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8th International Symposium on Communicability, Computer Graphics and Innovative Design for Interactive Systems ( CCGIDIS 2018 ) 
Madrid, Spain
May 21 – 23, 2018 

http://www.ainci.com/CCGIDIS-2018/symposium_CCGIDIS_2018.html

CCGIDIS 2017 will be composed of research presentations, keynote lectures, invited presentations, workshops, doctoral consortium, demo session, research-works-in-progress and poster presentations. 

Proposals must be submitted following the instructions found on the submission of papers section. All accepted works will be published in the respective symposium proceedings (in printed book form, CD/DVD and magazine) by international and prestigious publishing houses in America and Europe: 

• Post-conference publishing book. IGI Global: Hershey, Pennsylvania – USA 
• An academic CD proceedings version –not commercial (distribution in the room), with ISBN 978.88.96.471.64.7 :: DOI 10.978.8896471/647 
• International Magazine in Europe with IEEE format guidelines 
• The works are will be submitted for indexation by EI COMPENDEX, INSPEC, THOMSON REUTERS and DBLP.UNI-TRIE.DE 

Very Important!  The authors can present more than one works into symposium with only one registration (maximum 3 works). 

All contributions should be of high quality, originality, clarity, significance, impact and not published elsewhere or submitted for publication during the review period. In the current international symposium it is demonstrated how with a correct integration among professionals of formal and factual sciences interesting research lines in the following subjects 2D, 3D Modeling and Reconstruction, Advances in Software and Hardware for Audio-Visual, Archeology, CAD, Communicability, Computer Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, Creativity and Original Design, Education, Face and Gesture Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Imaging, Intelligent User Interface, Interactive Systems Engineering, Internet of Things, Low-level Vision and Image Processing, Medical Image Processing, Modelling, Quality Design, Rendering, Scientific Visualization, Smart City, Ubiquitous Computing, UX, Video Games, Virtual Agents, Vision for Robotics and other computational areas are solicited on, but not limited to: http://www.ainci.com/CCGIDIS-2018/symposium_topics_2018.html

All submitted proposals will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the international symposium. Authors of accepted works who registered in the symposium can have access to the evaluations and possible feedback provided by the reviewers who recommended the acceptance of their works, so they can accordingly improve the final version of their contributions. 

Deadlines:

Proposals Submissions: Open. Consequently, as they are received, they will be evaluated. It is a way to speed up the process to make up the final program of the Symposium. In other words, it is not necessary to wait until the deadline to send them for the evaluation.

• Proposals Submissions: April, 9th, 23:59– local time in Hawaiian Islands 
• Authors Notification: Two weeks after the submission/s 
• Camera-ready, full papers: May, 12th
   
• The authors can present more than one work with only one registration (maximum 3 contributions). More information:
  http://www.ainci.com/CCGIDIS-2018/symposium_registration_2018.html
• Keynote speakers and relators with human and professional – super 'High Quality'
• Certificate of participation and symposium proceedings. 
• Participation for the selection of the best paper and best research awards (certificates and a vouchers).
• Discounts in official hotels. 

The international symposium is organized by ALAIPO :: Latin Association of Human-Computer Interaction (Asociacion Latina de Interaccion Persona Ordenador) :: www.alaipo.net, and AInCI :: International Association of Interactive Communication (Asociacion Internacional de la Comunicacion Interactiva) :: www.ainci.net

Massive Collaborative Animation Projects (MCAP)

The Massive Collaborative Animation Projects are animation productions consisting of students and faculty members from various schools, worldwide, working together to deliver a short animation. MCAP consist of multiple production phases allowing students from different areas of study to contribute their talents.

MCAP01 is currently entering the production phase, while MCAP02 is beginning the preproduction phase. MCAP01 is targeted to complete the modeling phase during the first week of March (character modeling and environment modeling), and then enter the animation phase and production phases. MCAP is actively attempting to recruit additional schools and students to be a part of this opportunity and might be interested in assisting with the production of MCAP01.

At the heart of MCAP is the mission to provide educational opportunities to students on multiple levels. We hope that by organizing each production via a pipeline structure, students will gain experience in managing a project beyond what they might be presented in school, and more along the lines of what they could expect in the professional world. Additionally, we strive to create an environment where students from animation programs, big and small, can gain experience in areas of animation they may not have access to within their home programs, giving them contact with students across the world, as well as faculty mentors from our participating institutions.

