C A L L F O R P A P E R S ICPR 2006 The 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition 20-24 August 2006 Hong Kong http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/~icpr06 icpr06@comp.hkbu.edu.hk (Please, note that this e-mail is sent from an unattended address) The 18th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR'06) is a biennial event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). ICPR'06 will be hosted by Hong Kong Baptist University and held in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. ICPR'06 will be a major multi-track international conference and provide a stimulating scientific environment for academics, industry and researchers to exchange their views and have a chance for in-depth face to face discussions. The five selected tracks are: Track I: Computer Vision and Image Analysis Track II : Pattern Recognition and Basic Technologies Track III : Signal, Speech and Image Processing Track IV : Systems, Robotics and Applications (with Associated Theme: Biometrics) Track V : Cognitive Approaches & Soft Computing You can experience the distinctive blend of East and West in this dynamic city. Feel the rush as you indulge in shopping. Savour culinary delicacies. Open your senses to Hong Kong's amazing skyline, bustling harbour and peaceful countryside. Come discover the diversity and sophistication that is Hong Kong. (Source: Hong Kong Tourism Board) IMPORTANT DATES Full paper submissions due: December 15, 2005 Notification of acceptances: March 15, 2006 Final camera-ready papers due: May 15, 2006 PAPER SUBMISSION The paper page limit is 4 pages. Anonymous papers should be written in English and submitted in pdf format. Formatting instructions provided by the IEEE Computer Society Press are available from the ICPR'06 conference website. By submitting your paper, you warrant that neither it nor any related paper with essentially the same technical content has been submitted for publication anywhere else. Call for WORKSHOPS and TUTORIALS Full-day workshops and half-day tutorials will be held on August 20, 2006. Proposals and enquiries can be sent to the workshop and tutorial chairs. General Chair & General Co-Chairs Yuan Yan Tang, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (General Chair) Patrick Wang, Northeastern University, USA G. Lorette, Universite de Rennes 1, France Daniel So Yeung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Technical) Organizing Committee Organizing Committee Co-Chairs Ru-Wei Dai, Institute of Automation, Academia Sinica, China Chun-hung Li, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Hong Yan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Workshop Co-Chairs Nanning Zheng, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China James Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Tutorial Co-Chairs Chao Huan Hou, Institute of Acoustics, Academia Sinica, China Dit-Yan Yeung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Web Chair William Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Publication Chair Xiaowen Chu, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Local Arrangement Co-Chairs Kelvin Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Kenneth K.M. Lam, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Poster Chair Irwin King, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Publicity Co-Chairs Yiu-ming Cheung, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Man-wai Mak, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Registration Chair Victor Cheng, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Track Chairs Track Chairs for Computer Vision and Image Analysis Brian Lovell, University of Queensland, Australia Long Quan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Track Chairs for Pattern Recognition and Basic Technologies Bob Haralick, City University of New York, USA Tin Kam Ho, Bell Laboratories, USA Track Chairs for Signal, Speech and Image Processing Andreas Dengel, Kaiserslautern University, Germany Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Gifu University, Japan Track Chairs for Systems, Robotics and Applications (with Associated Theme: Biometrics) Gabriella Sanniti di Baja, Istituto di Cibernetica, Italy Seong-Whan Lee, Korea University, Korea Track Chairs for Cognitive Approaches & Soft Computing Pong C Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Horace Ip, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong ICPR'06 is co-sponsored by IAPR and Hong Kong Baptist University and is supported by the Chinese Association of Automation.