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                GENERAL CALL FOR PAPERS
        C A L L      F O R      C O N T R I B U T I O N S
      The 20th ACM International Multimedia Conference (ACMMM2012)
         Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2012    @ Nara, Japan
            http://www.acmmm12.org/
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[About ACM Multimedia 2012]
In ACM Multimedia 2012, we will celebrate its twentieth anniversary with
an extensive program consisting of technical sessions covering all
aspects of the multimedia field in various forms of presentation. It
also includes competitions of research teams on challenging problems,
and an interactive art program stimulating artists and computer
scientists to meet and discover together the frontiers of artistic
communication.

[Call for Contributions]
  ACM Multimedia 2012 solicits submissions of contributions for the
following programs:
  - Full papers & Short papers          - Tutorials
  - Brave new ideas program          - Panels
  - Video program              - Doctoral symposium
  - Interactive art & Exhibit          - Technical demonstrations
  - Open source software competition      - Workshops
  - Multimedia grand challenge competition

  * Details concerning each program will be announced on our Web site
    around mid-January.

[Important Dates] (all in 2012)
  - Workshops & Brave new ideas program proposals:        Mar 12
  - Workshops & Brave new ideas program proposals notifications:Mar 26
  - Full paper submission:                  (abstract) Apr  2
                           (manuscript) Apr  9
  - Short paper submission:                    Apr  9
  - Panels and Tutorials proposals:                Apr  9
  - Video & Brave new ideas programs, Doctoral symposium,
    Technical demonstrations, Open source SW & MM grand
    challenge competitions submissions:             May 14
  - Notification of acceptance:                    Jun 22
  - Camera ready submission:                    Jul 30

[Organization]
  * General Chairs
    - Noboru Babaguchi    (Osaka University, JP)
    - Kiyoharu Aizawa    (The University of Tokyo, JP)
    - John Smith    (IBM, US)

  * Technical Program Chairs
    - Shinichi Satoh     (National Institute of Informatics, JP)
    - Thomas Plagemann    (University of Oslo, NO)
    - Xian-Sheng Hua    (Microsoft, US)
    - Rong Yan        (Facebook, US)

[For More Information and Contact]
  - WWW: http://www.acmmm12.org/      - Email: contact@acmmm12.org
  - facebook: ACM Multimedia 2012      - twitter: @acmmm2012
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