Australian Pattern Recognition Society                           2nd CALL FOR PAPERS                                 DICTA-93                            2nd Conference on -           DIGITAL IMAGING COMPUTING: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS   Location: Macquarie Theatre           Macquarie University           Sydney  Date: 8-10 December 1993.      DICTA-93 is the second biennial national conference of the Australian Pattern Recognition Society.     This event will provide an opportunity for any persons with an interest in computer vision, digital image processing/analysis and other aspects of pattern recognition to become informed about contemporary developments in the area, to exchange ideas, to establish contacts and to share details of their own work with others.          The Following invited speakers will provide specialised presentations:  Prof Gabor T. Herman, University of Pennsylvania on Medical Imaging.  Prof. R.M. Hodgson, Massey University New Zealand on Computer Vision.  Prof. Dominique Juelin, Centre de Morphologie Mathematique, Paris on Mathematical Morphology.  Prof. John Richards, Aust. Defence Force Academy, Canberra on Remote Sensing.  Dr. Phillip K. Robertson, CSIRO Division of Information Technology, Canberra on Interactive Visualisation.      The conference will concentrate on (but is not limited to) the following areas of image processing:-                  * Computer Vision and Object Recognition                 * Motion Analysis                 * Morphology                 * Medical Imaging                 * Fuzzy logic and Neural Networks                 * Image Coding                 * Machine Vision and Robotics                 * Enhancement and Restoration                 * Enhancement and Restoration                 * Visualisation                 * Industrial Applications                 * Software and Hardware Tools     Papers are sought for presentation at the conference and publication in the conference proceedings. Submission for peer review should consist of an extended abstract of 750-1000 words of doubled spaced text, summarizing the technical aspects of the paper and any results that will be quoted. Final papers should be limited to no more than 8 pages of text and illustrations in camera-ready form.      Four (4) copies of the abstract should be sent to:                                  DICTA-93                           C/- Tony Adriaansen                   CSIRO - Division of Wool Technology                                 PO Box 7                              Ryde NSW 2112                                Australia                                IMPORTANT DATES                  Abstract due            - 25th June 1993                 Acceptance notified     - 27th August 1993                 Final paper due         - 15th October 1993    SOCIAL PROGRAM:  The conference dinner will be held on the Thursday 9th of December 1993. Other social activities are being arranged.  Situated on a beautiful harbour, Sydney has many and varied places of interest. The Opera House and Harbour Bridge are just two of the well known landmarks. Harbour cruises, city tours to the Blue Mountains run daily. We can provide further information on request.   ACCOMMODATION:  Accommodation within 15 min walking distance is available, ranging from college style to 5 star Hotel facilities. Information will be supplied upon request.   CONFERENCE FEES:                          before 30th Sep.        After 30th Sep. APRS Members              A$220                   A$250 APRS Student Members      A$120                   A$150 Others                    A$250                   A$280  Conference Dinner         A$35 on Dec 9th 1993   -------------------------------------------------------------                 ADVANCED REGISTRATION  Name: Organisation: Address  Phone: Fax: email:                  - I am a current Member of APRS.                  - I am not a current member of APRS.                  - Please send me information on accommodation.   I enclose a cheque for  -------------------------------------------------------------  Please send the above form to  DICTA-93 C/- Tony Adriaansen CSIRO - Division of Wool Technology PO Box 7 Ryde NSW 2112 Australia  The cheques should be made payable to DICTA-93.  For further information contact: * Tony Adriaansen (02) 809 9495 * Athula Ginigie  (02) 330 2393 * email: dicta93@ee.uts.edu.au