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Call for Participation

We are at a unique point in history, where cultural heritage professionals must work to care for the physical past while assuring that there will be a digital record for the future.

The challenge we propose is to bring to bear the knowledge and expertise of the VAST network of researchers and professionals that will lead to sustainable practices of stewardship for the long term, for tangible, intangible and virtual heritage alike.

We see this symposium as a dialogue on the present and future of archaeology in the 21st century. The sessions, papers, tutorials and workshops will explore the wealth of opinions and expertise on this vast topic, ranging from nuts-and-bolts practical information on geographical information systems to producing non-linear narratives and multi-vocal visualizations of the past.

We are seeking contributions that advance the state of the art in the technologies available to support sustainability of human heritage.

  • 2/3/4D Data Capture and Processing in CH
  • Augmentation of physical collections with digital presentations
  • Data Acquisition Technologies
  • Digital capture and annotation of intangible heritage (performance, audio, dance, oral)
  • Interactive Environments and Applications for CH
  • Long term preservation of digital artefacts
  • Metadata, classification schema, ontologies and semantic processing
  • Multilingual applications, tools and systems for CH
  • Multimedia Data Acquisition, Management and Archiving
  • On-site and remotely sensed data collection
  • Professional and Ethical Guidelines
  • Standards and Documentation
  • Storytelling and Design of Heritage Communications
  • Tools for Education and Training in CH
  • Usability, Effectiveness and Interface Design for CH Applications
  • Visualization

NEW! Best Papers Award: The best papers presented at VAST 2008 will be selected for re-submission on a special edition of the upcoming ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH), an online, peer reviewed publication.

 
Paper submission

We are soliciting four types of contributions:

  • Full research papers presenting new innovative results. These papers will be published by Eurographics in a high-quality proceedings volume.
  • Project papers focusing on on-going projects, the description of project organization, use of technology, and lesson learned -- not innovative technical content. These papers will have an oral presentation and will be included in a "Projects" & Short Papers" proceedings volume. Authors will have the option to present a poster during the breaks to provide more information regarding the project.
  • Short papers presenting preliminary ideas and works-in-progress. These papers will have an oral presentation and will be published in the "Projects & Short Papers" proceedings volume.
  • Tutorials and Workshops: half-day and full-day workings sessions that provide an opportunity to educate and share on key topics of interest face-to-face. Tutorial submissions will be published in the "Projects & Short Papers" proceedings volume. Workshops that provide supplemental materials in time for the CD-ROM printing will be included. All materials will be available on the VAST 2008 website.

See detailed information on the VAST 2008 website under Submissions.
All types of submissions will be reviewed and feedback given to the authors.


Any enquiries, please forward to the Symposium Program Committee (prog_committee<at>vast2008.org)