TRENDS IN DOCUMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS A Two-Day Workshop Sponsored by Center for Communication and Information Science, Nebraska Technology Development Corporation, and UNL Department of Computer Science and Engineering July 27 and 28, 1995 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cornhusker Hotel 333 South 13th Street LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Presentations and discussions with leading researchers in the field of imaging, optical character recognition and document analysis. The workshop will include presentations by guest speakers as well as opportunities to participate in smaller group discussions with individual speakers. The current and potential applications of Optical Character Recognition / Document Image Analysis (OCR/DIA) will be addressed by a panel of our speakers. A second panel will discuss the role of OCR/DIA on the World Wide Web. LIST OF SPEAKERS Jonathan Hull Head, Document Analysis Research Group Ricoh, Menlo Park, California Optical Character Recognition, Handwriting Recognition Suzanne Liebowitz Taylor Loral Corporation, Paoli, PA Classification and Function Decomposition of Multilingual Business Correspondence George Nagy Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic OCR Challenges and Performance Evaluation Gary Kopec Xerox, Palo Alto Research Center Document Image Decoding with Yellow Pages and Other Applications Larry O'Gorman AT&T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, New Jersey Image Analysis and Digital Library David Justin Ross RAF Technology, Redmond, Washington Use of Context to Enhance OCR Performance in Large Scale Conversions. WHO SHOULD ATTEND Researchers, strategic business and information technology planners, students and university faculty, entrepreneurs and others interested in the conversion of text and graphics to machine readable form for information retrieval and archival in automated banking, insurance, postal and other paper intensive industries. GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP The workshop will bring together top researchers in the area of optical character recognition (OCR) & document image analysis (DIA). It will also provide an opportunity for businesses in the information technology areas that could profitably apply these disciplines to explore the current state of the research. Students that are interested in this leading edge technology and the prospects for research and career opportunities are strongly urged to attend. The workshop format, with both lecture and discussion groups and panels, will allow for many opportunities for close interaction among the speakers and the participants. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn about current technical research in OCR/DIA. It provides particular insight into the current state of OCR & DIA application as well as future potential for areas that will require further development. GENERAL INFORMATION Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 27. Coffee and rolls will be served during registration. The conference will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. each day. Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon and is included in the general registration fee. (Student registration includes refreshments only. Meal coupons are available for purchase if requested.) Parking in the Lincoln City garage, adjacent to the conference hotel, is 50 cents per hour or $4.00 for a day. Anyone requiring overnight stay at the hotel or needing more information about the workshop, should contact Dr. Sharad Seth (402) 472-5003, or Dr. Ashok Samal (402) 47202217, or send FAX to (402) 472-1718. REGISTRATION The workshop is partially funded by UNL's Center for Communication and Information Science, Nebraska Technology Development Corporation, and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. The registration fee is intended to cover the cost of meals and refreshments. General Registration: (includes meals and refreshments) - before June 22, 1995 $30.00 - after June 22, 1995 $50.00 Student Registration: $ 5.00 (includes only refreshments) REGISTRATION FORM Please register me for TRENDS IN DOCUMENT IMAGE ANALYSIS July 27 and 28, 1995 Cornhusker Hotel 333 South 13th Street LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Name: _________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City, State, Zip: _____________________________ Phone: (_____)_____________________ FAX: (_____)_____________________ Mail Check and Registration to: Donna McCarthy Center for Communication and Information Science 213C Ferguson Hall University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68588-0156 Checks should be made payable to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN. Checks must be received prior to attending the workshop. This announcement and further updates about the workshop can be found on WWW. WWW Ashok Samal