IEEE ICMCS99 - Updated Call and Organization

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IEEE ICMCS99 - FLORENCE, ITALY, JUNE 7-11 1999
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Dear colleague,
WE WANT to make IEEE ICMCS99 a very succesful event.
WE AIM to have, at IEEE ICMCS99, the partecipation of most distinguished researchers in Multimedia.
WE WOULD BE  very pleased of your partecipation to IEEE ICMCS99.
WE REMIND you that IEEE ICMCS99 deadline is November 5th.


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ELEMENTS OF INTEREST AT IEEE ICMCS99:

SPECIAL SESSIONS - for invitation only - on key research and activity areas of Multimedia.  
Special Sessions include the Session Chair introduction on the state of the art and 
invited talks by distinguished scientists, followed by an open discussion. 
Special Sessions that have been scheduled are:
- Special Session on Multimedia Standards
- Special Session on Usable Multimedia Systems 
- Special Session on Storage Technologies  
- Special Session on Software Engineering tools
- Special Session on Data Security and Watermarking
- Special Session on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision for Multimedia  

REGULAR SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS - for selection only - on key research and activity areas of Multimedia.
Best submitted papers will be selected for inclusion in the Conference program -  three independent reviews -
according to high quality standards. Regular Sessions will cover, among the others:
- Network and operating system support
- Advanced man-machine interfacing
- Internet and Intranet
- Image, video and multimedia databases
- Signal processing and Multimedia
- Image processing, pattern recognition and computer vision for Multimedia
- Multimedia architectures
- Multimedia tools
- Multimedia standards
- Multimedia applications
.........

PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS focussed on specific relevant topics of Multimedia
Panels include  short position statements of panelists and an open discussion.  
Demonstrations will present up-todate results and achievements of team activities.

EXHIBITION on special achievements by the scientific and industry community. Multimedia art exhibition 
is also planned.

TUTORIALS on some of the most important topics of Multimedia.
Half-day tutorials will be given by some of most distinguished scientists in the field of Multimedia.

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DAY dedicated to European Community programs on Multimedia.
Organized, with the support of the European Community and the Agency for Technological 
Development and Transfer. Includes invited talks by European Community  officers on future industry-research  
programs and presentations of European projects  in the field of Multimedia.

TWO SPECIAL ISSUES on important journals in Multimedia.
Best papers presented at IEEE ICMCS99 will appear on two Special Issues in 
IEEE MULTIMEDIA and JOURNAL OF MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS.



FLORENCE 
One of most beautiful cities of art in the world with magnificient monuments of western 
civilization from Etruscans, Romans through Middle Age, Renaissance to the Modern Age.
TUSCANY
Come and see it.
 

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CALL FOR PAPERS  DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 5, 1998.
PAPERS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN 5 COPIES, MAX 15 SINGLE SPACED PAGES, TO:
IEEE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS'99
DIPARTIMENTO DI SISTEMI E INFORMATICA - UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE
VIA S. MARTA 3 - 50139 - FIRENZE
ITALY
More information is available at: http://www.dsi.unifi.it/~icmcs99/
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Look forward to see you in Florence.
Cari saluti

Alberto Del Bimbo
IEEE ICMCS'99 General Chair

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