Fourth Annual MultiComm'95 Conference - Call for Papers
Charles Tremewen
Planning for the fourth annual MultiComm'95 Conference is underway. Besides
the opportunity of being considered for presenting a paper at this year's
conference, please make a note of this year's theme and content, the dates and
location. This an event to remember as it will be combined with
the prestigious CASCADIA Awards for Digital Interactive Multimedia
Production being held on the first night of MultiComm. A black tie event
like no other in Vancouver's New Media history.
If your interest lie in the areas of multimedia and new media I hope you
will consider joining us in October as an attendee or speaker. Please
feel free to distribute the following information to your colleagues.
Sincerely,
Charles Tremewen,
Coordinator - Multimedia Studies and Computer Science Programs
UBC Continuing Studies
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M U L T I C O M M '95
*** C A L L F O R P A P E R S ***
The Fourth Annual Conference on
Multimedia Solutions for
Business, Education and the Arts
October 26,27 & 28 1995
The Wall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia,
CANADA
HOSTED BY
The University of British Columbia
Continuing Studies
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Center
Centre for Image & Sound Research
International Interactive Communication Society
Canadian Information Processing Society
Pacific Instructional Media Association
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW AND WHO WILL ATTEND
MULTICOMM is an annual conference that addresses the creation, development,
production, distribution and use of "interactive multimedia" products and
services in and for business, education and the arts.
MULTICOMM is a conference that focuses on solutions, ideas and
opportunities for the creation, production, marketing and distribution of
interactive multimedia for CD-ROM, interactive TV, and network distribution
systems. The Multicomm conference attracts individuals who are
interested in multimedia technologies and new media outcomes. These
include individuals from the following groups:
-Service providers
-Content providers
-Communication specialists
-Advertisers
-Executive producers
-Educators
-Corporate Trainers
-K-12
-Distance learning (OLA, Distance Learning BC Government)
-University
-Marketing professionals
-Network specialists
-Business development professionals
-Policy people
-Directors of Computing Services
-Distributors of Multimedia
-Multimedia Enthusiasts
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CONFERENCE DETAILS
MULTICOMM is held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, at the new Wall
Centre in downtown Vancouver. Last year's keynote speaker was Nicholas
Negroponte, Director of MIT's Media Lab. Other luminaries included Ted
Nelson, Kristina Hooper-Woolsey, Catharine Arnston and Kim Veltman.
The conference attracts a range of attendees from novice to professional
with a variety of multimedia interests and from creation to distribution to
end-use.
The conference consists of keynote, plenary, panel, and breakout sessions
on the new media industry.
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THIS YEAR'S THEME AND CONTENT
"If the Medium is the Message, What Will the Medium Be?"
This year MULTICOMM will have a main theme focusing on understanding and
using multimedia delivery systems to end-user markets, from CD-ROM
retailing to distance delivery via Broadband networks, and how this will
affect the production and creativity of new media development.
MULTICOMM will continue to address, throughout the conference, the broader
issues and solutions that professionals in the multimedia industry address
in relationship to creativity, business, technology and industry
generalities.
As the multimedia industry continues to grow, MULTICOMM'95 will pursue a
multitude of relevant issues connected to interactive multimedia in order
to cover as much ground as possible in this ever evolving high technology
area. As a suggestion this may include presentations on the following
topics:
* What can be expected from the Telephone, Cable and Wireless companies in
the next year and how can we start to design for that future?
* Dealing with the present limitations of CD-ROM technology, it's storage
limitations and maintaining a creative edge.
* Speed, how to minimize your access speed to maximize your interactivity.
* Taking advantage of mass storage and wide bandwidth network to deliver
interactive multimedia.
* Will Government regulatory bodies effect future distribution of networked
multimedia?
* Delivering networked interactive multimedia who's doing it and what works?
* The 500 channel television, what to expect and how to gear up to develop
interactive multimedia for it?
* How long will creators be limited by speed and storage limitations and
what will change?
* Are creators, developers and end-users limited by delivery speeds and
storage limitations? If so, how can multimedia developers expand their
potential?
