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ACM Multimedia 2007 ACM Multimedia 2007 Call for Papers (PDF) University of Augsburg Augsburg, Germany September 24 – 29, 2007 http://www.acmmm07.org ACM Multimedia 2007 invites you to participate in the premier annual multimedia conference, covering all aspects of multimedia computing: from underlying technologies to applications, theory to practice, and servers to networks to devices. A final version of the conference program is now available. Registration will be open from 7:30am to 7pm on Monday and 7:30am to 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday On Friday registration is only possible from 7:30am to 1pm. ACM Business Meeting is schedule for Wednesday 9/26/2007 during Lunch (Mensa). Ramesh Jain and Klara Nahrstedt will talk about the SIGMM status SIGMM web status Status of other conferences/journals (TOMCCAP/MMSJ/…) sponsored by SIGMM Miscellaneous Also Chairs of MM’08 will give their advertisement Call for proposals for MM’09 + contenders will present their pitch Announcement of Euro ACM SIGMM Miscellaneous Travel information: How to get to Augsburg How to get to the conference sites (Augsburg public transport) Conference site maps and directions (excerpt from the conference program) Images of Augsburg The technical program will consist of plenary sessions and talks with topics of interest in: (a) Multimedia content analysis, processing, and retrieval; (b) Multimedia networking, sensor networks, and systems support; (c) Multimedia tools, end-systems, and applications; and (d) Multimedia interfaces; Awards will be given to the best paper and the best student paper as well as to best demo, best art program paper, and the best-contributed open-source software. Panels will consist of discussions on timely and controversial topics. Short Papers will be presented in poster format and are an opportunity for researchers to present new work and ideas in an interactive setting. State-of-the-Art Tutorials by leading experts will precede the technical program. The full- and half-day offerings will span a wide variety of topics. Brave New Topics track is a special sessions track containing papers, which establish foundational sciences and extend the boundaries of multimedia research. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/hsu.cheng-hsin/Desktop/acmmm07/index.htm[1/28/2010 9:23:42 AM] ACM Multimedia 2007 Technical Demos will include leading edge work in every area of multimedia technology and its application. Video Demonstrations allow researchers and artists to demonstrate their tool, system or application without having to bring the equipment for a "live" demo. The Interactive Art Program will include long and short papers describing interactive multimedia art works, tools, applications, and technical approaches for creative uses of multimedia content and technology. It will also include an art exhibition. Workshops on topics of current interest to members of the multimedia research community will follow the technical program. Doctoral Symposium is an opportunity for students involved in the preparation of a PhD to interactively discuss their research issues and ideas with senior researchers, receive constructive feedback from members of the research community. The Open-source Software Competition is a recent addition to the ACM Multimedia program and 2007 will be our forth year in running the competition. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/hsu.cheng-hsin/Desktop/acmmm07/index.htm[1/28/2010 9:23:42 AM] ACM Multimedia 2007 Call for Papers (PDF) University of Augsburg Augsburg, Germany September 24 – 29, 2007 http://www.acmmm07.org ACM Multimedia 2007 invites you to participate in the premier annual multimedia conference, covering all aspects of multimedia computing: from underlying technologies to applications, theory to practice, and servers to networks to devices. A final version of the conference program is now available. Registration will be open from 7:30am to 7pm on Monday and 7:30am to 5pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday On Friday registration is only possible from 7:30am to 1pm. ACM Business Meeting is schedule for Wednesday 9/26/2007 during Lunch (Mensa). Ramesh Jain and Klara Nahrstedt will talk about the SIGMM status SIGMM web status Status of other conferences/journals (TOMCCAP/MMSJ/…) sponsored by SIGMM Miscellaneous Also Chairs of MM’08 will give their advertisement Call for proposals for MM’09 + contenders will present their pitch Announcement of Euro ACM SIGMM Miscellaneous Travel information: How to get to Augsburg How to get to the conference sites (Augsburg public transport) Conference site maps and directions (excerpt from the conference program) Images of Augsburg The technical program will consist of plenary sessions and talks with topics of interest in: (a) Multimedia content analysis, processing, and retrieval; (b) Multimedia networking, sensor networks, and systems support; (c) Multimedia tools, end-systems, and applications; and (d) Multimedia interfaces; Awards will be given to the best paper and the best student paper as well as to best demo, best art program paper, and the best-contributed open-source software. Panels will consist of discussions on timely and controversial topics. Short Papers will be presented in poster format and are an opportunity for researchers to present new work and ideas in an interactive setting. State-of-the-Art Tutorials by leading experts will precede the technical program. The full- and half-day offerings will span a wide variety of topics. Brave New Topics track is a special sessions track containing papers, which establish foundational sciences and extend the boundaries of multimedia research. