Workshop on Multi/Hyperspectral Technology and Applications

February 5-7, 2002
MSIC Auditorium
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Sponsored By:
U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center
Missile and Space Intelligence Center
U.S. Naval Research Center
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army Communications & Electronics Command





OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this Workshop is to provide a forum for information exchange on multi/hyperspectral technology and its applications, identify research gaps, and encourage research partnerships in the field. The program will feature papers on the application of the technology for both military and commercial applications.

POTENTIAL TOPICS:
*Automatic Target Detection/Recognition
*Atmospheric Correction/Radiometric Calibration
*Counter Camouflage, Concealment, & Detection
*Counter Drug
*Data Transfer/Data Compression
*Earth Remote Sensing
*Spectro-Polarimetric Sensing & Processing
*Spectral Processing Techniques
*Thermal Remote Sensing

ABSTRACTS:
Prospective speakers must submit UNCLASSIFIED abstracts of approximately 300 words. Abstracts must include the title, author(s), complete return address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Authors should state potential applications, if applicable, and indicate which of the topic areas listed categorize their abstracts.

The abstracts must be received no later than June 25, 2001. Authors will be notified of paper acceptance no later than July 25, 2001. A final paper must be provided for inclusion into the final proceedings no later than August 31, 2001.

Please e-mail your abstracts to:
Sherry.Starling@rdec.redstone.army.mil

or mail an electronic version of your abstract to:
Workshop On Multi/Hyperspectral Technology and Applications
ATTN: Sherry Starling
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Von Braun Research Hall, E-47
Huntsville, AL 35899

PAPER/PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
Papers and presentations must be provided electronically prior to the conference. While substantial freedom is granted authors in choosing their formats, a few restrictions will apply. All papers should be in either MS Word (*.doc) or portable document format (*.pdf). The preferred font size is 12, and there should be only one column per page.

All presentations should be prepared in MS Powerpoint. Presentations should use appropriate color combinations, i.e. black or dark blue background with white or yellow lettering. In addition, charts should contain NO MORE than seven bullets, or ten lines of text per page. Presentations that are quite large (greater than 5M) should be submitted via ZIP disk rather than e-mail.

There will be a PC and projector available for presentations. Other AV equipment available: manual overhead projector for transparencies, 35mm slide projector, VCR. If you desire special AV equipment for your presentation, please contact Sherry Starling so that she can make the necessary arrangements.

ADMINISTRATION:
The overall administration of the workshop, including registration, is being provided by the University of Alabama in Huntsville Systems Management and Production Laboratory.

For questions concerning this workshop you may contact Sherry Starling at: (256) 876-2628; or the workshop's Website at: http://smaplab.ri.uah.edu/MHI/

ATTENDANCE:
The workshop is open to industry, academia, and government.

One session of the workshop may be classified SECRET. Further information will be available regarding this issue. The remainder of this workshop will be UNCLASSIFIED. However, attendance is restricted.

This workshop is open to U.S. citizens, and non-citizens who are approved by the Department of Defense. Persons who are not citizens of the U.S. or represent a foreign entity must make a formal request to attend the workshop through their embassy sixty days in advance for approval by the Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.

ALL U.S. CITIZENS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP AT WORKSHOP. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MUST BRING YOUR PASSPORT, CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT.

All Government employees must present their Government picture ID badge. Each non Government person planning to attend the workshop must present a photo ID and a copy of a properly executed DoD Form 2345, “Export Controlled Technical Data Agreement,” authorizing their organization access to export controlled material. Those unfamiliar with the procedure of DoD 2345, may contact the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) at 1-800-352-3572 for assistance.