Stereoscopic Displays And Applications XXI: January 18-20, 2010 - San Jose

Jim here. Thought I would drop the good word for my friend Andrew Woods over at SD&A - their annual conference is upon us once again!

This time around, Pixar is the keynote: Bob Whitehill, Stereoscopic Supervisor at Pixar will be addressing the crowd with his "Three Dimensional Storytelling". Using examples from "Up", "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2", Whitehill will discuss the use of 3D as a visual storytelling device in Pixar's films. The Keynote presentation takes place at 4pm on the first day of the SD&A conference - Monday, January 18, 2010.

The advance program for the 21st annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications (SD&A) conference is now available on the conference website: http://www.stereoscopic.org/2010/program.html. The program includes 66 technical papers, and a number of special events including the hugely popular 3D Theatre, two discussion forums, the demonstration session, a 21st birthday dinner, keynote presentation, and the 3D gaming experience.

Registrations are now open at: http://www.stereoscopic.org/register/index.html

Plan now to attend. Register by 20th December to get the best rates. (SAVE US$100)

SD&A runs from January 18-20, 2010 as part of the IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Symposium in San Jose, California. Nineteen other imaging conferences, including two other 3D related conferences, share the symposium, providing good synergy across the imaging community. Colleagues who are new to stereoscopic imaging should consider attending the short course on "Stereoscopic Display Application Issues" on Sunday, January 17. http://www.stereoscopic.org/sc

Quick Post: SD&A Conference Registrations Now Open

Registrations are now open for the 2009 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference. This is the conference's 20th Anniversary and with almost 90 technical presentations scheduled along with a wide range of other special 3D events, this is definitely a 3D event not to be missed. Earlybird pricing is available until 19 December 2008.

Visit here for registration information:
www.stereoscopic.org/2009/register.html
The advance conference program is available here:
www.stereoscopic.org/2009/program.html

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Call for 3D Theatre Submissions

The 3D Theatre session at each year's SD&A conference is one of the most popular conference events. We screen a wide selection of 3D content from around the world - highlighting the wide range of 3D content development that is going on around us. We are currently making a last call for 3D content submission for the SD&A 2009 3D Theatre session. We are looking for 3D content that exhibits high-production values and high-quality stereoscopic imaging principles. 3D applications footage is also highly encouraged. All content is shown in full-colour polarized 3D. More information about the 3D Theatre session is available here:
www.stereoscopic.org/3dcinema/index.html
If you own the rights or can obtain rights to a piece of 3D video content, please email us by 21 November 2008.

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Call for Demonstration Session Exhibitors

Exhibitor registrations are now open for the 2009 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Demonstration Session. This annual event is probably the largest collection of stereoscopic displays in one exhibition. For the last couple of years there have been around 30 stereoscopic 3D displays on show during this session. What better way to get your good work in front of so many 3D customers and their eyes. Audience engagement has always been very good at these sessions.

The 2009 Demonstration Session will be held 5:30 - 8:30pm Tuesday 20th January 2009 at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California as part of the 2009 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference.

SD&A authors are accorded a free half table at the demonstration session, however tables are also available to Individuals, Businesses and Companies.

Those interested in exhibiting at the 2009 SD&A Demonstration Session should visit this page and complete the exhibitor registration form:
www.stereoscopic.org/demo/index.html

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Disney 3D video now online (video problems corrected)

The 3D technical presentation by Ron Gillen from Walt Disney Animation Studios was placed on the SD&A website last Friday but due to some problems was unavailable over the weekend. That video is now back online along with the two other 3D technical presentation videos by Rob Engle (Sony Pictures Imageworks) and Lenny Lipton (REAL D).
www.stereoscopic.org/2008/videos.html

