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Neuron Digest Monday, 26 Oct 1992 Volume 10 : Issue 9
Today's Topics:
IWANN'93 last Call for Papers
CNS INDY 92
ACL-93
IJCNN'92-Beijing
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Subject: IWANN'93 last Call for Papers
From: Joan Cabestany <cabestan@eel.upc.es>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 92 17:32:10 +0000
Please find herewith the Final and Last Call for Papers for IWANN'93 to
be held in Sitges (Barcelona) in Spain next June 1993. Thanks for the
difussion.
J.Cabestany Phone: + 34.3.401.67.42 Fax: + 34.3.401.67.56
______________________________________________________________________________
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK
IWANN'93
Second and Final Announcement and Call for Papers
Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
June 9 - 11, 1993
SPONSORED BY
IFIP (Working Group in Neural Computer Systems, WG10.6)
IEEE Neural Networks Council
UK&RI communication chapter of IEEE
Spanish Computer Society chapter of IEEE
AEIA (IEEE Affiliate society)
ORGANISED BY
Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Universidad de Barcelona
UNED (Madrid)
IWANN'91 (International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks) was
held in Granada (Spain) in September 1991. People from over 10 countries
attended the Workshop, and over 50 oral presentations were given.
IWANN'93 will be organised next June, 1993 in Sitges (Spain) with the
following Scope and Topics.
SCOPE
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) were first developed as structural or
functional models of biological systems in an attempt to emulate their
unique problem-solving abilities.
The main interest in neural topics stems from their advantages in
plasticity, speed and autonomy over conventional hardware and software,
which have traditionally proven inadequate for handling certain tasks
such as perception, learning, planning, knowledge acquisition and natural
language processing.
IWANN's main objective is to offer a forum for achieving a global,
innovative and advanced perspective on ANN. In addition to conventional
Neural Networks aspects, such as algorithms, architectures, software
development tools, learning, implementations and applications, IWANN'93
will also be concerned with other complementary topics such as neural
computation theory and methodology, physiological and anatomical basis,
local computation models, organization and structures resembling
biological systems.
Contributions on the following aspects are welcome:
* New models for biological networks.
* New algorithms and architectures for autonomy and self-
programmability using local learning strategies.
* Relationship with symbolic and knowledge-based systems.
* New implementation proposals using general or specific processors.
Implementations with embedded learning are especially invited.
* Applications.
Finally, it is expected that IWANN'93 will also serve as a meeting point
for engineers and scientists to establish professional contacts and
relationships.
TOPICS
1 - BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES: anatomical and physiological basis, local
circuits, biophysics and natural computation.
2 - THEORETICAL MODELS: analog, logic, inferential, statistical and
fuzzy models. Statistical mechanics.
3 - ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES: network dynamics, self-organization,
competition, recurrency, evolutive optimization and genetic
algorithms.
4 - LEARNING: supervised and unsupervised strategies, local self-
programming, continuous learning, evolutive algorithms
5 - COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND AI: perception and psychophysics, symbolic
reasoning and memory.
6 - NEURAL SOFTWARE: languages, tools, simulation and benchmarks.
7 - HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION: VLSI, parallel architectures,
neurochips, preprocessing networks, neurodevices,
benchmarks, optical and other technologies.
8 - NEURAL NETWORKS FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING: preprocessing, vision,
speech recognition, adaptive filtering, noise reduction.
9 - NEURAL NETWORKS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS: modems and codecs,
network management, digital communications.
10 - NEURAL NETWORKS FOR CONTROL AND ROBOTICS: system identification,
motion, adaptive control, navigation, real time applications.
INVITED TALKS
Dr. Shun-ichi Amari University of Tokyo (JP)
(Learning)
Dr. Dante del Corso Politecnico di Torino (I)
(Hardware implementation)
Dr. Miguel A. Lagunas Univ.Politecnica de Catalunya (E)
(Signal Processing)
Dr. K.Nicholas Leibovic University of Buffalo (USA)
(Biophysics of Neural Computation)
Dr. J.J.E.Slotine M.I.T. (USA)
(Control & Robotics)
Dr. Philip Treleaven Univ.College London (UK)
(Programming environments)
LOCATION
SITGES (BARCELONA), JUNE 9 - 11, 1993.
Sitges is located 35 km. south of Barcelona. The city is well known for
its beaches and its promenade facing the Mediterranean sea. Sitges is also
known for its cultural events and history (Maricel museum, painters like
Santiago Rusinol lived there and left part of their heritage).
