IEEE Symposium on IMAGE, SPEECH, NATURAL LANGUAGE SYSTEMS (ISNLS)
SOME TOPICS: Image (Coding, Compression, Encryption, Segmentation, Enhancement, Restoration, Skeletonization, Analysis, Morphology, Databases, Video, Pattern Recognition, OCR, Image Understanding & Interpretations, Mathematical Methods); Speech (Coding, Compression, Processing, Analysis, Synthesis, Recognition, Understanding); Natural Language (NL) Processing, Computational Linguistics, Document Processing, NL Translation, NL Understanding, Multimedia, etc. Papers on the technical details of the commercial (e.g. , consumer electronics) , scientific, and medical applications of the above are encouraged.
Program Chairs: G. Bebis, U. Nevada, and S. Amer, EROS Data Center
Phone: (775) 784-6463 & (605) 594-6864
Email: bebis@cs.unr.edu & samer@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov

Submit summary to:
George Bebis
Dept of Computer Science
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557

To Submit a Paper:

Please send four copies of a paper or an extended summary (3-6 pages) describing the methodology and/or results by May 15, 1999 to the appropriate Program Chair's address above. Notification of acceptance (please provide email address or fax number) by June 30, 1999. Camera ready articles by August 15, 1999. Electronic submissions in postscript, word, acrobat or plain text format are encouraged.

Special Sessions:

Proposals are invited for special sessions on any topic relevant to the symposium. If you are interested in organizing an special session please follow the procedure outlined below:

1. Submit a proposal (topic area) to one the appropriate program chair.
2. Upon approval, recruit authors for the session (2 hours, 4/5 papers) and review papers for appropriate topic/contents.
3. Session chair submits abstract *package* of author/title/extended abstracts to the appopriate program chair by May 30.
4. Editorial comments, and official acceptance of the session will be made by the program chair(s) by June 30.

Publication of Papers and Awards:

This is a fully refereed conference. The proceedings will be published by IEEE. A collection of best papers will be published in an archival Journal and an Award will be given to each best paper per Symposium.