The 24th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2018), sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), will take place at the China National Convention Center, Beijing, during August 20-24, 2018. The conference provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners in the broad area of pattern recognition, including pattern recognition and machine learning, computer vision, speech, image, video and multimedia, biometrics and human computer interaction, document analysis and recognition, biomedical imaging and bioinformatics. Workshops, Tutorials, Contests in various topics will also be organized.