[Air-l] CFP Cosign 2003

Mon Feb 10 02:29:04 PST 2003

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* Call For Papers
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* COSIGN 2003
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* The 3rd International Conference on
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* COMPUTATIONAL SEMIOTICS FOR GAMES AND NEW MEDIA
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* University of Teesside (UK)
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* 10th - 12th September, 2003
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http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003
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CONFERENCE SCOPE
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As in previous years, this third annual COSIGN
conference provides an
exciting cross-disciplinary event for exploring the
ways in which
meaning can be created by, encoded in, understood by,
or produced
through, the computer (using systems or techniques
based upon
semiotics). COSIGN is for anyone with an interest in
areas of overlap
(or potential overlap) between semiotics and computers
including
computer scientists, HCI and AI practitioners, digital
artists,
designers, critics, theorists, semioticians,
narratologists, etc. In
addition to the academic papers and artwork
presentations, COSIGN will
include a range of participatory events such as
papers, workshops,
tutorials, panel discussions to provide the space for
the vital and
vibrant discussions that it is known for.

COSIGN 2003 invites submissions in the following
categories. A brief
outline of the submission procedure is given below.

1. Academic Papers
2. Artworks
3. Posters
4. Technical Demonstrations

Media that make use of the unique capabilities of
digital systems are
of particular interest to this conference. These
include, but are not
limited to, the following: virtual reality systems and
virtual
environments; hypertext, hypermedia, multimedia and
the internet;
content analysis systems (particularly those that
extract higher-level
meaning); the semantic web (and similar systems);
digital art, net art
and other technology-based or technology-oriented art
forms; computer
games, interactive narratives and other forms of
interactive
entertainment.

Information about the conference is available at the
following web
address:
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003

The programme and proceedings of COSIGN 2001 and
COSIGN 2002 are
available online at the following web address.
http://www.kinonet.com/conferences/cosign2002/program.html

CONFERENCE LOCATION
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COSIGN 2003 will be held in Middlesbrough, UK, hosted
by the Virtual
Environments Group of the School of Computing and
Mathematics at the
University of Teesside. Middlesbrough sits near the
mouth of the River
Tees in the north-east of England. It is a lively town
with a proud
industrial heritage and one of the main shopping and
leisure centers
for the area. It is also an important location for
business and
commerce, communications and civic administration. In
the Tees valley
heavy industry mingles with wetlands and wildfowl
reserves while just
a few minutes drive away are the North York Moors
National Park and
the dramatic North Sea coast.

Teesside International Airport is less than 20
kilometers from
Middlesbrough and has several direct connections every
day to both
London (Heathrow) and Amsterdam (Schipol) which are
major European
hubs for international flights.

Further information is available at the following web
address:
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
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Authors of accepted papers will be required to prepare
a written
version of their paper for inclusion in the printed
and online
proceedings. Acceptance at the conference is dependent
on authors
providing this written version of their paper by the
required date and
in the required format.

Acceptance is also dependent on at least one of the
authors
registering for the conference by 13th of June 2003.
As in previous
years, COSIGN will endeavour to support as much as
possible the
registration fees and/or accommodation of those
presenters who are not
funded by an institution or organisation.

1. ACADEMIC PAPERS

Papers are invited on any subject that explores areas
of overlap (or
potential overlap) between semiotics and interactive
digital
media. Examples of this include, but are not limited
to, the
following:

- The use of semiotics in artificial intelligence and
expert systems.
- Software architectures and technologies using, based
upon or inspired
by semiotic theories, systems or models.
- The use of semiotics in the creation or analysis of
generative 
narrative
systems, interactive digital games, entertainment
and artworks.
- The use of semiotics in the study and criticism of
digital 
interactive
media.
- Narratology in games and new media.
- Semiotic-orientated HCI.
- Semiotics and Hypermedia.

Papers should demonstrate an understanding of - and
engagement with
the principles of semiotics (understood here as the
study of signs)
and gain something from this engagement.

Further details of the submission process (and
templates for papers)
are available at
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/

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Submission date for Academic Papers: 28th March 2003
Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003
Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003
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2. ARTWORKS

In addition to academic and theoretical papers,
presentations of
artworks of all forms and in all formats are invited.
We are
particularly interested in digital art, net art and
other
technology-based or technology-oriented art forms.

Artworks will be assessed on the basis of
documentation of the work
presented in the form of an online website. The
website should display
the following:

- A textual description of the proposed artwork and
any illustrations
- A biography of the artist(s)/author(s)
- Contact details

Further details of the submission process and
requirements are 
available at
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/

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Submission date for Artworks: 28th March 2003
Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003
Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003
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3. POSTERS

There will be an opportunity for researchers to
present new work and
ideas that are not yet ready for the full
presentation. Short papers
will be presented in poster format, and will be
included in both the
hardcopy and electronic proceedings.

Further details of the submission process and
requirements are 
available at
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/

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Submission date: 24th April 2003
Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May 2003
Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003
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4. TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS

Demonstrations of relevant leading-edge work and work
in progress are
invited. Submissions will be peer-reviewed to ensure
quality. Demonstration proposals must be submitted
electronically.

Further details of the submission process and
requirements are
available at
http://www-scm.tees.ac.uk/users/p.c.fencott/cosign2003/

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Submission date for Technical Demonstrations: 24th
April 2003
Acceptance will be notified on or around 12th May
2003
Camera-ready copy for the proceedings by 9th June 2003
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ALTERNATIVE SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
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Authors and artists who have difficulty in making
their submission in
the appropriate form or in viewing the detailed
submission procedure
should contact:

Frank Nack
CWI - INS2
Kruislaan 413
P.O. Box 94079,
NL-1090 GB Amsterdam
Email: Frank.Nack at cwi.nl
Phone: +31 20 592 4223
Fax: +31 20 592 4312

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Andy Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK)
Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and
Kinonet (UK)
Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (subject to revision)
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Elisabeth Andre - University of Augsburg (Germany)
Wilton Azevedo - Mackenzie Presbyterian University,
São Paulo, (Brazil)
Paul Brna - Northumbria University (UK)
Kevin Brooks - Motorola Human Interface Labs (USA)
Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
Chitra Dorai - IBM (USA)
Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK)
Brody Condon - Media artist (USA)
Troels Degn Johansson, The IT-University of Copenhagen
(Denmark)
Werner Kriechbaum - IBM (Germany)
James Lester - North Carolina University (USA)
Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and
Kinonet (UK)
Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands)
Mirko Petric -University of Split (Croatia)
Paolo Petta - OFAI (Austria)
Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Ola Stockfelt - University of Goteborg/University of
Skovde (Sweden)
Robert Wechsler - Palindrome Inter-media Performance
Group (Germany)

ARTWORK COMMITTEE (subject to revision)
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Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
David Daniels - Digital Poet, Berkeley (USA)
Scott deLahunta - Writing Research Associates (NL) and
Dartington 
College
of Arts (UK)
Fatima Lasay - University of the Philippines
(Philippines)
Luca Marchetti - Anomos (France)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and
Kinonet (UK)
Timothy Portlock - University of Illinois (USA)
Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)

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