The third Chinese Conference on Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision (PRCV2020) will be held in Nanjing, the ancient capital of six dynasties from October 16 to 18, 2020. Prcv2020 is jointly sponsored by China Automation Society (CAA), China Image Graphics Society (CSIG),China Artificial Intelligence Society (CAAI) and China Computer Society (CCF); jointly sponsored by Nanjing University of Science and Technology(NJUST), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology(NUIST) and Southeast University(SEU), and co sponsored by JiangSu association of Artificial Intelligence. The Chinese Conference on pattern recognition and computer vision is a combination of China pattern recognition Conference (CCPR) and China computer vision Conference (CCCV), aiming at the top academic event in the field of pattern recognition and computer vision in China. This session mainly brings together the vast number of researchers and industrial colleagues engaged in the research of pattern recognition and computer vision theory and application at home and abroad to share the latest theoretical and technical achievements in the field of pattern recognition and computer vision at home, so as to provide you with a wonderful academic feast.We are now open to soliciting high-quality, original and excellent academic papers in English. Papers accepted by the conference will be presented at the meeting, and the conference proceedings will be published by Springer press, and be retrieved by EI and ISTP. Excellent papers will be recommended to a special issue of high quality journals at home and abroad.

The conference will hold forums, tutorial, doctoral consortium, young female scientists forums, and professional competitions on theories and methods in the field of pattern recognition, computer vision and machine learning. At the same time, the conference will hold PRCV Night (PRCV Night) large-scale themed event on the evening of October 17th. The event will be interspersed with special programs from Nanjing universities, artistic performances by Nanjing Song and Dance Theater, and interactive programs. At PRCV Night, participants can not only taste the local cuisine of Nanjing, but also feel the charm of the ancient capital Nanjing and the beauty of the misty and rainy Jiangnan. They can also interact with experts and scholars, take photos for souvenirs, and continue and sublimate the academics of all colleagues friendship.

Since the registration channel was opened, it has received strong support from colleagues at home and abroad. Everyone enthusiastically contributed, and received more than 400 manuscripts, with less than 40% of the hiring; 16 sponsoring companies; everyone enthusiastically signed up to participate in the conference, and nearly a thousand people have registered. Due to the need for epidemic prevention and control in Nanjing, the organizing committee decided that PRCV2020 will no longer increase registration; thank you all for your support.

The conference will be organized carefully in accordance with the requirements, and will present a high-standard, high-quality, safety standard, and splendid academic event.

Dear members of the organizing committee, invited speakers, and sponsors; dear registered representatives, friends, see you in Nanjing!