[vtkusers] FINAL REMINDER: ECCOMAS VipIMAGE 2009 Submission deadline: April 6

[João Manuel R. S. Tavares]

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(Apologies for cross-posting)

International ECCOMAS Thematic Conference VipIMAGE 2009 - II ECCOMAS
THEMATIC
CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING
14-16th October 2009, FEUP, Porto, Portugal
www.fe.up.pt/~vipimage

Abstract submission deadline is April 6, 2009.

We would appreciate if you could distribute this information by your
colleagues and co-workers.

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Dear Colleague,

This is a final reminder that the deadline for abstracts submission for the
II ECCOMAS THEMATIC CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL VISION AND MEDICAL IMAGE
PROCESSING (VipIMAGE 2009) is April 6 (www.fe.up.pt/~vipimage).


Possible Topics (not limited to)

• Image Processing and Analysis
• Segmentation, Tracking and Analyze of Objects in Images
• 3D Vision
• Signal Processing
• Data Interpolation, Registration, Acquisition and Compression 
• Objects Simulation
• Virtual Reality
• Software Development for Image Processing and Analysis
• Computer Aided Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy and Treatment
• Computational Bioimaging and Visualization
• Telemedicine Systems and their Applications

Invited Lecturers

• Alejandro Frangi - Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
• Christos E. Constantinou - Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
• Demetri Terzopoulos - University of California, USA
• Joaquim A. Jorge - Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
• José Carlos Príncipe - University of Florida, USA
• Lionel Moisan - Université Paris V, France
• Tony Chan - University of California, USA

Confirmed Thematic Sessions

- Computer Vision in Robotics
- Texture Image Analysis: Methods and Applications
- Processing and Classification of Satellite Imagery
- Small Animal Imaging: Trends and Techniques
- Imaging of Biological Flows: Trends and Challenges

Publications

The proceedings book is going to be published by the Taylor & Francis Group,
as happened with VipIMAGE 2007 (ISBN: 9780415457774).
The organizers will encourage the submission of extended versions of the
accepted papers to related International Journals; in particular for special
issues dedicated to the conference.
One possibility already confirmed is the International Journal for
Computational Vision and Biomechanics (IJCV&B).
As what happened with VipIMAGE 2007, the organizers are going to edit a book
to be published by SPRINGER (ISBN: 978-1-4020-9085-1), under the
Computational Methods in Applied Sciences series, with invited works from
the most important ones presented in the conference.

Awards

"best paper award" and "best student paper award" are going to be given to
the author(s) of two papers presented at the conference, selected by the
Organizing Committee based on the best combined marks from the Scientific
Committee and Session Chairs.

Important dates

• Submission of extended abstracts: April 6, 2009 (extended)
• Lectures and Final Papers: June 15, 2009

We are looking forward to see you in Porto next October.

Kind regards,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares
Renato Natal Jorge
(conference co-chairs)

PS. For further details, please see the conference website at:
www.fe.up.pt/~vipimage