Call for papers: 4th Workshop on Digital Media and its Application in Museum & Heritage (DMAMH'2009)
July 25-27, 2009, Qingdao, China
http://cise.sdkd.net.cn/dmamh

Organized by:  VR Committee, China Society of Image and Graphics
Hosted by: Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
Co-Sponsored by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
IS&T Society (pending)

General Information:
The 4th Workshop on Digital Media and its Application in Museum & Heritage (DMAMH'2009) will be organized by the VR Committee, China Society of Image and Graphics. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers in digital media, museum, multimedia community to describe recent advances, to exchange up-to-date technical knowledge and experiences, and to debate their views on future research and developments. Keynote speeches will be delivered by world-renowned experts in the field. Conference proceedings will be published by IEEE publisher (EI indexed). Selected best papers will be recommended to be published in Springer LNCS Transactions on Edutainment (EI indexed) and International Journal of Virtual Reality (published in USA).

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Digital Museum
• Image/model/video Watermarking
• Virtual Museum Navigation
• Image Segmentation
• Modeling and Rendering for Heritage
• Multimedia Database
• Virtual Heritage
• Multimedia Technology
• Cultural Relics Protection Information Technology
• Image/model Retrieval
• Cultural Relic Aided Appraisal
• Geometry Modeling
• Ancient Literature Digitization
• 3D Reconstruction
• Cultural Relic Restoration
• Image Based Rendering
• RS Based Archaeology
• Real Time Graphic Rendering
• Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Animation Technology
• Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Technology
• Interactive Technology and Equipment
• Web-based Demonstration
• Media Art

Papers Submission
Authors are requested to submit full papers (in English) of no more than eight (8) pages (including text, figures and references) describing the original results of their research work. Submissions should be in IEEE format on A4 or 8 1/2" x 11" paper using a single column and 10 to 12 point Times font. Each copy of the paper should have a cover page containing the title of the paper, the names and addresses (including fax and E-mail) of the authors, and an abstract of no more than 200 words.

All papers will be reviewed by at least two referees. The selection criteria will include the accuracy and originality of ideas, the clarity and significance of results, and the quality of the presentation.

Note: Please send your paper to dmamh2009@sdust.edu.cn or dmamh2009@yahoo.com.cn

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline: April. 10, 2009
Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2009
Camera-Ready Copy Due:  May 10, 2009
Early registration:  before July 15, 2009
On site registration: July 25~27, 2009
Conference date: July 25~27, 2009