[visionlist] Call for Workshop/Special Session/Panel Proposals (IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition 2026)

[米谷竜]

Dear Colleagues (apologies for cross-posting),


Call for Workshop/Special Session/Panel Proposals at:
The 20th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture
Recognition (FG 2026)

May 25th – 29th, 2026, Kyoto, Japan.
https://fg2026.ieee-biometrics.org/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call for Workshop Proposals
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


We invite workshop proposals for the 2026 IEEE Conference on Automatic Face
and Gesture Recognition (FG 2026) in Kyoto, Japan. Accepted workshops will
be held on either May 25 or May 29, 2026, in the same venue as the FG 2026
main conference. Complementary to the main venue, we especially encourage
workshop proposals relating to emerging new fields or new application
domains of face and gesture analysis and synthesis.


[Submission Procedure]
Workshop proposals should include the following information:
- Workshop title
- Workshop motivation, expected outcomes, and impact
- List of organizers including affiliation, email address, and a short bio
- Tentative length of the workshop (half-day or full-day)
- Style of the workshop and related activities, e.g., poster/oral paper
presentations, invited talks, round tables, competition, hackathon, etc
- Tentative paper submission and review schedule (Ideally, the camera-ready
deadline will coincide with the main conference deadline on April 2)
- Planned advertisement, website hosting, potential sponsorships
- Paper submission procedure (submission website) if applicable
- Paper review procedure (single/double-blind, internal/external,
solicited/invited-only, the pool of reviewers, etc.)
- Tentative program committee, and invited speakers, if any
- Estimated number of submissions and acceptance rate

Proposals should be submitted through CMT:
https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/FG2026

[Important Dates]
Workshop proposals due: November 13, 2025
Notification of acceptance: November 27, 2025

[Contact]
For additional information and queries regarding the workshop proposal
procedure, please contact the Workshop Co-chairs:
Shiro Kumano (shiro.kumano at ntt.com)
Koichiro Niinuma (kniinuma at fujitsu.com).


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Call for Special Session and Panel Proposals
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[What is a special session in FG 2026]
A special session focuses on a specific topic within the broader domain
of face and gesture recognition. Unlike a workshop, a special session is
fully integrated into the main conference program. Papers submitted to a
special session will be included in the conference proceedings and
undergo the same rigorous peer-review process as regular submissions.
All papers must present original research and adhere to the general FG
submission guidelines.

Upon acceptance of a special session proposal, a dedicated Subject Area
will be created in the paper submission system (CMT). The special
session organizers will serve as Area Chairs and oversee the review
process for submissions within their topic. If enough papers from the
special session are accepted, an oral session will be scheduled during
FG 2026, and the organizers will be invited to chair that session.

Proposals may address any topic within the broader area of face and
gesture recognition, modeling, and analysis. We particularly encourage
submissions that explore emerging research directions, novel application
domains, and new challenges related to face and gesture.
Interdisciplinary topics that bring new perspectives to the FG community
are also highly welcome. Proposers should demonstrate a strong track
record in the proposed field.

[What is a panel in FG 2026]
A panel is a focused discussion session that brings together experts to
debate and explore timely, controversial, or emerging topics in the
field of face and gesture recognition. Unlike a special session, a panel
does not involve paper submissions or formal proceedings. Instead, it
provides a dynamic forum for interactive dialogue, diverse viewpoints,
and thought-provoking exchanges between panelists and the audience.
Panel sessions aim to stimulate new ideas, address key challenges, and
foster active community engagement.

[Proposal Submission Guidelines]
Proposals should be submitted to the Special Session and Panel Chairs
with the subject field “FG 2026 Proposal: [title of session]”. A
proposal must include the following information:
-   The title of the proposed Special Session or Panel.
-   A brief description of the topic, including how it stands apart from
    the regular FG topics/sessions.
-   Contact information and short bio of the organizers.
-   For a Special Session: a list of proposed contributions to the
    special session (including authors, title, and short abstract).
-   For a Panel: a list of proposed panelists and their expected
    perspectives/contributions.

[Important Dates]
Special Sessions:
- Proposals due: November 15, 2025
- Proposal notification: November 30, 2025

Panels:
- Proposals due: March 10, 2026
- Proposal notification: March 20, 2026

All proposals should be sent to the FG 2026 Special Session & Panel
Chairs: Shiqi Yu <yusq at sustech.edu.cn> and Matteo Ferrara
<matteo.ferrara at unibo.it>.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://visionscience.com/pipermail/visionlist_visionscience.com/attachments/20251106/7b06b00e/attachment.html>