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IMPORTANT DATES

17 November 2008 Final Summary (200 words) due from successful authors
30 November 2008 Earlybird deadline for Demonstration Session Exhibitor Registrations (save US$100)
19 December 2008 Earlybird deadline for conference/symposium registration (save US$100)
22 December 2008 Final Manuscript due from successful authors
18-22 January 2009 Electronic Imaging Symposium
18 January 2009 - Stereoscopic Display Application Issues Short Course
19-21 January 2009 - Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XX
22 January 2009 - The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality 2009

Call For Papers For The Stereoscopic Displays And Applications Conference - Jan 2009 - San Jose

John Merritt and Andrew Woods are looking for papers for their annual Stereoscopic Displays And Applications Conference held in San Jose (January 2009). The 500 word abstracts are due by June 16th. The papers themselves are due in December.

SD&A is the largest and longest running technical stereoscopic imaging conference worldwide, and features popular hands-on demonstration sessions.

Groups from academia and private research, applications engineering, TV and Film communities, stereoscopic 3D gaming, medical applications, and many other fields, are all encouraged to submit abstracts for this 20th anniversary celebration and conference. Key topics include: stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays, 3D image acquisition, data processing, 3D perceptual science, and applications of stereoscopy in medical imaging, military visualization, and entertainment.

For more information, see the press release I have shared here on Google Docs.

Media Contact:
Gregg Favalora, Actuality Medical, Inc. (Bedford, Mass.)
favalora@gmail.com
+1 (781) 541-6036 x102

Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference Opens Today!

The Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference opens today in San Jose and stays out until the 30th, if you are in the neighborhood - go on over to the San Jose Convention Center and check it out! Here is there conference link. Andrew Woods has kept me up to date with everything to do with this 3D event and it looks outstanding this year...

19th Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference January 28 to 30th, 2008: San Jose

I received an email from Andrew Woods over at www.stereoscopic.org - they are hosting their 19th Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference January 28 to 30th, 2008 at the San Jose Convention Center. He wanted me to pass on some info for any interested readers. My pleasure Andrew!

Monday 28th January 2008
SESSION 1 Mon. 8:30 to 10:10 am - Stereoscopic Image Quality and Image Processing - Session Chair: Nicolas S. Holliman, Durham Univ. (United Kingdom)
SESSION 2 Mon. 10:40 am to 12:00 pm - Volumetric Displays - Session Chair: Gregg E. Favalora, Actuality Systems, Inc.
SESSION 3 Mon. 1:30 to 3:10 pm - Stereoscopic Human Factors - Session Chair: John O. Merritt, The Merritt Group
SESSION 4 Mon. 3:40 to 5:00 pm - Multiview 3D Content - Session Chair: Janusz Konrad, Boston Univ.

Tuesday 29th January 2008
SESSION 5 Tues. 9:30 to 10:30 am - Autostereoscopic Displays I - Session Chair: Vivian K. Walworth, Jasper Associates
SESSION 6 Tues. 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Autostereoscopic Displays II - Session Chair: Neil A. Dodgson, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
SESSION 7 Tues. 1:30 to 3:10 pm - Digital 3D Stereoscopic Entertainment I - Session Chair: Andrew J. Woods, Curtin Univ. of Technology (Australia)
SESSION 8 Tues. 3:40 to 5:20 pm - Digital 3D Stereoscopic Entertainment II - Session Chair: Chris Ward, Lightspeed Design, Inc.

Wednesday 30th January 2008
SESSION 9 Wed. 9:30 to 10:30 am - Medical Applications of Stereoscopy - Session Chair: Michael A. Weissman, TrueVision Systems
SESSION 10 Wed. 1:30 to 2:10 pm - Stereoscopic Display Applications - Session Chair: Neil A. Dodgson, Univ. of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
SESSION 11 Wed. 2:20 to 3:20 pm - Keynote Presentation - Session Chair: Andrew J. Woods, Curtin Univ. of Technology (Australia)
SESSION 12 Wed. 3:50 to 5:30 pm - Integral 3D Displays - Session Chair: Shojiro Nagata, Japan 3D Forum/InterVision (Japan)

Register for this conference here.