Overview| Date & Location | Focus | Sponsors | Contacts

Asheville is the regional hub for technology, high performance computing, weather and climate data, GIS expertise, industry, education, and multi-media arts – forming a strong culture focused on the growing field of applied visualization.  This is the third annual conference, building on the successes of Quarks to Quasars in 2004 and AppliedVis 2005.  As Western North Carolina continues on this journey, this conference will serve as a venue to share past successes and envision new possibilities for the future.  Economic development and direct application of visualization technologies in WNC will be a primary focus. 

Applied visualization is the use of computer-based technologies that make large amounts of information more understandable by combining the results of data analysis, computing models, interactive technologies, display technologies, and narrative development. The results provide people from all sectors (including community planners, scientists, media professionals, engineers, educators, artists, designers, and business people) the ability to communicate complex ideas in ways that are easily understandable to a wide variety of audiences. Primary applications include weather forecasting, environmental modeling, urban planning, science communication, financial models and medical analysis.

• November 10, 2006 8:00am to 6:30pm

  AB Tech Enka Campus
• Haynes Tower Conference Facility
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Applied visualization by integrating art and science

How advances in visualization are being used in WNC to help identify and understand environmental, climate, economic and social issues

How data visualization is being used as an educational tool with examples from area schools, universities and informal learning centers

The art behind the technology of visualization – multimedia tools and techniques, including work flow and software integration

Disaster planning and community planning applications for policy makers and the public

The application of visualization in WNC, visual computing, immersive display and GIS technologies that work

The establishment of the new Applied Visualization Lab on the AB Tech Enka site

Providing an open environment where people can interact and network

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Renaissance Computing Institute

Stewart Dickson
828-250-3879
dickson(at)cs.unca.edu