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CONTENT-BASED MULTIMEDIA INDEXING 2018
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS
Special Session Proposals Due: February 19, 2018
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The International Conference on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing
(http://cbmi2018.univ-lr.fr/), one of the leading venues in multimedia indexing, will
implement in 2018 two to three special sessions featuring contributions on a focused
trendy, innovative or frontier topics in multimedia indexing. Special sessions
differentiate from regular sessions as they provide focused context for addressing new or
emerging research directions, new developments in various application domains, and
frontier topics in multimedia indexing and retrieval.

Special sessions will be held as plenary sessions and should typically target 4 to 6
high-qualityoral presentations on the topic addressed. Special session organizers will
manage the selection process for their session under the guidance of the special session
chairs.

Important Dates

Special Session Proposals Due: February 19, 2018
Notification of Acceptance: March 09, 2018
Special Sessions Paper Submission: May 18.
Notification of Acceptance:June 29 2018
Camera-Ready Papers Due: July 13 2018

Submission Instructions

Proposals should be submitted by email to the special session chairs
(jenny.benois@labri.fr, guillaume.gravier@irisa.fr), either in plain-text or PDF format.
Please include the following information:
- Title of the proposed special session
- Rationale for the proposal, including target audience
- A brief bio and contact information for the organizers
- A tentative/confirmed list of invited papers (titles/affiliations/authors; if the case)

Contact

For any questions regarding submissions, please email the special session chairs:
jenny.benois-pineau@u-bordeaux.fr, guillaume.gravier@irisa.fr.