3IA'2008 First Call for Papers and Participation

                         3IA'2008 CONFERENCE
                 THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
          ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

                 Athens (GREECE), May 30 - 31, 2008

   THE ONLY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT COMPUTER GRAPHICS

                 IN COOPERATION WITH EUROGRAPHICS

               1ST CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION

  The 3IA International Conference on Computer Graphics is the
only International Conference on Intelligent Computer Graphics.
The aim of this Conference is to present the current state of
research of Computer Graphics researchers who use Artificial
Intelligence techniques.

  The eleventh 3IA International Conference (3IA'2008) will take place
in May 2008, in Athens (GREECE).

TOPICS :
  Under the title "Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence", several
themes could be covered by the authors of papers. The following list gives
an idea of possible themes :

- Artificial intelligence techniques in scene modeling.
- Declarative techniques in scene modeling.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in rendering.
- Artificial intelligence techniques in construction of geometric figures.
- Animation and artificial intelligence.
- Behavioural animation.
- Design of intelligent graphic interfaces.
- Scene properties description techniques.
- Intelligent methods of exploring virtual worlds.
- Computer graphics and learning.
- Combination of classical and AI techniques.
- Application of AI techniques in CAD and GIS.
- Intelligent visualisation.
- Intelligent collaborative design.
- Semantics-based approaches in design.
- Decision support systems in design.
- Intelligent computational aesthetics.
- Intelligent CG applications in bioinformatics and medical informatics.
- ...

GENERAL CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE :

Dimitri PLEMENOS, Emeritus Professor
Universite de Limoges
Faculte des Sciences
MSI Laboratory
83, rue d'Isle
87000 LIMOGES
phone : (+ 33) 5 55 43 69 74, (+33) 5 55 43 69 76
fax : (+33) 5 55 43 69 77
E-mail : plemenos@unilim.fr
          plemenos@numericable.com

CONFERENCE E-mail : 3ia@teiath.gr
CONFERENCE Web site : http://3ia.teiath.gr

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE :

Yury BAYAKOVSKY (Russia)
Christian BOHN (Germany)
Rene CAUBET (France),
Giovanni DE PAOLI (Canada)
Jean-Francois DUFOURD (France),
Yves DUTHEN (France)
Eugene FIUME (Canada),
Marina GAVRILOVA (Canada)
Djamchid GHAZANFARPOUR (France),
Gerard HEGRON (France),
Andres IGLESIAS (Spain),
Andrey IONES (USA)
Prem KALRA (India),
Stanislav KLIMENKO (Russia),
Ivana KOLINGEROVA (Czech Republic),
Jean-Claude LAFON (France),
Nadia MAGNENAT-THALMANN (Switzerland),
Michel MERIAUX (France),
Georges MIAOULIS (Greece),
Zhigeng PAN (China),
Bernard PEROCHE (France),
Pascal LIENHARDT (France),
Dimitri PLEMENOS (France),
Xavier PUEYO (Spain),
Mateu SBERT (Spain),
Vaclav SKALA (Czech Republic),
Daniel THALMANN (Switzerland),
Nikolaos VASSILAS (Greece),
Jiri ZARA (Czech Republic).

LOCAL CHAIR

Georges MIAOULIS
e-mail: gmiaoul@teiath.gr

ORGANISING COMMITTEE :

Dimitri PLEMENOS (France), Georges MIAOULIS (Greece),
Nikolaos VASSILAS (Greece), Jean DRAGONAS (Greece),
Giola DIONYSSOPOULOU (Greece), Georges BARDIS (Greece),
Vassilios GOLFINOPOULOS (Greece), Dimitrios MAKRIS (Greece),
Jean XYDAS (Greece), Suzanne SIMONET (France).

IMPORTANT DATES :

Return of the intention form: today.
Paper submission deadline: February 4, 2008.
Paper acceptance notification: March 20, 2008.
Short paper submission deadline: March 27, 2008.
Short paper acceptance notification: April 7, 2008
Final papers due : April 15, 2008.

HOW TO SUBMIT PAPERS :

Papers should be sent as attached PDF files by e-mail to the general
Chair of the Conference. It is also possible to submit a paper
in PDF format by ftp. In this case, please use the following
information:

ftp: 3ia-ftp.teiath.gr
username: 3ia2008
password: dep0t (the "o" of "depot" is a "0")

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING PAPERS:

Maximal length: 12 pages
Font to use: times
Characters size: 12 pt for text, 18 pt bold for title, 14 pt bold
for section titles and 12 pt bold for sub-section titles.
Paper format: two-column A4 format

REGISTRATION FEES:

190 Euros (Students: 120 Euros)
including:
- the proceedings of the conference,
- two lunches in the university canteen,
- a dinner in a restaurant Friday evening.

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Participation Form for the 3IA'2008 conference
(to be retourned to the general chair of the conference: plemenos@unilim.fr
  or plemenos@numericable.com)

Name:

Professional address:

Phone number:

E-mail:

I intend to participate to the 3IA'2008 conference in Athens (Greece).

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I intend to submit a paper : yes I I no I I
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Title of the paper:

Do not send money for the moment. You will be informed later on the mode
of payment.
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-- 
Damien Sauveron