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3rd Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
IbPRIA 2007

Deadline for Paper Submission: November 17th, 2006

6th-8th June 2007, Girona, Spain
http://ibpria2007.udg.cat

IbPRIA is an endorsed IAPR (International Association for Pattern
Recognition) conference co-organised by AERFAI and APRP, the Spanish
and Portuguese chapters of the IAPR. IbPRIA is a single track conference
consisting of high quality, previously unpublished  papers, presented
either orally or as a poster, intended to act as a forum for research
groups, engineers and practitioners to present recent results, algorithmic
improvements and promising future directions in pattern recognition and
image analysis.

A PDF version of the Call for Papers is available for download on the
conference website at:
http://ibpria2007.udg.cat/CFPIbPRIA2007.PDF


-- Latest news --

   * Three invited talks will be given by distinguished world classs
     researchers. We are proud to inform you that a keynote speech
     presented by Prof. Andrew Davison, Imperial College London, UK,
     is already confirmed.
   * An IAPR Best Paper Prize will be awarded to the most outstanding
     conference contribution.
   * Tutorials and Workshops hosted on 4 and 5 June will be free for
     all attending IAPR (AERFAI and APRP) members.


-- About The Conference --

The 3rd Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
is looking for new theoretical results, techniques and main
applications on any aspect of pattern recognition and image analysis,
including but not restricted to the following topics:

Pattern Recognition
Image Analysis
Computer Vision
Multimedia Systems
Statistical and Structural Pattern Recognition
Neural Networks
Bioinformatics
Image Coding and Processing
Shape and Texture Analysis
Information Systems
Speech Recogntion
Natural Language Analysis
Document Processing
Robotics
Remote Sensing
Industrial Applications of Pattern Recognition
Special Hardware Architectures


Papers must be submitted electronically by November 17, 2006. Each paper
will be blind-reviewed by at least two members of the international program
committee, and will be accepted based on its originality, significance and
clarity. Papers should describe original and unpublished work on the topics
of the conference, and should not exceed 8 pages.
All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, scheduled to
be published in Springer LNCS Series. A copy of the proceedings will be
distributed to all participants at the Conference.

The best conference paper will be awarded an IAPR best paper prize.


-- Programme Committee --

Lourdes Agapito, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Helder Araújo, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Hervé Bourlard, EPFL, Switzerland
Patrick Bouthemy, IRISA, France
Joachim Buhmann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Horst Bunke, University of Bern, Switzerland
Hans Burkhard, University of Freiburg, Germany
Francisco Casacuberta, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain
Vicent Caselles, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Aurélio Campilho, University of Porto, Portugal
Luís Corte-Real, University of Porto, Portugal
Hervé Delinguette, INRIA, France
Pierre Dupont, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Marcello Federico, ITC-irst Trento, Italy
Marco Ferreti, University of Pavia, Italy
Ana Fred, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Andrew Gee, University of Cambridge, UK
Vito di Gesú, University of Palermo, Italy
Edwin R. Hancock, University of York, UK
Francisco Mario Hernández Tejera, Universidad de Las Palmas, Spain
Laurent Heutte, Université de Rouen, France
José Manuel Iñesta Quereda, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Jorge Marques, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Hermann Ney, University of Aachen, Germany
Wiro Niessen, University of Utrech, The Netherlands
Francisco José Perales, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Spain
Nicolás Pérez de la Blanca, University of Granada, Spain
Fernando Pérez Cruz, Universidad Carlos III, Spain
Maria Petrou, Imperial College, UK
Pedro Pina, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Armando Pinho, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Ioannis Pitas, University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Filiberto Pla, University Jaume I, Spain
Alberto Sanfeliu, Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Spain
Gabriella Sanniti di Baja, Istituto di Cibernetica CNR, Italy
Pierre Soille, Joint Research Centre, Italy
Karl Tombre, LORIA, France
M. Inés Torres, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Jordi Vitrià, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Joachim Weickert, Saarland University, Germany
Reyer Zwiggelaar, University of Wales, UK


-- Important Dates --

* 17 November 2006 Submission of papers
* 22 January  2007 Notification of acceptance
* 5 February 2007 Camera ready paper
* 10 April 2007 Early registration

* 15 December 2006 Workshop/tutorial proposal


-- Tutorials and Workshops --

Prior to the development of the IbPRIA2007 Conference, selected Tutorials
and Workshops will be hosted on 4 and 5 June. IAPR (AERFAI and APRP)
members
can freely attend such related events. Members from all areas of the
pattern
recognition and image analysis community are cordially invited to submit
proposals for tutorials and workshops, intended to facilitate an
enriching discussion about challenging topics in pattern recognition and
image analysis topics. Feel free to contact the workshop chair, Dr. Joaquim
Salvi, via email at workshops@ibpria2007.udg.es or have a look at the
conference website for further information regarding tutorial/workshop
topics or organisation details.


-- Instructions for Authors --

Full papers must be submitted electronically in Springer LNCS style for
review in the conference format, already available on the conference
website at:
http://ibpria2007.udg.cat/submission.htm
Prior to the submission deadline, it is necessary to connect to the
conference web server in order to assign an account to upload the paper
as well the affiliation information.


-- Organising Committee --

The 3rd Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
IbPRIA 2007 is jointly organised by the Computer Vision and Robotics
group of the Institute of Informatics and Applications, University of
Girona, the Asociación Española de Reconocimiento de Formas y Análisis
de Imágenes (AERFAI), and the Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento
de Padrões (APRP).

General Chairs:

Joan Martí, University of Girona (Spain)
José Miguel Benedí, Polytechnical University of Valencia (Spain)
Ana Maria Mendonça, University of Porto (Portugal)
Joan Serrat, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

Tutorials/Workshops Chair:

Joaquim Salvi, University of Girona (Spain)


-- Enquiry and Information --

IbPRIA2007 Secretariat
Institute of Informatics and Applications
Campus of Montilivi s/n
17071 Girona - Spain

Tel: + 34 972 418258
Fax: + 34 972 418976

http://ibpria2007.udg.cat
Email: ibpria@ibpria2007.udg.es