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{{Event
|Acronym=VC 2009
|Title=IADIS Visual Communication 2009
|Series=VC
|Type=Conference
|Field=Visual Communication
|Superevent=IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems
|Start date=2009/06/19
|End date=2009/06/21
|Submission deadline=2009/04/27
|Homepage=http://www.vc-conf.org/
|City=Algarve
|Country=Portugal
}}
-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions (2nd call): 27 April 2009 --

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION 2009: Creative Industries, Photography and Culture
Algarve, Portugal, 19 to 21 June 2009
(http://www.vc-conf.org/)
part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems
(MCCSIS 2009)
Algarve, Portugal, 17 to 23 June 2009  
(http://www.mccsis.org)


* Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Dr Roberto Muffoletto, Coordinator New Media & Global Education, College of Education Appalachian State University, USA

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS Visual Communication (VC) 2009 conference aims to address the main issues on Visual Communication, Photography and Technology.

* Format of the Conference 
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line).

* Best Papers
Selected authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to selected journals (i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems - ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers.

* Types of submissions 
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.

* Topics related to Visual Communication: Creative Industries, Photography and Culture are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas and topics: 

- Visual Communication (main area)
 - Visual Language / -Literacy / -Rhetoric
 - Persuasive Communication
 - Semiotics
 - Genres
 - Epistemic, episodic and the conceptual
 - Storyline and Hyperstructure

- Psychology (Main Area)
 - Visual / Subliminal Perception
 - Gestalt, Cognitive Style
 - Etnographic / Historical Themes
 - Galleries
 - Imagery Software

- Photography (main area)
 - Journalism, Documentary and Autonomous
 - Graphics, Art and Design
 - Spatial Composition
 - Daylight Studio
 - Autobiographic 
 - Portrait, landscape, fashion, architecture 
 - Creative Imagery
 - New Generation Cameras
 - Didactic Careers
 - International Consortia for EU Projects

- Technology
 - Light, colour, lenses, 3D scanning and printing
 - WWW-based Image Spaces
 - Flickr, MySpace, 
 - Archiving

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline (2nd call): 27 April 2009
- Notification to Authors (2nd call): 15 May 2009
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration (2nd call): Until 25 May 2009
- Late Registration (2nd call): After 25 May 2009
- Conference: Algarve, Portugal, 19 to 21 JuNE 2009

* Conference Location 
The conference will be held in Algarve, Portugal. 

* Secretariat 
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE VISUAL COMMUNICATION 2009
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3 
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal 
E-mail: secretariat@vc-conf.org
Web site: http://www.vc-conf.org/

* Program Committee 
Visual Communication 2009 Conference Program Chair:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands

General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs: 
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Acronym	VC 2009 +
End date	June 22, 2009 +
Event in series	VC +
Event type	Conference +
Has Keynote speaker	Roberto Muffoletto +
Has coordinates	37° 14' 44", -8° 9' 3"Latitude: 37.245425 Longitude: -8.150925 +
Has general chair	Pedro Isaías + and Nian-Shing Chen +
Has location city	Algarve +
Has location country	Category:Portugal +
Has program chair	Piet Kommers +
Homepage	http://www.vc-conf.org/ +
IsA	Event +
Start date	June 20, 2009 +
Subevent of	MCCSIS 2009 +
Submission deadline	April 27, 2009 +
Title	IADIS International Conference Visual Communication 2009 +