Please circulate this meeting announcement:
APPLIED VISION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL=20
CONFERENCE 1997
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"Image Quality"
9-11th April 1997, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee.
CALL FOR PAPERS
CALL FOR PAPERS CLOSES JANUARY 1st 1997
KEYNOTE SPEAKER : ANDREW WATSON=20
(NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTRE)
Title of Keynote : Image Quality=20
(Geoffrey J Burton Memorial Lecture)
Image quality may not determine but it can limit human=20
visual information processing. Many with a superficial=20
understanding of the area view image quality as largely=20
redundant because of improvements in display technology=20
and image processing.=20
However, medical, military, office and other forms of=20
imaging technology suggest this is far from the truth. At its=20
limits human vision is far better than the quality of images=20
provided by monitors in office document processing=20
systems and the effects of temporal quality on performance=20
is currently under examination. In military and medical=20
imaging designers are seeking to enhance visualization of=20
un-natural images to aid detection, discrimination and=20
recognition. Temporal and spatial image qualities are also=20
of interest to the clinician because patients may experience=20
a loss of certain image qualities which the clinician must=20
interpret in terms of behavioural sequelae.
The Applied Vision Association has four broad areas of=20
interest for this meeting.Applied research in=20
imaging/product design, academic research on the effects=20
of image quality in normal and disordered vision,=20
modelling of the effects of image quality on visual=20
performance and an open contributions section. It is=20
expected that the presentations on the 10th April will=20
largely consist of industrial and governmental presenters=20
discussing applied problems and the academic and clinical=20
papers will appear on the 9th and 11th of April.
Open contributions will be accepted, on any vision-related=20
topic. In addition to talks, a poster/demonstration session=20
(combined with a reception) is planned, for which=20
submissions from post-graduate students would be=20
especially welcome. The AVA committee intends to offer=20
one or more prizes of 50 pounds (depending on the number=20
and quality of submissions) for the best post-graduate/post-
doctoral posters or demonstrations.
Please send abstracts (200-300 words, deadline 1st=20
January 1996) and expressions of interest to:
N.B. Send your own full postal address, telephone, fax and=20
e-mail.
Dr M.J. Cook,
AVA Public Relations Officer,
Division of Psychology,
School of Social Science,
University of Abertay Dundee,
Bell Street,
Dundee,
DD1 1HG
Tel: +44 1382 308749
Fax: +44 1382 308877
e-mail: m.cook@river.tay.ac.uk=20