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 ------------------------------------------------ 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 - ------------------------------------------------ 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 ---------------------------- CUT HERE ------------------------------- 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