4th Russian Federation with International Participation Conference
                                on
             PATTERN RECOGNITION and IMAGE ANALYSIS:
                   NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
                           (PRIA-4-98)
                 Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
 
                       12 - 17 October 1998
 
                           Organised by
 
              The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
 
                     The Russian  Association
            for Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
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         PRIA-4-98 is dedicated to the 275-th anniversary
                of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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The host  institutions are The Scientific Council "Cybernetics" of
the RAS (Moscow),  the Institute of Automation and Electrometry of
the Siberian Branch of the RAS (Novosibirsk) and Information Rese-
arch and Development, Ltd. (Moscow).
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                       CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
 
Professor, full member of the RAS Yury I.ZHURAVLEV (Computing Cen-
ter, RAS, Moscow)
e-mail: zhur@ccas.ru
 
                    PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
 
Professor Anatoly P.Nemirko (St.-Petersburg State Electrotechnical
Univesity, St.-Petersburg)
e-mail: apn@bs.etu.spb.ru
 
              TECHNICAL  CHAIRMAN  of the CONFERENCE
 
Dr.-Eng. Igor B.Gurevich (Scientific Council  "Cybernetics",  RAS,
Moscow)
e-mail: igourevi@ccas.ru
 
                         LOCAL  CHAIRMAN
 
Professor Valery S.Kirichuk (Institute of Automation and  Electro-
metry, Siberian Branch of the RAS, Novosibirsk)
e-mail: roai98@iae.nsk.su
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PRIA-4-98 will include between others:
 - the conference itself;
 - exhibition of image analysis and pattern  recognition  software
   products developed in the years of 1997 - 1998 in the framework
   of the Russian State Scientific Program "The Prospective Infor-
   mation Technologies";
 - detailed presentation of research and development in the  field
   carrying  out by the leading computer science research institu-
   tes of the Siberian Branch of the RAS: the Institute of Automa-
   tion  and  Electrometry,  the  Institute of Mathematics and the
   Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophy-
   sics;
 - meeting of Technical Committee of IAPR "Algebraic and  Discrete
   Mathematical Techniques in Pattern Recognition and Image Analy-
   sis";
 - social program.
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                   The main topics of interests
 
 1. Mathematical Theory of Pattern Recognition
 2. Mathematical Theory of Image Processing, Analysis, Recognition
    and Understanding
 3. Mathematical Theory of Speech Processing, Analysis, Recogniti-
    on and Understanding
 4. Models,  Methods  and  Tools to Represent the Initial Data for
    Pattern Recognition, Image and Signal Analysis
 5. Automatization of Selection of Algorithms for Solution Pattern
    Recognition,  Image, Speech and Signal Analysis and Understan-
    ding Problems
 6. Automatization of Development,  Testing and Adaptation of  In-
    formation Technologies for Pattern Recognition,  Image, Speech
    and Signal Analysis and Understanding
 7. Software and Information Technologies for Analysis and Estima-
    tion of Data, Represented as Images and Signals
 8. Databases  and Knowledge Databases for Pattern Recognition and
    Image Analysis
 9. Special-purpose  Architecture,  Software and Hardware Tools to
    Support Information Technologies for Pattern Recognition, Ima-
    ge, Speech and Signal Processing and Analysis
10. Neural Networks and Methods for Data Processing,  Analysis and
    Interpretation
11. Algorithms, Software and Information Technologies for Geograp-
    hic and Cartographic Information Systems. GIS Technologies
12. Information Technologies for Biomedical  and  Biotechnological
    Systems
13. Computer Vision
14. Computer Graphics,  Visualization and Virtual Reality
15. Optoelectronic Systems for Image  and  Signal  Processing  and
    Analysis
16. Applied Problems
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The working language of the conference is Russian and English; the
translation will be totally provided for the foreigners.
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                          PARTICIPATION
 
NOW - to return by e-mail Registration Form to Conference Secreta-
      riat, Moscow
by JULY  5, 1998 - to send by e-mail an extended absract of  paper
                   to Conference Secretariat, Novosibirsk
                 - to send by e-mail an absract of  exhibit  desc-
                   ription to Conference Secretariat, Novosibirsk
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                         REGISTRATION FEE
 
Registration fee is $750.
 
