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ESEC/FSE 99 will bring together researchers and practitioners of modern software engineering techniques to exchange new research results and experience reports related to both traditional and emerging fields of software engineering.

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Conference name: IC3K- International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management

Venue: Madeira, Portugal

Event Date:6-8 October, 2009

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The purpose of IC3K is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners on the areas of Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management.

IC3K is composed of three co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas.

Authors Notification: June 16, 2009
Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: June 30, 2009

e-mail: ic3k.secretariat@insticc.org

Web: http://www.ic3k.org/

Conference name: IJCCI- International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence

Venue: Madeira, Portugal

Event Date:5-7 October, 2009

The purpose of the International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners, on the areas of fuzzy computation, evolutionary computation and neural computation.

IJCCI is composed of three co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas.

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International Conference on Fuzzy Computation (ICFC)

International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (ICEC)

International Conference on Neural Computation (ICNC)

Important Dates

Regular Paper Submission: April 28, 2009

Authors Notification: June 23, 2009

Final Regular Paper Submission and Registration: July 07, 2009

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Homepage: http://www.ijcci.org/

Email: ijcci.secretariat@insticc.org

Conference name: 5th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP)

Venue: Angers-France

Event Date: 17-21 May, 2010

The 5th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP) aims at becoming a major point of contact between research scientists, engineers and practitioners on the area of computer vision applications systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering all different aspects related to computer vision, from Image Formation to Image Understanding including Motion Analysis and Stereo Vision.

Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged.

Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of VISAPP. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions.

Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as technical tutorials, dedicated to technical/scientific topics, are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in lecturing a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat.

CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below. Papers should address one or more of the listed topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related topics are also allowed.

1. Image Formation and Processing

2. Image Analysis

3. Image Understanding

4. Motion, Tracking and Stereo Vision

AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PROCESSING

- Computational Geometry

- Multi-view Geometry

- Illumination and Reflectance Modeling

- Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors

- Multimodal and Multisensor Models of Image Formation

- Image Quality

- Image Filtering

- Spatial Color Indexing

- Enhancement and Restoration

- Mathematical Morphology

- Implementation of Image and Video Processing Systems

AREA 2: IMAGE ANALYSIS

- Early Vision and Image Representation

- Surface Geometry and Shape

- Feature Extraction

- Segmentation and Grouping

- Time-Frequency Analysis

- Wavelet Analysis

- Statistical Approach

- Structural and Syntactic Approach

- Fractal and Chaos Theory in Image Analysis

- Image Registration

- Video Analysis

AREA 3: IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

- Recognition and Indexing

- Cognitive & Biologically Inspired Vision

- Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control

- Neural Networks

- Object, Event and Scene Recognition, Retrieval and Indexing

- Human Activity Recognition

- Face and Gesture Recognition

- Dynamics and Learning for Gesture Interpretation

- Visual Learning

- Pattern Recognition in Image Understanding

- Optical Color Pattern Recognition

- Data Mining in Pattern Recognition

- Model Acquisition and Validation

- 2D and 3D Scene Understanding

- Localization and Recognition of 3D Object Features

- Recognizing 3-D Object Shapes from Range Data

AREA 4: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

- Real-time Vision

- Active and Robot Vision

- Visually Guided Robotics

- Visual Navigation

- Motion and Tracking

- Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion

- Matching Correspondence and Flow

- Model-based Object tracking in Image Sequences

- Tracking of People and Surveillance

- Segment Cluster Tracking

- Retrieval of 3D Objects from Video Sequences

- Detecting 3D Objects Using Patterns of Motion and Appearance

- Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction

IMPORTANT DATES

Conference date: 17 - 21 May, 2010

Regular Paper Submission: November 22, 2009

Authors Notification: January 26, 2010

Final Paper Submission and Registration: February 10, 2010

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

VISAPP Secretariat

Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq.

2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 520 184

Fax: + 44 203 014 5434

e-mail: visapp@visigrapp.org

Web: http://www.visapp.org

Nordic Aftermarket Forum 2009

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Global Warming and climate change Conference Topics
The primary themes of the conference are global warming and climate change, not only in engineering and science but also in all other disciplines (e.g. ecology, education, social sciences, economics, management, political sciences, and information technology). It covers a broad range of topics on energy and environment policies, energy resources, energy conversion technologies, energy management and conservation, energy security, renewables, green technologies, emission reduction and abatement, carbon tax, sustainable development, pollution control and measures, policy development, etc. Therefore, papers on related topics are solicited from all relevant disciplinary areas, ranging from current problems, projections, new concepts, modeling, experiments and measurements, to simulations. The topical areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
•    Acid precipitation
•    Aerosols
•    Atmospheric changes
•    Biofuels and alternatives
•    Carbon sequestration
•    Carbon tax
•    Clean technologies
•    Climate change and heath issues
•    Climate change modeling and simulations
•    Climate networks (oceans, regions, forests, etc.)
•    Climatic events
•    Coupled ocean-atmosphere system
•    Deforestation
•    Earth sciences
•    Ecology
•    Ecosystem and biodiversity
•    Energy policies and strategies
•    Energy quality and security
•    Energy technologies
•    Engineering tools
•    Environment policies and strategies
•    Environment quality and security
•    Environment technologies
•    Environmental education and training
•    Exergy
•    Food and agriculture
•    Forestry
•    Global earth observations
•    Global economics
•    Global environment
•    Global policies
•    Global warming modeling and simulations
•    Green design and manufacturing
•    Green energy
•    Greenhouse gases
•    Human health and welfare issues
•    Hurricanes and catastrophic events
•    Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
•    Hydrological cycles
•    Information technology
•    Measurement techniques and data management
•    Nuclear energy and technologies
•    Oceans and global warming
•    Policy and strategy development
•    Renewables
•    Smog
•    Solid and municipal wastes
•    Space and atmospheric applications
•    Stratospheric ozone depletion
•    Sustainable development
•    Sustainable environment and health
•    Thermal pollution
•    Urban and regional planning
•    Volcanoes and volcanic events
•    Waste management
•    Water and water issues
•    Weather forecasts and scenarios
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN
It is my great pleasure to be with you again to make an open invitation for the next conference: GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL WARMING-2009 (GCGW-09) which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on July 5-9, 2009.
Firstly, on behalf of the Organizing Committee I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely appreciate the GCGW-2008 keynote speakers, speakers, specialized session organizers, session chairs and attendees whose contributions and efforts made GCGW-08 a great success.
Secondly, let me provide some remarkable figures about the past conference. Nine keynote presentations and nearly 200 technical presentations (including specialized session and discussion session presentations) from 48 countries remarkably contributed to the success of this Conference. Personally, I feel that this Conference was a great success, as it brought together researchers, scientists and engineers from different backgrounds and different countries for a common goal: TO BRING ALL DISCIPLINES TOGETHER FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL SOLUTIONS!
Thirdly, I have been receiving numerous e-mails and notes from various people who have been expressing their appreciation for such as successful conference.
This makes me happy to feel confident that all keynote speakers, session chairs, specialized and panel discussion chairs, general speakers, and attendees found this Conference a very rewarding experience from not only a technical but also a social standpoint, and benefited from the exchange of ideas, information and solutions with technical experts. The luncheons, banquet, reception and other exciting social events provided an ample opportunity for participants to interact with each other. I am also extremely happy that we had an opportunity to show you cordial Turkish hospitality and the stunning natural beauty in Istanbul.
We are now opening a new page with GCGW-09 for which we expect greater success although there is global economic crisis. Due to unexpected local and global crises, we have decided to enhance the main themes of the conference with a special coverage on economic dimensions of global warming.
GCGW-09 will include plenary sessions, keynote lectures, and several specialized sessions on different topics related to global warming and potential solutions.
Industry participation is very welcomed, and we hope that the conference will lead to effective and fruitful communication between the research, government and industrial communities. I hope that you will find the next conference, GCGW-09, both enjoyable and valuable, and also enjoy the architectural, historical, cultural and natural beauty of Istanbul, Turkey.
I look forward to having the opportunity to welcome you all, who have common goal to solve local and global problems, for the next GCGW-09 in Istanbul, Turkey, (www.gcgw.org) on July 5-9, 2009.
Best wishes for a better World,
Dr. Ibrahim Dincer
Conference Chair
On Behalf of the Organizing Committee

Conference Information
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•    » Important Dates
•    » Abstract Submission
•    » Conference Venue
•    » Program
•    » Keynote Speakers
•    » Specialized Sessions
•    » Registration
•    » Accommodation
•    » Social Events
•    » Organizing Committee
•    » International Advisory Board
•    » Cooperating Organizations
•    » Sponsors
•    » GCGW-08

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15^th January 2009

The way your company deals with telephone calls is crucial – it is often the first opportunity you get to make a good (or unfortunately sometimes bad) first impression to customers.

COURSE AIM

To enable attendees to realise the full business potential when dealing with telephone calls and develop pro-active call handling techniques to deal with incoming and outgoing calls in a helpful, friendly manner. This session will help your people develop some essential sales skills, without the ‘hard sell’ approach, enabling them to build rapport and spot sales opportunities.

The session has been designed for members of staff involved in answering the telephone, handling enquiries and answering queries.

COURSE CONTENT

• The Golden Rules of Pro-Active Telephone Techniques
• Characteristics of successful telephone–users

·         Understanding the importance of selling for any organisation

·         Identifying your own opportunities – where can you make a difference?

• Elements of the voice – how do you sound on the telephone?
• First response – you never get a second chance to make a first impression
• Uncovering customer needs and responding appropriately

·         Building rapport – conversational techniques

• Signing off – ending the call professionally
• Controlling the call - the effect of different behaviours on your callers
• Assertive telephone techniques – your voice and word choice
• Action points – identifying your strengths and areas for development
• To be held at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce training rooms – places cost £185 plus vat per person, including lunch and refreshments.

•  Places are limited to a maximum 8 attendees to ensure participation and individual attention.

   

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