GTEC'01 - First call for papers

Dr. George Baciu gbaciu at cs.ust.hk
Fri Aug 18 23:40:36 PDT 2000


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GTEC'01: THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE & IDEA EXPO 2001
			18 - 21 January 2001
		    Hong Kong Convention Centre

			Sponsored  by  HKDEA
	In cooperation with The Multimedia Innovation Centre,
		The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
	The  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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OBJECTIVES:

The commercial  success of 3D games attests  to  one  of  the most
comprehensive   technological  revolutions  of  the  past   decade.
It has brought together the latest developments in user interfaces,
computer graphics, video and cinematic special effects, simulations,
virtual reality, artificial intelligence, expert systems, computer
networking, software and hardware design.

GTEC is poised to become one of the largest forums for the dissemination
of the research and development in 3D games and interactive digital
entertainment technology. The IDEA Expo will feature the
"Original Pavilion" which aims to educate IT professionals,
computer users and the general public on the software development
industry and its value in society. The Original Pavilion will be jointly
represented by the trade associations, the interactive entertainment
industry, public bodies from the HKSAR Government, Japan, Europe and USA.

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ON THE WEB:

Current web server undergoing active changes:
http://www.cs.ust.hk/gtec

Future server, currently under construction:
http://www.gametechnology.org

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SUBMISSIONS:

Submissions of articles, tutorials and panel sessions are sought
in artistic 2D and 3D design, user interfaces, 2D and 3D computer graphics
and hardware support, artificial intelligence, fast digital networks
and protocols, parallel and distributed systems, internet and massively
multiplayer game design, video processing, computer vision and
speech synthesis, business, marketing and the general impact of
on-line entertainment. Papers and proposals should be prepared
and submitted in electronic PDF format, maximum 10 pages, single-spaced,
with a font size of no less than 10pt. Ftp service for uploading
electronic documents will be available shortly on the conference web server.

Further information will be available at:
http://www.cs.ust.hk/gtec

We will soon be moving to:
http://www.gametechnology.org

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DEADLINES:

15    October  2000	Papers and proposals for tutorials and panel sessions
01    December 2000	Notification of acceptance
15    December 2000	Final submissions
18-21 January  2001	GTEC'01 Conference and Expo

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HONORARY INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

	Professor Tosiyatsu L. Kunii, 
	Hosei University, University of Tokyo, 
	Founding President of Aizu University, Japan. 

	Dr. Lily Chiang,
	President of E1 Media Technology Limited, Hong Kong.

	Mr. Douglas Lowenstein,
	President of the Interactive, Digital and Software Association,
	and owner of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, USA.

	Mr. Kagemasa Kozuki,
	President of Computer Entertainment Software Association, Tokyo, Japan.

	Mr. Roger Bennett,
	Director of European Leisure Software Publishers Association.

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Ishfaq	 Ahmad	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Edward	 Angel	      University of New Mexico			   USA
Norman	 Badler	      University of Pennsylvania		   USA
Gladimir Baranowsky   University of Waterloo			   Canada
Kelly	 Booth	      University of British Columbia		   Canada
John	 Buchanan     Electronic Arts				   Canada
Grigore  C. Burdea    Rutgers University			   USA
Alan	 Chalmers     Bristol University			   UK
Osbert	 Chen	      DreamForce Studios			   Taiwan
Roland	 Chin	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Daniel	 Cohen-OR     Tel Aviv University			   Israel
Tharam	 Dillon       Hong Kong Polytechnic University		   Hong Kong
Dieter	 Fellner      TU Brushwick				   Germany
Dave	 Forsey	      Radical Entertainment			   Canada
John	 Funge	      Sony Computer Entertainment America	   USA
Borko	 Furht	      Florida Atlantic University		   USA
Mark	 Green	      University of Alberta			   Canada
Wolfgang Heidrich     University of British Columbia		   Canada
Andrew	 Horner	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Hong-Yang Hsu	      Feng-Chia University			   Taiwan
Horrace	 Ip	      City University of Hong Kong		   Hong Kong
Mark	 Kilgard      NVIDIA					   USA
Tosiyatsu L. Kunii    Hosei University				   Japan
Paul	 Lalonde      Electronic Arts				   Canada
Rynson	 Lau	      City University of Hong Kong		   Hong Kong
Francis	 Lau	      Hong Kong University			   Hong Kong
Ming	 Lin	      University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  USA
Frederick H. Lochovsky
		      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Hongjun	 Lu	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Dinesh	 Manocha      University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  USA
Dimitris Metaxas      University of Pennsylvania		   USA
Harry A. Miller IV    Gathering Of Developers			   USA
Jogesh K. Muppala     Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Karol	 Myszkowski   Max Plank Institute			   Germany
Bruce	 Naylor	      ORCUS					   USA
Adele	 Newton	      University of Toronto			   Canada
Kenji	 Ohmori	      Hosei University				   Japan
Hans-Peter Siedel     Max-Planck-Institut Informatik		   Germany
Philipp	 Slusallek    Universitat Des Saarlandes		   Germany
Wolfgang Strasser     Tuebingen University			   Germany
Wim	 Sweldens     Bell Laboratories				   USA
Susumu	 Tachi	      University of Tokyo			   Japan
Demetri	 Terzopoulos  New York University			   USA
Andries	 van Dam      Brown University				   USA
Michiel	 van de Panne University of Toronto/Motion Playground	   Canada
Kees	 van Overveld TU Eindhoven				   Netherlands
Jack	 van Wjik     TU Eindhoven				   Netherlands
Wenping	 Wang	      Hong Kong University			   Hong Kong
Andrew K.C. Wong      University of Waterloo			   Canada
Lian Wen Zhang	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Rami	 Zwick	      Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

Lee	    Cashell  JAFCO Investments				  Hong Kong
Trevor	    Chan     Enlight Software				  Hong Kong
Gary	    Chan     Hong Kong Polytechnic University		  Hong Kong
Boris	    Cheng    Alta Multimedia				  Hong Kong
Jonnathan   Cheng    IncubAsia					  Hong Kong
Kenneth	    Cheung   Hong Kong Polytechnic University		  Hong Kong
Victor	    Dao	     Gameone Ltd.				  Hong Kong
Keith	    Hui	     Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Fanny	    Leung    Hong Kong Polytechnic University		  Hong Kong
Gerry	    Liao     SGM Magazine				  Taiwan
Johnny	    Mak	     Hong Kong Polytechnic University	 	  Hong Kong
Cliff K. F. So	     Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Wingo S. K. Wong     Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Hong Kong
Russell     Yeh	     Alta Multimedia				  Hong Kong

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:

George Baciu	General Conference and Program Chair,
		The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Gino Yu		Program Chair,
		Multimedia Innovation Centre,
		The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Wen Chuang	Vice-chair and Organizing Committee Chair,
		Indiana University

Sunny K.S. Liu	Organizing Committee Chair and IDEA Expo Chair

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IN FURTHER COOPERATION WITH:

Multimedia Innovation Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association (HKDEA)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
The Hong Kong Productivity Council
The Hong Kong Industry Trade Department
The Hong Kong Interactive, Digital & Electronic Entertainment
The Hong Kong Education Department, HKSAR
The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association
The Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation
The Hong Kong Industrial Technology Federation Ltd.
The Hong Kong Computer Society
The Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association

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