For more information about the projects please see: https://mcaprojectsnet.wordpress.com/ or contact Claudia Davis, MCAP project manager.

Call for Nominations
Editor-In-Chief
ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems

The term of the current Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the ACM Transactions on Spatial Algorithms and Systems (TSAS) is coming to an end, and the ACM Publications Board has set up a nominating committee to assist the Board in selecting the next EiC. TSAS was established in 2015 and has been experiencing steady growth.

Nominations, including self nominations, are invited for a three-year term as TSAS EiC, beginning on April 1, 2018. The EiC appointment may be renewed at most one time. This is an entirely voluntary position, but ACM will provide appropriate administrative support.

Appointed by the ACM Publications Board, Editors-in-Chief (EiCs) of ACM journals are delegated full responsibility for the editorial management of the journal consistent with the journal's charter and general ACM policies. The Board relies on EiCs to ensure that the content of the journal is of high quality and that the editorial review process is both timely and fair. The EiC has the final say on acceptance of papers, size of the Editorial Board, and appointment of Associate Editors. A complete list of responsibilities is found in the ACM Volunteer Editors Position Descriptions. Additional information can be found in the following documents:

• Rights and Responsibilities in ACM Publishing
• ACM's Evaluation Criteria for Editors-in-Chief

Nominations should include the nominee's vita along with a brief statement of why the nominee should be considered. Self-nominations are encouraged, and should include a statement of the candidate's vision for the future development of TSAS, along with describing any initiatives that the candidate would undertake to improve the journal's operation or adjust its technical direction. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 15, 2018, although nominations will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Please send all nominations to the nominating committee chair, Mohamed Mokbel.

The search committee members are:

• Mohamed Mokbel (QCRI, Qatar), Chair
• Rao Kotagiri (University of Melbourne, Australia)
• John Krumm (Microsoft Research, USA)
• Maria Luisa Damiani (University of Milan, Italy)
• Shawn Newsam (UC Merced, USA)
• Chris Hankin (Imperial College London, UK), ACM Publications Board Liaison

Statement for Recruiting a Chair for the Diversity Committee:

ACM SIGGRAPH is recruiting for a Chair for the newly formed Diversity Committee.  This chair will join the ranks of the standing committee chairs who assist the Executive Committee in nurturing and supporting the community of computer graphics researchers and practitioners.   A listing of the current standing chairs and their roles can be found here: https://www.siggraph.org/about/acm-siggraph-committees

The Chair of the Diversity Committee will first form a Diversity Committee of five or more volunteers who are enthusiastic about creating and supporting a diverse community within SIGGRAPH.   The Committee should be comprised of racially, ethnically, and gender diverse researchers and practitioners from a broad range of careers and backgrounds. The committee will focus on activities in support of mentoring, inclusion, recruitment, retention, and professional development and training.

Activities of the committee may include:

• Lunches and other networking activities at both the main conferences and the specialized conferences
• Establishment of a year-round Mentoring Network with training for both mentors and mentees and a matchmaking process
• Assisting the volunteer organizers of SIGGRAPH by suggesting names of people qualified to serve as speakers for panels, members of program committees, and other roles that should represent the diverse community of SIGGRAPH.
• With EC financial support, administering travel grants and other mechanisms designed to support traditionally under-represented minorities in the field.
• Ensuring that conference events and the year-round activities of the organization are accessible 

This list of activities is not intended to be complete and we expect that the Diversity Chair and their committee will develop a much longer and more impactful set of activities over time.   We also recognize that no one individual can be expert in best practices in all of these forms of diversity and expect that the chair will rely heavily on their committee to supplement their own expertise.

Each fall, the Diversity Committee should establish measurable goals relating to SIGGRAPH’s diversity initiatives and evaluate the progress over the previous year in achieving the stated objectives.   A report of the activities and outcomes should be presented to the SIGGRAPH Executive Committee in the fall.

Note that there are a number of grass roots activities in this space already and we hope that the chair will be able to work with the current and past organizers of those activities to leverage and support their efforts.

For information and nominations please contact Nominations-chair@siggraph.org