CVMP the European conference on visual media production has announced its call for submissions. The conference takes place November 12-13 at the BFI Southbank London. The goal of the two-day conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of knowledge between researchers and media industry specialists working at the cutting-edge of visual media production and delivery. CVMP has traditionally been held at the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) but has a new larger venue for 2009 and a team that intends to develop and expand the event and associated activities. The conference chairman is Dr. Oliver Grau lead technologist at BBC Research and Development with Adrian Hilton from University of Surrey the program chair. The CVMP organizing committee is comprised of Bill Collis CEO at The Foundry Simon Robinson chief scientist at The Foundry Anil Kokaram of Trinity College Ireland Tom Evans of Wavecrest Systems and Dr. Graham Thomas principal research engineer at BBC Research and Development. Conference secretary is Abi Bowman project manager at The Foundry. This year the latest research developments will be presented together with real-world industry applications combining to deliver a melting pot of ideas and experience. The event promises to be fascinating and informative with a line up that already includes Matt Welford head of compositing at Weta Digital (The Day The Earth Stood Still The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian King Kong The Lord of the Rings trilogy) Professor Marc Pollefeys from ETHZ and Dr. Toni Mateos of Barcelona Media. Special sessions this year are Advanced Technology in Post Production and Capturing 3D Worlds. CVMP will also address the increasing demand for 3D stereoscopic content and delivery for emerging platforms such as e-cinema high-resolution home displays and interactive media which are all fuelling the development of new technology and approaches. The Call for Papers is now live at www.cvmp-conference.org.
