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CALL FOR PAPERS

PRIP`2001

The Sixth International Conference on
"Pattern Recognition and
Information Processing"
May 15-17, 2001, Minsk, Belarus

ORGANIZED BY
-       Institute of Engineering Cybernetics of
National Academy of Sciences       (Belarus)
-       Technical University of Szczecin, (Poland)

IN COOPERATION WITH
-       Belarusian State University            (Belarus)
-       Belarusian State University of Informatics
and Radioelectronics                      (Belarus)
SPONSORED BY

-       International Association for Pattern
Recognition
-       Belarusian Association for Image Analysis
and Recognition    (IAPR national member)
-       IEE  Belarus Centre
-       IEEE Computer Society Belarus
Sub-Committee

Chairman of the Conference:

S. Ablameyko    Belarus

Vice-Chairman of the Conference:
J. Soldek             Poland


International
PROGRAM COMMITTEE

S. Agaian                 Armenia-USA
J. Astolla                Finland
G. Borgefors               Sweden
L. de Costa                 Brazil
E. Dougherty               USA
T. Downs                    Australia
A. Gagalowicz            France
I.  Gourevich               Russia
R. Hodgson                 New Zealand
S.-I. Kamata                Japan
V. Krasnoproshin       Belarus
A. Marcelli                 Italy
W. Mokrzycki            Poland
M. Petrou                   UK
I. Pitas                        Greece
R. Sadykhov               Belarus
H. Samet                     USA
G. Sanniti di Baja       Italy
M. Schlesinger           Ukraine
V. Shmerko                 Poland
F. Solina                      Slovenia
G. Sommer                  Germany
A. Zhilinskas               Liethuania
Yu. Zhuravlev             Russia


Local
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

G. Aparin (Belarus)                   Chairman
A. Doudkin (Belarus)
V. Konakh  (Belarus)
A. Kravtsov  (Belarus)
A. Kuleshov  (Belarus)
D. Lagunovsky (Belarus)
V. Obraztsov (Belarus)
D. Samal (Belarus)
V. Starovoitov (Belarus)
S. Yanushkevich (Poland)


TOPICS

The conference will provide a forum for
scientists and engineers to exchange up-to-
date technical knowledge and experience
and define ways of further development.
The conference will focus on  both theory
and applications. Topics of the Conference
include, but are not limited to:

-       Pattern Recognition
-       Image Analysis
-       Signal Processing
-       Systems and Parallel Architectures for
Signal and Image Processing
-       Knowledge - Based Expert and Decision
Support System
-       Application of Pattern Recognition and
Image Analysis
-       3D Image Processing and Modelling


LANGUAGE

Working language of the Conference is
English.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

        Papers for the Conference should
be submitted in English in four copies in a
camera-ready format. Three copies of each
paper will be sent out for review. If the
paper is accepted as it is, the fourth copy will
be directly used for publication in the
Conference proceedings.
The length of the submitted papers is
restricted to 5 A4 pages. The text should be
printed within 20.0x14.0 cm area in one
column by 1.5 space and 12 point font. The
format of A4 page: set margins to 2.5 cm
left, 4.5 right, 2.5 cm top and 7.2 cm
bottom. Times New Roman as most
recommended font. The first page should
include the title, author's name(s), complete
mail and e-mail addresses. It should be
centered, the title should be bolded and
capitalized. A blank line is required
between  the title and the author's name(s)
and complete address. Immediatelly after
affiliation, abstract and page text should
follow. An abstract must not exceed 100
words and should be submitted in 10 point
format. The headings should be centered
and bolded. Leave space of two lines above
and one line below these headings. All
paragraphs should have five space
indentation.
More detailed information about paper
format can be bound in Conference home
pages.

Please send :
- 4 hard copies of your paper  to  the
Conference address.

DEADLINES

Paper submission         November 15, 2000
Acceptance notification February 15, 2001

One copy of the accepted paper will be
used for publication. All other materials will be sent to authors
of the accepted papers.

DATES & LOCATION
PRIP`2001 will be held in Minsk (Belarus)
at the Institute of Engineering Cybernetics
of National Academy of Sciences of
Belarus on May 15-17, 2001.

WELCOME TO MINSK

Minsk is the capital of the Republic of
Belarus. It is located in a picturesque place
on the river Svisloch, which was in ancient
times one of the busiest trade-routes
connecting the Baltic and the Black seas.
Minsk is the city where one can find the
best pieces of Belarusian cultural heritage:
museums and exhibitions, theatres, world
famous Belarusian ballet, folklore dancing
ensembles and choirs. Numerous scientific
centres and leading institutions of higher
education, situated in Minsk, are well-
known abroad for their fundamental and
applied researches.
Minsk is a cross-road of the most popular
European tours. It is connected by
motorways, railways and airlines with all
the European capitals and also with the
main cities of the world.



ADDRESS

PRIP`2001
Prof. S. Ablameyko
Institute of Engineering Cybernetics
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Surganova str. 6
220012 Minsk, Belarus

E-mail: prip@newman.bas-net.by
abl@newman.bas-net.by
Fax:            +375-17-2318403
Phone:         +375-17-2842144

PRIP'2001 home page:
http://www.bas-net.by/iec/conferen.htm