Call for Papers: British Machine Vision Conference BMVC 98 University of Southampton UK, 14-17 Sept., 1998 Further information can be found at http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/BMVC98/ The British Machine Vision Conference is the main UK conference for machine vision and related topics. The 9th BMVC will be held at the University of Southampton in September 1998. High-quality papers are sought describing recent and novel research in computer vision, image analysis and processing or pattern recognition. Papers describing research being undertaken in national or international collaborative projects are particularly welcome. The conference is a single-track meeting with oral and poster presentations. In addition to the contributed papers, there will be talks by invited speakers, a pre-conference tutorial programme and the opportunity to demonstrate your work. Contributions are sought on novel aspects in machine vision and pattern analysis, including: image processing and feature extraction practical applications object recognition and scene analysis model-based coding 3D shape reconstruction architectures computational issues in perception active vision robotic vision and sensory fusion motion analysis advanced pattern analysis neural networks vision-based biometrics early vision Full papers, not exceeding 10 printed pages (approx. 5000 words if there are no figures), should be submitted for anonymous review. Electronic submission is possible. Submit either 4 paper copies or an electronic version via the World-Wide Web. Papers will be reviewed by the (elected) BMVA Committee with a small number of specially co-opted members. By submitting a paper to BMVC, the authors warrant that it, and any related paper with essentially the same technical content, has not been and will not be submitted to any other conference during the BMVC review period. Papers will be accepted either for oral presentation or as posters. The Proceedings (and a CD version) will be available to delegates at the conference and a selection of the best papers will be published separately in a special issue of Image and Vision Computing. Up-to-date information on BMVC98, including submission guidelines and information on the format of papers, can be found on the World-Wide Web at http://peipa.essex.ac.uk/BMVC98/ Papers should be submitted to the Conference Secretariat: BMVC98 Secretariat, ISIS Research Group Department of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ United Kingdom Important Dates Deadline for paper submission 1 May 1998 Notification of acceptance 12 June 1998 Deadline for camera-ready copy 10 July 1998 The British Machine Vision Association and Society for Pattern Recognition is a Company limited by guarantee, No. 2543446, registered in England and Wales. Registered Office: Granta Lodge, 71 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 2JS. The Association is a non-profit-making body and is registered as charity No. 1002307.