[TriLUG] OT: PUSHING BOUNDARIES IN INFORMATION VISUALIZATION:

James Tuttle jjtuttle at trilug.org
Thu Aug 14 20:16:12 EDT 2008


cc:asis&t Fall 2008 Workshop

PUSHING BOUNDARIES IN INFORMATION VISUALIZATION:
Using Virtual, Immersive and Interactive Technologies in Research & Practice

The Carolinas Chapter of ASIS&T (cc:asis&t) is pleased to announce an
upcoming workshop Pushing Boundaries in Information Visualization to be
held at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) in beautiful Chapel
Hill, North Carolina on Saturday, September 13, 2008.  The focus of this
workshop is on current and developing technologies to enable more
effective collaboration within professional and research environments.

PROGRAM GOALS	
1)  Showcase some of the innovative uses of technology in terms of
virtual and immersive environments for interacting with information

2)  Generate attendee discussion around the use, integration and
evaluation of such tools (i.e. how do we evaluate the use of these
technologies?  how can research improve practice? how can practice
inform research, etc.)


WHEN	Saturday, September 13, 2008
	9:00 am - 4:30 pm

WHERE	Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)
	UNC Campus - ITS Manning
	211 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

COST	Free for ASIS&T members
	$50 non-members
	(ASIS&T student membership is only $40)

REGISTER Online at
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/carolinas/events/fall2008workshop.html
	Attendance limited to 45
	Payment must be received by Monday, September 8

PARKING	Ram's Head Parking Deck on Ridge Road north of Manning Drive;
Dogwood Parking Deck, corner of Manning Drive and Hospital Drive, one
block west of ITS Manning http://www.dps.unc.edu/maps/visitor/Visitor.pdf

PROGRAM
A number of researchers will demonstrate the ways in which they have
been able to take advantage of current technologies in order to manage
their collaborate projects and share research data using RENCI’s
facilities, including its high-tech Social Computing Room, an
environment providing a full 360-degree display and allowing virtual,
immersive, and interactive engagement for groups.  Attendees may also
experience haptic environments and multi-user online social environments
that offer possibilities for further expanding virtual, immersive, and
collaborative work.

The program will feature a colorful mix of research projects ranging
from electrical stimulation of the nervous system with cochlear implant,
to scalable visualization of genealogy links, experiential look at the
death penalty, visualizing activity on a busy website, and comparing
human and yeast cell protein interaction networks.  Attendees need not
be familiar with the disciplines of these research projects – the
program will expose you to the use of immersive and interactive
technology across a range of disciplines and then encourage discussion
about the possibilities.

Breakfast, lunch and a delightful reception are included in the program,
so please join us for this immersive and engaging program.

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