News Flash

* For visa letter, the office will be out of work on National Day Holiday, from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8, 8 days altogether. So we could do nothing with visa request during this National Days.
However we will consult all visa request from Oct. 9 to Oct.12.
* The 2009 winner of the prestigious ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) award for Outstanding Technical Contributions to Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications is Dr. Lawrence A. Rowe.
* MMGC session details and program announced - American Idol meets Multimedia research!" Please click here for more details.
* The Local Information has been opened.
* The Conference Program, Conference Venue, Hotel Registration and Airport Transportation Information have been opened.
* A total of $3000 Prizes for the Grand Challenge announced, sponsored by Google, HP, Nokia and Yahoo!. Click here for more details.
* The submission for the Grand Challenge is now open. Please follow the submission guideline here. * First announcement of ACM Multimedia 2009.

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