Contact:

Laval Virtual – Technology & Sectorial Watch Dpt. - Nicolas RIBEYRE - nribeyre@laval-virtual.org +33 6 82 82 40 86

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS LAVAL VIRTUAL SPECIAL EDITION

VR/AR in « SMART CITIES » ARCHITECTURE - CONSTRUCTION – REAL ESTATE

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES & PHOTOS: SATURDAY JANUARY 19, 2019

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Your contribution should describe a VR/AR use case that shows new ways of working in the fields of architecture, construction

or real estate

« TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES IN VR/AR AND GET PUBLISHED IN OUR LAVAL VIRTUAL SPECIAL EDITIONS.» Laurent Chretien –Laval Virtual Director

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s part of its development and with 20 years of experience, Laval Virtual launched new services in

2018, including a "Technology and Sectorial Watch" Dpt. This team's mission is to produce

weekly vertical newsletters covering major use cases (26 sectors covered), but also VR/AR

"business" special editions in a magazine format. After the first VR/AR special edition in the automotive

industry published for the Paris Motor Show, the second edition will focus on VR/AR uses in architecture,

construction and real estate.

The opportunity to publish a 128-page book highlighting your know-how and professions: Architecture -

Construction - Real Estate and to share best practices through real-life cases or research work in

advance of the market. To take part and contribute, simply send us an article in English and two

captioned HD photos. The articles selected by our committee will be published in a magazine entitled

"VR/AR in Smart Cities" at the next Laval Virtual exhibition, which will take place from March 20 to 24,

2019, in Laval, the world « capital » of virtual and augmented reality.

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« The BIM digital model will quickly become a must for renovation work», GA Smart Cities

« In Idaho, VR will save up to $30,000 when building a new house», Idaho Construction Association

« Holoportation: towards the real estate visit of the future», BNP Paribas

” CONTRIBUTE TODAY!

Send your articles to :Nicolas Ribeyre

nribeyre@laval-virtual.org before January 10, 2019

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List of elements to send before Thursday January 10, 2019:

• A 2 pages article in English. Your contribution must me informative for the reader and not

commercial. Your article will present a use case or a VR/AR approach in one of these sectors :

architecture, construction or real estate.

Headline 10 words 60 digits (spaces included)

Introduction 70 words 450 digits (spaces included)

Article 1200 words 7360 digits (spaces included)

(Approx. >> for information)

• 2 HD pictures (ideally 300 dpi) including a caption and used to illustrate your article – One of the

pictures in portrait format (to allow a full page in a A4 portrait format), photo credits to me

mentioned. Additional logos in the pictures’ layers are not authorized.

• 1 picture of the author or co-authors and a 3 lines mini-biography (max.) for each contributor.

• 5 lines article summary.

• Full details of the person in charge of coordinating the article’s production in your

company : Company Name / Full name / Job Title / email / Direct Phone number/ Full

postal address to receive a copy of the special edition.

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• NB: Taking part to this call for contributors

does not guarantee the publication of the

article and submitted photos, this selection

is made by an independent editorial board.

By submitting content, it is mandatory that

the author has obtained the prior written

consent of the companies, brands or

persons who will be quoted in the article.

The author authorizes Laval Virtual to

publish all the elements transmitted in a

magazine that will be marketed by Laval

Virtual and this without any financial

compensation. Laval Virtual will mention the name of the author, his/her company and will publish

the author's mini-biography in the edition. At the end of the publication, the author will receive a

printed copy of the magazine in preview and by postal service. The same company can offer

several articles..

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Hors-Série VR/AR in « Smart Cities » Architecture – Construction – Immobilier

Vertical VR/AR newsfeeds

In addition to the VR/AR Special Editions, Laval Virtual's Technology & Sectorial Watch Dpt. publishes

weekly vertical watch letters: these letters are sold for 250€/year for 50 issues delivered per year. (10 to

15 articles / letter).

If you are interested in receiving a first issue of the letter "Architecture - Smart Cities" or " Construction"

in test, send Nicolas Ribeyre an email to receive a first free issue: nribeyre@laval-virtual.com - These

letters list the relevant articles, business information and related technologies (AI, 3D Printing, Robotics,

UAVs, etc.) If you know the product and you want to place an order? Visit www.laval-virtual.shop

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Example of the last published special edition: VR/AR in the Automotive Industry

A 128 pages Special Edition (in English only)

A full article entails a main and captioned picture, two text pages. The name of teh author is mentioned on each

page such as the company name.

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The new

Laval Virtual Center

building

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About Laval Virtual

aval Virtual's mission is to

serve, inform and animate the

community of VR/AR &

immersive technique users in its BtoB

uses through meeting platforms,

exchanges and information services.

During its 20 years of existence, Laval

Virtual has established itself as the

essential facilitator for VR/AR

organizations. Throughout the year, it

gathers and animates a community of

more than 5000 professionals, for

which it organizes exhibitions in

Europe and Asia, conference

programs and provides various

information services (Sectorial &

technology watch, creativity sessions,

publications, working group reports,

etc.). The next international Laval

virtual exhibition will be held in Laval,

France from 20 to 24 March 2019. As

in previous editions, the exhibition

area will offer a space of 9,000 sqm,

allowing more than 320 exhibitors to

be accommodated. The conference

will host more than 150 high-level

speakers (leaders, VR/AR experts,

visionaries, researchers...) on three

parallel thematic cycles over the three

days. For the second year in a row,

the Art&VR gallery will take over the

emblematic sites of Laval to highlight

and question the artistic forms of virtual reality.

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More infos: www.laval-virtual.com