was investigating international conference on pattern recognition next year, called icpr.
http://www.icpr2010.org/
blodgett observed that icpr is held in even numbered years only. but wait! what else does blodgett observe?
there nonetheless exist a mysterious icpr2009! further investigation warranted, and joyously rewarded!
http://www.ales2.ualberta.ca/afns/icpr/
icpr 2009 was EIGHTH international conference on pig reproduction! clearly much novel informations are being rapidly discovered. for those unable to make the glorious moot itself, proceedings available to purchase online:
http://www.nup.com/Catalogue/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=269
friend nick did also observe the essential accompanying text ‘perfecting the pig environment’ (“for students and those professionals who choose to work at the sharp end of the pig industry”):
http://www.nup.com/Catalogue/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=258
this did confuse blodgett a little, as there does not generally seem to be any sharp end to a pig.