The ICPR-2008 Workshop Chairs invite workshop proposals for the International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2008 (www.icpr2008.org). The workshops will be held on December 7, immediately before the start of the main conference. The workshops must be full-day.

The ICPR-2008 workshops will provide an informal setting where workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss technical topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas. Members from all segments of the pattern recognition community are invited to submit workshop proposals for review. The topics of the workshops should be such that the workshops do not divert papers from the main conference.Each proposal will be assessed for its scientific content, proposed structure and overall relevance.Workshop organizers will be responsible for inviting speakers and ensuring their participation, submission of preliminary texts, and structuring and leading the discussion sessions.

Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for producing a Call for Papers by March 15, 2008.

1. Submission Requirements

The proposal should provide the following information:
1) A brief description of the workshop, specifying the goals and the technical issues that will be addressed.
2) A brief discussion of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
3) The names, postal addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email addresses of the proposed workshop organizing committee. This committee should consist of at least three people who are experts in the technical area.
4) The name of the primary contact person for the organizing committee. 5) A list of the program committee members.
6) If available, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.

2. Important Dates for Workshops

January 15, 2008 Proposal submission deadline
February 15, 2008 Acceptance notification
March 15, 2008 Deadline for receipt of Call for Papers
August 8, 2008 Deadline for Early Registration
December 7, 2008 ICPR-2008 workshops � Full day

ICPR-2008 will be responsible for the following:
1) Providing a meeting place and logistical support for the workshop.
2)Duplicating workshop notes (up to a total of 100 pages per participant) and distributing them to the participants.

ICPR-2008 reserves the right to cancel any workshop if deadlines are missed or if too few attendees register for the workshop by early registration deadline to support the costs of hosting the workshop.To cover costs, it will be necessary to charge workshop participants a workshop fee.

Proposals and questions should be sent to both chairs at the following e-mail addresses. You will receive an acknowledgement e-mail from one of the workshop chairs within a few working days.

Prof. Matti Pietik�inen Department of Electrical and Information Engineering University of Oulu Email: mkp AT ee.oulu.fi

Prof. Yuichi Ohta Department of Intelligent Interaction Technologies University of Tsukuba Email: ohta AT iit.tsukuba.ac.jp