International Conference on Image Processing in Atlanta, GA. Tuesday night we went to the Georgia Aquarium before the conference banquet. The aquarium was opened to conference attendees for an extra hour, so we had free reign of the exhibits. It's quite an amazing place. I have included a few pictures that I took with my cell phone. Unfortunately, I did not have my regular digital camera; there were plenty of opportunities for some wonderful photographs.
Frank and I found a pretty good local beer called SweetWater. Specifically, we had the 420, a pale ale. Luckily, the banquet had an open bar, so we were able to try the beer for free! Since the banquet was at the aquarium, there was a special drink called a Tidal Wave offered for the first 30 minutes. The bartenders did not reveal what was in the drink other than vodka--but you could not taste the vodka. Anyway, it was a pretty good "tasty drink." Several Tidal Waves presumably would knock you out, but the opportunity to find out was not given. I found a recipe for a Tidal Wave that sounds pretty good, but I doubt it is the same drink.
Many posts back I mentioned that I submitted an abstract to HVEI 2007, which is a conference for Human Vision and Electronic Imaging. The conference accepted my abstract, and I will be presenting my research as a poster. In the past, I had the mentality that poster presentations were less impressive than lecture presentations. However, attending ICIP last week changed my perspective. The lectures tend separate the presenter from the audience. This is probably due to the poor quality of many presentations--several presenters just read the slides to the audience. Posters, on the other hand, offer a more personal discussion with the authors. So, I will just have to see how this perspective fares for HVEI in January.
Finally, a couple of weeks ago, I was presented an award for my presentation at the Western New York Image Processing (WNYIP) workshop in Rochester, NY. This was quite a shock, since it was nearly the eleventh hour when I finally understood my own research. The reward for my presentation is a textbook, which I have yet to receive. However, I will be sure to say something in the future about it when I do actually get it.
By the way, Ithaca, NY did not get a flake of snow yesterday unlike Buffalo and Rochester. Nevertheless, the temperature is dropping very fast, and I am sure that the snow is just around the corner.
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