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Diagrams 2008, Herrsching (Germany), 19-21 Sep 2008

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Diagrams 2008: 5th International Conference on the Theory and Application
 
of Diagrams

Herrsching, Germany
September 19 - 21, 2008
www.cmis.brighton.ac.uk/diagrams2008

============== Call for Tutorials ====
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Diagrams is an international and interdisciplinary conference series, 
covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of 
diagrams. Previously, Diagrams tutorials have been of one hour duration. 
For 2008, we solicit proposals for tutorials of either two hours or four 
hours duration.

The deadline for submission is 1st April 2008.

Full details on the preparation of submissions can be found on the 
conference web site 
http://www.cmis.brighton.ac.uk/diagrams2008/submission.php

 ================ About Diagrams ==
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Recent technological advances have enabled the large-scale adoption of 
diagrams in a diverse range of areas. Increasingly sophisticated visual 
representations are emerging and, to enable effective communication, 
insight is required into how diagrams are used and when they are 
appropriate for use. The pervasive, everyday use of diagrams for 
communicating information and ideas serves to illustrate the importance of
 
providing a sound understanding of the role that diagrams can, and do, 
play. Research in the field of diagrams aims to improve our understanding
 
of the role of diagrams, sketches and other visualisations in 
communication, computation, cognition, creative thought, and problem 
solving. These concerns have triggered a surge of interest in the study of
 
diagrams.

The study of diagrammatic communication as a whole must be pursued as an 
interdisciplinary endeavour. Diagrams 2008 is the fifth event in this 
conference series, which was launched in Edinburgh during September 2000.
 
Diagrams attracts a large number of researchers from virtually all related
 
fields, placing the conference as a major international event in the area.
 
Diagrams is the only conference that provides a united forum for all areas
 
that are concerned with the study of diagrams: for example, architecture,
 
artificial intelligence, cartography, cognitive science, computer science,
 
education, graphic design, history of science, human-computer interaction,
 
linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and software 
modelling.

For the first time in its history, Diagrams will be co-located, running in
 
conjunction with the IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric
 
Computing and the ACM Symposium on Software Visualization as part of 
Visual Week. This co-location will provide a lively and stimulating 
environment, enabling researchers from related communities to exchange 
ideas and more widely disseminate research results. Cross-conference 
participation is encouraged and the program will include joint keynote 
speakers.