ICIG 2009 – the 5th International Conference on Image and Graphics will be held in Sep. 20-23, 2009, in Xi'an . Sponsored by the China Society of Image & Graphics, ICIG is the most comprehensive biennial conference focused on the various aspects of advances in Image and Graphics. The goal of this conference is to bring together the researchers from academia and industry as well as practitioners to share ideas, problems and solutions relating to the multifaceted aspects of image and graphics. This conference will feature world-class plenary speakers, exhibits, and a large number of oral and poster presentations.