Crystal City, VA

co-sponsored by
The Biometric Knowledge Center at West Virginia University
and
The National Science Foundation

The Biometrics Symposium provides a forum for the dissemination and exchange of basic and applied scholarly research leading to applications of biometrics to human identification and verification.  The intent of the Symposium is to stimulate and foster research in biometrics with respect too:

The objective of the Symposium is to bring together researchers working in the convergence of disciplines characterizing biometrics, and to encourage the growth of the biometric research culture conducive to long-range research supporting the field of biometrics.  The Symposium will feature poster sessions and selected orally presented papers, plenary lectures, and panel discussions including Federal government sponsors.  The report from the recent NSF-supported Workshop for a Biometric Research Agenda will be presented and discussed.  Limited financial support is available to students and faculty on a case-by-case basis.

Deadlines:

May 16, 2003          Submission of one page abstract
Jun 16, 2003            Notification of acceptance of abstract for oral or poster presentation
Aug 15, 2003           Submission of extended abstract for oral presentations

Point of Contact:

Dr. Edwin P. Rood, The Biometric Knowledge Center at West Virginia University
    886 Chestnut Ridge Road, PO Box 6216, Morgantown, WV 26506 
    Edwin.Rood@mail.wvu.edu  304-293-8281

Program Committee: