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Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC). in cooperation with ACM. Welcome TOC Welcome to VisWeek 2010, the umbrella About Salt Lake City ................................................................................3 conference for the IEEE Visualization (Vis), Map of Hotel .............................................................................................3 Information Visualization (InfoVis), and Visual Committee Members ..........................................................................4-5 Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) Conference Schedule At-A-Glance ...................................................6-7 Conferences, as well as the Symposium on Tutorials and Workshops..................................................................8-13 Software Visualization and a variety of workshops, Call for Participation 2011 .....................................................................9 tutorials, and panels relating to visualization. VAST Keynote ......................................................................................... 10 This year, the technical community will present a varied SoftVis Keynote ..................................................................................... 10 program covering a wide array of topics relating to the analysis and visual presentation of scientific data, software, SoftVis Virtual Capstone ..................................................................... 13 and information. 2010 is our fifth year cooperating with the IEEE Computer Society to distribute the Vis and InfoVis VisWeek Keynote................................................................................... 14 papers to a larger readership through the IEEE Transactions Posters and Interactive Demos .............................................15, 17, 19 on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). The papers in these conferences spotlight the most VisWeek Capstone ................................................................................ 18 innovative research results in the most relevant and impor- Discovery Exhibition ............................................................................. 19 tant areas of visualization. This large venue will foster interactions between researchers from government, aca- Supporters & Exhibitors ...................................................................... 20 demic, industrial, and venture communities. The panels discuss some of the most pressing current and innovative topics, while the workshops and tutorials offer a range of learning opportunities for both novice and experienced practitioners. A set of poster sessions throughout the week allow for How to Order Proceedings very current results to be presented in informal, interactive Additional copies of the Vis 2010 and InfoVis 2010 proceedings sessions. The annual PhD Colloquium allows for interaction can be ordered from: between current experts and the next generation of visual- IEEE Computer Society ization researchers. A diverse collection of exhibitions, chal- By mail: 10662 Los Vaqueros Circle, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 lenges, and contests provides researchers and practitioners By phone: +1-800-CS-BOOKS, +1-714-821-8380 (direct) opportunities to see and experiment with new applications, By fax: +1-714-821-4641 methods, and technologies. By email: [email protected] By web: http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/ Wednesday evening’s reception and dinner and numerous Publications/OrderForms/tvcg1.pdf breaks throughout the week, combined with outstanding Additional copies of the VAST 2010 proceedings can be ordered accommodations at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake from: City will provide excellent opportunities to interact with IEEE Service Center peers and colleagues in a comfortable, convenient setting. By mail: This is the place where visualization researchers come 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 together to meet, learn from each other, and have fun! By phone: +1-800-678-IEEE, +1-732-981-0060 (direct) By fax: +1-732-981-9667 Thank you for coming, and enjoy your VisWeek! By email: [email protected] By web: http://shop.ieee.org Ross Whitaker, University of Utah Cláudio T. Silva, University of Utah Klaus Mueller, Stony Brook University VisWeek 2010 General Chairs IEEE Computer Society To become a member visit http://computer.org/join Sheelagh Carpendale (InfoVis), University of Calgary Brian Fisher (VAST), Simon Fraser University William Pike (VAST), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory IEEE Visualization and Graphics Cláudio T. Silva (Vis), University of Utah Alexandru C. Telea (SoftVis), University of Groningen Technical Committee For information on awards, national initiatives, conferences and VisWeek 2010 Conference Chairs symposia, and a comprehensive membership directory, please visit http://vgtc.org/wpmu/techcom. 