>               FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>       CIR-2000: The Challenge of Image Retrieval
>
>        Third UK Conference on Image Retrieval
>
>        May 4-5 2000, Brighton, United Kingdom
>
>
> CIR moves to Brighton in 2000, with a new format - separate
> practitioner and research tracks linked by common plenary
> sessions. As in previous years, it aims to attract high-
> quality papers covering all aspects of image and video
> retrieval from both the UK and overseas. The main themes
> of CIR-2000 are video asset management, image indexing
> and metadata, and content-based image retrieval. Our
> distinguished list of invited speakers includes:
>
> Professor Howard Besser, University of California at Los Angeles
> Dr Ruud Bolle, IBM Thomas Watson Research Center
> Dr Richard Nicol, Head of Research, BT Adastral Park
> Professor Mark Overmars, University of Utrecht
>
> Image and video storage and retrieval continues to be
> one of the most exciting and fastest-growing research
> areas in the field of multimedia technology. However,
> opportunities within the UK for the exchange of ideas
> between different groups of researchers, and between
> researchers and potential users of image retrieval
> systems, are still limited. The Challenge of Image
> Retrieval series of conferences was set up specifically
> to bridge the gap between the different communities
> with an interest in image retrieval.
>
> Successful conferences were held in Newcastle upon Tyne
> in 1998 and 1999. The 2000 event again aims to bring
> together researchers and practitioners in the area of
> image data management, to exchange information and gain
> some idea of the significance of developments in related
> disciplines. It should be of interest to researchers in
> fields as diverse as information retrieval, database,
> computer vision and image processing, human visual
> perception and interface design, as well as users and
> managers of image and video libraries.
>
> FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> Original papers are solicited for the conference
> describing research or innovation in any area related to
> image or video storage and retrieval. Accounts of work
> in progress are acceptable provided at least some
> results are reported. Possible topics include, but are
> not limited to:
>
>    * Studies of information-seeking behaviour among
>      image users
>    * HCI issues in image retrieval
>    * Evaluation of image retrieval systems
>    * Novel image data management systems and
>      applications
>    * Query models, paradigms and languages for image
>      retrieval
>    * Content-based indexing, search and retrieval of
>      images
>    * Feature extraction and representation
>    * Visual perception and image retrieval
>    * Image search and browsing on the Web
>    * Semantic retrieval of images and video
>    * Neural network techniques for image classification
>      and retrieval
>    * Database architectures for image retrieval
>    * Image data management for multimedia systems
>
> The programme committee are aiming to ensure a balance
> between technical and user orientation in the submitted
> papers presented at the conference. To achieve this, we
> particularly welcome submissions which deal with user
> issues.
>
> SUBMISSION DETAILS:
>
> Authors are asked to submit full papers (no longer than
> 5000 words), in English, to the Programme Chair, Dr John
> Eakins. Electronic submission is strongly encouraged. Authors
> wishing to submit electronically should consult the CIR-2000
> Web pages at http://www.unn.ac.uk/iidr/cir/cir00/cfp.html
> for details of submission procedures and guidelines.
> Authors who do not wish to submit electronically are asked
> to send three paper copies of their submission, together
> with a covering letter containing contact information, to:
>
>      Dr John P Eakins,
>      The Challenge of Image Retrieval,
>      Institute for Image Data Research,
>      University of Northumbria at Newcastle,
>      Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST.
>
> The closing date for both electronic and paper submissions
> is Friday 21 January 2000. Submission can be accepted after
> the official closing date only by prior agreement with the
> Programme Chair, Dr Eakins ([log in to unmask]).
>
> Authors whose contributions are accepted for presentation
> will be notified by Friday 3 March 2000. They will be
> required to submit final versions of their papers, for
> inclusion in the conference proceedings, by Friday,
> 7 April 2000. It is intended that all accepted papers
> will be published in the BCS electronic Workshops in
> Computing series.
>
> PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
>
> * John Eakins (co-chair), University of Northumbria at
>   Newcastle
> * Peter Enser (co-chair), University of Brighton
> * Margaret Graham, University of Northumbria at
>   Newcastle
> * David Harper, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
> * Karina Holm, Getty Images
> * Paul Lewis, University of Southampton
> * Martin Nail, Library and Information Commission
>
> CONFERENCE SPONSORS (PROVISIONAL):
>
> * Institute for Image Data Research, University of
>   Northumbria at Newcastle
> * The British Computer Society Information Retrieval
>   Specialist Group
> * The Library and Information Commission
> * The Institute of Information Scientists
> * Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
>
> IMPORTANT DATES:
>
>      Deadline for Submission: 21 January 2000
>      Notification of Acceptance: 3 March 2000
>      Final version due: 7 April 2000
>
>
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