The Multimedia Signal Processing Technical Committee (MMSP-TC) of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, which is the organizer of the MMSP workshop, invites proposals for the 2018 workshop edition. The primary aim of the MMSP workshop is to promote the advancement of multimedia signal processing research and technology with special emphasis on the interaction, coordination, synchronization, and joint processing of multimodal signals. Proposals are open to all regions, but to keep with the practice of regional rotation, preference will be given to proposals from Asia/Pacific. The proponents should first send an intention letter prior to the proposal submission, and then submit their proposal electronically to the MMSP-TC Chair, Prof. Enrico Magli (enrico.magli@polito.it), by the deadlines indicated below. The proponents of the finalist proposals will be invited to present their bid at MMSP 2016, in Montreal, Canada. Prospective bidding teams should contact the MMSP-TC Chair, Prof. Enrico Magli (enrico.magli@polito.it), to obtain details about the content and the format of the proposals. Timetable for Proposal Submission and Evaluation:

• Intention letter deadline: July 1st, 2016

• Proposal submission deadline: August 15th, 2016

• Presentation of finalist proposals at MMSP 2016, 21-23 September, 2016, in Montreal, Canada.

• Notification of decision to proponents: December 15th, 2016