IAPR-TC11 Newsletter July 12, 2007 Dear Colleagues, We have just received the extremely sad news of Prof. Yasuaki Nakano's passing on July 10, 2007. Prof. Nakano was a highly respected member of our community who made numerous significant contributions through his long and distinguished career. He will be sorely missed by all of us. Prof. Koichi Kise has provided the following information regarding a memorial service for Prof. Nakano: Date&Time: July 13th, 11:00 am (JST) Place: Nishinihon Tenrei Shingu Saijo, Fukuoka, Japan Phone: +81-92-606-2064 (Japanese only) Please note that all inquiries to the funeral hall have to be in Japanese. Messages of condolence can be sent to Prof. Koichi Kise at: condolence@cs.osakafu-u.ac.jp. Prof. Kise has kindly offered to collect and compile all condolences received at this email address and forward them to Mrs. Nakano. The collection will also be posted on the DAS2008 (for which Prof. Nakano was honorary chair) website, as well as on the TC11 website. With best regards, Dr. Jianying Hu, IAPR-TC11 Chair jyhu@us.ibm.com Dr. Apostolos Antonacopoulos, IAPR-TC11 Vice Chair A.Antonacopoulos@primaresearch.org