refined. This procedure allows the timely presentation of new results while maintaining the publication standards of a reviewed journal. Papers should include a 100 to 300 word abstract, explain how the reported results relate to other work, and discuss the significance of the work. The paper should present sufficient detail of the new work plus appropriate background to enable the reviewers to assure themselves that the ideas presented are correct and that the work described could be duplicated. The maximum final formatted length of the accepted papers will be eight double-column pages, which corresponds to approximately 20 unformatted, double-spaced, typed pages. Five copies of each paper must be received by Tuesday, January 12, 1988. Papers not in the technical program office at that time will not be reviewed. Papers which clearly do not meet SIGGRAPH's standards for applicability, originality, completeness or page length may be rejected without review. Acceptance notification will be by late March 1988 and final, camera-ready papers will be due by mid-May 1988. One copy of video or film material integral to the paper should accompany the paper. All such material will be returned. It is suggested that video material be restricted to VHS or 3/4" format, with the former as a first choice. Since the technical program office is in Canada, all material submitted from outside Canada must have the statement "Scientific Technical Matter-No Commercial Value" on the outside of the envelope or courier's package (otherwise customs delays may occur). Be sure to allow sufficient time for material to reach the technical program office, especially if using regular mail. Contributors are encouraged to call the SIGGRAPH conference management office at (312) 644-6610 to request an author's packet. These packets provide further detail about ACM publication standards, submission guidelines and the SIGGRAPH reviewing process. Send technical program submissions to: John C. Dill SIGGRAPH'88 Technical Program Chair Microtel Pacific Research 8999 Nelson Way Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 4B5 (604) 291-3574 jdill@mprvaxa Contact: Ann Merchant (604) 732-5086 - -