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OBJECTIVES
The 7th International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2004) will be held in Gallipoli (Lecce), Italy, May 25-28, 2004. The Conference traditionally brings together experts in different areas of computer science who have a common interest in the conception, design and implementation of visual interfaces. Because of the new class of computers, such as digital assistants, palmtops and mobile phones, AVI opens to perceptual interfaces, not limited to the use of visual techniques, which appear the appropriate solution to the design of dedicated interfaces, optimised for a given hardware and/or specific applications. Both formal methods and concrete applications well fit in the conference, whose program also includes invited talks, given by leaders in the field.

TOPICS
Visual Interface Design
Graph Drawing
Visual Interaction
Information Visualization
Interface Evaluation
Visual Databases
Controlled Studies and Usability Testing
Visual Interaction with Databases
Adaptive Interfaces
Visual Data Mining
 Animated Interfaces
Cognitive Models of the User
WWW Interfaces
Interface Metaphors
Multimodal Interfaces
Virtual Reality
Perceptual Interfaces
End-User Development
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Hypermedia & Multimedia

GENERAL CHAIR
Maria Francesca Costabile, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel./Fax +39-080-5443300 e-mail: costabile@di.uniba.it

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Albert Badre (Georgia Tech, USA)
Peter Brusilovsky (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Margaret Burnett (Oregon State University, USA)
Stuart Card (PARC, USA)
Luca Chittaro (University of Udine, Italy)
Mary Czerwinski (Microsoft Research, USA)
Antonella De Angeli (NCR, UK)
Fiorella de Rosis (University of Bari, Italy)
Alan Dix (University of Lancaster, UK)
Vlado Glavinic (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Matthias Hemmje (FhG-IPSI, Germany)
John Hosking (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Daniel A. Keim (University of Constanz, Germany)
 Henry Lieberman (MIT Media Lab, USA)
Mark T. Maybury (MITRE Corporation, USA)
Wendy McKay (Université Paris-Sud, France)
Piero Mussio (University of Milano, Italy)
Philippe Palanque (Université Paul Sabatier, France)
Paolo Paolini (Polytechnic of Milano, Italy)
Steven Pemberton (CWI/W3C, Niederland)
Thomas Rist (DFKI, Germany)
Ben Shneiderman (University of Maryland, USA)
Constantine Stephanidis (ICS-FORTH, Greece)
Genny Tortora (University of Salerno, Italy)
Manfred Tscheligi (CURE, Austria)
Kent Wittenburg (Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA)

TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP CHAIR
Fabio Paternò, ISTI - C.N.R., Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Tel: +39-050-3153066, Fax: +39-050-3138091, e-mail: fabio.paterno@cnuce.cnr.it

POSTER CHAIRS
Nadja De Carolis, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel. +39-080-5443477, Fax +39-080-5443196, e-mail: decarolis@di.uniba.it
Marilena De Marsico, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Salaria 113, 00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel. +39-06-49918312, Fax +39-06-49918424, e-mail: demarsico@dsi.uniroma1.it

DEMO CHAIRS
Emanuele Panizzi, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Salaria 113, 00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel. +39-06-49918539, Fax +39-06-49918424, e-mail: panizzi@dsi.uniroma1.it
Sebastiano Pizzutilo, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel. +39-080-5443284, Fax +39-080-5443196, e-mail: pizzutilo@di.uniba.it

PUBBLICITY CHAIR
Paolo Bottoni, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Salaria 113, 00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel. +39-06-49918426, Fax +39-06-8541842, e-mail: bottoni@dsi.uniroma1.it

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR
Giovanni Aloisio, Università degli Studi di Lecce,
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Innovazione and
ISUFI/Center for Advanced Computational Technologies,
Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Tel. +39-0832-297221, Fax +39-0832-297279, e-mail: giovanni.aloisio@unile.it

