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The First International Conference on Semantics and digital Media Technology (SAMT) targets to narrow the large disparity between the low-level descriptors that can be computed automatically from multimedia content and the richness and subjectivity of semantics in user queries and human interpretations of audiovisual media - The Semantic Gap. The general aim of the SAMT conference is to bring together researchers and developers working in the integration of knowledge, semantics and media processing, linking the academia with the industry exploiting the emerging technology. SAMT 2006 will include Technical Special Sessions and a Projects Special Session.

The SAMT 2006 Program Committee invites proposals for the Technical Special Sessions Program of SAMT 2006, the First International Conference on Semantics and digital Media Technology, to be held December 6-8, 2006, in Athens, Greece.

SAMT 2006 Technical Special Sessions are aimed to cover case-studies and technical and scientific advances. Each special session will have some specific objective, for example:

Other objectives can also be proposed by the Sessions chair.

Each Technical Special Session is expected to have from 5 to 8 papers and at least one author for each paper must register for the conference and present the paper during the session.

All papers at SAMT 2006 including papers solicited for special sessions undergo the same rigorous reviewing process by anonymous and independent reviewers. If after the reviewing process less than 4 papers solicited for a special session are selected, the Special Session will be cancelled, and the solicited papers that passed reviewing will be presented within the main technical track of the conference. Special Session papers will be published together with regular papers in the conference proceedings.

Proposals for Technical Special Sessions must include:

Proposals for Technical Special Sessions should be submitted to Jos M. Martnez ([email protected]) before May 1, 2006. Prospective organizers are strongly encouraged to contact Jos M. Martnez in advance. Notification of acceptance of proposals is scheduled for May 16, 2006, while paper submission and review schedule is the same as for regular papers.

In cooperation with the EU commission DG Information Society, the third day of SAMT 2006 is dedicated to featuring the launch of the IST 7th Work Program, a Keynote on the IST vision and informative talks from EU commission representatives. A "Projects Special Poster Session" will follow the keynote.

EU IST projects working in the scope of SAMT topics will be invited for presentation, but proposals for additional projects presentations, European or non-European ones, is open. All poster submissions will be subject to review by the SAMT Technical Committee. Project Special Session papers will be published in ad-hoc proceedings. The schedule will be announced in June 2006.