th scia invitation to the th scia the th scandinavian conference on image analysis will be arranged by the norwegian society for image processing and pattern recognition nobim and sponsored by the international association for pattern recognition iapr the conference will be held in tromsoe from th th may tromsoe located at latitude degrees n is northern norway s centre for administration and education about the programme the scientific programme runs over four days and includes invited speakers sessions in three parallel tracks with contributed papers and poster sessions with contributions the conference covers the following topics image processing and analysis pattern recognition computer vision parallel algorithms and architectures neural nets matching methods image compression remote sensing medical and biological applications industrial applications conference language the official language of the conference is english invited talks and speakers segmentation of range images via data fusion and morphological watersheds professor ralph gonzalez university of tennessee knoxville object recognition using range images professor anil k jain michigan state university experiments in mobile robot navigation and range imaging dr judd jones oak ridge national laboratory image compression professor tor ramstad university of trondheim combining evidence in dictionary based probabilistic relaxation professor j kittler university of surrey matching methods professor a sanfeliu polytechnic university of catalonia workshop in connection with the conference a workshop on contextual methods in pattern recognition will be arranged on monday th by iapr tc for further information concerning the workshop contact torfinn taxt chairman tc univ of bergen n bergen norway phone fax e mail torfinn taxt cc uib no registration information the registration fee is nok the fee covers proceedings entrance to all oral and poster sessions exhibition lunches and coffee breaks get together party reception and banquet fees for accompanying persons are presented in the registration form all payments must be made payable in norwegian kroner nok by swift to xiannokktrm or bank giro service at bank account sas conference forut christiania bank og kreditkasse private cheques will not be accepted or by the following credit cards visa mastercard eurocard diners access american express please note for payment with swift and bank giro service made from abroad please add banking fee of nok please remember to state scia and your name on all money transfers registration and information the conference secretariat will be available all four days of the conference for registration and information may th in the sas hotel may th th at the university exhibition an exhibition of relevant literature will be arranged publishers are invited to exhibit their products a visit to local companies and institutions involved in the field mostly remote sensing will be arranged accommodation reservation for hotel accommodation can be made on the registration form the scia conference secretariat at sas luftreisebyraa att bodil lauritsen will provide hotel accommodation for the participants social events monday may th get together party included in the conference fee for delegates nok for accompanying persons tuesday may th fishing trip the tour will last for hours and hopefully the midnight sun will visit us on board the boat there will be music food and drink by choice we bring fishing rods and it will be possible to have our own fish prepared on board nok spouse programme visit by cable car to storsteinen meters above sea level visit to the arctic cathedral and visit to tromsoe museum nok wednesday may th due to the cancellation of the svalbard flight we will arrange a visit to the beerhall nok including beer and food spouse programme visit to a fishfarm in the surroundings of tromsoe nok thursday may th banquet included in the conference fee for delegates accompanying persons nok spouse programme visit to the northern lights planetarium and the polar museum nok the spouse programs need a minimum of participants to be arranged post conference tours with visit to lyngen or finnmark and norh cape will also be arranged for more information about the social program and the post conference tours see the registration form and information included with the registration form weather and dress the weather in tromsoe in late may can be everything from hour sunshine with a maximum temperature of degrees celsius to snowstorms with temperatures below freezing it is therefore recommended to bring some warmer clothes local information the population is approximately in tromsoe you can take part in many activities from mountaineering in the midnight sun to late night fun in international restaurants and bars an afternoon local beer in the beerhall of the world s northernmost brewery is also recommended the th scandinavian conference on image analysis scia will be held at the university campus at the world s northernmost university there will be conference buses going to the campus from within walking distances of all the hotels more detailed information about the locations and transport will be available at the conference hotels travel information tromsoe airport at langnes is only minutes drive from the centre of tromsoe the travelling distance from oslo is hr minutes sas conference support tromsoe offers airticket services for the conference in addition to all standard terms full and reduced fare tickets from europe and overseas reduced fares require that you stay in scandinavia the night between saturday and sunday we can offer additional conference fares for sas flights from sas destinations within scandinavia and reduced fares on norwegian domestic flights if you want to make use of this service please contact bodil lauritsen at the conference secretariat conference secretariat sas luftreisebyraa tromsoe att bodil lauritsen p o box n tromsoe norway phone fax note that reduced airticket fares can not be obtained on flights to scandinavia if you don t stay the night between saturday and sunday in front of or after the conference on the other hand you don t have to stay that night in tromso to obtain reduced fares within scandinavia sas flights cut here registration form the th scandinavian conference on image analysis tromso norway may th th please use block letters or type and fill in one form for each parti cipant completed registration form for accompanying person is to be attached to the registration form of the delegate mr mrs first name and surname company institution title mailing address postal code country telephone telefax delegate accompanying person please tick for right category workshop on contextual methods in pattern recognition monday may th conference fee delegates nok social events please tick for participating get together party monday th included in the conference fee for delegates accompanying person nok spouse programme tuesday may th nok spouse programme wednesday may th nok spouse programme thursday may th nok boat trip tuesday may th nok banquet thursday may th included in the conference fee for delegates accompanying person nok visit to the beerhall wednesday may th nok post conference tour lyngen nok post conference tour finnmark north cape nok we need a minimum number of participants to accomplish these tours total amount for my participation nok payment payment can be made by swift to xiannokktrm or bank giro service at bank account sas conference forut christiania bank og kreditkasse gronnegt n tromso norway private cheques will not be accepted or by credit card visa mastercard eurocard diners access american express account number expiration date signature please note for payment with swift and bank giro service made from abroad please add banking fee of nok please remember to state scia and your name on all money transfers accomodation payment to be made upon arrival weekend 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destinations within scandinavia and reduced fares on norwegian domestic flights if you want to make use of this service please fill in the following point of departure and return date of departure date of return i will arrange airtickets on my own please tick for further information please contact kjell arild hogda scia local chair forut information technology ltd n tromso norway telephone telefax e mail scia conan uit no please forward this registration form to sas luftreisebyra tromso att bodil lauritsen p o box n tromso norway telephone telefax date and signature
