back * investigating moving it back 1 day (end on Tuesday, Noon).

backlog * (replacing C. Suen). The backlog has decreased due to the increased
* 1300+ pages per year (from 6 and about 850). The backlog is 85 papers,
* causing some of the backlog. There
* the 18 is not. The current paper backlog for publication is 114 (about

bad *

  • Desire for filtering truely bad papers from conferences -- too many poor
    * Recognition papers, but the ones submitted were bad.

    baird * editorial board added N. Ahuja (replacing W. Thompson) and H. Baird

    bajcsy * Agenda item #1: R. Bajcsy gave a report on ICCV-II: There were 306 papers
    * June 3-7, 1990. R. Bajcsy is the vice-chair. There will be 4 separate

    balance * balance. (Gerson commented on AIPR, heavily industrial.) Discussion
    * etc.) A balance of Industry, government and universities. Discussion
    * to balance Pattern Recognition and IP. Over the years, Computer

    balanced * on how balanced and the importance to IEEE.

    balancing * processing, VLSI designs) and load balancing between tracks, and

    banglore * Banglore, and Delhi

    bank * registration 15, CS Admin 24, Contigeny 17, Treasureer and bank 5,

    banquet * Breaks 40, Reception 20, Banquet 45, Misc 6.
    * selected. The cost is about the same as NYC. The banquet location

    base * Discussions on Image data base, cam PAMI do anything (i.e. add the
    * images used in papers to a data base), when to add since the student

    based * #15. Announcement of "Physics-Based Vision Newsletter" (Shafer)
    * #7. Upcoming CAD-Based vision (Ikeuchi). 1994, February 8-10 (W-F)
    * 3. Workshop on Context based Vision: J Mundy and T Strat June 1995
    * 4. 3rd CAD-Based Vision Workshop
    *

  • Favor broader based conference including image processing and pattern
    * A gang of 7 is assembling an all-electronic on physics based vision.
    * Agenda item #3: CAD-Based Vision June 2-3: (Linda Shapiro) 69 were
    * Agenda Item #6: CAD Based Vision, K. Ikeuchi. Roughly the fall of
    * changes based on discussions at this meeting (with regard to conference
    * in Japan. He porposed, based on discussions with many people including
    * Physics based vision (Shafer). There is space for 3 tracks.
    * The selection was based on the results of the blind review process, with
    * too high) are based on a formula. For the computer area as a whole,
    13 for based.

    basic * (Nevatia) The basic issue is one of size -- PR/CV/IP -- and a
    * Avi started the discussion by presenting the basic issues:

    became * a Technical Committee). Software Engineering became a TCouncil, with

    because * because they don't fell that they will get a fair hearing (some
    * Budget is larger this year, this year is larger because of meeting
    * decision last year. Just because people want it doesn't mean it is
    * Eric: We have a larger budget because we made money on CVPR.
    * one is at 1K. Advantage is wide circulation because of being

    become * become a society (the officers).
    * Discussion of making the move to become a society, we must move to
    * get them to become active again. Maybe it needs a separate
    * Haralick) It has become the First International Conference on Document
    * Ram: Not sure we have the critical mass to become a society, most

    been * Agenda item #3: R. Chellappa gave a report on CVPR-89: 327 papers have been
    * Agenda item #4: The PAMI newsletter has been sent out to the full
    * Agenda Item #2: CVPR93, Ruud Bolle. The hotel contract has been
    * chairs approved last year. The Seattle Westin Hotel has been
    * had been expected. The conference should have a small surplus. She
    * has been selected. Dates: June 20-24, 1994.
    * papers that have been excluded in the past (PR, IP, applications).
    * past there has been a Workshop on Computer Vision as an outlet for
    * some felt that CVPR had been too narrow and some feel that it is
    * submitted and have been sent to the program committee for review, with
    * they had been mailed to the entire PAMI journal list or just the US portion
    * Visa problems have been reduced from the ICPR attempt. Beijing has a number
    12 for been.

    before * (Possible dates, in October 1995; or Week before Thanksgiving.)
    * 1991 in Bonn). Saturday before or after CVPR.
    * Medioni, S Negahdaripur (November 1995, Miami MTW before
    * Question regarding the dates (M-W before Thanksgiving), Gerard is
    * The call for papers is out. There are 4 days before and 4 days after
    * week before. Finiancial Responsibility with ICPR, this is an
    6 for before.

    behaviors; * tutorials (Monday), 3 Workshop planned (Visual Behaviors; Role of Function

    behind * conference chair and it fell behind. Some discussion of the budget

    beijing * a. Beijing proposal: Ma, Huang, Faugeras, Ohta, A. Jain;
    * Final: India 55. Beijing 27.
    * Visa problems have been reduced from the ICPR attempt. Beijing has a number

    being * At this point a comment about the Agenda of the meeting being a
    * A discussion regarding dues for membership in the TC. This is now being
    * a year with the IAPR being the bulk of the newsletter. For a while
    * being tried.
    * committee is being assembled and will meet at the University of
    * deadline will be known soon and some attempt is being made to raise some
    * decision, 18 months for publication). The 6 months is mostly being met,
    * dimensions are being confused (selectivity, topic area,
    * list and By-Laws are not being followed.
    * one is at 1K. Advantage is wide circulation because of being
    * Q: Motion to attempt to fix something, what is being fixed?
    * so about 100 papers are expected. Pre-conference tutorials are being
    * the cost being covered by the package and library rates).
    * workshop. IROS is being held in pittsburgh in August (not much
    14 for being.

    believe * PR authors believe that their papers will be treated properly.

    below * both were below 2, it was rejected. The remaining 350 papers were

    beome * From: Continue, negotiate changes, jump ship, or beome society,

    berlin * #4. Report ICCV 1993 (Huang) (Faugeras) In Berlin, Attended by
    * Agenda item #9: ICCV93: Berlin (May?): Date not certain (partly due to
    * ICCV95 location will be decided at ICCV93 in Berlin in May and that
    * May 11-13, 1993 Berlin.

    best *

  • Strong desire for one strong conference with a few of the best papers.
    * directions by drawing on the best few papers for the other meetings
    * September is the best season. Airfares are around $1000. (US or Europe)

    better * better than past.
    * Robotics and Automation is better now than CS.
    * We need better information on attendence and conference budget
    * work with IEEE to work on a better arrangement to have greater

    between * #1. CVPR93 (Aggarwal, Aloimonos, Bolle). Between 440 and 450 people
    * a meeting (concentrating on the intended difference between ICCV and
    * A motion (by W. Thompson) to hold the meeting between Mid-June and late August
    * between 1991 and 1992 was cut 40% due to the new formula that ties the
    * between San Francisco, Rockies, Pittsburgh, and Boston. Next ICCV
    * between the CVPR submission and other submissions, and the general
    * can be done between meetings. There is a need for other meetings.
    * Motion: (Bill Thompson, seconded K. Bowyer) To choose between Seattle
    * processing, VLSI designs) and load balancing between tracks, and
    * Q: Some distinguished between context and domain speific (ie
    10 for between.

    beyond * and workshops, it is time to grow beyond a TC after 22 years,

    bhanu * #14. CVPR96 Proposal (Bhanu). Proposal to have CVPR 1996 in
    * #5. Report on 1992 Applications of Computer Vision (Bhanu). First WS,
    * 1992. (Bir Bhanu) Program committee of D. Dyer and M. Herman, J.
    * 2. CVPR96: K. Ikeuchi, B. Bhanu, C. Dyer
    * 9. CVPR96: K Ikeuchi and B Bhanu, June 1996, San Francisco
    * C Dyer/Ikeuchi program chair, Bhanu as general chair.
    * ProgChair, Bhanu as General Chair.
    * Ranging workshop (Bir Bhanu) on October 9 with 9 presentations, then 4
    8 for bhanu.

    big * Avi: R and A runs a big one without the support (but only that one).

    bigger * bigger and have some of what we want. Current relationship is

    bill * Motion: (Bill Thompson) That CVPR be held in the second half of June.
    * Motion: (Bill Thompson, seconded K. Bowyer) To choose between Seattle

    binford * Motion: (Tom Binford) That IEEE-PAMI-TC withdraw from IAPR. After
    * multiple conferences, a motion: (Tom Binford): The the policy of CVPR
    * were poorly considered. (T. Binford) Quality is shown by innovation and

    biology * 7. Shape and Pattern Matching in Computational Biology Workshop:

    biomedical * #10. 1994 Workshop on Multi-Dimensional Biomedical Image Analysis

    bir * 1992. (Bir Bhanu) Program committee of D. Dyer and M. Herman, J.
    * Bir: Others spend on student scholarships.
    * Bir: We should look at forming a PAMI society.
    * Ranging workshop (Bir Bhanu) on October 9 with 9 presentations, then 4

