ACM Transactions on Graphics solicits papers for a special issue on realistic image synthesis. Submissions are due by March 15, 1987. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Four copies of the manuscript should be submitted to either of the special issue editors:

A doctoral consortium will again be held preceding this year's joint Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems and Graphics Interface. This year's consortium takes place within the unique combination of the ACM SIGCHI conference and the annual Graphics Interface of the Canadian Man-Computer Communications Society.

We are looking for qualified PhD students writing theses in topics relevant to human-computer interaction to be involved in this consortium. The CHI+GI'87 doctoral consortium will begin on Sunday, April 4 and continue through Monday, April 5. Students participating in the consortium will present their thesis research to fellow participants and join them in informal discussion and enjoyment of Toronto.

The student attendees will be guided by a group of researchers who represent the various fields that support human-computer interaction including human factors, cognitive psychology, software engineering and computer graphics. Prior to the consortium, these researchers will review the applications and select the set of PhD candidates to be invited to the consortium.

The CHI+GI'87 doctoral consortium is a closed event attended only by the guiding researchers and PhD students. Abstracts of the students' theses will be printed in the conference proceedings and student attendees will be given the opportunity to present their work at the CHI+GI'87 conference poster sessions if they wish to do so. Student attendees to the consortium will be given free registration to the conference.

Applicants for the doctoral consortium must be registered PhD students who have presented their thesis proposal (or equivalent) by April 4, 1987 and who have not yet defended their dissertation. Applications must be submitted no later than December 10, 1986. To obtain an application form, write to:

The doctoral consortium is an excellent mechanism for graduate students to receive early feedback on their work from individuals outside of their university, to build a cohort group of colleagues and to exchange research ideas across the disciplines of human-computer interaction. Each previous doctoral consortium has been both professionally productive and personally enjoyable.

The annual symposium of the Metropolitan Chapter of the Human Factors Society will explore human factors issues in designing graphic and full-motion interfaces. Emerging interactive graphic and video systems demand non-traditional interfaces. The ability to design complex animated or ``film-like'' displays for these systems will become an essential skill in the repertoire of user interface designers. This symposium brings human factors and film/TV specialists together to examine the critical issues in this arena.

Location: New York Telephone, Main Auditorium (23rd floor), 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036. Seating is limited. Reserve a preregistration packet by contacting Derek Shultz, Media Design Associates, 151 Route 206, B24-5, Fladers, NJ 07836, (201)829-4284 office, (201)584-4991 home.

NECC'87 is a cooperative effort of 11 educational, scientific and professional associations. Building on the success of seven previous conferences, technical sessions and related activities are planned to benefit both experienced and new computer users in education, stressing the practical nature of such computer use.

Original papers are solicited describing actual experience with computer use in education or the consequences of such use on the educational process either in formal school settings or in other organizational environments. Papers should report concrete results or be survey or tutorial papers that include synthesis and evaluation.

Information on papers, workshops and projects: Laurie Shteir, Associate Chair, NECC'87—Box CF, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Temple University 038-24, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (215) 787-8450. Deadline: November 1, 1986.

Information on exhibits: Paul Katz/Linda Rathje, ICCE, University of Oregon, 1787 Agate Street, Eugene, OR 97403; (503)686-4414.

A group of individuals within SIGGRAPH are interested in the use of computer graphics in scientific research and education. Possible functions of an organized group might include:

To indicate your interest and to receive a notice with the details of the first meeting, please submit your name, address and a short paragraph describing research areas and interests to:

Technical Committee X3V1, Text: Office and Publishing Systems, has undertaken several new projects:

To join X3V1 to work on these or any of their more than 30 office systems projects, please contact: