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             NYC ACM/SIGGRAPH: UNDERSTANDING IMAGES
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  SUBJECT:

    Pace University/SIGGRAPH Conference on UNDERSTANDING IMAGES
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    The purpose of this conference is to bring together a breadth of
    disciplines, including the physical, biological and computational
    sciences, technology, art, psychology, philosophy, and education,
    in order to define and discuss the issues essential to image
    understanding within the computer graphics context.

    FEATURED TOPICS INCLUDE:

                Psychology/Perception
                Image Analysis
                Design
                Text
                Sound
                Philosophy

     DATE:  Friday & Saturday, 21-22 May 1993

     TIME:  9:00 am - 6:00 pm

    PLACE:  The Pace Downtown Theater
            One Pace Plaza
                (on Spruce Street between Park Row & Gold Street)
            NY, NY 10038

     FEES:

        PRE-REGISTRATION (Prior to 1 May 1993):
            Members         $55.00
            Non-Members     $75.00
            Students        $40.00 (Proof of F/T Status Required)

        REGISTRATION (After 1 May 1993 or On-Site):
            All Attendees   $95.00

        (Registration Fee Includes Brakfast, Breaks & Lunch)


    SEND REGISTRATION INFORMATION & FEES TO:

        Dr. Francis T. Marchese
        Computer Science Department
        NYC/ACM SIGGRAPH Conference
        Pace University
        1 Pace Plaza (Room T-1704)
        New York NY 10036

        voice: (212) 346-1803   fax: (212) 346-1933
        email: MARCHESF@PACEVM.bitnet

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
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    Artists, designers, scientists, engineers and educators share the
    problem of moving information from one mind to another.
    Traditionally, they have used pictures, words, demonstrations,
    music and dance to communicate imagery.  However, expressing
    complex notions such as God and infinity or a seemingly well
    defined concept such as a flower can present challenges which far
    exceed their technical skills.

    The explosive use of computers as visualization and expression
    tools has compounded this problem.  In hypermedia, multimedia and
    virtual reality systems vast amounts of information confront the
    observer or participant.  Wading through a multitude of
    simultaneous images and sounds in possibly unfamiliar
    representions, a confounded user asks: "What does it all mean?"

    Since image construction, transmission, reception, decipherment and
    ultimate understanding are complex tasks, strongly influenced by
    physiology, education and culture; and, since electronic media
    radically amplify each processing step, then we, as electronic
    communicators, must determine the fundamental paradigms for
    composing imagery for understanding.

    Therefore, the purpose of this conference is to bring together a
    breadth of disciplines, including, but not limited to, the
    physical, biological and computational sciences, technology, art,
    psychology, philosophy, and education, in order to define and
    discuss the issues essential to image understanding within the
    computer graphics context.


    FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

        Psychology/Perception:
            Marc De May, University of Ghent
            Beverly J. Jones, University of Oregon
            Barbara Tversky, Standfor University
            Michael J. Shiffer, MIT
            Tom Hubbard, Ohio State University
        Image Analysis:
            A. Ravishankar Rao, IBM Watson Research Center
            Nalini Bhusan, Smith College
            Xiaopin Hu, University of Illinois
            Narenda Ahuja, University of Illinois
            Les M. Sztander, University of Toledo
        Design:
            Mark Bajuk, University of Illinois
            Alyce Kaprow, MIT
        Text:
            Xia Lin, Pace University
            John Loustau, Hunter College
            Jong-Ding Wang, Hunter College
            Judson Rosebush, Judson Rosebush Co.
        Sound:
            Matthew Witten, University of Texas
            Robert Wyatt, Center for High Performance Computing
            Robert S. Williams, Pace University
            Rory Stuart, NYNEX
        Philosophy
            Michael Heim, Education Foundation of DPMA