    bit * Issues raised were Technical Council (a bit more freedom than
    * signed (Omni Park Central, NYC), the rates will be a bit higher than

    blake * b. Corfu, Greece proposal: Tsotsos, Zucker, Blake

    blind * members and expects to do blind reviews.
    * reviewers with blind reviewing. A July 11 meeting will finalize the
    * reviewers, but it is not clear is it helped. [Comment on double blind
    * similar to ICCV-2 (blind reviews, program committee, etc.), with the
    * The selection was based on the results of the blind review process, with
    * with the standard blind reviewing process. 28 of the 43 committee
    6 for blind.

    board * #3. Governance issues: Proposal for 12 member board (Haralick)
    * Board meeting (next week) will propose that PAMI go to 12 issues and
    * editorial board added N. Ahuja (replacing W. Thompson) and H. Baird
    * executive board (10-12) that would meet and make decisions.
    * Executive Board for decision making. History, there was an
    * Signal Processing). The Computer Society Board opposed the T-IP
    * the US 4 members on the board. Then the discussion started of what
    7 for board.

    bob * (Bob Haralick)
    * (Bob Haralick, Jake Aggarwal, T. Huang and Jack Sklansky). The proposal
    * Agenda item #4: Document Processing Workshop, September 30: (Bob

    bobick * Agenda item #16: New Business: Bobick discussed the Optical Society of

    bolle * R Bolle and
    * #1. CVPR93 (Aggarwal, Aloimonos, Bolle). Between 440 and 450 people
    * Agenda Item #2: CVPR93, Ruud Bolle. The hotel contract has been
    * conferece. In IP, there is none. (Bolle) We tried to get Pattern

    bombay * Bombay, mid-December. In association with other meetings in Bombay,

    bonn * 1991 in Bonn). Saturday before or after CVPR.

    boston * (less than Seattle, Boston, San Francisco). Dorm space is an issue, but
    * Admendment that the dates will be held until until Boston in 95.
    * between San Francisco, Rockies, Pittsburgh, and Boston. Next ICCV
    * Boston.
    * in Boston in June 1995.

    both *

  • Comments on why both ICPR and ICCV exist.
    * both were below 2, it was rejected. The remaining 350 papers were
    * both, CVPR received accepted ECCV titles.)
    * is that any papers submitted to both conferences (i.e. CVPR and ICCV)
    * meeting, if both reviews gave a 4 or above, the paper was accepted. If
    * on-line versions or both.
    * something changes)? We don't distinguish, but take both.
    * that. The number that attend both is small. Comment about the
    * the non-US PAMI members may receive the contents both from their national
    9 for both.

    boult * A motion (by T. Boult) to reccomend to the committee that the printed
    * Again for Terry Boult for local arrangements.
    * Recognition for local arrangements (Terry Boult).
    * rejection ratio. (T. Boult) Posters could be submitted as posters.

    bound * bound to mail the newsletter to its members. After discussion
    * CD-ROM version and a bound version at the end of each year. Generally

    bovik * proposal due to the large overlap with PAMI. Al Bovik commented that

    bowyer * #6. Status on CVPR94 (Shapiro, Bowyer). Seattle, June 21-23, 4
    * 1. CVPR94: K. Bowyer.
    * K. Bowyer and D. Goldgof (S. Tanimoto and L. Shapiro program chairs)
    * Motion: (Bill Thompson, seconded K. Bowyer) To choose between Seattle

    boyer * list is a mess. Q: (Kim Boyer) not a formal definition, or not an

    boykin * Boykin stated that the CS policy was that proceedings would be
    * II. Award Presentation. Joseph Boykin (IEEE CS VP for CS-Press) presented
    * Strong discussion. Joseph Boykin attended to present the Goode award

    boywer * Kevin Boywer elected chair.

    breadth * CVPR), the breadth of PAMI, the relation of CVPR to IAPR and ICPR.

    break * abstracting.] Posters are at "Prime" times with a long break for the
    * Breaks 40, Reception 20, Banquet 45, Misc 6.
    * Discussion that people will break this policy and to make rules
    * for later meetings. ICCV-2 was close to break even or a small loss.

    brian * Item 4. Motion Workshop. (Brian Schunk) 115 attended, 75 papers

    bring * chair of the TC, then the EC can bring the membership issue to the
    * group to make decisions and bring them to the membership.
    * origin of CVPR from PRIP for the purpose to bring in Computer Vision

    broad * broad and to draw in the papers, but good papers must be submitted.
    * still too narrow. Open discussion on whether it is broad enough.