2 Map Grand America Hotel FIRST FLOOR 1 Conference Registration D B C Located in Grand Blrm Registration Area Saturday, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm A B D A GRAND BALLROOM Sunday-Monday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm IMPERIAL BALLROOM 4 C Wednesday-Thursday, 7:30 am - 6pm N IMPERIAL BALLROOM RECEPTION A, B, C GRAND BALLROOM RECEPTION A, B, C 3 2 Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Board MURANO VENEZIA 1 2 Check the board for conference times GARDEN GARDEN SAVOY ENVOY and locations. All conference attendees SALON SALON are welcome. RESTROOMS Posters, Interactive Demos, & GRAND 3 GRAND Discovery Exhibition SALON SALON PATIO Located in Grand Ballroom Reception Sunday, 9:00 am - Thursday 8:00 pm GARDEN COURTYARD BUSINESS CENTER Posters Hosted Viewing: EARL’S GIBSON OAK LOUNGE GIRL Mon 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm ROOM LOUNGE TERRACE Wed 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm LOBBY LOUNGE 4 Exhibition OUTDOOR POOL Located in Grand Ballroom A LOBBY Tuesday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday, 10:00am - 7:00 pm GARDEN CAFE TERRACE Thursday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 5 Internet Access Located in Vienna Sunday-Thursday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm THIRD FLOOR SPA Friday 7:30 am - 12:00 pm TERRACE TERRACE VENICE VERSAILLES BELVEDERE AMBASSADOR EMBASSY SUSSEX HERMITAGE TUSCANY 6 Speaker Preparation FONTAINBLEAU VIENNA Located in Bagatelle GRENOBLE 5 Sunday-Thursday, 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Friday, 7:30 am - 9:00 am ELEVATOR RIVIERA MILANO AUDUBON BAGATELLE RESTROOMS 6 About Salt Lake City Salt Lake City offers attendees the amenities of a large metro city while also providing the opportunity for numerous recreational activities in the surrounding area. With abundant performance art and theater groups, over twenty art galleries, and spectacular views of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City is the perfect backdrop for IEEE VisWeek 2010. 3 VisWeek 2010 Committee Members VisWeek Conference Committee Vis Contest Chairs VisWeek Executive Committee VisWeek General Chairs Amit Chourasia, San Diego Supercomputer Rachael Brady, Duke University Center Ross Whitaker, University of Utah Larry Rosenblum, National Science Foundation Jan Klein, Fraunhofer MEVIS Cláudio T. Silva, University of Utah David Ebert, Purdue University Klaus Mueller, Stony Brook University VAST Challenge Chairs Robert Moorhead, Mississippi State University Georges Grinstein, University of Massachusetts, InfoVis Conference Chair John Stasko, Georgia Institute of Technology Lowell Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary Daniel Keim, Universität Konstanz Catherine Plaisant, University of Maryland Amitabh Varshey, University of Maryland VAST Conference Chairs Jean Scholtz, Pacific Northwest National Brian Fisher, Simon Fraser University Laboratory Vis Program Committee William Pike, Pacific Northwest National Mark Whiting, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Laboratory Daniel Bergeron, University of New Hampshire Georges-Pierre Bonneau, Université de Grenoble Vis Conference Chair Workshop Chairs Charl Botha, Delft University of Technology Cláudio T. Silva, University of Utah Enrico Bertini, Universität Konstanz Wei Chen, Zhejiang University SoftVis Symposium Chair Danyel Fisher, Microsoft Research Yi-Jen Chiang, Polytechnic Institute of New Alexandru C. Telea, University of Groningen Carlos Scheidegger, AT&T Labs-Research York University Program Chairs Exhibit Chairs João Comba, Universidade Federal do Rio Rachael Brady, Duke University Ming Hao, Hewlett-Packard Grande do Sul Gautam Chaudhary, University of California, Greg Jones, University of Utah Patricia Crossno, Sandia National Laboratories Irvine Doctoral Colloquium Chairs Balázs Csébfalvi, Technical University Budapest Paper Chairs TJ Jankun-Kelly, Mississippi State University Carsten Dachsbacher, Universität Stuttgart Jean-Daniel Fekete, INRIA Eugene Zhang, Oregon State University Leila De Floriani, University of Genova Frank van Ham, IBM Research Student Volunteer Chairs Mark Duchaineau, Lawrence Livermore Alan MacEachren, The Pennsylvania State Joshua New, University of Tennessee National Laboratory University Emanuele Santos, University of Utah David Ebert, Purdue University Raghu Machiraju, The Ohio State University Jibonananda Sanyal, Mississippi State University Joachim Giesen, Universität Jena Silvia Miksch, Vienna University of Technology Baining Guo, Microsoft Research Torsten Möller, Simon Fraser University Publication Chair Torsten Möller, Simon Fraser University Markus Hadwiger, King Abdullah University Hanspeter Pfister, Harvard University of Science and Technology Poster/Interactive Demo Chairs Webmaster Steve Lamont, University of California, San Diego Helwig Hauser, University of Bergen Jason Dykes,
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