The 20th ACM International Multimedia Conference (ACMMM2012) Workshops

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             Call for Workshop Proposals
      The 20th ACM International Multimedia Conference (ACMMM2012)
         Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2012    @ Nara, Japan
            http://www.acmmm12.org/
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Call for Workshop Proposals
http://www.acmmm12.org/call-for-workshop-proposals/

Overview

ACM Multimedia 2012 Organization Committee invites active members of community to submit workshop proposals. The workshops should be focused and enable robust discussions and interactions on current or emerging topics of interest. They should allow members of the community to compare and discuss approaches, methods, and new concepts on research topics pertinent to the main conference. These topics often offer emerging interests to the multimedia research community or provide pathways to new communities.

Workshop proposals for ACM Multimedia 2012 should include:

    Title and specific goals
    Specific topics to be addressed
    Relevance and significance of this workshop to the main conference
    A history of the workshop, if not being offered for the first time
    Estimated paper submission volume and paper acceptance rate
    Expected attendance
    Length – Full day or half day
    Indication of a journal special issue arrangements
    A draft workshop call for papers with:
        The names, affiliations, addresses, phone numbers and email
            addresses of the workshop organizers, who should be experts
            in the related topics and preferably from multiple institutions
        The paper selection process
        A list of potential Program Committee members and their affiliations

Workshop proposals should not exceed 3 pages and should be submitted
to the Workshop Chairs.

Workshop proposals will be evaluated based on:

    Quality and level of detail of the proposal
    Theme of the workshop and its relevance to the main conference
    Overall balance of the conference workshop program

Important Dates

    Proposal Submission Deadline:       March 12, 2012

Contacts
Workshop Co-chairs:

    Jiebo Luo (University of Rochester, US):   jiebo.luo@gmail.com
    Svetha Venkatesh (Deakin University, AU):   svetha.venkatesh@gmail.com