    broaden * #2 Discussion (Kak): did we broaden the scope? After the last one
    * discussion on what it means to broaden the meeting, but are the
    * etc. --- Current motion is only to broaden the meeting. Separate

    broader * (Not friendly, wants to have it broader).
    *

  • Favor broader based conference including image processing and pattern

    brought * the same time, which brought up the usual long discussed issues of

    budget * 2. 1994 Budget: L. Shapiro
    * 2. 1995 Budget: L. Shapiro. The current budget is about $14.8K for 1996 $15K
    * Agenda item #12: The budget for 1989 and 1990 is about $12000 each,
    * Agenda Item #7: TC Budget and IEEE-CS rules: A Kak. The budget
    * Budget is larger this year, this year is larger because of meeting
    * budget to last year's surplus (35%) in conferences. We thus need to
    * budget to send out a newsletter.
    * budget was approved.
    * conference chair and it fell behind. Some discussion of the budget
    * Eric: We have a larger budget because we made money on CVPR.
    * feels that it is important for the next conference to budget for travel
    * Issues with the computer society. Initially they wanted to budget
    * Patrick: How things have changed? Year ago budget was $4K, now
    * The budget allows us to ask for more money (in addition to the
    * unknown number of these are students. The original budget projection
    * We need better information on attendence and conference budget
    18 for budget.

    budgeted * expenses were about $13.4K sinced it was budgeted at 55 people.

    budgeting * the conference numbers are decreasing so the CS requires budgeting

    budgets * pay attention to the workshop and conference budgets. This also
    * theory/applied). Are separate tracks separate budgets, proceedings,

    build * IEEE does build in a cushion, so be careful and plan for this.

    bulk * a year with the IAPR being the bulk of the newsletter. For a while

    burt * general chair/ Burt and Flinchbaugh as program chairs).

    business * Agenda item #16: New Business: Bobick discussed the Optical Society of
    * Item 13. New business. CVPR 1991 (approximately June). Need
    * publication. So an issue of who are the members so that business

    but * (Grimson:) PAMI generates 300K for the CS, but does not get any
    * (less than Seattle, Boston, San Francisco). Dorm space is an issue, but
    * Agenda item #3: AIPR88: Scheduled for the Cosmos Club in DC, but cannot
    * Avi: R and A runs a big one without the support (but only that one).
    * broad and to draw in the papers, but good papers must be submitted.
    * but it should be NEWS, even if it is only 2 pages and important that
    * discussion on what it means to broaden the meeting, but are the
    * Discussion: not wanting quotas, but the reviews were done by
    * extra money for editing production, but not more pages. In January
    * fall, but will be March 1993 in Nashville. Vanderbilt (A. Peters) will
    * generated and only had 130 names, but each issue loses more names than
    * Hotels run around $100 on the sea front. Proposal was June, but that
    * in return, but it requires a lot of work for the people doing it.
    * it when to the 10K list, but that is expensive.
    * meeting. But there is a 1/2 track for "experimental" papers/tracks.
    * open up the process. But we are not keeping track of who comes and
    * papers are available at CVPR. Mandate related to ICDR, but in the
    * papers are expected, but only 50-60 per track (240 total) will be
    * papers this allowed, but there was still strong support for the
    * possible to separate. PAMI is sponsored by several societies, but
    * Problem is not the mailing list, but the problem is that we don't
    * real alternative places to eat, but the hotel may be able to work
    * recognition not diluted by others. But expression may enter in.
    * Recognition papers, but the ones submitted were bad.
    * requirement, but sent to a strange list. An electronic list was
    * retain more conference income, but decisions were postponed until the
    * reviewers, but it is not clear is it helped. [Comment on double blind
    * Service awards: We have given them, but we haven't done it lately
    * something changes)? We don't distinguish, but take both.
    * surplus. A large part is newsletters, but the editor was
    * the agreement that the newsletter would go to all PAMI subscribers, but
    * to consider Hawaii, but the east coast is the right cycle. Two
    * Week of June 16 Hotel Nikko. (Not signed yet, but that is the
    33 for but.

    bylaws * Agenda item #12: Proposed Bylaws, postponed to the meeting at ICCV2, with
    * be out in the winter with a CVPR report, updated bylaws, etc. From the


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