CALL FOR PAPERS

Multimedia 2004 invites your participation 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. We especially encourage introduction of novel media such as haptic, smell, sensors, animation, etc.

Technical Program
The technical program will consist of plenary sessions and talks with topics of interest in:

• Multimedia analysis, processing, and retrieval, including multimedia semantics, aesthetics, modeling, fusion, audio/video/multi-modal processing, multimedia content description and indexing, multimedia digital rights management (protection and attribution), content-based retrieval with emphasis on multiple and novel media.

• Multimedia networking and system support, including context-aware multimedia communications, Internet telephony, peer-to-peer streaming, audio/video streaming, multimedia content distribution, wireless multimedia, adaptive support for scalable media, Internet protocols, multimedia servers, operating systems, middleware and QoS.

• Multimedia tools, end-systems, and applications, including new UI metaphors, usable distributed collaboration, authoring, multi-modal interaction and integration, multimedia in e-learning, entertainment, personal media, assisted living, and virtual environments.

We particularly encourage submissions in new and emerging areas.

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IMPORTANT DATES

March, 2004
Paper submission site open

April 16, 2004 Abstract Registration
Full papers abstract registration deadline at 5 PM EDT

April 25, 2004
Submission deadline for full length, 8-page technical papers at 5 PM EDT

July 1, 2004
Notification of acceptance

July 23, 2004
Camera-ready papers