Introduction

For the 13th year in a row, color scientists, engineers, technologists, and others interested in color imaging will gather in Scottsdale, Arizona to discuss the latest developments in the field at the IS&T/SID Color Imaging Conference (CIC).

CIC has traditionally attracted a diverse set of papers—and this year is no different. As in past years, the conference will kick off with a special two-day, in-depth tutorial, “Basic Color Science and Imaging,” by Robert W. G. Hunt. The second day of the conference features 13 exciting two- and four-hour tutorials on topics ranging from “Device Simulation for Image Quality Evaluation” to “Color Science for HDTV and Digital Cinema.” The technical sessions begin on Wednesday (November 9th) and continue in a single track format through Friday at noon. Designed to encourage the exchange of ideas across specialized areas of the field, the single-track approach is one of the most appealing aspects of this conference. This year also promises an exciting Interactive Paper Session. These presentations will be previewed during “Spotlight Sessions” held throughout the week. Be sure to join us on Thursday afternoon to view the papers and cast your vote for this year’s Cactus Award winner!

Theoretical concerns, as well as industrial applications, of color imaging will be explored and three keynotes will lead the way. The first, on Wednesday morning, will be given by Hiroaki Kotera, professor in the department of Information and Image Sciences at Chiba University in Japan. Kotera will share his perspectives on intelligent image processing. Thursday kicks off with a plenary by Louis D. Silverstein, president, VCD Sciences, Inc., who will discuss color display technology: from pixels to perception. Silverstein’s talk will be followed by the presentation of IS&T awards, this year given to many members of our color community. Thursday night C. David Tobie, product manager at ColorVision, Inc., talks about how photographers actually manage color in a special evening lecture. Finally, our week ends with a keynote discussing the changing landscape of digital camera technology, given by Paul M. Hubel of Foveon, Inc.

This year we are also pleased to offer pre- and post-conference programs of added benefit to attendees, making your trip to Scottsdale an even better use of time and resources! On Monday, November 7, the ICC is sponsoring the DevCon ‘05, a one-day seminar designed for users and product developers working with ICC-based color-management systems. Full information on the event can be found at www.color.org; to make things easy, you can register for their conference when you register for CIC13. At that time, you can also register for the ISCC/IS&T Special Topics Conference “Precision & Accuracy in the Determination of Color in Images,” which runs from 2 pm on Friday through Saturday afternoon.

After looking through this preliminary program we’re sure you’ll agree that this year’s meeting promises to be extra special, a time during which you will have the chance to learn much and spend time with colleagues during the conference receptions and coffee breaks.

We look forward to seeing you in Scottsdale!

Po-Chieh Hung and Michael H. Brill
General Chairs, 13th IS&T/SID Color Imaging Conference

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