CFP: 3rd CGC Workshop on Computational Geometry [deadline Sept 10]

[Roberto Tamassia]

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                         3rd CGC Workshop on 
                        Computational Geometry

                         October 11-12, 1998 
                  Brown University, Providence, RI

                            Sponsored by 
                 The Center for Geometric Computing 
                                and 
        The Department of Computer Science,  Brown University

We are pleased to announce the third annual fall Workshop on
Computational Geometry, sponsored by the Center for Geometric
Computing, continuing a tradition established by the Mathematical
Sciences Institute at SUNY-Stony Brook. The Center for Geometric
Computing is a collaborative center of Brown, Duke, and Johns Hopkins
Universities, and is funded by the U.S. Army Research Office.

NEW!

  * registration information
  * hotel information
  * local information available at the web site
      (http://www.cs.brown.edu/cgc/cgc98/) 


Scope and Format
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The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers from
academia, industry, and the Army to stimulate collaboration on
problems of common interest arising in geometric computations. Topics
to be covered include, but are not limited to
  
 * Algorithmic methods in geometry      * Experimental studies
 * I/O-scalable geometric algorithms    * Geometric data structures 
 * Animation of geometric algorithms    * Implementation issues
 * Computer graphics                    * Robustness
 * Solid modeling                       * Computer vision
 * Geographic information systems       * Robotics 
 * Computational metrology              * Computer-aided design
 * Graph drawing                        * Mesh generation

Following the tradition of the previous MSI and CGC Workshops on
Computational Geometry, the format of the workshop will be informal,
extending over 2 days, with several breaks scheduled for discussions.


Registration
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Registration will be on-site, but please send mail to cgc at cs.brown.edu
by September 18 to indicate if you are coming. There will be a nominal
registration fee of $35, which includes the abstract booklet, coffee
breaks, lunches, and a reception. Credit cards cannot be accepted.


Invited speakers
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* Jadgish Chandra (U.S. Army Research Laboratory) 
* John Hughes (Brown University) 
* Joe Marks (Mitsubishi Electrical Research Laboratories) 
* Chee Yap (New York University) 


Submissions
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Authors are invited to submit abstracts for talks to be given at the
workshop. Please send an abstract (up to 2 pages) and a draft of a
paper (if you have one). E-mail submissions are encouraged; send to
cgc at cs.brown.edu. Ideally, the abstract should be a PDF, PostScript,
or LaTeX, file, for ease in assembling the abstract booklet. Abstracts
can also be sent by regular mail to

    Roberto Tamassia 
    Department of Computer Science 
    Brown University 
    115 Waterman Street 
    Providence, RI 02912-1910

Submissions should arrive by September 10, 1998. Authors will be
notified of acceptance by September 18, 1997.

A booklet of abstracts will be distributed at the workshop and made
available electronically on the Web. There will be no formal
proceedings for this workshop, but selected papers will be invited to
a special issue of the journal "Computational Geometry: Theory and
Applications" (edited by Michael T. Goodrich).



Program Committee
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  * Pankaj K. Agarwal       * Joseph S. B. Mitchell  
  * Lars Arge               * Franco P. Preparata
  * Michael T. Goodrich     * Roberto Tamassia
  * S. Rao Kosaraju         * Jeffrey S. Vitter 



Accommodations
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Hotel space is very tight in Providence, so make your reservations as
soon as possible. Rooms have been reserved at the following places
until September 18:

  Brown Guest Rooms. 401-863-7500. Hotel-style rooms conveniently
    located on the Brown campus, within walking distance from the
    conference site. One or two people: $85 (few rooms available) Mention
    the "CGC Workshop" when making reservations.

  Providence Biltmore. Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903;
    401-421-0700 or 1-800-294-7709 (phone), 401-455-3050 (fax). One
    person, one double bed: $120, $20 additional for second person (20
    rooms) Mention the "CGC Workshop" and ask for the Brown University
    rate when making reservations.

  Additional local hotels may have discounted rates: 
         Marriott. Charles & Orms, Providence, RI; 401-272-2400
           or 1-800-228-9290. 
         Holiday Inn. 21 Atwells Ave. (exit 21 off I-95),
           Providence, RI; 401-831-3900. 
         Days Inn. 200 India St. (exit 3 off I-195), 401-272-5577.
  The rate for Saturday night should be lower than that for Sunday night. 

Additional local information (transportation, weather, restaurants,
etc) can be found at our web site (http://www.cs.brown.edu/cgc/cgc98/).

Further questions can be directed to cgc at cs.brown.edu. 


Local Arrangements
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  * Mary Andrade    (maa at cs.brown.edu)
  * Stina Bridgeman (ssb at cs.brown.edu)
  * Vasiliki Chatzi (vc at cs.brown.edu)



For more information about the workshop, send mail to
cgc at cs.brown.edu. Further information will be posted to our web site 
(http://www.cs.brown.edu/cgc/cgc98/) as soon as it is available.