Diagrams 2006: Final Call for Participation ************************************************************************************************ *** If you require accommodation at the conference, you must register by June 21 *** *** Walk-up registration will be available, but accommodation will depend on availability *** ************************************************************************************************ Final Call for Participation Diagrams 2006 Fourth International Conference on Theory and Application of Diagrams Diagrams and Education http://diagrams-conference.org June 28-30, 2006 Stanford University, USA Conference registration for the Diagrams 2006 conference is now available at the conference web site. Go to http://diagrams-conference.org/registration for all registration information. This page includes details about accommodation and costs. The registration procedure with credit card payment is available on line. Note two important dates with regard to conference registration: April 15, 2006: Deadline to apply for student travel funding assistance May 14, 2006: Deadline for early registration The conference program is available at http://diagrams-conference.org/program About the conference -------------------- Diagrams is an international and interdisciplinary conference series on the theory and application of diagrams in any scientific field of enquiry. From early human history, diagrams have been pervasive in human communication. The recent rise of multimedia technology that has turned advanced visual communication into an integral part of our everyday reality makes a better understanding of the role of diagrams and sketches in communication, cognition, creative thought, and problem-solving a necessity. These developments have triggered a new surge of interest in the study of diagrammatic notations, which is driven by several different scientific disciplines concerned with cognition, computation and communication. Diagrams 2006 is the fourth event in this conference series, which was launched in Edinburgh in September 2000, and has since emerged as the major international conference on this topic. The series attracts a large number of researchers from virtually all academic fields that are studying the nature of diagrammatic representations, their use in human communication, and cognitive or computational mechanisms for processing diagrams. Diagrams is the only conference that provides a unified forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams: architecture, artificial intelligence, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphic design, history of science, human-computer interaction, linguistics, philosophy and logic, and psychology, to name but a few. Diagrams and Education is a special theme of Diagrams 2006 which includes the uses of diagrams in all subject areas and phases of education from primary schools to professional development, and the topic of education for diagrammatic literacy. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * diagram understanding by humans or machines * reasoning with diagrammatic representations * educational uses of diagrams * education for diagrammatic literacy * diagram usage in scientific discovery * history of diagrammatic languages and notations * formalization of diagrammatic notations * novel uses of diagrammatic notations * design of diagrammatic notations * interactive graphical communication * psychological issues pertaining to perception, comprehension, and production of diagrams * computational models of reasoning with and interpretation of diagrams * role of diagrams in applied areas such as visualization * spatial information and diagrams * usability issues concerning diagrams * design with diagrams Diagrams 2006 will consist of technical sessions with invited addresses, presentations of refereed papers, posters and tutorial sessions. The tutorials will provide introductions to diagram research in various disciplines in order to foster a lively interdisciplinary exchange. --------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an empty email to mailto:[log in to unmask] For further details of CHI lists see http://sigchi.org/listserv ---------------------------------------------------------------