<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">------------------Apologies for multiple posting-----------------------<wbr>-----</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">******************************<wbr>**************************</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS</span><br><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">2nd Cross-Spectrum Iris/Periocular Recognition COMPETITION</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Cross-Eyed 2017</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Organized as part of IJCB 2017</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a href="http://www.crosseyed.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">http://www.crosseyed.eu</span></a></span><br><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">******************************<wbr>**************************</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** <b>CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS</b> **</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We invite researchers working in the field of cross-spectral iris and periocular recognition to participate in the second edition of the CROSS-EYED competition:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/crossspectrumcompetition/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">"Cross-Eyed 2017 – 2^nd Cross-Spectrum Iris/Periocular Recognition COMPETITION"</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The second edition of the <b>CROSS-EYED competition </b>is embraced by <a href="http://www.ijcb2017.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">IJCB 2017</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></a>-<b> </b>International Joint Conference on Biometrics, to be held in Denver, Colorado October 1^st  – 4^th, 2017<i>. </i> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">CROSS-EYED competition</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> aims to benchmark cross-spectral iris/periocular recognition algorithms. The benchmark dataset<b>, CROSS-EYED, </b>comprises images captured with a custom made dual spectrum imaging sensor, which acquires near infrared and color images synchronously.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Make a submission till the middle of March to be evaluated in the Second Intermediate Submissions Evaluation.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">You can submit to any of the two intermediate submissions or to the final submission only.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">REGISTRATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">**</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The competition website with further information can be found at   </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.crosseyed.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">www.crosseyed.eu</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">**</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Registration  -<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime"> open </span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Training dataset – <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime">released to registered users</span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">First intermediate submission deadline – <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:yellow">30th of January 2017</span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Second intermediate submission deadline – <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:silver">middle of March 2017</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Final submission deadline – <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:silver">middle of April 2017</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** <b>Organizers </b>**</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="PT" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">James Ferryman</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Lulu Chen</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><i><span lang="PT" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ana F. Sequeira </span></i></p></div>