Ninth AR Standards Community Meeting

The Ninth AR Standards Community meeting took place May 29-30, 2013.

The agenda may be consulted at any time. This page is also where the slides for each session are found.
The position papers and recommended pre-reading materials are available.

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The community of people seeking to advance work towards open and interoperable AR will meet on May 29-30, 2013 in New York, New York.

Meeting Goals

The face-to-face meetings are designed to promote the discussion between stakeholders of the ecosystem for the development of open and interoperable AR content and experiences. During the two day meeting, we will work side by side with AR industry leaders and SDO Work Group chairs to: 

Augmented Reality developers encountering obstacles to audience reach and end user adoption as a result of proprietary technology "silos" are also encouraged to attend in order to learn about the open specifications and APIs under development, and to provide their opinions. AR developers participating in the community are on the front lines to learn about and influence the direction of new tools. Demonstrations will be used to assist in stimulating discussion among participants during meeting session 11.

All community members are invited to suggest topics for the agenda via submission of position papers.

Position Papers

In addition to the invited speaker presentations and moderated plenary collaborations, contributions to the community may be made in advance of the meeting in the form of position papers. Submitters are requested to follow published guidelines for position papers. The position papers and recommended reading for this meeting is available on this page.

To Participate in the Meeting of the International AR Standards Community

Those planning to participate in the AR Standards community meeting should review the documentation of the first meeting,  second meeting, third meeting, fourth meeting, fifth meeting, sixth meeting, seventh meeting and eight meeting. Joining the mailing lists for the community is also highly recommended.

This is an open meeting, however, advanced registration is required. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Perey. If you cannot attend in person, we hope to be streaming live via Hangout during many of the sessions.

Special Exhibition/Reception on May 29

AR Standards Community meeting participants will witness the largest exhibition of hands-free, head-mounted displays ever conducted, featuring models of historical value going back over 20 years up to the present. See the diversity of this special category of technology for yourself during our social event.

When: 7 to 9 PM Eastern on May 29, 2013

Where: Eyebeam Art + Technology Center
            540 W 21st St. New York, NY 10011

Reception included in full meeting registration fee.  Community members can also invite guests!
"Reception only" tickets also available by completing the pre-registration form on this page ($25/person). Press/media passes available. Please contact Christine Perey.

Vuzix M100 SDK Discount and Prize Drawing

All AR Standards Community Meeting participants will be eligible to purchase the Vuzix M100 SDK at a 20% discount. In addition, there will be a drawing. As announced by Vuzix on April 8, one lucky participant will win an M100 SDK which includes a pre-production M100 unit.

Registration and Fees

To participate in the Ninth AR Standards Community meeting, please complete this on-line registration form.

Ticket Type Fee
AR New York Meetup Group Member $145
Community Member $230

Each participant will be responsible for their travel costs, meals and other incidentals.

Agenda

The meeting agenda is available but subject to minor changes as needed.

Venue

The Ninth Meeting of the International AR Standards community will be conducted Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Group at Columbia University.

The facility address is:

525 West 120th Street
New York, New York 10027
United States


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Host and Sponsoring

The Ninth AR Standards Community Meeting is hosted by Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Group at Columbia University. We are proud to receive the support of the Qualcomm, Khronos Group and Vuzix.

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Organization

Meeting sessions and documents will be in English.

All notifications to participants will be made by way of this web page, to the AR Standards announcements mailing list, LinkedIn and posted to relevant blogs and industry mailing lists.

Community Meetings Chair

If you wish to provide assistance to the community meetings and chair one or more sessions, please notify Christine Perey, chair.

Program Committee Members

The agenda of this meeting will be established by the chair and Program Committee members to reflect the needs and interests of the AR community.

Program Committee members for the ninth meeting include:

Important Dates

        Date                                    Event

 25 January 2013       Meeting announced, information issued via Web site
11 February 2013   Call for participation and position papers issued
15  April 2013          Draft Agenda published
18  April 2013   Deadline for position paper abstracts
15 May 2013   Deadline for final position papers
18 May 2013   Early meeting registration fee period ends
21 May 2013   Final Agenda published
29  May 2013   On-line registration closes
29  May 2013        Meeting opens at 9 AM
30 May 2013        Meeting closes at 4:30 PM

Comments or Questions?

Please address all comments and questions regarding the AR Standards meeting via e-mail to Christine Perey, chair.