2009 OzViz Visualisation Showreel

Coinciding with OzViz 2009 will be a compilation of images/animations from people working in the visualisation field in Australia. This is a chance to show off your visualisation outcomes to the group and serves as a good way to publicise/promote the activities within our respective organisations. The resulting showreel will be provided as a free DVD handout to those attending the OzViz 2009 workshop, presenters at OzViz are particularly encouraged to submit material related to their talks.

You are now invited to submit material for this showreel, the deadline for submissions is the 16th November 2009. Entries will be accepted in time order for as long as there is space available on the DVD.

The format of the showreel will be similar to 2008. For optimal results it is recommended that contributors provide animations at HD resolution (1920x1080, square pixels) and a frame rate of 30fps. These can be supplied as individual frames or alternatively as QuickTime movies with a high quality compression codec. Any associated audio must match the length of the video exactly. Other formats will be accepted as long as they can be reasonably integrated into the production software being used. If the title and credits are not part of the content provided then title and credit information should be provided as a separate text file and an introduction will be created for your submission.

Submissions (hard drives and DVDs) should be sent to Paul Bourke, M024, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009. Any questions by email: paul.bourke@uwa.edu.au

Hi all,

It's fast approaching the end of the year and that means it's time for another OzViz Workshop. The ANU Supercomputer Facility will be your host this year and I thought I'd give everyone a reminder to start thinking about what they might present. The format will be similar to previous workshops - short presentations of between 15-30 minutes, the exact figure will depend on how many presenters we get. I'd encourage as many people as possible to present. Works in progress, visualization breakdowns, student projects and Nobel prize worthy research breakthroughs are all suitable topics.

The cost of the workshop will be minimal, most likely $0. The current plan is to book tables at a reasonably priced restaurant and negotiate a fixed price for the meal and have people turn up with the right amount in cash. The restaurant we have in mind is in Civic so I would encourage people to find accommodation near the city so as to minimise transportion.

I'd encourage the OzViz community to remind colleagues of our existence and get them to sign up to the list and join us at the workshop.

We look forward to seeing you all in Canberra,

Drew