CAS Members

The next meeting of the Computer Conservation Society will be on  
Thursday Dec 17th at 2.30PM when a number of historic films of  
computers and their applications will be shown accompanied by a brief  
introduction to each provided by Kevin Murrell, Dan Hayton and myself.

The meeting is in the normal location in the Fellows Library at the  
Science Museum.

Full details of this and other meetings at http:// 
www...computerconservationsociety.org/20091217.htm

Seasonal greetings and good wishes for 2010

Roger Johnson
CCS Progarmme Secretary

Roger Johnson
Dept of Computer Science & Info Systems
Birkbeck University of London
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX, UK
Phone +44 20 7631 6709
FAX + 44 20 7631 6727
Email R.johnson@bcs.org.uk

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OZ Landline +61 (0)7 3391 0094 == USA fax +1 309 216 9900
OZ Mobile +61 (0)419 72 74 85 == Skype paul-g-brown
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http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ccnr/research/creativity.html
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Please post. Apologies for multiple listings.

*International Conference on Information Visualization iV and *

*           Computer Graphics, Image and Vision CGIV*

*       Symposium on Digital Art, and Online Gallery D-ART 2010*

26, 27 - 29 July 2010 ● LSBU ● London ● UK ●

http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV10/CAVE.htm

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Call for Papers, Videos and Participation



Theme and scope is planned as series of symposia with details and further
information is available at:

http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV10/symposia.htm

*Scope: *

Authors are invited to send their extended abstract or the full paper to the
chairperson of symposium.

Artists are invited to submit their current digital artwork for exhibition
in IV09 - DIGITAL ART GALLERY
.

Papers presenting original research with the theme of 'DIGITAL ART' are
being sought. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):

Preparing artists to learn programming, preparing programmers to learn
aesthetics

Interrelationship between disciplines. How computer graphics can influence
computer science and software engineering

Issues in digital art: Technical challenge and artistic quality, criticism,
perception in the field

Art and visualization of spatial, tonal, and temporal domains: Industry,
Academia, Media

New media arts approaches within medical science and technology

Game and interactive multimedia

Information technology in visual arts and culture, visual art for IT
Visualization

Cognitive Science issues, digital art and visual learning: critical and
abstract thinking, problem finding

The role of digital art and graphics in production of web video for
marketing

Digital fabrication methods. Process (including collaborative efforts)

History of computer graphics and art

Copyright (representation through a detail, watermark, resolution)


Submission procedures: http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV10/PAPERS.htm

Further information: http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/IV10/



Important Dates:

1 February 2010 – Submission of papers & Submission of tutorials:
https://www.conftool.net/IV10/

30 April 2010 – Submission of camera-ready & early registration closes

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Dear friends,
New Year 2010 is coming along with the new edition of TransISTor.

What is TransISTor?
A multidisciplinary training initiative offering European  
professionals in the audiovisual sector four intensive workshops  
focused on new technologies in the following key areas:
Preservation techniques and methodologies for digital audiovisual  
works with respect to latest achievements in the area of reference  
models and repository technologies.
Integrated approach to 3D cinema and stereoscopy
HDTV retrieval and real-time content distribution in network-driven  
industrial scenarios
Distributed post-production techniques in the field of visual effects
What does TransISTor offer you?
Outstanding training in preservation techniques and methodologies for  
digital audiovisual works with respect to latest achievements in the  
area of reference models and repository technologies
The best practices in digital production within a newly structured  
workshop in domain of 3D cinema and stereoscopy
Original new workshop focused on HDTV retrieval and real-time content  
distribution aimed to better understand emerging network-driven  
industrial scenarios
Expanded training module in distributed post-production techniques  
exploring cutting-edge experiments with real-time work on visual and  
special effects from multiple remote locations
What previous knowledge do you need?
No special previous knowledge is necessary, but will be a comparative  
advantage.

Participation fee & scholarships
400 EUR per session for the independent
800 EUR per session for the corporate
Scholarships available especially to participants from EU new member  
states
Participation fee includes: accommodation, subsistence, didactic  
materials, it does not include travel expenses.
Number of places per session is limited!

