Greetings from the Technical Programming Committee Chairs

Welcome to the technical program of the 2009 International Conference on Multimedia Information Networking and Security (MINES2009). Multimedia Information Networking and related Security play a vital role in todayʹs global economy, and certainly so in China. MINES 2009 bring together Chinese and international researchers and practitioners to showcase recent research advances in these focused topics. We received 618 submissions from 36 countries/regions in 5 continents, among which over 500 submissions were from mainland China. This reflects the fact that China is the host of this conference and also that the growth of her research activities is aligned with her economic growth. After employing a thorough review process to ensure an excellent technical program, less than 137 papers, including some invited papers, have been accepted for oral presentation with other 145 accepted for poster papers, representing an acceptance rate of about 45%. The technical program consists of 24 sessions, including 16 regular sessions, 5 special sessions and 3 invited sessions and 2 interactive sessions. Papers reflect research activities at the forefront, with topics ranging the full spectrum of Multimedia Information Networking and related Security. The program also features four