FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT of the 11th IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING – MMSP’09 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 5-7, 2009 __________________________________________________________ We cordially invite you to plan and participate in MMSP’09, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Oct 5-7, 2009.. This is the first time ever the IEEE Signal Processing Society will hold one of its main events in South America. As such, this will be a unique opportunity to combine attending a premier research event, with getting a firsthand experience on one the most promising developing economies in the world. For up-to-date information, please visit http://www.mmsp09.org, (or http://research.microsoft.com/mmsp09). General Chairs Ricardo Queiroz, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil Dinei Florencio, Microsoft Research, USA