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GTC is the place to learn about and share how advances in GPU technology help scientists, developers, graphic artists, designers, researchers, engineers, and IT managers tackle their day-to-day graphics and computational challenges. Through world-class education, including hundreds of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions, and moderated roundtables, GTC brings together thought leaders from a wide range of fields.

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Now in its 46th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences. This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas.

HICSS-46 offers a unique, highly interactive and professionally challenging environment. The minitrack on: “Working and Gaming in 3D Virtual Environments” is connected with the JVWR (Journal of Virtual Worlds Research) for a special issue 6(3)2013: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds.

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Original call: CFP: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds

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ICIS is the major annual meeting of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), which has over 4,000 members representing universities from more than 95 countries worldwide.

Augmented Reality is one of the “hottest” topics in IT. The rise of high-end mobile cameras, GPS and on-device with cloud computation power, allow for many new applications in this field.

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Original call: Augmented Reality AT ICIS2012.

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The metaverse is emerging, through the increasing use of virtual world technologies that act as platforms for end-users to create, develop, and interact, expanding the realm of human cooperation, interaction, and creativity.

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Original call: At SLACTIONS

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The conference aims at inspiring innovative and informative IS research that promotes smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of the Mediterranean Region. JVWR supports a research track on Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games.

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Original call: CFP: Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games

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Google+ Glass got a lot of hype recently. Did you know that BMW has their own glasses too? Have you heard of the i-Cocoon? A device that allows you to be part of an intuitive and holistic experience where your interface is YOU.

Prof. +Yesha Sivan is the Managing editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds research and Head of the Management Information System Program at the Tel Aviv Academic College. He is also the man behind the 3D3C theory that talks about the 3 critical components to the 3D reality: community, creativity and commerce.

Join Prof. Yesha and +Yifat Cohen and discover the latest devices and ideas in augmented reality today, and more importantly – let’s discuss how we can make money out of them.

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Original call: Augmented Reality ala 3D3C

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The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual research conference in the information systems discipline and is an official conference of the Association for Information Systems. JVWR supports a special track: Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds.

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Original call: CFP: Managerial and Commercial Applications

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JVWR will host a seminar at The Eleventh Wuhan International Conference on E-Business (An AIS Affiliated Conference)  (http://www.whiceb.com/), May 26-27, 2012 in Wuhan, China. It is widely recognized in the region and beyond as an excellent and fascinating academic conference on e-Business.

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Original call: CFP: Asian Perspectives

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The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW) consists of over 1,600 registered members from the government (federal, state & local, & international), academia, and corporate sectors. The Consortium supports individuals and organizations to improve government collaboration through the use of virtual worlds to enrich collaborative online experiences, explore technologies that may enhance telework, and foster cross-agency collaboration.

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The Journal of Virtual World Research hosted a morning get-together on Virtual Worlds for Learning: The IBM China Perspective.

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