Below is a description of a February 8 workshop in
Redmond, WA, titled "Multimedia and Visualization Innovations for
Science" that the DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information
(OSTI) has been heavily involved in organizing. At the workshop, OSTI will
launch its latest product, ScienceCinema, a tool for multimedia search and
retrieval in the sciences.
Multimedia and Visualization Innovations for Science A
One-Day Workshop Hosted Jointly By the International Council for Scientific and
Technical Information And Microsoft Corporation
Venue
Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Building 99,
Redmond, WA 98502, USA Tuesday 8 February 2011 - 9.00am to 5.30pm (Check-in and
breakfast from 8.15am)
Why attend
Multimedia and visualization tools and technology offer
tremendous opportunity for accelerating scientific discovery. Where
science was once limited to text and two-dimensional graphs and charts for
communications purposes, multiple factors have contributed to a rise in the use
and availability of multimedia and visualization as tools to augment and
enhance more rapid uptake of science. This workshop will feature
leading-edge innovations in science-oriented web multimedia, large-scale data
exploration and visualization, speech and object recognition, image indexing
and analysis, human/computer interaction and virtual environments, among other
topics. Presentations will be made by technology, science, and
information professionals across the broad spectrum of academia, government,
business, and industry.
Confirmed Speakers and Topics
* Peter
Tu, GE Global Research, "Video Analytics and its Application to Science
and Technology."
* Behrooz
Chitsaz, Microsoft Research, and Lorrie Apple Johnson, U.S. Department of
Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information,
"ScienceCinema: Multimedia Search and Retrieval in the
Sciences."
* Wilmot
Li, Adobe Systems, "Explaining Complex 3D Objects with Interactive
Illustrations."
* Tim
Smith, CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research),
"Communications from the Particle Frontier."
* Michael
Ackerman, National Library of Medicine, "Interactive Multimedia Scientific
Publishing."
*
Alexander Waibel, Carnegie Mellon University, "Speech Processing
Applications in Quaero (European Multimedia Search Engine)."
* Robert
M. Hanson, St. Olaf College, "Delivering Interactive 3D Molecular
Structure - The Jmol Solution."
* Rafael
Sidi, Elsevier, "The Impact of Visualization on Search and Discovery"
* Curtis
Wong, Microsoft Research, "Telling Stories in the Cloud"
* Peter
Fox, Tetherless World Constellation, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
"Semantics for Innovation in Visualization and Multimedia; Smarter
Information Science."
* Jennifer Lin,
Microsoft Corporation, "PivotViewer: A Living Infographic for Your
Data."
* Mike
Frame, U.S. Geological Survey, "Visualization and Indexing of
Ecological/Biological Data."
Registration: Because seats are limited, advance
registration is required.
The registration fee, which includes continental
breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks, is $250/295 (before/after 12 January)
for ICSTI members, $300/395 (before/after 12 January) for non-members and
$150/195 (before/after 12 January) for students. Members of ALPSP, NFAIS,
GreyNet, and CENDI are eligible for the member rate for this event, as are
members of ICSU's scientific unions and CODATA.
Check the ICSTI website URL http://www.icsti.org/ for a registration form.
For more information, contact the organizers Brian
Hitson, US Department of Energy, hitsonb@osti.gov<mailto:hitsonb@osti.gov>,
Tony Llewellyn, ICSTI Executive Director, aj.llewellyn@btinternet.com<mailto:aj.llewellyn@btinternet.com>,
or the ICSTI Secretariat.
ICSTI Secretariat:
33, rue de Naples - 75008 Paris - France Email : icsti@voila.fr<mailto:icsti@voila.fr>
Tel: +33 (0)6 14 65 16 57
Wendy
Dr. Wendy A. Warr
Wendy Warr &
Associates
6 Berwick Court,
Holmes Chapel
Cheshire, CW4 7HZ,
England
Tel./Fax +44 (0)1477
533837
wendy@warr.com http://www.warr.com