17th International ACM Conference on Multimedia

Call For Papers 

Beijing, China, October 19-24, 2009
http://www.acmmm09.org

ACM Multimedia 2009 invites you to participate in the premier annual
multimedia conference, covering all aspects of multimedia computing:
from underlying technologies to applications, theory to practice, and
servers to networks to devices.

ACM Multimedia 2009 will be located at Beijing Hotel, October 19-24,
2009, Beijing, China.

The technical program will consist of plenary sessions and talks with
topics of interest in:

    (a) Multimedia content analysis, processing, and retrieval;
    (b) Multimedia networking, sensor networks, and systems support;
    (c) Multimedia tools, end-systems, and applications;
    (d) Human-Centered Multimedia.

Important Dates
April 10, 2009 	

Full Paper Registration (Abstract –Submission) Deadline

April 24, 2009
	

Full Paper/Panel/Workshop Submission Deadline

June 5, 2009
	

Short Paper/Video Program/Interactive Art Program/ Short Paper/ Open Source/Doctor Program/Demo Proposal Submission Deadline

July 6, 2009
	

Notification of Acceptance

Awards will be given to the best paper and the best student paper as
well as to best demo, and best art program paper.

Panels will consist of discussions on timely and controversial topics.

Short Papers will be presented in poster format and are an opportunity
for researchers to present new work and ideas in an interactive
setting.

State-of-the-Art Tutorials by leading experts will precede the
technical program. The full- and half-day offerings will span a wide
variety of topics.

Brave New Topics track is a special sessions track containing papers,
which establish foundational sciences and extend the boundaries of
multimedia research.

Technical Demos will include leading edge work in every area of
multimedia technology and its application.

Video Demonstrations allow researchers and artists to demonstrate
their tool, system or application without having to bring the
equipment for a "live" demo. The Interactive Art Program will include
long and short papers describing interactive multimedia art works,
tools, applications, and technical approaches for creative uses of
multimedia content and technology. It will also include an art
exhibition.

Workshops on topics of current interest to members of the multimedia
research community will follow the technical program.

Doctoral Symposium is an opportunity for students involved in the
preparation of a PhD to interactively discuss their research issues
and ideas with senior researchers, receive constructive feedback from
members of the research community.