The conference solicits submissions for the events listed below. Please follow the event link to get to the submission guidelines.

Full papers will be presented in oral sessions.

Short papers will be presented as posters in an interactive setting.

Panels will consist of discussions on timely and controversial topics.

Tutorials will address the state-of-the-art developments regarding all aspects of multimedia, and will be of interest to the entire multimedia community, from novices in the world of multimedia to the most seasoned researchers, from people working in academia to industry professionals.

Workshops will address focused topics pertinent to the main conference that demand a dedicated coverage due to their relevance to the current multimedia research and development.

Open Source Competition 2009 will be the sixth edition of this successful competition emphasizing the impact the ACM Multimedia conference aims to achieve on multimedia practice.

Brave New Topics track is a special sessions track containing papers extending the boundaries of multimedia research.

Technical Demos will show what is currently possible regarding all aspects of multimedia technology and its applications.

Video Program allows researchers and artists to demonstrate their tools, systems or applications without having to bring the equipment for a "live" demo.

Interactive Art Program will include long and short papers describing interactive multimedia art works, tools, applications, and technical approaches for creative uses of multimedia content and technology. It will also include an art exhibition.

NEW in 2009: Multimedia Grand Challenge is a set of challenges from various industry leaders, geared to engage the multimedia research community in solving relevant, interesting and challenging questions about the industry's 2-5 year horizon.

Doctoral Symposium is an opportunity for students involved in the preparation of a PhD to interactively discuss their research issues and ideas with senior researchers, receive constructive feedback from members of the research community.

Submission Deadlines:

Note: These are hard deadlines. No extension will be given.
April 10, 2009
Full Paper Registration
April 17, 2009
Full Paper Submission Deadline
May 8, 2009
Short Paper Submission Deadline

TPC Meeting:

June 28, 2009
(updated on Dec. 5, 2008)

TPC workshop:

June 29, 2009
(http://www.icme09.org/workshops.html)

Notification of Acceptance:

July 3, 2009
Full & Short Paper
July 10, 2009
Video Program/Interactive Art Program/Open Source/Doctor Program/Demo Proposal

Camera-Ready Submission Deadline

July 24, 2009
Friday for all papers