The VizNET Showcase Competition

VizNET CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

VizNET Uses of Visualization Showcase

All those working in the area of visualization are invited to submit work for the VizNET Uses of Visualization Showcase. The goal is to disseminate good practice and provide stimulation to users and developers of visualization in all application domains.

Selected entries will feature in the VizNET website. The Eurographics UK Chapter (EGUK) will host a session at their annual conference, TPCG '06 which will be held at the University of Teeside June 20th-22nd to showcase the winning entries. EGUK will pay for a full conference ticket - entrance, tutorials, social and accommodation - for the winning submission.

The closing date for submission is 21 MARCH 2006.

The criteria for the Showcase centre on the usefulness (for example measured by the fresh insight gained in the application domain) and novelty (for example the application of known visualization techniques to new domains to provide fresh insight, or the application of new techniques to existing domains).

Applications are invited from all application domains in the arts, sciences and humanities. The Showcase is open to entries from around the world.

Background

VizNET is a collaboration, funded by JISC, of a number of visualisation centres in the UK, in order to create a UK National Visualisation Support Network. The aim of VizNET is to establish a Visualisation Support Network spanning the UK Academic Research Community. The objectives are to consolidate the strengths of major
visualisation centres and groups across the UK to share knowledge, communicate best practice between application domains, provide training and support to researchers in visualisation, and provide access to major visualisation resources at a National and Regional level.

The judges look forward to receiving a stimulating set of submissions and wish all submitters good luck with their research and development work.

Judging Criteria

The submission awarded first prize will demonstrate innovation in the use of visualization.

The judges will take into account the usefulness, novelty and the impact that the visualization has had in the application domain, in other words the fitness for purpose of the submission. A successful submission will show a significant understanding of the needs and motivations of the users.

Fundamental characteristics that the judges will expect to find in a successful submission include:

• Innovation
  
• Usability
• Usefulness
  
• Degree of finish
• Meeting declared aims
• Awareness of 'state of the art'
  
• Technical ingenuity
  

The judges' decision is final. They may, at their discretion, give private advice or comments to submitters of work on future development, but will not openly discuss their decisions nor respond to direct questioning on the reasons for decisions.

Rules for submission

The submission must include details of all the authors and a brief statement (no more than one A4 page) indicating the aims and status of the work Emphasise what is novel about your use of visualization, and provide evidence of the added value that is provided to the application domain.
In addition, at least one the following must be included:

• images from the application showing computer generated graphics;
  
• a movie file of the application in use;
  
• a runnable executable to demonstrate the application,
  
• a reference to a persistent web site

These materials should be supplied electronically, either as attachment in an email or as a CDROM by post to CCLRC VizNET node at the address given below. For winning entries, these materials will be added to the Visualization Showcase section of the VizNET web site.

Submissions should be received by the CCLRC VizNET node, on or before 21 March 2006.

Submissions received after this closing time will not be considered.

In addition to the electronic media, each submission should contain:

1. the name, address, telephone, FAX, email and affiliation of a contactable submitter, as well as a signed and dated statement indicating willingness to accept the rules of the competition and for VizNET to include the work, if selected, in the VizNET Visualization Showcase web site;
2. VizNet expects submission winner to allow VizNET to publish their entry at the VizNET website. VizNET may approach the creators of selected submissions for agreement to publish their entry on VizNET website.

Address for submission

Dr. Lakshmi Sastry (for VizNET)
CCLRC e-Science Centre
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Didcot, OXON
OX11 0QX
Email: m.sastry@rl.ac.uk

Deadline for submission: 21st March 2006
Judgement Panel meeting: 10-12, April 2006

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