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.

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Ashok Samal