The 9th IEEE Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition - FG 2011 March 21-23, 2011 - Santa Barbara, CA http://www.FG2011.org/ Key Dates: Workshop proposals - October 20, 2010 Paper submission - October 6, 2010 Demo submission - November 5, 2010 Author notification - December 8, 2010 Final versions due - January 19, 2011 Conference - March 21-23, 2011 Workshops - March 24-25, 2011 The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is the premier international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. The conference presents research that advances the state-of-the-art in these and related areas, leading to new capabilities in areas such as biometrics, interactive systems, surveillance, healthcare, and entertainment. The FG conference plays an important role in shaping related scientific, academic, and higher-education programs. Submissions may be up to six pages in conference format. Substantially similar papers may not have appeared elsewhere or be in submission to another conference during the FG review period. Papers presented at FG 2011 will appear in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Submission details are available at the conference web site: http://www.FG2011.org/ Continuing a tradition begun with the last Face and Gesture conference, a selection of the best-reviewed papers from FG 2011 will be invited to a special issue of the Image and Vision Computing Journal. FG 2011 will be held at the beautiful Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, a 24-acre, mission-style Santa Barbara hotel resort facing the Pacific Ocean, located on one of Southern California's most beautiful coastlines.