# IAPR TC-11 (Reading Systems) Newsletter ## July, 2026 **Online, phone-friendly version:** [July 2026 Newsletter](http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_07) **TC-11:** [TC-11 Homepage](http://www.iapr-tc11.org)    **X (Twitter):** [iapr_tc11](https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11) ### TABLE OF CONTENTS - Message from the Editor - Dates and Deadlines - Deadlines - Upcoming Conferences and Events - Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)* - ICPR 2026 : Call for Participation - ICDAR 2026 : Call for Participation - Virtual ICPR 2027 Inauguration *(repost)* - Datasets - TC11 Datasets Repository Message from the Editor ======================= Dear TC11 members, In this light summer issue, find calls to participate in ICPR, and in ICDAR, our flagship conference. The regular registration remains open till 10th August. The detailed program of the conference is available on the ICDAR website, containing also the planning for the tutorials and workshops. The Recipients of the Young Investigator Award have been announced, Congratulations to them! Enjoy your summer. **Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer** ( ) **Join us!** If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [TC11 mailing list](https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1). **Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr\_tc11):** Dates and Deadlines =================== Deadlines --------- Enjoy your summer and attend ICDAR. No pressing DAR deadlines. Upcoming Conferences and Events ------------------------------- **2026** - [ICPR 2026](https://icpr2026.org/index.html). Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026) - [ICDAR 2026](https://icdar2026.org/). Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026) Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)* ============================================== The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference. In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events: - **ICDAR**: International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in **2029**) - **DAS**: International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in **2028**) - **HIP**: International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in **2027**) - **GREC**: International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in **2027**) - **SSDA**: Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in **2027**) You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event. Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to and , in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal. **KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)** **Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)** ICPR 2026 : Call for Participation ================================== Join the wonderful ICPR 2026 conference in Lyon, France!. On behalf of the organization team, we are pleased to invite you to participate in ICPR 2026 and satellite events that will be held from August 17th to August 22nd in Lyon, France. This edition promises to be a standout event, featuring a rich, diverse, and high-caliber program. So don't wait another second --- register now for this global event to take advantage of these world-class scientific and technological exchanges. This year, the ICPR conference is being held in the beautiful city of Lyon, which boasts an exceptional geographical and cultural setting. ***28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2026)*** ***Lyon, France, August 17-22, 2026*** ***https://icpr2026.org/*** The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the flagship event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a leading conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026 from August 17th till August 22nd in Lyon, France, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations. The main conference has several highlights, including keynotes by Henrik I. Christensen, Alicia Fornes, Cuntai Guan, Zhu Jun; invited talks by academic and industry professionals, oral paper presentation, poster paper presentation, workshops, tutorials, etc. The conference will cover topics including, but not limited to the following: - Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning - Computer and Robot Vision - Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing - Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction - Document Analysis and Recognition - Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics Please visit the ICPR-2026 website \[https://icpr2026.org/registration\] for more details. We look forward to your participation in ICPR-2026 in the wonderful city of Lyon, an easily accessible destination for an unforgettable conference! **General Chairs** Jean-Marc Ogier (France), Tin Kam Ho (USA), Cheng-Lin Liu (China), Dan Lopresti (USA) **Program Chairs** Maria De Marsico (Italy), Frederic Jurie (France), Ingela Nyström (Sweden), Arun Ross (USA), Liang Wang (China) ICDAR 2026 : Call for Participation =================================== The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier international event for scientists and practitioners involved in document analysis and recognition, a field of growing importance in the current age of digital transition. The 20th edition of this conference will be held for the first time in Vienna, Austria from August 30 -- September 04, 2026. ***The 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026)*** - Main Conference: Monday, August 31 -- Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - Tutorials: Sunday, August 30, 2026 - Workshops: Thursday, September 3 -- September 4, 2026 ***Vienna, Austria, August 30 to Sept. 04, 2026*** ***https://icdar2026.org/*** The conference venue is the TU Wien (Campus Gußhaus -- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and IT, Gußhausstraße 27-29, 1040 Vienna), in the heart of Vienna's city center. TU Wien is Austria's largest institution for scientific and technical research and education, situated in the heart of Vienna, the nation's capital. The regular **registration** remains open till 10th August. Here is the details for registration: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/registration/ The **detailed program** has also been announced: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/program-detail/ Register now to be able to attend such a great event rich of talks on the latest research and trends in document analysis and recognition. Virtual ICPR 2027 Inauguration *(repost)* ========================================= IAPR's inaugural ***VIRTUAL*** ICPR 2027 The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) is pleased to introduce ***the first*** VIRTUAL 29th International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2027 Conference URL: https://iapr.org/icpr-2027/ Detailed CFP: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CFPICPRv27vn1.pdf Conference dates: October 4,5,6, and 14,15, 2027 PC Contact: icpr27pc\@iapr.org to occur between the IAPR's flagship in-person ICPR conferences: - 2026 28th ICPR Lyon, France - 2028 30th ICPR Sydney, Australia Papers will have the same length, reviewing, and quality as the in-person ICPRs. We anticipate about 500 papers. They will be published by Springer. **Why virtual?** - In-person major international conferences typically cost \3000 to attend - Only one person from a lab typically can attend (due to cost) - Mainly only authors attend (due to cost) - The environmental impact of travel - Visa problems are restricting ability to travel An online conference reduces accidental face-to-face interactions. However, it does allow new possibilities. Innovations that we are trying are: - many (50+ depending on the paper topics) smaller thematic sessions that allow easier interactions between and with authors. Delegates can attend as many or as few sessions as they wish. - Sessions are concentrated over 5 hours, but spread across 5 days and 2 weeks to give delegates space for their normal professional lives - Extensive recording, so delegates can catch up on sessions they missed due to concurrent sessions or timetable conflicts. - Open the conference platform 1 week before the conference, to allow browsing of the abstracts, papers, and short and long videos. This will make it easier to identify thematic sessions to attend, and authors to contact (using each paper's persistent chat interface). - Low attendance cost. We aim for \400 for authors and \25 for non-authors at this non-profit conference. **Conference topics** Same as the traditional ICPR conference topics listed in the PDF CFP: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CFPICPRv27vn1.pdf, we encourage papers on truly novel research problems. The call for papers in the above link also contains tentative deadlines. **Key Organizers:** General Chairs: Robert Fisher, Tin Kam Ho, Larry O'Gorman, Lale Akarun Program Chairs: Adel M. Alimi, David Doermann, Albert Ali Salah, Terrence Sim, Vitomir Struc, Guoying Zhao Datasets ======== TC11 Datasets Repository ------------------------ **Where to share datasets** Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: - Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org - A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11 TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [TC11 Datasets Repository](http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets). If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [online upload form](http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/). For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below). **Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)** ( ) Contributions and Subscriptions ================================== **Call for Contributions:** To contribute news items, please send a short email to the editor, [Nibal Nayef](mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com). Contributions might include conference and workshop announcements or reports, job opportunities, book reviews, or anything else of interest to the TC11 community. **Subscription:** This newsletter is sent to subscribers of the IAPR TC11 mailing list. To join the TC11 mailing list, please click on [this link](https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1). 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