[alife] SoCPaR2009 - Call For Special Session and Workshop

[Azah Kamilah Muda]

 The International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition
(SoCPaR 2009)
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Malacca, Malaysia
December 4-7, 2009
www.socpar.org
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The aspiration of SoCPaR 2009 is to bring together worldwide leading
researchers, developers, practitioners, and educators interested in
advancing the state of the art in soft computing and pattern recognition for
exchanging knowledge that encompasses a broad range of disciplines among
various distinct communities. It is hoped that researchers will bring new
prospect for collaboration across disciplines and gain idea facilitating
novel breakthrough. The 4-day conference commencing from one day workshop
will feature prominent keynote speakers, tutorials, poster and paper
presentation in parallel tracks. SoCPaR 2009 invites novel
contributions/papers of soft computing and pattern recognition from
fundamental aspects to various practical applications

CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS
( http://www.socpar.org/callforsessions.html )

SoCPaR 2009 is seeking original high quality Special Sessions on focused
discussion addressing innovative research highlighting significant topics
and emerging issues which are related to the conference theme and with the
desired expertise. Interdisciplinary session themes are strongly sought
after. Each special session resembles a mini-conference within the main
SoCPaR meeting will run throughout the conference in parallel to other
tracks (except the keynote presentations).

IMPORTANT DATES:
Special sessions proposals: May 31, 2009
Acceptance of special sessions: June 5, 2009


CALL FOR WORKSHOP
( http://www.socpar.org/callforworkshop.html )

The SoCPaR 2009 Program Committee invites proposals for the technical
workshop program, to be held one day prior to the main conference. SoCPaR
2009 workshops will provide a casual setting where participants will have
the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere that
fosters the practical session and active exchange of ideas. Hands-on
workshops that focus on state-of-art topics or on applications related to
SoCPaR 2009 conference theme are highly encouraged. The workshop should plan
for ample time to foster open discussions. Financial assistance for the
workshop instructor will be limited to one participation fee waiver for the
conference only. Workshops can be varying in length, but will at most last a
full day. Workshop attendees are not required to register for the main
SoCPaR 2009 conference, but are encouraged to do so.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Workshop proposals: May 31, 2009
Acceptance of workshop: June 5, 2009

Honorary Chair:
L. A. Zadeh
(University of California Berkeley)
General Chair:
Nanna Suryana Herman
(Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka)
Siti Mariyam Hj. Shamsuddin
(SCRG Chair, University of Technology Malaysia)
Ajith Abraham
(Norway University of Science and Technology)

Please refer to the conference website (www.socpar.org) for further details.