-- CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline for submissions: 30 January 2009 --

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VISUALIZATION, COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING 2009
Algarve, Portugal, 20 to 22 June 2009
(http://www.cgv-conf.org/)
part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2009)
Algarve, Portugal, 17 to 23 June 2009
(http://www.mccsis.org)

* Keynote Speaker (confirmed):
Professor Ming C. Lin, University of North Carolina, USA

* Conference background and goals
The IADIS Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing (CGVCVIP) 2009 conference aims to address the main issues on Computer Graphics, Visualization, Image Processing and Computer Vision.
The conference also covers interdisciplinary research and applications related to these areas.

* Format of the Conference
The conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line).

* Best Papers
Selected authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to selected journals (i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems - ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers.

* Types of submissions
Full and Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium.
All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.

* Topics related to Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas:

Computer Graphics
- Geometric Modeling
- Collision Detection 
- Illumination and Reflection
- Rendering
- Animation
- Virtual Reality
- Graphical User Interface
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Games
- Computer-Aided Design
- Computational Geometry
- Natural Phenomena Modeling
- GPU and Graphics Systems

Visualization
- Visual Analytics
- Visual Representations
- Visual Analytical Reasoning
- Data Representation
- Data Transformation
- Data Modeling
- Interpolation
- Scientific Visualization
- Information Visualization
- Visualization Algorithms
- Software Visualization
- Terrain Visualization
- Flow Visualization

Computer Vision
- Stereo Vision
- Boundary Detection
- Motion Detection and Tracking
- Reconstruction and Representation
- Facial and Hand Gesture Recognition
- Matching, Inference and Recognition

Image Processing
- Image Generation
- Image Acquisition
- Image Registration
- Image Manipulation
- Image Segmentation
- Image Restoration
- Image Compression
- Holographic Imaging
- Color Corrections
- Remote Sensing
- Image Coding and Encryption
- Image Indexing and Retrieval
- Classification and Clustering
- Wavelet Methods
- Fractals

Other Related Topics 
- Signal and Speech Processing
- Pattern Recognition
- Video Conferencing
- Cameras and Sensors
- Display and Printing
- CGVCVIP Related Hardware
- CGVCVIP over the Internet
- CGVCVIP in Medicine
- CGVCVIP Applications
- Parallel and Distributed CGVCVIP

* Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: 30 January 2009
- Notification to Authors: 6 March 2009
- Final Camera-Ready Submission and Early Registration: Until 6 April 2009
- Late Registration: After 6 April 2009
- Conference: Algarve, Portugal, 20 to 22 June 2009

* Conference Location
The conference will be held in Algarve, Portugal.

* Secretariat
IADIS Secretariat - IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VISUALIZATION, COMPUTER VISION AND IMAGE PROCESSING 2009
Rua Sao Sebastiao da Pedreira, 100, 3
1050-209 Lisbon, Portugal
E-mail: secretariat@CGV-conf.org
Web site: http://www.cgv-conf.org/

* Program Committee
Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2009 Program Chair
Yingcai Xiao, The University of Akron, USA

General MCCSIS Conference Co-Chairs:
Piet Kommers, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pedro Isaías, Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal
Nian-Shing Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Committee Members: *
* for committee list please refer to http://www.cgv-conf.org/committees.asp