Final Call for Papers - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME 2010)

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Final CALL FOR PAPERS
2010 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME 2010)
July 19-23, 2010 - Singapore - http://www.icme2010.org
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Overview:
With around 1000 submissions and 500 participants each year, the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME) has been the flagship multimedia conference sponsored by four IEEE societies since 2000. It serves as a forum to promote the exchange of the latest advances in multimedia technologies, systems, and applications from both the research and development perspectives of the circuits and systems, communications, computer, and signal processing communities.

Paper Submission:
Prospective authors are invited to submit a full paper (two-column format, maximum 6 pages in length) according to the guidelines available on the conference website. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Speech, audio, image, graphics, video, text processing
- Signal processing for media integration
- Animation, virtual reality, and 3-D imaging
- Multimedia human-machine interface and interaction
- Multimedia communications and networking
- Multimedia security and content protection
- Multimedia databases and digital libraries
- Multimedia computing systems and applications
- Multimedia analysis and social media
- Hardware and software for multimedia systems
- Multimedia standards and related issues
- Multimedia quality assessment

ICME 2010 aims to have the top 15% papers accepted for oral presentation and additional 15% papers accepted for poster presentation. Several awards sponsored by industry and institutions will be given out. Best papers will be presented in a single-track session to all participants. Accepted papers should
be presented, or else they will not be included in the IEEE Xplore Library.

Workshops, Tutorials, Demos and Special Sessions:
A number of Workshops will be organized by the sponsoring societies. To further foster new emerging topics, ICME 2010 also welcomes researchers, developers and practitioners to organize regular Workshops. Interested organizers please contact the Workshop Chairs for further details. Proposals for Special Sessions, Tutorials, Demos, and Exhibitions are also encouraged.

Please visit the ICME 2010 website for submission details.

Important Dates:
Regular Paper Abstract Submission: January 15, 2010 (Final Extension)
Regular Paper Submission: January 15, 2010 (Final Extension)
Notification of Regular Paper Acceptance: March 15, 2010
Camera-Ready Paper Due: April 15, 2010
Special Session Proposal Due: December 18, 2009
Workshop Proposal Due: December 31, 2009
Tutorial Proposal Due: January 31, 2010
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Conference Website: www.icme2010.org
Contact Email: icme2010@gmail.com
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