Third International Conference on  MULTIMEDIA MODELING
 Toulouse, France, 12-15 November 1996


The purpose of the MMM series of conferences is to bring together activities related to all aspects of multimedia modeling, in its broader
sense, from multimedia networking to virtual worlds.

Its ultimate goal is to provide a better understanding of the basic paradigms and to establish conceptual links between them for a better
design of future advanced multimedia systems.

MMM'96 will be a forum for presentation of the state of the art in the representation, processing, interaction, integration and retrieval of
multimedia information, and will also provide an excellent orientation for newcomers.

In cooperation with IFIP WG6&10, (ACM and IEEE requested)

Research papers as well as proposals for tutorials and tool demonstrations are solicited particularly (but not restricted to) in the
following areas:

- Multimedia and Hypermedia - Model-based Video/Vision/Graphics
- Formal models for MM & HM - Indexing & Retrieval of MM & HM
- Topological & Geometric Modeling - Integration of Graphics & Vision
- Integration of MM Information - Synchronization of MM Information
- Interactive MM & HM - MM & Virtual Reality
- MM Operating Systems - MM & HM Networking
- MM Database Modeling - Speech & Music Modeling
- Applications of MM & HM

MMM'96 will start with one day of tutorials, and will continue with three days of technical presentations. Tool presentations will be
possible throughout the conference. The conference, organized by both LAAS-CNRS and ENSICA, will be held at ENSICA in Toulouse.

Organization Committee


Conference Chairperson: Michel Diaz (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Program Committee Chairperson: Jean-Pierre Courtiat (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Tutorial Chairperson: Dick Bulterman (CWI, The Netherlands)
Conference Organization Chairperson: Patrick Senac (ENSICA, France)

International Program Committee


Dick Bulterman (CWI, The Netherlands)
Tat Seng Chua (NUS, Singapore)
Geoff Coulson (U. of Lancaster, United Kingdom)
Jean-Pierre Courtiat (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Michel Diaz (LAAS-CNRS, France)
Christophe Diot (INRIA, France)
Wolfgang Effelsberg (U. of Mannheim, Germany)
Serge Fdida (U. of Paris, France)
Michael Fry (UTS, Australia)
Arif Ghafoor (Purdue U., USA)
Simon Gibbs (GMD, Germany)
Shuji Hashimoto (Waseda University, Japan)
Ahmed Karmouch (U. of Ottawa, Canada)
Brigitte Kerherve (UQAM, Canada)
Tosiyasu L. Kunii (U. of Aizu, Japan)
Myeong-Won Lee (Korean Telecom,Korea)
Guy Leduc (University of Liege, Belgium)
Alain Leger (CCETT, France)
Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann (U. of Geneva, Switzerland)
Hung-Keng Pung (NUS, Singapore)
Guy Pujolle (U. of Versailles, France)
Patrick Senac (ENSICA, France)
Gary Schloss (SUNY at Stony Brooks, USA)
Yoshihisa Shinagawa (U. of Tokyo, Japan)
Jean-Bernard Stefani (CNET, France)
Ralf Steinmetz (IBM, Germany)
Daniel Thalmann (EPFL,Switzerland)
P. Venkat Rangan (UCSD, USA)
 

Important Dates:


April 10, 1996 Submission deadline (for more details, see below)
June 6, 1996 Notification of acceptance
July 15, 1996 Camera-ready copy for final proceedings due

Submission policy:


Solicited are:
- Full original research papers (in English), 5 copies, up to 16 pages (including bibliography), 12 point, single spaced, including an informative
abstract as well as names and affiliations of all authors, and a list of keywords facilitating the assignment of papers to referees. A cover letter naming a contact author (including postal and E-mail address) is required. The cover letter should also state that the paper has not been presented at another conference nor is it currently being considered by another conference or by a journal.  Finally, the cover letter should include the statement that "when accepted, one of the authors will attend the conference to present the paper". Accepted papers will appear in a Proceedings book published by World Scientific
- Proposals for tool demonstrations (including hard- and software requirements)
- Proposals for tutorials.

All submissions should be sent to:
Jean-Pierre Courtiat
MMM'96
LAAS-CNRS
7, avenue du Colonel Roche 31077 Toulouse Cedex France
Tel: (33) 61.33.62.44 Fax: (33) 61.33.64.11 Email: courtiat@laas.fr

For further information:
MMM'96 Organization Committee,
ENSICA
Place Emile Blouin 31056 Toulouse Cedex France
Tel: (33) 61.58.75.14 (Patrick Senac), Fax: (33) 61.58.75.95
Email: mmm96@ensica.fr

To obtain additional information, you may also browse our World-Wide
Web pages, the URL is http://www.ensica.fr/~mmm96

Expression of interest in MMM'96:
If you are interested in MMM'96, please return the following information to the Conference Organization Chairperson (preferably by
E-mail to mmm96@ensica.fr):

Name (including title): ...............................................

Affiliation: ..........................................................

Address: ..............................................................

Tel: ................ Fax: ............. Email: .......................

o I would like to receive further information about MMM'96 by
MAIL or ELECTRONIC MAIL (please indicate), please put me on your
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o I intend to submit to MMM'96 a research paper

entitled: ...........................................................

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o I intend to submit to MMM'96 a proposal for a tool demonstration

entitled: ...........................................................

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o I would be interested in offering a tutorial

entitled: ...........................................................