[sci.virtual-worlds] New date, call for paper to workshop, "Telepresence - a new

bengt@isy.liu.se (Bengt Kvarnstrom) (05/24/91)

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*       First COST #229 WG.5 Workshop on                                *
*       "Telepresence -a new concept for teleconferencing".             *
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The workshop will highlight the technical and telecommunication related 
problems which occur then Telepresence is used for teleconferencing. 
The workshop will work as forum to discuss this problems and as an information
of ongoing research and development of equipment in the area.

The following kind of sessions will be scheduled:

- Invited tutorials that focus on the state of the art and the current
  research.
- Round table discussions to present and discuss open problems in different
  research topics.

The following topics of interest is suggested:
 * 3D scene representation.
 * Human body modeling.
 * Body movement detection.
 * Image representation.
 * Real time image generation.
 * Data sharing and task allocation.
 * Facial feature detection.
 * Artificial 3D sound generation.
 * Special purpose processors.
 * Display helmets.

Workshop committee: Dr. Robert Forchheimer
                    Mrs. Anna Linderhed
                    Mr. Bengt Kvarnstrom.

The workshop will take place in Linkoping 24-25 October 1991.
Deadline for extended abstract (1500 words): Aug.1st.
Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their papers by Aug. 24th.

Please adress question, or interest to contribute, regarding this workshop
to:
        Mrs. Anna Linderhed
        Department of Electrical Engineering
        Linkoping University
        S-581 83 Linkoping
        Sweden

        Tel: +46 13 28 10 00
        Fax: +46 13 13 92 82
        email:anna@isy.liu.se



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bengt@isy.liu.se (Bengt Kvarnstrom) (05/24/91)

[From Bob Jacobson, Moderator, sci.virtual-worlds]

*************************************************************************
*                                                                       *
*       First COST #229 WG.5 Workshop on                                *
*       "Telepresence -a new concept for teleconferencing".             *
*                                                                       *
*************************************************************************


The workshop will highlight the technical and telecommunication related 
problems which occur then Telepresence is used for teleconferencing. 
The workshop will work as forum to discuss this problems and as an information
of ongoing research and development of equipment in the area.

The following kind of sessions will be scheduled:

- Invited tutorials that focus on the state of the art and the current
  research.
- Round table discussions to present and discuss open problems in different
  research topics.

The following topics of interest is suggested:
 * 3D scene representation.
 * Human body modeling.
 * Body movement detection.
 * Image representation.
 * Real time image generation.
 * Data sharing and task allocation.
 * Facial feature detection.
 * Artificial 3D sound generation.
 * Special purpose processors.
 * Display helmets.

Workshop committee: Dr. Robert Forchheimer
                    Mrs. Anna Linderhed
                    Mr. Bengt Kvarnstrom.

The workshop will take place in Linkoping 24-25 October 1991.
Deadline for extended abstract (1500 words): Aug.1st.
Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their papers by Aug. 24th.

Please adress question, or interest to contribute, regarding this workshop
to:
        Mrs. Anna Linderhed
        Department of Electrical Engineering
        Linkoping University
        S-581 83 Linkoping
        Sweden

        Tel: +46 13 28 10 00
        Fax: +46 13 13 92 82
        email:anna@isy.liu.se



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