A V B P A     2 0 0 1


                Third International Conference on
        Audio- and Video- based Biometric Person Authentication
                
                  Halmstad, Sweden, June 6-8 2001
                      http://www.hh.se/avbpa
                     


                      CALL FOR PARTICIPATION



The interest for security and multi-modal biometric signal processing
is growing. An important element of security is automatic
authentication of persons. AVBPA has brings together leading biometric
signal analysis researchers in all modalities, e.g. face,
fingerprints, speech, in an attempt to contribute with robust
solutions to efficient and secure communication. The conference, that
has been organized biannually, is an official event of the
International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR-TC14).


  
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM


The scientific program includes contributed and invited presentations
dealing with relevant issues in multi-modal biometrics:


- Face as biometrics
- Face image processing
- Speech as biometrics and speech processing
- Fingerprints as biometrics
- Gait as biometrics
- Hand, signature and iris as biometrics
- Multi-modal analysis and system integration


Four distinguished speakers, namely Bernt Ericsson, (Ericsson AB,
Sweden),  Anil Jain (Michigan State University, USA), Josef Kittler
(University of Surrey, UK) and Satoshi Nakamura (ATR, Japan),  will
contribute invited presentations.


The preliminary program is available online at


http://www.hh.se/avbpa/prelprogram.html



LOCATION


Halmstad is a seaside resort located on the West coast of Sweden,
south of Gothenburg. Besides the beautiful Kattegat beaches, the town
boasts the highest concentration of golf courses in the Country. Salmon
fishing is another popular activity. Tourist highlights in the region
include Helsingoer (Elsinore) castle, that provided the setting for
Shakespeare's Hamlet, the cities of Gothenburg, Malmoe and Copenhagen
and the newly-built Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark. The
weather in June is usually nice, with temperatures above 20C (70F).



REGISTRATION


Participants can register for the Conference through the AVBPA
registration page 
http://www.hh.se/avbpa/registration.html


The deadline for early registration is May 6th.



SPONSOR INFORMATION


The AVBPA conference offers companies that are active in the area
an opportunity to increase their visibility in all branches of
Biometric Person Authentication, by participating to a single event.


Companies wishing to sponsor the Conference and/or to mount a stand
at the conference venue are welcome to contact the organization at
avbpa@hh.se . Sponsorship will be acknowledged in the printed
conference program as well as on the conference web page.