You are cordially invited to participate in WebMedia 2006, the 12th Brazilian Symposium on Multimedia and the Web Conference, which will be held in November 19-22, 2006, in Natal, Brazil.

Supported by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC), WebMedia has been, since 1995, the most important Brazilian forum for presentations, tutorials and discussions on recent advances in research and technology related to Multimedia, Hypermedia and the Web.

In this year, WebMedia will be part of a joint conference that includes the Symposium on Human Factors in Computer Systems (IHC2006) and the Brazilian Symposium on Collaborative Systems (SBSC2006).

The WebMedia 2006 Conference will have activities including:

Authors are invited to submit original work, presenting the results of scientific or technological research activities. Authors may submit full papers (up to 10 pages length) or short papers (up to 3 pages in length). Full papers should describe complete works of original research. Short papers provide an opportunity to report on research in progress, to present novel positions on the area, or to demonstrate exciting new systems. In all cases, papers will be peer-reviewed by at least 3 reviewers from the Program Committee.

WebMedia 2006 looks for original papers describing research or technological advances in topics related to Multimedia, Hypermedia, and the Web. Topics and technologies relevant to the symposium include (but are not limited to):

Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF. Authors must make use of JEMS/SBC system (https://submissoes.sbc.org.br) for submission. Papers can be written in Portuguese or in English and must use the ACM format described in the address http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.

It should be noticed that short papers should be submitted in their final form. It is not previewed short paper modifications after submission.

Tools and Applications Session have been traditionally promoted as an integrating event of WebMedia. The session is an important forum where both academic and industrial members can present their latest tools or prototypes. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed by members of the Tools and Applications Program Committee. The selected tools/applications selected will presented and demonstrated during the symposium.

You are cordially invited to submit works on the topics of interest of WebMedia2006, as listed here.

The papers describing the tools/applications must be electronically submitted through the JEMS/SBC system (https://submissoes.sbc.org.br). It is strongly recommended that authors make the tool/application (or a suitable version) available for downloading during the paper evaluation period. Papers submitted to the Tools and Applications Session of WebMedia 2006 must be original, and can not be simultaneously submitted to other conferences or journals, neither previously published. The paper acceptance requires that at least one author will register for the conference in order to present the work.

The paper describing the tool/application should explain, at least, and clearly:

    (i) the tool/application goal;
    (ii) its architecture; and
    (iii) its main functionalities.

Papers should have up to 3 (three) pages, including all figures, references and appendices, and must follow the ACM style (see http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html). Papers can be submitted in English or in Portuguese. All papers must be in PDF format.

More information should be requested to the chair of the Tools and Applications Session, Profa. Flávia Delicato (DIMAp - UFRN), through her e-mail flavia.delicato@dimap.ufrn.br.

The Poster session provides an opportunity for researchers and professionals to present their recent research, and to obtain feedback from their peers in an informal setting.

A paper containing the poster description should be submitted. The paper should include the description of the theory, technology or method associated with the work. The submission should be done using the JEMS/SBC system (https://submissoes.sbc.org.br). Papers can be written in Portuguese or in English. The paper format must be in accordance with the ACM template (see http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html) e and should not exceed 2 pages. Papers should be submitted already in their final version, since it will not be allowed to submit a new version in case of acceptance. Thus, the format instructions should be carefully followed. Only PDF format will be accepted for paper submission. The accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference to present the poster. Soon it will be available in this site the instructions for poster confection.

More information should be requested to the chair of the Poster Session, Profa. Flávia Delicato (DIMAp - UFRN), through her e-mail flavia.delicato@dimap.ufrn.br.

The Workshop on Thesis and Dissertations of WebMedia (WTD-WebMedia) is a forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of ongoing MsC and PhD work in the areas of Multimedia, Hypermedia and Web. The main goal of this track is to stimulate debates where students have a feedback for their work and also have an overview of the national research status in the area. The track also aims at stimulating integration and cooperation of researchers giving a wider visibility of the current researches for the academic and industrial community.

All papers submitted to the WTD-WebMedia will be peer-reviewed by members of an Evaluation Committee. The selected work will be presented during the Workshop and should receive feedback from the audience. We expect to favor, at the end of the event, the integration between Universities and between students and professors.

Authors are invited to submit original work, containing the proposals and partial results of their scientific or technological research activities. The topics are the same of the symposium, which can be found above.

Authors must use the JEMS/SBC system (https://submissoes.sbc.org.br) to electronically submit their MsC/PhD work overview. Paper can be written in English or in Portuguese, but only the PDF format is accepted. Papers must follow the style guidelines of ACM (see http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html) and should contain up to 5 pages.

The first page should contain the follow information:

    - Title
    - Student name
    - Advisor name
    - Program (MsC or PhD)
    - University / Graduation Program
    - Starting date
    - Expected date for conclusion
    - Abstract

Paper acceptance requires that the student will register for the conference in order to present its work, since the workshop aims at promoting the discussion about the ongoing work.

More information should be requested to the chair of the of Workshop on Thesis and Dissertations, Prof. Valter Roesler (UNISINOS), through the e-mail roesler@unisinos.br.

The Undergraduate Research Workshop (WTIC - Workshop de Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica) is a forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of undergraduate ongoing researches in the Multimedia, Hypermedia and Web areas. The main goal is to stimulate the integration of undergraduate students with the academic and industrial members.

Authors are invited to submit their ongoing work, including proposals and partial results of their technological or scientific research. Papers will be peer-reviewed by a Technical Committee and the selected papers will be presented during the WTIC. Therefore, the paper acceptance requires the student registration for the Symposium to present his/her work.

Authors should use the JEMS/SBC system(https://submissoes.sbc.org.br) to submit their papers. Papers can be written in English or in Portuguese, but only papers in the PDF format will be accepted. The papers must follow the ACM style guidelines ( see http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html) and should have up to 3 pages.

More information should be requested to the chair of the Undergraduate Research Workshop, Profa. Renata Pontin M. Fortes (ICMC - USP), through her e-mail renata@icmc.usp.br.

Short courses, presented in Portuguese, should target undergraduate students, graduate students and/or professionals. They should cover topics of interest related to the symposium themes (please visit the correspondent websites IHC2006, SBSC2006 and WebMedia2006). Multidisciplinary proposals are strongly encouraged.

Authors of selected courses are expected to produce a 40-page text that will be published in a volume dedicated to short courses. The text format should be in accordance with the SBC template. To obtain the format template URL click here and select the option "Modelo para publicação de capítulos de livros" (in portuguese).

Proposals should be for 8-hour courses and should include:

    (i) an abstract,
    (ii) a description of the target audience, including prerequisite knowledge, and one or more appropriate events (IHC, SBSC or Webmedia) to be associated with the course,
    (iii) a high-level table of contents with text explaining what will be covered in each topic,
    (iv) an explanation about the course attractives for the target audience,
    (v) authors' biographies,
    (vi) indication of which author will present the course,
    (vii) A/V equipment requirements.

One presenter for each course will have its registration, accommodation and transport offered by the event organization.

The proposals should be sent by email to cesarteixeira@gmail.com

Tutorials, presented in English, should target graduate AND/OR undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals. They should cover topics of interest related to the Web or to Multimedia/Hypermedia in general.

Proposals of 8-hour courses should include:

    (i) an abstract describing the tutorial
    (ii) a description of the target audience, including prerequisite knowledge,
    (iii) a high-level table of contents with text explaining what will be covered in each topic,
    (iv) author' biography,
    (v) A/V equipment requirements.