CFP: EuropIA 97

[Michael Ramscar <[e-mail]>]

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  CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
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       europia`97
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       DESIGN and the NET
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Sixth International Conference on the Application/Implications of Computer
Networking in Architecture, Construction, Design, Civil Engineering and
Urban Planning

Sixime Confrence Internationale sur les applications/implications des
nouvelles technologies de communication en Architecture, Construction,
Design, Ingnierie et Planification urbaine

     2-3 April 1997

     Department of Architecture
     University of Edinburgh
     Edinburgh  EH1 1JZ  Scotland
     http://www.caad.ed.ac.uk/europia/

Instructions For Authors

     http://www.caad.ed.ac.uk/europia/formats.html


This conference brings together researchers in design, architecture,
engineering, construction management, cognitive science, computer science,
artificial intelligence, sociology, geography and education as well as
industry partners, practitioners and other users of networked
communications.

The focus for this diverse group is design - how we design with and for
networked communications - appropriating recent exciting developments in
medium and broad band local area and wide area networks, new protocols for
interaction and new communications tools such as Web browsers and network
aware multimedia tools.
Topics covered include: design and ...

  World Wide Web applications
  Distributed design decision support
  Collaborative systems
  Information and communication spaces
  Distributed interactive multimedia
  Virtual reality on the net
  Java applications
  Architecture of cyberspace
  Role of the Internet in industry and in practice
  Intranets
  Networked digital video
  Desktop video conferencing
  Computer supported collaborative work
  Virtual studios
  Virtual offices
  Spatial and social implications of networked communications
  Distributed Geographical Information Systems / Urban Information Systems
  Distributed facilities management
  Design of networked multimedia

La sixieme conference internationale EuropIA propose une rencontre entre 
des professionnels et des chercheurs (science de l'education, sciences de 
traitement de l'information, science cognitive,
science sociale, etc.) impliques dans une problematique 
favorisant ou defavorisant l'usage des nouvelles technologies de 
communications en Architecture, Construction, Design, Ingenierie et
Planification urbaine. 

Par le biais de cette rencontre, nous souhaitons solliciter et 
developper diverses approches conceptuelles et exprimentales 
relevant de cette problematique. L'accent sera mis sur l'emergence
de nouveaux protocoles d'interaction et de communications 
dus a l'usage des outils multimedia d'une part et a la mise en
place des autoroutes de l'informations (WWW). 

Themes abordes
Toute contribution relative a la conception et: 

       aux applications de World Wide Web 
       aux applications de JAVA 
       a l'Architecture de Cyberspace 
       aux ateliers Virtuels 
       aux Bureaux d'Etudes Virtuels 
       aux Reseaux Multimedia 
       aux implications sociales et spatiales des nouveaux reseaux de 
																																						communications 
       aux MultiMedia Interactives 
       a la Ralite Virtuel. 
       au Role d'Internet dans la vie professionnelle 
       aux Intranets 
       aux Reseaux de video numerique 
       aux Systemes distribues d'aide a la Decision 
       aux Systemes de Conception Collaborative 
       aux Systemes d'Information Gographique 
       aux Systemes d'Information Urbaine 
       aux Teleconferences 


DATES

   Papers due in electronic form  11 December 1996
   Notification of acceptance      7 February 1997
   Final paper in electronic form 28 February 1997
   Final date for registration    14 March    1997
   Conference                    2-3 April    1997

REGISTRATION FEE

   Authors           175 pounds stirling
   Non-authors       250 pounds stirling
   Conference Dinner  27 pounds stirling

VENUE

   UnivEd Training and Conference Centre
   11 South College Street
   Edinburgh  EH8 9AA

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

   Richard Coyne
      University of Edinburgh
      [e-mail]
   John Lee
      University of Edinburgh
      [e-mail]
   Alan Bridges
      University of Strathclyde
      [e-mail]
   Linda Candy
      University of Loughborough
      [e-mail]
   Reza Beheshti
      Delft University of Technology
      [e-mail]
   Khaldoun Zreik
      University of Caen
      [e-mail]

ADVISORY BOARD

  
       Richard Buchanan, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
       Ernesto Costa, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
       Ernest Edmonds, Loughborough University, England
       Niklaus Kohler, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
       John Lansdown, University of Middlesex, England
       Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain
       Marcel Miramond, INSA Lyon, France
       Sidney Newton, University of Western Sydney, Australia
       James Rutherford, University of Sydney, Australia
       Gerhard Schmitt, ETH Zrich, Switzerland
       Keith Stenning, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
       Peter Szalapaj, University of Sheffield, England
       David Week, Pacific Architecture, Australia
       Robin Williams, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
       Robert Woodbury, University of Adelaide, Australia 

CONFERENCE SECRETARY
    
       Michael Ramscar ([e-mail])



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