<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This may be a new area for some of you. In my private life on the computer, I am on the intersection of x3d and capabilities, dabbling in both (my real time job is developing Java/JSF /SQL applications).<br><div><br></div><div>Perhaps this would be a good audience for a capabilities chapter.</div><div><br></div><div>John<br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Don Brutzman <<a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.navy.mil">brutzman@nps.navy.mil</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 22, 2009 11:55:10 AM PST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">X3D Graphics public mailing list <<a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">x3d-public@web3d.org</a>>, "Modeling Virtual Environments & Simulation (MOVES) Institute" <<a href="mailto:moves@nps.edu">moves@nps.edu</a>>, SAVAGE Scenario Authoring & Visualization for Advanced Graphical Environments <<a href="mailto:savage@nps.edu">savage@nps.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[x3d-public] [Fwd: [www-vrml] Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Final Call for Chapter Proposals]</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><br><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"rea" <<a href="mailto:rea@acm.org">rea@acm.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 21, 2009 3:06:51 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><<a href="mailto:www-vrml@web3d.org">www-vrml@web3d.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>[www-vrml] Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Final Call for Chapter Proposals</b><br></span></div><br><br> <div> <!-- Converted from text/plain format --><p><font size="2">Final Call for Chapter Proposals: Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs<br> <br> Apologies for Cross Postings<br> <br> Proposal Submission Deadline: March 1, 2009<br> <br> <a href="http://docrea.org/igi/">http://docrea.org/igi/</a><br> <br> Call for Chapter Proposals<br> <br> Security in Virtual Worlds and 3D Webs: Models for Development and<br> Management<br> <br> A book edited by Dr. Alan Rea<br> Western Michigan University, USA<br> <br> Introduction<br> <br> This book intersects at least three major fields of research: Security,<br> Virtual Worlds, and 3D Webs, you can choose to focus in one area more<br> than another, as long as your chapter centers around one of the topics<br> discussed below.<br> <br> Although one finds much discussion and research on the features and<br> functionality of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs), the 3D Web, and<br> Virtual Worlds in both scholarly and popular publications, very little<br> is written about the issues and techniques one must consider when<br> creating, deploying, and managing them securely. Reports of cross-site<br> scripting exploits in poorly implemented Webtops, risks of embedded<br> viruses in social computing platforms, such as Facebook or MySpace, and<br> technical and social engineering exploits in Multi-user Virtual<br> Environments (MuVEs) represent some of the security challenges<br> contemporary organizations face.<br> <br> This project will bring together the issues that managers,<br> practitioners, and researchers must consider when planning,<br> implementing, and managing these promising virtual technologies for<br> secure processes and organizational initiatives.<br> <br> Objective of the Book<br> <br> In this book we will discuss the uses and potential of these virtual<br> technologies and examine secure policy formation and practices that can<br> be applied specifically to each. Authors will contribute guidelines,<br> techniques, cases, and methods that explore security in Virtual Worlds<br> and 3D Webs.<br> <br> The book will focus on research and discussions about planning,<br> implementing, managing, and supporting these powerful technologies using<br> accepted system development models, secure testing techniques, robust<br> monitoring tools, and other accepted approaches. Moreover, discussions<br> on security policy creation to guide development, as well as user<br> interaction with these technologies will play an important role in the<br> book. The book will also use cases to illustrate successful, and<br> unsuccessful, implementations of RIAs, Webtops, and Virtual Worlds. Of<br> course, this book would not be complete without looking forward to the<br> potential security considerations and questions that must be asked as<br> more organizations move into virtual offerings.<br> <br> Ultimately, this project will provide the latest research on virtual<br> security in order to provide researchers, practitioners, and students<br> the necessary background in theory and practice to deploy, plan, manage,<br> and maintain robust and safe virtual offerings.<br> <br> Target Audience<br> <br> This book appeals to those interested not only in security but also<br> advanced virtual offerings whether these are RIAs, the 3D Web, or<br> Virtual Worlds. Security researchers, as well as researchers from<br> diverse fields--computer science, information systems, psychology,<br> sociology, and telecommunications--will find valuable research questions<br> posed within the context of privacy, security, and trust as well. But<br> this book appeals to more than just researchers. Practitioners and<br> managers looking to offer robust virtual platforms will also benefit<br> from the pragmatic techniques, case discussions, and implementation<br> guidelines. In addition, upper-level and graduate-level students will<br> find this research useful in their course work and research. Finally,<br> this book will be a welcome addition to academic libraries' research<br> collections.<br> <br> Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following<br> <br> --Case Studies of Secure or Insecure Virtual Applications<br> --Developing Secure Virtual Offerings<br> --Hacker Attacks on Virtual Offerings<br> --Identity or Data Theft in Virtual Offerings<br> --Implementing Secure Virtual Offerings<br> --Issues of Privacy and/or Trust in Virtual Offerings<br> --Managing Secure Virtual Offerings<br> --Secure Policy Formation in Virtual Offerings<br> --Secure Virtual Models<br> --Security in 3D Web applications<br> --Security in Virtual Worlds<br> --Social Engineering in Virtual Worlds<br> <br> Submission Procedure<br> <br> Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March<br> 1, 2009, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and<br> concerns of their proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will<br> be notified by March 15, 2009 about the status of their proposals and<br> sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by<br> April 30, 2009. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a<br> double-blind review basis. This book is scheduled to be published by IGI<br> Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of books under IGI<br> Publishing, IRM Press, Information Science Publishing, CyberTech<br> Publishing, and Information Science Reference. For additional<br> information regarding the publisher, please visit<br> <a href="http://www.igi-global.com/">http://www.igi-global.com/</a>.<br> <br> Inquiries and submissions (Word document or RTF) can be sent<br> electronically to:<br> <br> Dr. Alan Rea<br> Computer Information Systems<br> Haworth College of Business<br> Western Michigan University<br> Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5412<br> e-mail: <a href="mailto:rea@wmich.edu">rea@wmich.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:rea@acm.org">rea@acm.org</a><br> phone: 1.269.387.4247<br> fax: 1.269.387.5410<br> <br> <a href="http://docrea.org/igi">http://docrea.org/igi</a><br> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> for list subscription/unsubscription,<br> go to <a href="http://www.web3d.org/cgi-bin/public_list_signup/lwgate/listsavail.html">http://www.web3d.org/cgi-bin/public_list_signup/lwgate/listsavail.html</a><br> <br> </font> </p> </div> <br><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>