2nd Cost287-ConGAS International Symposium on Gesture Interfaces for Multimedia System (GIMS)
9-10 May 2006, Leeds, UK
Paper Session at "The Venue", Leeds College of Music, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD
Demo Session at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/icsrim/gims/
in collaboration with FUSE Leeds 2006
The aim of this symposium is to explore emerging technologies and applications in gesture controlled multimedia systems, expressive gesture analysis, modelling and synthesis; to increase awareness and exchange views and experiences in the use of gesture interface and interactive multimedia technologies, with particular interests in performing arts. Topic of interests include but not limited to gesture sensing, tracking, analysis of expressive gesture, modelling, synthesis of expressive gesture, animation, creative mapping and many others, with special focus on distributed and collaborative performance and e-learning.
Submission Instructions and dates on the official GIMS web site
Contact:gims@icsrim.org.uk
GIMS is supported by Cost287-ConGAS, MUSICNETWORK International Association (www.interactivemusicnetwork.org) and I-MAESTRO EC IST project (www.i-maestro.org).
GIMS will also host the
6th Cost287-ConGAS MC
Leeds, May 10th 2006
School of Music building,
Univesity of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
University of Leeds Campus map: see the map
Please note that the GIMS is held at a different venue and there
are two Universities in Leeds very close to each
other - we are in the University of Leeds (not the Leeds Metropolitan
University).
Travel and Accomodation
Getting to Leeds
Leeds Bradford International Airport is approximately 7 miles away from the University, and is well served by taxis. The cost is approximately £20 from the airport to the city and campus. You may also use the Manchester International Airport and take an inter-city train to Leeds (around 1.5 hours) or the London airports with inter-city train (around 2.5 hours).Some telephone numbers for local taxi companies:
City Cabs: +44 (0) 113 246 9999
Streamline: +44 (0) 113 244 3322
Hotel
- The Met****: £79
(~15-20mins walk, this is probably the nearest) - Park Plaza****: £89
(~20mins walk, just outside the train station) - Queens****: £75
(~20 mins walk, next to the train station, opposite to the Park Plaza) - Hilton***: £82
(behind train station, ~25-30mins walk) - Merrion Hotel £ 65