STEERING COMMITTEE
Tiziana Catarci, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Via Salaria 113, 00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel./Fax +39-06-49918331 e-mail: catarci@dis.uniroma1.it, tic@cs.brown.edu
Maria Francesca Costabile, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel./Fax +39-080-5443300 e-mail: costabile@di.uniba.it
Stefano Levialdi, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Salaria 113, 00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel. +39-06-8841962 Fax +39-06-8419188 e-mail: levialdi@dsi.uniroma1.it
Giuseppe Santucci, Università di Roma "La Sapienza", Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Via Salaria 113,00198 Roma, Italy.
Tel.+39-06-49918484 Fax+39-06-49918331 e-mail: santucci@dis.uniroma1.it
Laura Tarantino, Università dell'Aquila, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Poggio di Roio, 67040 L'Aquila, Italy.
Tel. +39-0862-434415 Fax +39-0862-434403 e-mail: laura@ing.univaq.it

SCIENTIFIC SECRETARIAT

Paolo Buono, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel. +39-080-5442239, Fax +39-080-5443300 e-mail: buono@di.uniba.it
Rosa Lanzilotti, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel. +39-080-5443289, Fax +39-080-5443300 e-mail: lanzilotti@di.uniba.it
Antonio Piccinno, Università di Bari, Dipartimento di Informatica, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Tel. +39-080-5443289, Fax +39-080-5443300 e-mail: piccinno@di.uniba.it


PAPER AND DEMO SUBMISSION
We strongly encourage submissions that address research and development on the above and other related topics, or that propose new approaches suitable for fulfilling the demands that characterize advanced interfaces of the next generation. Three kinds of contribution are solicited: RESEARCH papers, up to 8000 words (approximately 20 double-spaced pages including figures); SHORT papers describing promising work in progress, up to 4000 words (approximately 10 double-spaced pages including figures; short papers might be presented at the conference as POSTERS); and SYSTEM papers (DEMO) up to 3000 words. System papers will be accompanied by a demonstration of the software prototype and should include a description of hw/sw requirements (demonstrators may either use their personal laptops, or provide, by April 16 2004, a full working version of accepted prototypes, ready for installation). Papers are submitted electronically. Detailed information on electronic submission will be provided at the AVI 2004 web site: http://www.di.uniba.it/avi2004 Authors intending to submit a paper MUST first send an electronic abstract of no more than 250 words by filling in the abstract submission form that provided at the AVI 2004 web site (abstracts are intended for classification purposes only and must be followed by the paper).

PANEL, TUTORIAL, AND WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Panels - The aim of panels is to stimulate the discussion, so they should address exciting, hot, and controversial topics rather than being short paper sessions. The panel proposal should include a 1000 word abstract, which illustrates the panel topic, stating compelling issues to be debated, and a list of all panel members.
Tutorials - Tutorials provide conference participants with the opportunity to gain new insights in the area of advanced visual interfaces. The up to two page tutorial proposal should clearly state the content, organization, and target audience of the tutorial. A/V requirements and a biosketch of the presenter(s) should also be provided.
Workshops - The objective of the pre-AVI workshops is to focus on special topics of major importance. The up to 1000 word proposal should state the objective and significance of the workshop, potential participants, format and duration of the workshop.

IMPORTANT DATES
Electronic abstract submission deadline: December 12, 2003
Paper submission deadline: December 18, 2003
Panel/tutorial/workshop proposal submission deadline: December 19, 2003
Notification of acceptance: February 5, 2004
Camera-ready paper due: March 1, 2004
Demo software due: April 16, 2004

Papers and system descriptions presented at the AVI 2004 Conference will be included in the Proceedings published by ACM Press

VENUE
Gallipoli is a well-known ancient town in Southern Italy and a beach resort on the Ionian coast of Salento. Its name derives from the Greek “kalle polis” which means “beautiful town”. It is composed of two different areas: the modern one situated on a promontory, and the other one, which is a colourful medieval village, built on a little island extending into the Ionian Sea, where there are several churches and a little museum in the maze of narrow streets. The Angioin castle dominates the island. The conference will be held at the Grand Hotel Costa Brada, located along the sandy shores of Gallipoli. The airport closest to Gallipoli is Brindisi airport. Shuttles will be provided by the conference organization from Brindisi airport and from Lecce train station.

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