IMAGE 2009 PROGRAM

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IMAGE NAME BADGES REQUIRED
for ADMISSION to
CONFERENCE CENTER BUILDING
& ALL CONFERENCE FUNCTIONS

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NO VIDEO CAMERA or AUDIO RECORDING
of any type allowed in the Conference Center Building

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LOST NAME BADGE REPLACEMENT FEE - $20

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HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS

CAE

Prime Host

PRESAGIS               FLIGHTSAFETY                BARCO

SONY           CHRISTIE          ROCKWELL COLLINS


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MONDAY, 13 JULY
1400-1500 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

1500-1800 COURSES-extra cost options
     1500-1800 A.Visual Scientific Basis of Display System Requirements (Lloyd) - Khorassan East room.

1800-1830 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

     1830-2130 B. Evolution of Synthetic Environments (SE) for Simulation (Lalonde) - Khorassan East room.

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TUESDAY, 14 JULY Conference Theater - Khorassan East room
0700-0745 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

0800-0815 WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
                Eric Monroe, President & Founder, The IMAGE Society
                Philippe Perey, CAE, Conference Chair & Prime Host

0815-0900 KEYNOTE ADDRESS
                Mr. Philippe Perey, CAE.

                 SESSION I - TECHNICAL PAPERS (0900-1200)

DISPLAY SYSTEMS (0900-1200)
- Chair: Terry Linn, FlightSafety

Display Autocalibration Beyond the CRT
- Fernie, CAE

A Camera-Based Perceptual Smoothness Framework for Multi-Projector Displays
- Jaynes, Mersive Technologies

Optimal Visual System Geometric Design
- Quinn, Lockheed Martin

                 1015-1030 Beverage Break (15 minute)

High Level Vis-IR Stimulated NVG Training
- Burggraf, Rheinmetall Defence Electronics, Germany

Visibility of Spatio-Temporal Dither Noise: Effects of Display Luminance, Pitch, & Frame Rate
- Lloyd, FlightSafety

Multi-Frustum Projector Systems for Enhanced System Resolution
- Clodfelter, Barco

                 1200-1330 LUNCH BREAK (no host)

1300-1330 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

                 SESSION II - TECHNICAL PAPERS (1330-1645)

GROUND VEHICLE SIMULATION (1330-1545)
- Chair: Larry Cathey, Realtime Technology

Defeating the Authoring Bottleneck: Techniques for Quickly & Efficiently Populating Sim. Env.
- Blank, DiGuy

Design & Eval. of Collision Avoidance Interface for Warning Drivers of Cyclists on the Roadway
- Atkins, Student-Western Transportation Institute - Montana State University

A Simple Glare Device for Vision Impairment Studies
- He, National Advanced Driving Simulator

                 1445-1500 Beverage Break (15 minute)

Evaluating Interactions of Task Relevance and Visual Attention in Driver Multitasking
- Garrison, Student-Missippi State University

Performance Benchmarks for a Driving Simulator Graphics Renderer
- Allen, Systems Technology

MARITIME SIMULATION(1600-1700)
- Chair: Dave Mckeown (acting on behalf of Steve Fisch).

Specular Reflectance of Water
- Butrimas, Presagis

Advances in Night Simulation Display Technologies
- Boyd, Display Solutions

                 1700 DINNER BREAK (no host)

1800-1830 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

1830-2130 COURSES-extra cost options
     C. PC-Based Image Generation for Visual Simulation
(Daigle) - Khorassan East room.

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WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY Conference Theater - Khorassan East room
0730-0800 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

                 SESSION III - TECHNICAL PAPERS (0800-0925)

DISTRIBUTED SENSING & VISUALIZATION - Part 1
- Chair: Budimir Zvolanek, Boeing

Automatic Generation of Man-Made Lighting Models for Physics-Based Night Scenes
- Mathia, Renaissance Sciences Corp.

Improved RVR Simulation Via High-Dynamic Range Rendering
- Carter, FlightSafety

A Method to Compensate for Display System Contrast Ratio Differences in Distributed Simulation
- Sieverding, L-3 Communications

HOST PRESENTATIONS
0925-0945 CAE
0945-1005 Presagis
1005-1025 FlightSafety
        1025 Beverage Break
1040-1100 Sony
1100-1120 Barco
1120-1140 Rockwell Collins
1140-1200 Christie Digital

1200          EXHIBIT HALL OPENS - Khorassan West room
1200-1300 LUNCHEON in the Exhibit Hall sponsored by The IMAGE Society
1700-1800 Exhibit Hall Open to Public
1800         EXHIBIT HALL CLOSES

1815-1830 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

1830-2130 COURSES-extra cost options
     D. Projection Displays (Blackham) - Khorassan East room.

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THURSDAY, 16 JULY Conference Theater - Khorassan East room

0745-0800 IMAGE Administration Desk Open - Khorassan Lobby

                 SESSION IV - TECHNICAL PAPERS

DISTRIBUTED SENSING & VISUALIZATION - Part 2 (0800-0945)
- Chair: Budimir Zvolanek, Boeing

A Synthetic Environment Radiometry Engine for Environmental Modeling
- Colbert, Renaissance Sciences Corp.

A System for Increasing Visual Acuity & Accuracy of Relative Contrast Ratios in Visual Sim.
- Chladny, Renaissance Sciences Corp.

Challenges of Image Generator Platform Evolution
- Daigle, CAE

                  0930-0945 Beverage Break (15 minute)

ENVIRONMENT MODELING (0945-1200)
- Chair: John Woytus, Boeing

Attack of the Intelligent Systems!
- Tang, Student-EE Dept , UCLA

A Case Study of Procedural Modeling of Geo-Typical Southern Afghanistan Terrain
- Smelik, TNO Defence, The Netherlands

Going Underground: Generation of Underground Structures for Virtual & Constructive Simulation
- Giuliani, TerraSim

Raw Data to Running Sys: Reducing Mission Rehersal & Tng. Appl. Prod. Timelines Using CDB
- Giannias, Presagis

Benefits of a Model & Data Library
- Anderson, Boeing

                 1200-1300 LUNCH BREAK (no host)

                 SESSION V - BRIEFINGS (1300-1700)

1300-1330 Geospatial Sensing Systems Briefing (Gerald Curry, Harris GCSD)

1330-1500 DOD Database Standards/Program Update Briefings (Chair: Rita Simons, US Army)
                 USSOCOM CDB
                 US Army SE Core
                 AF TSPG CDS
                 NPSI

        1500 Refreshment Break at the following OFUGM sponsored by Presagis

1500-1700 OpenFlight User Group Meeting Briefings (OFUGM) (Sponsor: Presagis)

1800-2000 CONFERENCE CLOSING MIXER (Registered & Badged Attendees Only)
                  Zodiac Room (hosted by CAE)

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