Call for Papers IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, 2001 M2VIP'2001 Hong Kong 27-29 August 2001 http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cidam Sponsored By IEEE IEE (Hong Kong) HKIE Theme Like its seven predecessors, M2VIP 2001 will provide a forum for international experts and researchers to present and review advances in mechatronics and machine vision which have culminated in practical applications, or which promise practical implementation in the very near future. Topics The topics covered in the conference will include, but not be limited to, the following topics: - Service robots - Visual inspection - Mechatronics in medicine/surgery - Visual servoing and tracking - Mechatronics in agriculture/environmental - Sensors and sensor fusion - Mechatronics in buildings and homes - Actuator and drive technology - Mechatronics in toys/entertainment industry - Intelligent control and automation - Intelligent aids for the elderly and disabled - MEMS technology - Machine vision - Smart materials and structures Invited Sessions The conference welcomes proposals for invited sessions. The organiser of each invited session should submit a title, a brief description on the relevance of the session to the conference, and a minimum of four invited papers (each with an abstract of 2 pages) for review. For information, please contact Dr. B.L. Luk by e-mail: cidam.bll@cityu.edu.hk Paper Submission Extended-Abstract Submission: 5th March 2001 Notification of Paper Acceptance: 16th April 2001 Final Paper Submission: 2nd July 2001 Format: An extended abstract of two A4 pages with authors' affiliation, five keywords, and full mailing address should be sent to Dr. B.L. Luk by e-mail to: cidam.bll@cityu.edu.hk Secretariat, M2VIP'2001 CIDAM, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (+852) 2788 8673, Fax: (+852) 2788 8017 Organised By CIDAM, City University of Hong Kong ACAE Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong MEEM Department, City University of Hong Kong Organising Committee Prof. S.K. Tso (Chair), CityU Prof. Y.S. Xu (Co-chair), CUHK Dr. B.L. Luk (Secretary), CityU Ms. R. S. Bradbeer, CityU Mr. A. Choy, CityU Dr. E.H.M. Cheung, CityU Prof. R. Chung, CUHK Dr. Y.H. Fung, CityU Mr. K.L. Fan, CityU Prof. YH Liu, CUHK Dr. L.F. Yeung, CityU