2nd Erlangen Symposium ADVANCES IN DIGITAL IMAGE COMMUNICATION Telecommunications Institute, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg sponsored by the APRIL 25, 1997 IEEE Communication Society German Chapter CALL FOR PAPERS Following the successful 1st Erlangen Symposium "Advances in Digital Image Communication" in June 1995, the 2nd Erlangen Symposium will again be held at the Telecommunications Institute of University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The Symposium will consist of a series of invited lectures by internationally renowned speakers, as well as contributed talks. Contributions are encouraged that discuss advances in topic areas of current interest, such as - Image communication over packet networks - Mobile and wireless video - Investigations related to new compression standards - Image coding based on three-dimensional models - Joint audio and video processing Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings that will be available at the time of the symposium. The lecture program will be augmented by demonstrations of ongoing work in the Image Communication Group of the Telecommunications Institute. The program will conclude with a banquet at historic Atzelsberg Castle. The symposium site is a convenient taxi-drive from Nuremberg Airport with direct flights to major European cities. By train or car, Erlangen is less than 2 hours from Munich, the site of ICASSP-97. The 2nd Erlangen Symposium will take place on the day right after ICASSP-97. INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE Bernd Girod, University Erlangen-Nuremberg (chair) Jan Biemond, Delft University of Technology Murat Kunt, Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne Andrew B. Lippman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Hans Georg Musmann, University of Hannover TO SUBMIT A PAPER Please send THREE copies of a 2-page summary, including figures and references to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Girod Telecommunications Institute University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Cauerstrasse 7, D-91058 Erlangen, GERMANY phone: +49-9131-857100, fax: +49-9131-303840 email: girod@nt.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission of 2-page summary September 30, 1996 Notification of acceptance November 15, 1996 Submission of camera-ready paper January 31, 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------