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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Apologies for multiple postings.. Please feel free to forward.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT – Details to follow<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>18th International Conference on 3D Web Technology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#C0504D'>2013 Web3D Conference - June 20-22, 2013 </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>When: June 20-22, 2013 (Save these dates)<br>Where: Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain (Host: <a href="http://www.vicomtech.com/">Vicomtech.com</a>)<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>URL: <a href="%20http:/web3d2013.web3d.org"> http://web3d2013.web3d.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><a href="mailto:web3d2013@web3d.org" target="_blank">web3d2013@web3d.org</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Tentative Important Dates</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Paper submission: February 15, 2013 </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>(Call for papers coming soon)<br>Conference dates: June 20-22, 2013</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The 18th ACM International Web3D Conference will address a wide range of research topics related to Web-based 3D Graphics. These topics include: representation and modeling methods, content analysis, rendering, distributed virtual environments, large-scale databases, Web-wide human-computer interaction, as well as innovative tools and applications. On the one hand, collaborative authoring and delivering of educational, multimedia, industrial, medical, gaming and GIS contents is one of the main interests of this edition of the conference. Innovative 3D graphics Web applications and novel developments for several sectors including but not limited to eHealth, Transport, Industry, Education, Audiovisual or Tourism, aside from contents over 3D Internet.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>The annual ACM Web3D Conference is a major event that gathers researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, experimenters, artists, and content creators in a dynamic environment. Attendees can share and explore methods of using, enhancing, and creating new 3D Web and Multimedia technologies, such as WebGL and HTML5 (which is a hot topic in Computer Graphics), Flash/ Stage 3D, X3D, COLLADA, and the MPEG family. Relationship of Web3D with OGC is also a hot topic The conference highlights capabilities and trends in interactive 3D graphics across a wide range of applications and supports research from mobile devices up to high-end immersive environments<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Current Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>General Chair:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'> Dr. Jorge Posada, Vicomtech-IK4, Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Program Chairs:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Dr. Denis Gracanin, Virginia Tech, USA </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Dr. David Oyarzun, Vicomtech, Spain</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Industrial Liaisons Chair: </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Christophe Mouton, EDF, France</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Web Chair:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Marcio Cabral, CAVERNA Digital - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Leonard Daly, Daly Realism, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Publicity and Community-Liaison Chair<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Anita Havele, Web3D Consortium, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>----<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Anita Havele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Executive Director, Web3D Consortium <a href="http://www.web3d.org/"><span style='color:blue'>www.web3d.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Phone: +1 248 342 7662<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Fax: +1 248 457 8018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Skype: anita.havele<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>