CAIP'95
                        CALL FOR PAPERS

             6th International Conference CAIP'95
           COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF IMAGES AND PATTERNS
          Prague, Czech Republic, September 6-8, 1995

CONFERENCE COCHAIRS Ruzena Bajcsy (USA), Gerald Sommer (Germany)


THE CONFERENCE

The CAIP conference is organized every second year with the aim of
presenting excellent scientific results and stimulating contacts
among researchers. The conference traditionally makes a bridge
between the Eastern/Central European research community and the world
scientists in the fields of pattern recognition, image analysis,
computer vision, and related areas. The CAIP'95 is organized by the
Czech Pattern Recognition Society (a member of the International
Society for Pattern Recognition) in collaboratation with the Czech
Technical University and the Czech Biomedical Engineering Society.

The scientific program of the conference will consist of contributed
papers, plenary lectures by invited speakers, posters, book and
technical exhibits. The proceedings will be published by the Springer
Verlag in the series Lecture Notes on Computer Science and will be
distributed to participants at the conference.


SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

 * Image analysis                * Pattern recognition
 * Computer vision               * Pictorial recognition and learning
 * Human vision modeling         * Vision for virtual world
 * Active and real time vision   * Applications

PAPERS

Prospective authors should submit four copies of their full-length
draft paper by February 1, 1995. The papers should not be longer than
10 A4 or US Letter pages. The cover page should contain: title,
author's name, affiliation and address, e-mail address, FAX number,
telephone number, and an abstract not longer than 200 words. In the
case of joint authorship, the first name will be used for all
correspondence, unless otherwise requested. The papers will be
reviewed by two members of the program committee. If the paper is
only submitted to the poster session, it should be explicitly stated.
A LaTeX style file is
available via anonymous FTP at NOVELL.FELK.CVUT.CZ in CAIP95/LATEX
or upon request. Papers submitted by FAX or E-mail will not be
accepted.

TIME, LOCATION AND LANGUAGE

The CAIP'95 conference will take place in Prague from Wednesday,
September 6 till Friday, September 8, 1995. Prague is one of the most
wonderful historic cities in Europe. The conference will be held in
the modern university conference complex Crystal, which is easily
accessible by the public transport from the city centre (25 min) or
Prague international airport (20 min). Some conference events will be
held at the ancient premises of the University. 

The official language of the conference is English.

REGISTRATION FEE

                    until June 20, 1995     late
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  regular                 490 DM            560 DM
                         8600 Kc          10000 Kc

  student                 360 DM            410 DM
                         6300 Kc           7100 Kc
  student
  (without proceedings)   300 DM            350 DM
                         5200 Kc           6300 Kc
  IAPR member             460 DM            530 DM
                         8000 Kc           9200 Kc
  exhibition fee         8600 Kc             -
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  The registration fee includes participation in all CAIP'95
  professional activities, proceedings, three lunches, the conference
  reception and parties. (Kc are Czech crowns.)


PAYMENTS

  The accommodation and the fee payments are possible by a bank
  transfer (preferred), by charging EuroCard, MasterCard, or by a
  cheque.

GRANTS

  The organizers try to raise funds to support participation of the
  outstanding and promising scientists from Eastern Europe and
  students from all over the world. Only the authors of the accepted
  papers can be granted the CAIP'95 scholarship. The grant must be
  applied for when submitting the contribution.

VENUE

  Prague is one of the most wonderful historic cities in Europe. The
  conference will be held in the university Conference complex
  CRYSTAL, which is easily accessible by the public transport from the
  city center (25 min.) or Prague international airport (20 min.).
  Some of the conference events will be held at the medieval premises
  of the University.

    Conference complex CRYSTAL (***)
    Jose Martiho 2/407
    CZ-160 00 Prague 6
    Czech Republic

  Comfortable accommodation will be available within the Crystal
  complex where most of the conference activities will take place.
  Single (approx. 80 DM per night) and double (total approx. 100 DM
  per night) rooms with bathroom are available.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

The conference will be associated with a social program for
participants and accompanying persons. It includes a concert/theatre
performance, a guided walk through Prague historic centre, a banquet,
and a sport match between teams of participants.


CONFERENCE CHAIRS

  Prof. RUZENA BAJCSY
   University of Pennsylvania, GRASP Lab
   Computer Information Science Dept.
   3401 Walnut Street
   Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228, U.S.A.

  Prof. GERALD SOMMER
   Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Kiel
   Inst. f. Informatik und Prakt. Mathematik
   Preusserstr. 1-9
   D-24105 Kiel, Germany


PROGRAM COMMITTEE
      R. Bajcsy, USA                         W. Kropatsch, Austria
      I. Bajla, Slovakia                     C.E. Liedtke, Germany
      D. Chetverikov, Hungary                G. Medioni, USA
      J.O. Eklundh, Sweden                   R. Mohr, France
      V. Di Gesu, Italy                      I. Pitas, Greece
      G.L. Gimelfarb, Ukraine                A. Rosenfeld, USA
      A.V. Goncharsky, Russia                W. Skarbek, Poland
      V. Hlavac, Czech Republic              J. Sklansky, USA
      J. Kittler, U.K.                       F. Solina, Slovenia
      R. Klette, Germany                     G. Sommer, Germany

LOCAL ORGANIZERS

 V. Hlavac (chair), J. Flusser, E. Matyskova, R.Sara, S. Simberova,
 V. Smutny
   Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
   Department of Control Engineering
   Karlovo nam. 13, CZ-121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic
   FAX:  ++42 2 290159     E-mail:  caip95@vision.felk.cvut.cz


IMPORTANT DATES

  Today                    Send the registration form
  February 1, 1995         Submission of draft papers
  April 15, 1995           Notification of acceptance
  June 20, 1995            Conference registration
  June 20, 1995            Final camera ready papers
  September 6-8, 1995      Conference


FURTHER INFORMATION

  Updated information about the conference is available via anonymous
  FTP at NOVELL.FELK.CVUT.CZ in CAIP95 or upon request at the
  conference secretariat:

    Vaclav Hlavac
    Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
    Department of Control Engineering
    Karlovo nam. 13, CZ-121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic

    FAX:  ++42 2 290159     E-mail:  caip95@vision.felk.cvut.cz

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REGISTRATION FORM FOR CAIP'95
 (please return to the conference secretary)

 Full name:..........................................................
 Mailing address:....................................................
 Phone:............. FAX:........... E-mail:.........................
  please tick appropriately
  O I intend to attend the conference
  O I will submit a paper
  O I will apply for the grant (eligible only)
  O IAPR member
  O student