(Apologies for cross posting.)
ACM VRST 2018 CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Early bird registration deadline is approaching!
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ACM VRST 2018
24th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
November 28 - December 1, 2018, Tokyo, Japan
Industry Sessions Schedule is available!
Early registration deadline: November 1, 2018
and click on “REGISTER NOW!”.
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The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) is the premier international symposium for the presentation of new research results, systems, and techniques among researchers and developers concerned with augmented, virtual and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR, XR for short) software and technology. VRST 2018 will be held in Tokyo, Japan, hosted by Waseda University, from Wednesday, Nov. 28th to Saturday, Dec. 1st, 2018, conveniently scheduled before SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 in Japan.
Here are 7 reasons why you should attend:
1. Wonderful sessions and excellent papers: three keynote talks, 32 full papers,
10 short papers, 90 posters, 22 demonstrations.
2. Oral sessions will be on a single track, and we offer plenty of time for oral,
poster, demo and exhibition in order to deepen discussions throughout the symposium.
3. Six speakers from the world’s leading companies will present their visions
and perspectives. There will also be a special talk by the planning and development
supervisor of the VR-ZONE on the first day.
4. State-of-the-art technologies will be shown at the 15 company booths.
5. Exciting welcome reception is planned at "VR ZONE SHINJUKU".
Symposium participants will be given priority to enjoy all of the VR activities
from 7:00 pm-10:00 pm on Nov.28.
6. A banquet is scheduled on Nov.30 at ballroom at Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo
with special food, drink and performances.
7. Special Japanese gifts will be given to all of the symposium attendees.
Keynotes
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“Discovering VR's Grammar: The Interplay of the Engineering and the Creative Processes”
Nick Whiting
Technical Director at Epic Games, Studio Head at Epic Games Seattle
“Smart Systems Using High-speed Image Processing and Applications”
Masatoshi ISHIKAWA
Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo
“Photorealistic Human Digitization and Rendering using Deep Learning”
Hao Li
CEO/Co-Founder of Pinscreen, assistant professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California
Registration Deadlines
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Early bird registration: 1st November 2018, 23:55 PST
Cancellation: 2nd November 2018
Final registration: 22nd November 2018
Registration
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Early bird registration fee (until 23:55 PST, November 1, 2018)
Member 600 USD
Non-member 700 USD
Student 250 USD
Retiree 400 USD
Registration fee (after November 1, 2018)
Member 700 USD
Non-member 800 USD
Student 250 USD
Retiree 450 USD
SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Tokyo Registration Discount
All the participants who registered ONLINE for VRST are eligible to receive the 10% discount in SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 (SA18) registration. Please visit our website for the detailed information.
For registration, click on "REGISTER NOW!" in the following page:
Venue
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International Conference Center, Masaru Ibuka Auditorium
1-20-14 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, JAPAN
Symposium General Chair
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Shigeo Morishima (Waseda University)
Questions?
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If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!