TransISTor 2010 "Step by step"
Module 1: Preservation techniques and methodologies for digital  
audiovisual works
Venue: Prague (CZ)
Date: May 4�7, 2010
Subjects and skills: Latest achievements in the area of reference  
models and repository technologies for digital audiovisual content
Logic: Digital content is massively produced, and massively forgot. We  
aim to introduce necessary steps for long-term preservation of the  
content via indexing, ontological categorizations etc. applying among  
others also new OAIS standard
Target group: Producers, new media content providers, and trainers
Industrial partners: IBM, INA, BBC, FORTH

Among the lecturers there will be:

Daniel Teruggi (research and experimentation director at INA, project  
coordinator of PrestoPRIME)
David Giaretta (associate director of Digital Curation Centre in UK,  
fundamental contributor to the OAIS Reference Model, project  
coordinator of CASPAR)
Dalit Naor (manager of the Storage Systems group at IBM Haifa Research  
Laboratory)
Module 2: Integrated approach to 3D cinema and stereoscopy
Venue: Bucharest (RO)
Date: May 11�14, 2010
Subjects and skills: Exploring new forms of digital cinema,  
introducing and mastering 3D stereoscopy technology
Logic: Digital cinema has entered the era of 3D where new concepts and  
techniques including stereoscopy become essential drivers of  
innovative productions. The session delivers integrated introduction  
into state-of-the-art 3D cinema technologies and provides strong hands- 
on project-oriented professional development experience. Focus on  
countries with lower audiovisual production.
Target group: Producers, new media content providers, and educators
Industrial partner: Kit Digital, AV Media, AVION, Immersion

Among the lecturers there will be:

Viktor Antonov (art director/conceptual artist for Half-Life 2 and  
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast computer games, designer for the animation  
feature Renaissance)
Tomas Petran (professor of cinema anthropology)
Michal Masa (expert in motion tracking devices and interactive 3D  
projections)
Stephane Kyles (expert in virtual environments and computer vision)
Pierre Proske (sound in 3D cinema)
Module 3: HDTV retrieval and real-time content distribution in network- 
driven industrial scenarios
Venue: Prague (CZ) � Barrandov Studios, SPAFI
Date: June 19�22, 2010
Subjects and skills: Understanding network-driven industrial  
scenarios, introducing cutting-edge retrieval methods, mastering  
streaming techniques and technologies
Logic: Digital content is massively distributed over various networks.  
It is essential to understand how the audiovisual industries make use  
of networks and what is behind the success of real-time content  
distribution.
Target group: Producers, new media content providers, post-production  
experts, educators
Industrial partners: LBI, TZI, Montevideo, Europeana, UPP, SPAFI,  
Cinepost

Among the lecturers there will be:

Felix Nevrela (managing director of post-production company Cinepost)
Miroslav Sochor (digital technology expert, DCI Specialist of visual  
effects and post-production house UPP)
Petr Vitek (director of Pro-DIGI, digital cinematography)
Module 4: Distributed post-production techniques in the field of  
visual effects
Venue: Telc (CZ) � Arts & Film festival
Date: June 24�27, 2010
Subjects and skills: How to collaboratively post-produce digital  
content?
Logic: We need to bring attention to distributed processes and working  
online from remote locations on shared audiovisual content because  
some of the input and output processing tools are often accessible  
only at one location.
Target group: Producers, new media content providers, post-production  
experts, animation professionals, educators
Industrial partners: Cinepost, CESNET, UPP

Among the lecturers there will be:

Jan Pinkava (director and co-director of movies Gary�s Game and  
Ratattouille at world famous studio PIXAR, currently working on Toy  
Story 3)
Viktor Antonov (art director/conceptual artist for Half-Life 2 and  
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast computer games, designer for the animation  
feature Renaissance)
TransISTor is organized by CIANT � International Centre for Art and  
New Technologies (CZ) in association with partners from the  
audiovisual industry. It is supported by the MEDIA Training programme  
of the European Union.

Are you interested in one or more sessions?
Application deadline: until March 1, 2010.




CIANT | International Centre for Art and New Technologies
Address: Imrychova 882, 143 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 296330965-6 | Fax: +420 296330967
Website: www.ciant.cz | E-mail: info [@] ciant.cz





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Paul Brown - based in OZ October 09 to January 2010
mailto:paul@paul-brown.com == http://www.paul-brown.com
OZ Landline +61 (0)7 3391 0094 == USA fax +1 309 216 9900
OZ Mobile +61 (0)419 72 74 85 == Skype paul-g-brown
====
Visiting Professor - Sussex University
http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ccnr/research/creativity.html
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