Sitges can be easily reached by car or by train (about 30 minutes from
Barcelona).
LANGUAGE
English will be the official language of IWANN'93. Simultaneous
translation will not be provided.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Programme Committee seeks original papers on the above mentioned
Topics. Authors should pay special attention to the explanation of
theoretical and technical choices involved, point out possible
limitations and describe the current state of their work. Authors must
take into account the following:
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Authors must submit four copies of full papers, not exceeding 6 pages in
DIN-A4 format.
The heading should be centered and include:
. Title in capitals.
. Name(s) of author(s).
. Address(es) of author(s).
. A 10 line abstract.
Three blank lines should be left between each of the above items, and
four between the heading and the body of the paper, 1.6 cm left, right,
top and bottom margins, single-spaced and not exceeding the 6 page limit.
In addition, one sheet should be attached including the following
information:
. Title and author(s) name(s).
. A list of five keywords.
. A reference to the Topics the paper relates to.
. Postal address, phone and fax numbers and E-mail (if
available).
All received papers will be reviewed by the Programme Committee.
Accepted papers may be presented orally or as poster panels, however all
accepted contributions will be published in full length.
(Springer-Verlag Proceedings).
DATES
Final date for submission November 30, 1992
Committee's decision March 15, 1993
Workshop June 9-11, 1993
CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE SENT TO:
Prof. Jose Mira
Dpto. Informatica y Automatica
UNED
Senda del Rey , s/n Phone: + 34.1.398.71.55
28040 MADRID (Spain) Fax: + 34.1.544.67.37
E-mail: jose.mira@human.uned.es
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Jose Mira UNED. Madrid (E) **Chairman**
Senen Barro Unv. de Santiago (E)
Joan Cabestany Unv. Pltca. de Catalunya (E)
Trevor Clarkson King's College London (UK)
Ana Delgado UNED. Madrid (E)
Federico Moran Unv. Complutense. Madrid (E)
Conrad Perez Unv. de Barcelona (E)
Francisco Sandoval Unv. de Malaga (E)
Elena Valderrama CNM- Unv. Autonoma de Barcelona (E)
LOCAL COMMITEE
Joan Cabestany Unv. Pltca. de Catalunya (E) **Chairman**
Jordi Carrabina CNM- Unv. Autonoma de Barcelona (E)
Francisco Castillo Unv. Pltca. de Catalunya (E)
Andreu Catala Unv. Pltca. de Catalunya (E)
Gabriela Cembrano Instituto de Cibernetica. CSIC. Barcelona (E)
Conrad Perez Unv. de Barcelona (E)
Elena Valderrama CNM- Unv. Autonoma de Barcelona (E)
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
Alberto Prieto Unv. Granada. Spain
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Jose Mira UNED. Madrid (E) **Chairman**
Sanjeev B. Ahuja Nielsen A.I. Research & Development. Bannokburn (USA)
Igor Aleksander Imperial College. London (UK)
Luis B. Almeida INESC. Lisboa (P)
Shun-ichi Amari Faculty of Engineering. Unv. Tokyo (Jp)
Xavier Arreguit CSEM SA (CH)
Francois Blayo LERI - EERIE. Nimes (F)
Colin Campbell Bristol University of Bristol (UK)
Leon Chua University of California. Berkeley(USA)
Trevor Clarkson King's College London (UK)
Michael Cosnard Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (F)
Marie Cottrell Unv. Paris I (F)
Dante Del Corso Politecnico di Torino (I)
Gerard Dreyfus ESPCI Paris (F)
J. Simoes da Fonseca Unv. de Lisboa (P)
FK Fogelman-Soulie Mimetics. Chatenay Malabry (F)
Kunihiko Fukushima Faculty of Engineering Science. Osaka University (Jp)
Karl Goser Unv. Dortmund (D)
Hans Peter Graf AT&T Bell Laboratories. New Jersey (USA)
Francesco Gregoretti Politecnico di Torino (I)
Karl E. Grosspietsch Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD). St. Austin (D)
Mohamad H.Hassoun Wayne State University (USA)
Jeanny Herault INPG Grenoble (F)
Jaap Hoekstra Delft University of Technology (N)
P.T.W. Hudson Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen. Leiden University (N)
Jose Luis Huertas CNM- Universidad de Sevilla (E)
Paul G.A.Jespers Univ.Catholique de Louvain (B)
Simon Jones IERI Loughborough Univ.of Technology (UK)
Chistian Jutten INPG Grenoble (F)
H. Klar Institut fur Mikroelektronik. Technische Universitat
Berlin (D)
Michael D. Lemmon University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame (USA)
Panos Ligomenides Unv. of Maryland (USA)
Javier Lopez Aligue Unv. de Extremadura. (E)
Robert J. Marks II University of Washington (USA)
Anthony N. Michel University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame (USA)
Roberto Moreno Unv. Las Palmas Gran Canaria (E)
Josef A. Nossek Inst. of Network Theory and Circuit Design. Tech. Univ.
