The second edition of the International Computer Vision Summer School is aimed to provide an objective, clear and in-depth summary of the state-of-the-art research in 3D Reconstruction and Recognition of Scenes, Objects and Surfaces. The courses will be delivered by world renowned experts in the field, from both academia and industry, and will cover both theoretical and practical aspects in solving reconstruction and recognition for real application problems.

The School is especially aimed to provide a stimulating space for young researchers and Ph.D. Students. The participants will benefit from direct interaction and discussions with world leaders in computer vision and machine learning. Participants will have also the possibility to present the results of their research on the topic of the school, and to interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

SCHOOL APPLICATION
The school will be open to about 100 qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates.

Ph. D. students, post-docs, young researchers (both academic and industrial), senior researchers (both academic and industrial) or academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply.

The expected school fee will be in the order of 600,00 € for Phd students, 700 € for others academic position and 800 € for all the others. The application should be done before 21 March 2008. The fee will include, all courses, handling material, coffee breaks, welcome cocktail, bus service from Catania Airport to School Location and viceversa, WiFi Internet Connession, a social guided tour to Siracusa, a social dinner to Ragusa Ibla and a folcloristic exhibition of the Herbessus Sicilian Group Dancers. Late registration and on-site payment can be done with an extra payment of 150 €.

STUDENT POSTER SUBMISSION AND BEST PRESENTATION PRIZE COMPETITION
Accepted students may submit a poster to present their research activity. The poster should be submitted before 10 May 2008. Suitable space will be reserved to students for showing their posters. A subset from the submitted posters will be selected by the school committee for a short oral presentation. A best presentation prize of 700 € (supported by Toshiba) will be given to the best presentation selected by the school committee.

SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship of 700 euros (grant offered by the GIRPR) will be awarded to the best PhD student attending the school. The decision will be made by the School Committee at the time of the School, taking into account candidates'cv, poster and oral presentation. All PhD students attending the school will be considered for the GIRPR grant.

SCHOOL DEADLINES
Student Application: 21 March 2008
Notification Acceptance: 31 March 2008
Early Registration: 10 April 2008
Late Registration (with extra payment of 150 €): After 10 April 2008
Poster Submission: 10 May 2008
Notification of Decision for Oral Presentation: 25 June 2008

LOCATION OF ICVSS 2008
ICVSS 2008 will be hosted by Hotel Village Baia Samuele in Punta Sampieri - Scicli (Ragusa), Sicily from 14-19 July 2008. Sicily is one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean. The island is very rich in archeological sites from various Ancient Civilizations. The sea, weather, food and the wine are excellent.
In particular Punta Sampieri - Scicli (RG) is located in the south east of Sicily in a late Baroque area called Val di Noto. The Val di Noto area is included in the Unesco World Heritage List and includes eight nearby towns: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli.
The location of the school rises in the middle of an ample bay delimited on the west from Sampieri and on the east from a cliff, on which is founded an ancient furnace, rare example of industrial archaeology. The Hotel Village “Baia Samuele” stretches in a gentle slant to the beach: 120 thousand square meters delimited from rows of secular cypresses. An ultramodern village with an original architecture, pleasant design and all comforts you can imagine. The frame of plants and flowers, typical of this angle of Sicily, in front of the island of Malta, completes this gilded dream of the Mediterranean.

ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION AT HOTEL VILLAGE BAIA SAMUELE
ICVSS participants must make reservations for accommodation at Hotel Village Baia Samuele, no later than 10th April 2008, using the attached form (Accommodation Reservation Module) to be sent by fax (+39 0932939725) to Baia Samuele reception. After 10th April 2008 there is no guarantee for reservations in Hotel Village Baia Samuele.

The prices for ICVSS participants are the follows:

OTHER SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATIONS
The following accommodations are located near Sampieri city (1 Km far from School Location):

SCHOOL BUS SERVICE
The following bus service will be provided by the school (without charge):

Saturday 19 July 2008 the social tour to Siracusa (without charge) includes the possibility to have a bus stop at Catania Airport with the following schedule:

SHUTTLE SERVICE
A shuttle service is available provided by Baia Samuele Staff:

• Taxi max 3 passengers - about 170 Euro
• Mini Bus max 8 passengers - about 220 Euro

Reservation can be done directly on site during the school or by email to: hotel@baiasamuele.it

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The following indications can be used for participants who want to use public transportation:

BY CAR
Route 1 (From Catania to School Location through Ragusa):
Catania - Ragusa (SS 194), go on in direction Marina di Modica, go out at the exit for Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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Route 2 (From Catania to School Location through Siracusa):
Catania - Siracusa (SS 114), Siracusa-Gela (A18), go on in direction Pozzallo (SS 115), go on direction Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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Route 3 (From Palermo to School Location through Caltanissetta):
Palermo - Caltanissetta (A 19), Exit SS 626 Caltanissetta/Gela/Agrigento, go on in direction Modica by SS 115, go on direction Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village.
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Red markers indicate Catania Airport and the School Location.