ICASSP 2002 CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Signal Processing Society
2002 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing
(ICASSP)
May 13 to 17, 2002 at the Renaissance Resort Hotel
Orlando, Florida, USA

The 27th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing
(ICASSP) will be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort Hotel in Orlando,
Florida from May 13 to 17, 2002. The ICASSP meeting is the world's largest and
most comprehensive technical conference focused on signal processing and its
applications. The conference will feature world-class speakers, tutorials,
exhibits, and over 50 lecture and poster sessions on:
^ Audio and electroacoustics
^ Design and implementation of signal processing systems
^ Image and multidimensional signal processing
^ Multimedia signal processing
^ Neural networks for signal processing
^ Sensor array and multichannel systems
^ Signal processing for communications
^ Signal processing education
^ Signal processing theory, methods, and technology
^ Speech processing
^ Emerging signal processing areas
^ Industrial technology tracks (ITT)
^ Student paper forum
^ plus other specialized areas of interest.
Orlando offers the ICASSP attendee a vast array of attractions, satisfying most
every interest. Orlando is well known for its climate and entertainment centers
including Walt Disney World, EPCOT Center, Universal Studios, MGM Studios, Sea
World, Church Street Station (Orlando), and others. Nearby are the NASA Kennedy
Space Center launch facility, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length, four-page papers,
including figures and references, to the ICASSP Technical Committee in the
areas listed above. All ICASSP papers will be handled and reviewed
electronically. Authors without Internet access should contact the conference
manager well in advance of the paper submission deadline. The ICASSP 2002
website  will provide you with details.

TUTORIAL AND SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
Tutorials will be held on May 13 and 18, 2002. Brief proposals should be
submitted by September 24, 2001, to li@dsp.ufl.edu, and must include title,
outline, contact information for the presenter, and a description of the
tutorial and material to be distributed to participants. Special sessions
proposals should be submitted by September 24, 2001, to jain@eng.usf.edu and
must include a topical title, rationale, session outline, contact information,
and a description of how the session will be organized. Tutorial and special
session authors are referred to the ICASSP website to additional information
regarding submissions.
IMPORTANT DATES
Tutorial and special session proposals due
    September 24, 2001
Submission of camera-ready papers (electronically)
    October 23, 2001
Notification of acceptance (electronically)
    January 7, 2002
Author's registration deadline
    February 22, 2002