The fee covers entrance to the conference,  seminars and exhibiti-
on. It  includes one copy of Proceedings,  hotel accommodation and
meals (full board).
 
Registration fee is paid by cash at the conference desk.
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                            Key Dates
 
 5.07.1998 - Deadline for extended abstracts submission
 5.07.1998 - Deadline for exhibit abstracts submission
15.07.1998 - Deadline for Registration Form submission
31.07.1998 - Notification of acceptance
15.08.1998 - Distribution of invitations
11.10-18.10.1998 - PRIA-4-98
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                     CONFERENCE  SECRETARIAT
 
All enquires concerning PRIA-4-98 should be directed to:
 
MOSCOW:
PRIA-4-98 Secretariat
"Cybernetics", 40, Vavilov Str., Moscow GSP-1, 117968 Russian Fed.
Phone: +7-095- 129-0797
Fax:   +7-095- 129-0797
E-mail: igourevi@ccas.ru
 
NOVOSIBIRSK:
PRIA-4-98 Secretariat
IA&E, 1, Ac. Koptyug Ave., Novosibirsk-90, 630090 Russian Federat.
Phone: +7-383-233-3587, 233-1065, 233-3567
Fax:   +7-383-233-6833
E-mail: roai98@iae.nsk.su
 
or see the WWW page URL: http://www.iae.nsk.su/roai-98/
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PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO igourevi@ccas.ru
 
I am interested in being involved in PRIA-4-98.
 
Title.............................................................
Name (family and first)...........................................
Position..........................................................
Institution/Company...............................................
Address...........................................................
City..................Country....................Postcode.........
Phone.................Fax.................E-mail..................
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                           PROCEEDINGS
 
There will be issued two versions of PRIA-4-98 Proceedings:
1) Extended Abstracts - will be distributed at the conference;
2) Full papers - special issue of the international journal  "Pat-
   tern  Recognition and Image Analysis" (Nauka International Pub-
   lishing Company/Interperiodica Publishing, Moscow).
 
                      GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS
 
1. Submit by e-mail in English an extended abstract of paper.
2. Maximum length is 5 pages A4.
3. Extended abstract includes summary (no  more  than  10  lines),
   introduction,  problem statement,  approach and techniques, re-
   sults, example, interpretation, conclusion, references.
4. Text is printed in one column using Times New Roman font,  size
   10, space between lines is 1.5.
5. Margins size: top and bottom - 2.54 cm, right and left - 3.17.
6. Main Heading is printed in bold capitals, font size 12, no Hyp-
   henation.  Below (separated by 1.0 space) are names of the aut-
   hors. They are printed in bold, font size 10. If the affiliati-
   on of the authors are different organizations,  put a numerated
   footnote after each last name.  At the bottom of the page these
   footnotes show mailing and e-mail addresses of the authors. Be-
   low (separated by 2.0 space) is the body of an abstract.
7. Subheadings are printed on a separate line with bold  font  10,
   centered,  and  separated  from the text by 1.0 space above and
   below.
8. Figures  are inserted in the text near the place of their first
   mentioning.  Figures and tables are numerated through the text.
   Single figures and tables are not numerated.
9. Figure captions are centered by the figure width and printed by
   normal font size 8.  Table number and heading are printed above
   the table with font size 10.
10.Formulas are printed in separate lines,  and centered.  Formula
   number is put in round brackets and lined by the right margin.
11.References in  the  text  are  numerated with Arabic figures in
   square brackets. Reference list is printed with font size 8.
12.MS Word is accepted in any version not higher than 7.0.
13.Extended abstracts   are   submitted    to    roai98@iae.nsk.su
   (PRIA-4-98 Secretariat, Novosibirsk) as uuencoded file.
 
 
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