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/hsu.cheng-hsin/Desktop/acmmm07/index.html[1/28/2010 9:23:46 AM] ACM Multimedia 2007 Technical Demos will include leading edge work in every area of multimedia technology and its application. Video Demonstrations allow researchers and artists to demonstrate their tool, system or application without having to bring the equipment for a "live" demo. The Interactive Art Program will include long and short papers describing interactive multimedia art works, tools, applications, and technical approaches for creative uses of multimedia content and technology. It will also include an art exhibition. Workshops on topics of current interest to members of the multimedia research community will follow the technical program. Doctoral Symposium is an opportunity for students involved in the preparation of a PhD to interactively discuss their research issues and ideas with senior researchers, receive constructive feedback from members of the research community. The Open-source Software Competition is a recent addition to the ACM Multimedia program and 2007 will be our forth year in running the competition. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/hsu.cheng-hsin/Desktop/acmmm07/index.html[1/28/2010 9:23:46 AM] Important Dates Important Dates Feb. 15, 2007 Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline April 2, 2007 Panel Submission Deadline Tutorial Proposal Submission Deadline Brave New Topics Session Proposals April 16, 2007 Research Paper Submission Deadline (EDAS) Interactive Arts Program: Long Paper Submission Deadline May 22, 2007 Interactive Arts Program: Exhibition Submission Deadline June 1, 2007 Short Paper Submission Deadline ( EDAS - Content Track ,EDAS - System and Network Track, EDAS - Applications Track ) Open Source Submission Deadline Doctoral Symposium Submission Deadline Technical Demo Submission Deadline Video Demo Submission Deadline Interactive Arts Program: Short Paper Submission Deadline June 14, 2007 ACM MM 2007 PC Meeting (TU Delft). June 20, 2007 Acceptance Notification Sep. 23-29, 2007 Main Conference file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/hsu.cheng-hsin/Desktop/acmmm07/important_dates.html[1/28/2010 9:23:47 AM] Info for Authors Instructions for preparing camera-ready papers Click here for detailed camera-ready paper instructions. Attn.: At least one author of each accepted conference/workshop papers has to register by the advanced registration deadline (August 15, 2007) as a "non-student." The deadlines for the various tracks are listed below. Paper Type Max. number of pages Deadline Full papers 10 July 2, 2007 Short papers 4 July 11, 2007 Demo papers 2 July 2, 2007 Panel descriptions 2 July 2, 2007 Art full papers 10 July 2, 2007 Art short papers 4 July 11, 2007 Art exhibit papers 2 July 11, 2007 Brave new topic papers 10 July 2, 2007 Video papers 2 July 11, 2007 Doctoral symposium papers 3 July 11, 2007 Open source contest 4 July 11, 2007 Keynote talks 1 July 2, 2007 Tutorials 2 July 2, 2007 MV workshop 6 July 5, 2007 TVS workshop 10 July 5, 2007 HCM workshop 10 July 11, 2007 MIR workshop 10 July 11, 2007 MS workshop 10 July 11, 2007 EMME workshop 10 July 5, 2007 Please note that the page limits are firm - there is no opportunity to purchase extra pages. Instructions for Presenters Posters: Easels will be provided to attach your printed poster to, as well as staples, tape, or an appropriate method of attachment. The easels are large enough to hold the ISO AO size (33" width by 46" height, or 89cm by 118cm). Posters should be set up before the poster session begins. An author should be at the poster at the specified times (see the conference schedule). You want your poster to be visually appealing and interesting, but most of all, make sure that your poster is easy to read from a distance. Fonts for text should be at a minimum 24 point, without exception. If your text does not fit on the poster at this size, then this is a good indication that you need to reduce the amount of text, not the font size. Use an easy to read font (e.g., Times, Palatino or other serif font) for the text. A good font size for titles is 72 point. Oral presentations: See here Demo presentations: Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the beginning of your demo session to set up your demo. Each demo station will be provided with two tables (size of a single table W x L x H: 60 cm x 140 cm x 75 cm = 23,6 in x 55,1 in x 29,5 in), and power.
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