CALL FOR PAPERS The 11th International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology October 16-19, 2000 Dallas, Texas Abstracts due March 1st, 2000 Submit an abstract electronically at http://www.dspworld.com Application Areas: Adaptive Processing * Advanced TV & Video Technology * Aerospace * Array Processing * ASICS & IP * Audio * Automotive * Biomedical * Communications * Consumer Products * Control Applications * Data Acquisition * Data Communications & Modems * Digital Filter Realiza- tions * DSP Processors * DSP Systems * Echo Cancellation & Noise Re- duction * Efficient Algorithms * FPGAs in DSPs * Image Processing: Analysis & Coding * Image Understanding & Restoration * Industrial Applications * Instrumentation & Testing * Internet Applications * Motion Estimation * Multidimensional Signal Processing * Multimedia * Neural Networks * Parallel Architectures & Processing * Radar * Reconfigurable DSPs * Robotics * Software Tools & Development Metho- dology *Speaker Identification and Verification * Specialized App- lications * Spectral Analysis & Estimation * Speech Analysis & Syn- thesis * Speech Coding * Speech Recognition * Telephony * Underwater /SONAR * Video Processing & Coding * VLSI Architectures * Wavelets * Wireless Communications * And More Please submit a 500-1,000 word abstract on our web site, http://www.dspworld.com or via email to dyoung@mfi.com by March 1, 2000. If sending as an attachment, please send text in an ASCII text format. If you need to mail or fax your abstracts, they may be sent to: Deanna Young ICSPAT, Miller Freeman Inc. 525 Market, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Tel: +1 415.538.3260 Fax: +1 415.278.5390 ICSPAT 2000 Abstract Submission Procedures In order to have your paper considered for inclusion in the 2000 Technical Program, however, your submission must provide all the in- formation requested below. Incomplete submissions will not be con- sidered. Participation in the program is conditional upon adhering to the deadlines and procedures outlined in this notice. Please read the following before submitting: Authors are limited to affiliation with no more than two accepted papers, whether as primary or contributing author. All abstracts submitted by the March 1st deadline will be considered by the 2000 Technical Review Committee (please see the bottom of this message for a list of committee members). Authors (primary and contribut- ing) who have a paper selected will be notified electronically upon conclusion of the review process. Notification will be followed by mailing of a complete author's kit to the primary author. Submission of an abstract implies a commitment to present the paper at the conference in Dallas. Once an abstract has been accepted, the corresponding author (or the contributing author he or she de- signates) is also required to provide a five-page white paper by the date specified in the author's kit for inclusion in The Proceedings of ICSPAT 2000. Authors who fail to adhere to the above guidelines will not be invited to return to the ICSPAT faculty. Please use the form found on our web site, http://www.dspworld.com to electronically submit your abstract. If you must send your ma- terial through another means, make certain that all the questions below are answered. 1. Title of Paper 2. Name of primary (or corresponding) author. PLEASE CAPITALIZE FAMILY NAME. Note: Unless otherwise indicated, corresponding author is presumed to be presenting author 3. Complete contact information for primary author (address, phone, fax, email) 4. List of any other contributing authors, name followed by affi- liation, phone, fax, email 5. 500 - 1,000 word abstract. Your abstract must clearly state the problem the paper proposes to address 6. Attach a 50-word summary of the paper for use in the course ca- talog and program 7. From the list of application areas provided above, please select a first and second choice for placement of the paper. If none are a good fit, please suggest an alternate as your first choice. Papers submitted without application areas will be placed at the discretion of the review committee 8. Are any authors on this paper also contributing to other papers? If so, please list author name and paper title Please submit your material via the ICSPAT web site, http://www.dspworld.com, or via email to dyoung@mfi.com. You may also fax your abstract to 415.278.5390 or mail it to Deanna Young/ ICSPAT/Miller Freeman, Inc./525 Market Street, Ste. 500/San Francisco, CA 94105/USA. 2000 Technical Review Committee list follows: Dr. Filiz Basbug Hughes Network Systems, USA Dr. Jerome Braun University of Massachusetts, USA Dr. Chris Callender Nokia Research and Development Ltd, UK Mr. Ravi Chandran Tellabs, USA Dr. Sathish Chandran Ericsson Malaysia, Malaysia Dr. Aziz Chihoub Siemens Corporate Research, Inc., USA Dr. Chang Choo Altera Corporation, USA Dr. Sekharjit Datta Loughborough University, UK Mr. John Della Morte Tellabs, USA Mr. John Edwards Blue Wave Systems, Inc., UK Dr. Mohamed El-Sharkawy Purdue University, USA Dr. Jose Fridman Analog Devices, USA Dr. Tomas Gaensler Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Sweden Dr. Prashant Gandhi Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Dr. Robert Gao University of Massachusetts, USA Dr. Robert H. Istepanian Ryerson Polytechnic University, Canada Mr. Jim Kresse Lucent Technologies, USA Dr. Jian Lu Apple Computer, USA Dr. Wei Ma Algorex, Inc., USA Dr. Fisseha Mekuria Ericsson Mobile Communications, AB, Sweden Dr. Ben T. Nohara Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Dr. Don Orofino The Mathworks, USA Dr. Tim Phipps Cranfield University, UK Dr. Hayri Sari Sonsub International Inc., USA Dr. Shahram Semnani BT Laboratories, UK Dr. Hemchandra M. Shertukde University of Hartford, USA Mr. Peter Siy Analog Devices, USA Mr. Robert Slaviero Signal Processing Associates Pty Ltd, Australia Dr. Janak Sodha University of the West Indies, Barbados Dr. Tomohiko Taniguchi Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., USA Mr. Theodore C. Tanner Jr. Apple Computer, USA Mr. Jon Thorn Texas Instruments, USA Mr. Michael Tran NEC Electronics, USA Dr. Nick Younan Mississippi State University, USA