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CATEGORIES FOR SUBMISSION
All submissions for papers will be considered, though MULTICOMM'95 is
especially interested in papers and presentations pertaining to specific
advances and uses of multimedia in business, education, technology, and
creativity. These topics might include the following content:
* The artistic and creative design of interactive multimedia productions
for both CD-ROM and distributed networks such as the Internet, ISDN or ATM
type applications. This might include artistic content, interface design
issues, innovative implementation of interactive design, etc..
* The use of the distributed global computing environment and what
innovative ways creators have taken advantage of interactive multimedia for
business, education and the arts. Where possible, presenters should be
prepared to demonstrate these innovations in a real-time presentation.
* Creators and others who have published and marketed their own material
who can talk about the entrepreneurial and marketing aspects of the new
media.
* Creators who have adapted paper-based media or traditional film and
animation to digital information who can talk about the processes involved,
the reasons for doing so, and their successes and failures in going
electronic.
* Educational and training uses of multimedia for a wide range of age groups.
* The technologies which converge in the new media and interactive
multimedia industries including software and hardware along with their
applied uses.
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HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
An abstract of your paper must be received via e-mail (the preferred
method), fax, or post on or before July 3, 1995. Please include a brief
description of your complete A-V requirements (see below) and a short
biography at that time. In addition, a draft of your paper may be included.
You will be notified by July 14 of acceptance of your proposal by the
MULTICOMM'95 Advisory. You will be informed of the final submission
guidelines at that time. Final papers are due no later than August 16,
1995.
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HIGH SPEED (T-1) COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND A-V CAPABILITY
Access to a T-1 telecommunication connection is available at the Wall
Centre and presenters are encouraged to take full advantage of this high
speed network connection capability.
Additionally, full multimedia presentation capabilities will be available
including 3-beam projectors, sound and video cards, etc. Video and slide
projectors are also available.
A detailed plan of your audio/visual requirements must be submitted with
your final paper.
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ATTENDANCE
Authors are expected to present their paper in person at the MULTICOMM'95
conference but may incorporate the use of broadband communications to
include other co-presenters in their presentation. The conference fee is
waived for presenters, though you are responsible for travel,
accommodation, and miscellaneous expenses.
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SUBMIT PROPOSALS AND PAPERS TO:
MULTICOMM'95 Advisory
The University of British Columbia
5997 Iona Drive, Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada V6T 1Z1
E-mail: MULT...@cce.ubc.ca
Fax: 604.822.1499
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THE MULTICOMM'95 ADVISORY
-Tom Becher, Associate Dean, Design Division, Emily Carr Institute of Art &
Design
-Justine Bizzochi, Executive Director, Centre for Image & Sound Research
-Kelly Booth, Director, MAGIC Lab, UBC
-Theresa Carbonneau, Senior Advisor, BC Tel
-Ian Dowdeswell, MPR Teltech
-Merrill Fearon, Executive Board Member, Pacific Instructional Media
Association (PIMA)
-James Fulcher, Industry Canada
-Marilyn Galati, International Interactive Communication Society
-Dr. Peter Gouzouasis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education
-Raymond Hall, Associate Professor, UBC Theatre and Film Department
-Jim Meyer, International Interactive Communications Society
-Simon Mok, President, Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
-Vera Puccini, Rogers Cable Systems
-Deb Reidlinger, Industry Marketing - Education, Stentor Resources Centre Inc.
-Michael Rostad, Education, Apple Canada Inc.
-Charles Tremewen (Chair), Coordinator, Multimedia Studies, UBC Continuing
Studies
-David Vogt, Science World
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CONTACTING THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS
Charles Tremewen, Conference Chair, Coordinator-Multimedia Studies Program
Tel: 604.822.0692, E-mail: trem...@cstudies.ubc.ca
Assistant to the Coordinator, Multimedia Studies Program, UBC Continuing
Studies, 604.822.0693, E-mail: mult...@cce.ubc.ca
Cynthia Austin, Special Projects Liaison, Conferences, Tel 604.822-0691,
E-mail: austin@cstudies@ubc.ca
The Web Site: http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca (note: under construction)