1. Interactive Multimedia Systems: (COMP3013) Course Overview Dave Millard (dem) Paul Lewis (phl)

2. Plan for Today  Introduction  Structure of the Course  What is a Conference?  Examples from previous years  Have a break  What is Multimedia?

3. Introduction Structure of the Course

4. This course is different  Based around participation in the Multimedia Conference – which you will run!  You learn by:  Writing a paper for the conference  Reviewing each others papers  Participating in the conference  Lecture sessions guide you through the process  Also there are guest seminars  Multimedia researchers within ECS

5. Why do it this way?  We want to give you an opportunity to experience and participate in real-life research activities  Advanced Level Course  Realistic Approach  Its more fun!

6. Assessment methods  Your paper 65%  Your reviews of others’ papers20%  Participation at the conference15%  See here for details See https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/notes/comp3013/https://secure.ecs.soton.ac.uk/notes/comp3013/ Please check the website regularly for timetable and other information!

7. Timetable 2013/14

8. What is a Conference? Examples from Previous Years

9. Conferences  International Conferences are run by many national and professional institutions:  EU, ACM, IEE, IEEE, BCS  Anyone can submit papers  Long papers ( typically eg 6-12 pages, 2000-4000 words)  Short papers ( typically eg 2-4 pages, 1000 words)  Papers are refereed  A Program Committee selects the papers to be presented based on reviews

10. Structure  Academic conferences can consist of several activities:  Paper sessions  Poster sessions  Demo sessions  Panel Session  Workshops  Doctorial Consortiums  But the most important aspect of a conference is meeting other researchers and discussing your/their work.

11. Multimedia Systems 2005 Avenue Campus, Southampton

12. Registering Delegates

13. Setting Up Posters

14. Preparing Demos

15. Delegates Gather

16. Chair Begins the Conference

17. Introducing the Keynote Speaker

18. Paper Sessions

19. Poster Sessions

20. Panel Sessions

21. Organisation  Just like a real conference  We have a conference committee  We will also need helpers on the day  We will invite post-grads from the research groups  We may also have industrial visitors/sponsors

22. Conference Committee Do you want to volunteer? Send an email to phl@ecs.soton.ac.uk

23. Other Stuff  In the past we have had a wine reception afterwards  There will be prizes  15% of course marks for participation First week of next term

24. So what do I do at a conference?  look  Listen  talk  think  reflect  question  prepare  chat  network  laugh  enjoy  socialise  note  clarify  focus  refine thoughts  work

25. How you will learn:  attending/understandi ng and participating in paper presentations and posters/demos  attending and participating in seminar series from subject experts  engaging in private study to underpin the course  researching and preparing your paper/presentation  Reading, reviewing and analysing other conference papers  discussing proposals and papers with your fellow students  presenting your paper/poster demo

26. Time for a break… Next… What is Multimedia?