of Munich (D)
Francisco J. Pelayo Unv. de Granada (E)
Franz Pichler Johannes Kepler Univ. (A)
Ulrich Ramacher Siemens AG. Munich (D)
Tamas Raska Comp. & Aut. Res. Inst. Hungarian Academy of Science.
Budapest (H)
Leonardo Reyneri University di Pisa (I)
Peter A. Rounce Dept. Computer Science. University College London (UK)
V.B. David Sanchez German Aerospace Research Establishment. Wessling (G)
E. Sanchez-Sinencio Texas A&M University (USA)
David Sherrington Dep.of Physics. Univ. of Oxford (UK)
Renato Stefanelli Politecnico di Milano (I)
T.J. Stonham Brunel-University of West London (UK)
John G. Taylor Centre for Neural Networks. King's College London (UK)
Carme Torras Instituto de Cibernetica. CSIC. Barcelona (E)
Philip Treleaven Dept. Computer Science. University College London (UK)
Marley Vellasco Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (Br)
Michel Verleysen Unv. Catholique de Louvain (B)
Michel Weinfeld Ecole Polytechnique Paris (F)
(cut along this line)
___________________________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FORM
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IWANN'93
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
SITGES (BARCELONA) Spain June 9-11, 1993
Name:______________________________________________________________________
Accompanying person:_______________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________ Tel:______________Fax:_____________
Z.C. __________ City ____________________ Country__________________________
Institution or Centre _____________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FEES
Before March 15 After March 16
Full Inscription 60.000 ptas 70.000 ptas _______________
Basic Inscription (*) 40.000 ptas 50.000 ptas _______________
Economy Inscription (**) 30.000 ptas 35.000 ptas _______________
Accompanying Person Fees 40.000 ptas 50.000 ptas. _______________
(*) Only for students with accreditation and delegates from America
(except USA and Canada), and East European Countries.
(**)Without proceedings.Only for students.
On site registration is discouraged.
HOTEL RESERVATION
Special Hotel rates per night (Breakfast included)
Twin Room Single use room
[] Gran Sitges Hotel **** 18.450 ptas 13.950 ptas 6%
[] San Sebastian Htl **** 14.000 ptas 11.000 ptas 6%
[] Sitges Park Hotel *** 10.000 ptas 8.500 ptas 6%
[] Subur Hotel *** 9.500 ptas 8.000 ptas 6%
[] Unexpensive Accomm. To be confirmed on request
Please reserve ________ room(s) [] Twin(s) [] Single(s)
at Hotel ______________________________________
Date of arrival ________________ Date of departure ___________________
HOTEL RESERVATION DEPOSIT
Following deposit per room will be necessary to confirm any Hotel reservation:
Hotel****:20.000 ptas Hotel***: 15.000 ptas Unexpensive Acc.:10.000 ptas.
Attached Hotel Deposit :____________________ ptas x _______ rooms= ___________
TOTAL ATTACHED PAYMENT _______________
Payment of Registration Fees will be necessary to attend the
Workshop sessions and social events. Registration Fees include:
For Attendants For Accompanying persons
- Welcome Reception - Welcome Reception.
- Proceedings - Barcelona City Tour
- Attendence to all - Museums of Sitges Tour
Scientific Meetings - Official Dinner
- Coffee Breaks
- Official Dinner
Basic Inscription Economy Inscription
- Proceedings - Attendance to all Scientific
- Attendance to all Meetings
Scientific Meetings - Coffee Breaks
- Coffee Breaks
METHODS OF PAYMENT
[] By bank draft in Pesetas, payable to ULTRAMAR CONGRESS on a Spanish Bank.
