ACM ICMR 2022 (https://www.icmr2022.org/) will include one or more
Special Sessions on innovative and frontier topics in the field of
multimedia retrieval. Special sessions differentiate from the regular
sessions in the sense that they address very specific problems or very
focused communities. They should attract the presentation of innovative
contributions in the targeted narrow domain. The special session papers
will appear in the ACM ICMR 2022 proceedings and will be presented at
the conference in a dedicated oral session.

Important Dates
– Proposal Submission Due: 2022/12/1
– Proposal Notification of Acceptance: 2022/12/15
– SS Paper Submission Due: the same as the main conference

Submission Instructions
Proposals should be submitted by email to the Special Session Chairs, in
PDF format. Please include the following information:
– Title of the proposed special session,
– Description of the importance of the topic and the rationale for the
proposal,
– Identification of the target audience and how is related to ACM ICMR,
– A brief bio and contact information for the organizers,
– A tentative/confirmed list of invited papers (title / authors /
affiliations),
– Information about any supporting projects (if the case).

Evaluation of the Proposals
Proposals will be evaluated based on topic appropriateness for ACM ICMR,
its relevance and potential impact in the targeted field, the experience
of the organizers, the potential in attracting high quality submissions,
and the overall quality of the written proposal.

Contact
For any questions regarding special session submissions, please visit
the conference website (icmr2022.org) or email the Special Session Chairs:
•    Pradeep K Atrey, University at Albany, SUNY, USA (patrey@albany.edu)
•    Xirong Li, Renmin University of China, China (xirong@ruc.edu.cn)
•    Yoko Yamakata, The University of Tokyo, Japan
(yamakata@mi.u-tokyo.ac.jp)