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	 CALL   FOR   PAPERS 

		MMM'97
 
The International Conference on Multimedia Modeling

	16-19 November 1997, Singapore
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The Department of Information Systems and Computer Science at the
National University of Singapore (NUS), and the Computer Graphics
Society, Geneva, are pleased to announce MMM'97. 

As with last year's conference held in Toulouse, France, MMM'97 will
provide a forum to discuss the efficient representation, processing,
interaction, integration and retrieval of multimedia information. In
particular, MMM'97 will concentrate on common modeling frameworks for
integrating the diverse fields of visual and audio information. MMM'97
will take place on 16-19 November 1997 in Singapore.

*** SCOPE	

Contributions describing original research, surveys and applications
in the following areas are solicited:
	
* Formal Support for MM Modeling
* Model-based Video/Vision/Graphics
* Representation of MM Information
* Indexing & Retrieval of MM Information
* Topological and Geometric Modeling
* Integration of Graphics & Vision
* Integration of MM Information
* Synchronization of MM Information
* Interactive MM
* MM and Virtual Reality
* MM Operating System
* Networked MM
* MM Database Modeling
* Speech and Music Modeling
* Hypermedia
* Education and Applications of MM

Tutorials, panels and prototype demonstrations are also invited. 

*** IMPORTANT DATES

	Full Paper due (5 copies)	16 June 1997
	Proposals for Panels and Demos	16 June 1997
	Notice of acceptance		1 September 1997
	Camera-ready paper due		1 October 1997

*** FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact:

Mrs. Veronica Ho
MMM'97 Secretariat
Department of Information Systems & Computer Science
National University of Singapore,  Singapore 119260
Tel: (65)-772-2730, Fax: (65)-779-4580,
Email: mmm@iscs.nus.sg

Please also visit our web page: http://www.iscs.nus.sg/~mmm


*** CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Conference Chair:		Chua, Tat-Seng (NUS)
Technical Program Chair:  	Pung, Hung-Keng  (NUS)
Tutorials:		 	McCallum, John (NUS)
Demonstrations:			Li, Hong-Yi (NUS)

International Program Committee:

Bulterman, Dick (CWI, Netherlands); Coulson, Geoff (University of
Lancaster, UK); Courtiat, Jean-Pierre (LAAS, France); Diaz, Michel
(LAAS, France); Dssouli, Rachida (University of Monstreal, Canada);
Fry, Michael (UTS, Australia); Gibbs, Simon (GMD, Germany); Glinert,
Ephraim P (Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute); Gu, Junzgong (East China
Normal University, PRC); Hashimoto, Shuji (Weseda University, Japan);
Karmouch, Ahmed (University of Ottawa, Canada); Kunii, Tosiyasu
(University of Aizu, Japan); Lee, Myeong Won (Korea Telecom, Korea);
Li, Victor (University of Southern California, USA);
Magnenat-Thalmann, Nadia (University of Geneva, Switzerland);
Sénac, Patrick (ENSICA, France); Shimojo, Shinji (Osaka University,
Japan); Shinagawa, Yoshihisa (University of Tokyo, Japan); Tanimoto,
Steven L (University of Washington, USA); Thalmann, Danial (Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland); Whang, Kyu-Young
(Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea); Wu,
Jian-Kang (Institute of Systems Science, Singapore); Zhang, Hong-Jiang
(HP Research Lab., USA)

*** SPONSORS

MMM'97 is organized and sponsored by the Department of Information
Systems & Computer Science, National University of Singapore; and the
Computer Graphics Society (CGS), Geneva, Switzerland.

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