The BMVA provides a national forum for individuals and organisations involved in machine vision, image processing, and pattern recognition in the United Kingdom. Its principal aims are to:

• promote knowledge of machine vision and pattern recognition
• encourage practical applications of the technology
• facilitate the rapid transfer of research results to industry
• represent the UK machine vision community, nationally and internationally

In pursuit of the above goals, the association's primary activities are:

• The annual British Machine Vision Conference
• The annual conference on Medical Image Understanding and Analysis
• The series of One-day technical meetings
• The annual BMVA/EPSRC Summer School
• Award of Travel Bursaries
• Award of The Sullivan Thesis Prize.
• Maintenance of the PhD Thesis Archive

In addition to the above, other activities are listed on the Activities page.

Then read the discipline and research opportunities

• Machine Vision for Quality Control
• Machine Vision for Security and Surveillance
• Machine Vision for the Environment
• Machine Vision for Entertainment
• Machine Vision for Medicine

The BMVA is a member of the Campaign for Science and Engineering and works with the following organizations:

The British Machine Vision Association andSociety for Pattern Recognition is a Company limited by guarantee,No.2543446, registered in England and Wales. Registered Office:Granta Lodge, 71 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 2JS. The Association is a non-profit-making body and is registered as charity No.1002307.