Hosting Proposal Guidelines

About Web3D Conference
Web3D Conference has been an annual event since 1995. This conference is sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH in cooperation with the Web3D Consortium. In the early years they were called VRML Symposium, then Web3D Symposium and now Web3D Conference. It’s a conference on 3D Web Technology addressing an extensive range of research, development, and practice related to Web-based 3D Graphic. It unites researchers, developers, entrepreneurs, experimenters, artists and content creators in a dynamic learning environment. Attendees share and explore methods of using, enhancing and creating new 3D Web and Multimedia technologies. The conference also focuses on recent trends in interactive 3D graphics, information integration and usability in the wide range of Web3D applications from mobile devices to high-end immersive environments.


Proposal Guidelines for Hosting Web3D Conference

If you are interested in hosting a Web3D Conference, please provide us with a proposal with answers to the following questions regarding hosting a future Web3D20xx Conference. These questions do not need to be answered in order. Please construct the best short proposal that addresses these questions. Images are allowed. When complete, please email as a PDF attachment to Web3D Consortium Executive Director: Anita Havele anita.havele@web3d.org

  1. Indicate the Year of your hosting proposal
  2. List the host name (University, Institute, Organization),  host city, state and country
  3. Describe the structure of the conference. This includes:
    • The theme of the conference
    • Technical program, related content (e.g. art show), and associated or co-located conferences
    • Include a description of how you will construct the technical program to achieve that theme
    • Please include any proposed innovative means of running the conference or allowing interaction with participants
  4. List of who will fill important positions
    • General Chairs
    • Program Chairs
    • Local Chair
    • Web Chair
    • Additional people can be specified that will fill other positions
  5.  Provide a description of the location and facilities for the conference (Hotel, University, Institute, or others)
  6. Describe and outline the conference budget. 
    1. Anticipated sponsors, governmental funding, or other sources of funding
    2. Registration fees (number of attendees and price per attendee)
    3. Logistics Costs (Room rental, Administration, A/V, Food, etc)
  7. Describe how you will market the conference to the following:
    • Potential sponsors
    • Conference leaders
    • Technical content providers (paper, tutorial, and poster authors)
    • Conference attendees
  8. You should have a brief description of international access to the host city from Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and Eastern Asia to include Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.
  9. List possible accommodation choices for conference attendees