[] By bank transfer to:
BANCO CENTRAL (c/o ULTRAMAR CONGRESS) Branch No.20
Paseo de Gracia, 3 08007 Barcelona
Acct. No. 13575-70
Please attach copy of Bank transfer to this form. Transfer fees to be paid
by the sender.
[] By VISA Credit Card No._____________________ Expiration date ______________
Name of Card Holder ________________________________________________________
Please send this REGISTRATION FORM, together with payment, to
ULTRAMAR CONGRESS Diputacio, 238, tercer 08007 BARCELONA Spain
Tel. (34-3) 317.37.00 Fax. (34-3) 412.03.19
Date: ____________________ Signature: _______________________________
THE WORKSHOP VENUE
Sitges is located 35 Km. south of Barcelona. The city is well
known for its beaches and its promenade facing the Mediterranean sea.
Sitges is also knownfor its cultural events, and interesting Museums
(Maricel, Santiago Rusinol...)
IWANN'93 will be held at one of the most modern Convention
Centres of Mediterranean Coast, The Gran Sitges Hotel, an unique complex
in which business and leisure go hand in hand. Opened in 1991, its
Congress and Conventions facilities include 13 Meeting Rooms equipped
with all the necessary means. The Mediterranean Sea can be seen from
every balcony of its 307 guest rooms. All of them are designed to offer
maximum comfort (TV, mini-bar, air-conditio- ning and a wall safe).
Sitges can be easily accesed by train (every 30 minutes), and it
is wellcommunicated by highway.
OPTIONAL TOURS
Optional tours and excursions will be organized on Saturday and
Sunday for the attendants wishing to extend their stay after the
Workshop.
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Subject: CNS INDY 92
From: sayegh@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 03:43:12 -0500
COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
SYMPOSIUM 1992 (CNS '92)
October 17, 1992
University Place Conference Center
Indiana University-Purdue University
at Indianapolis, Indiana
In cooperation with the IEEE Systems,
Man and Cybernetics Society
The Computational Neuroscience Symposium (CNS '92) will highlight the
interactions among engineering, science, and neuroscience. Computational
neuroscience is the study of the interconnection of neuron-like
elements in computing devices which leads to the discovery of the algorithms
of the brain. Such algorithms may prove useful in finding optimum solutions
to practical engineering problems. The focus of the symposium will be
forty-five minute special lectures by eight leading international experts.
KEYNOTE LECTURE: "Challenges and Promises of Networks with Neural-type
Architectures"
NICHOLAS DeCLARIS, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering,
Pathology, Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine; Director, Division of Medical
Informatics, University of Maryland.
SPECIAL LECTURES:
"Teaching the Multiplication Tables to a Neural Network: Flexibility vs.
Accuracy" JAMES ANDERSON, Professor of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences,
Brown University.
"Supervised Learning for Adaptive Radar Detection" SIMON HAYKIN,
Director of Communication Research Laboratory, McMaster University.
"Neural Network Applications in Waveform Analysis and Pattern Recognition"
EVANGELIA MICHELI-TZANAKOU, Chair and Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
Rutgers University.
"Signal Processing by Neural Networks in the Control of Eye Movements"
DAVID ROBINSON, Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering &
Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University.
"Nonlinear Properties of the Hippocampal Formation"
ROBERT SCLABASSI, Professor of Neurosurgery, Electrical Engineering,
Behavioral Neuroscience & Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.
"Acoustic Images in Bar Sonar and the Mechanisms Which Form Them"
JAMES SIMMONS, Professor of Biology & Psychology, Brown University.
"Understanding the Brain as a Neurocontroller: New Hypotheses and Experimental
Possibilities"
PAUL WERBOS, Program Director, National Science Foundation and President,
International Neural Network Society.
The conference registration fee, which includes symposium proceedings and
lunch, is $50 prior to October 1, 1992 and may be paid by either check or
credit card. After October 1, 1992 and for on-site registration, the
fee is $75. Please contact the Conference Secretary for registration.
Ms. Nancy Brockman CNS '92 Conference Secretary
799 West Michigan Street, Room 1211 Indianapolis, IN 46202
tel: (317)274-2761 fax: (317)274-0832
For overnight stay before or after the symposium, reservations may be made at
the University Place Conference Center and Hotel at IUPUI. Special room rates
for CNS '92 participants are $76 for one person and $90 for two.
Please call (317)231-5150 or fax (317)231-5168.
CNS '92 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
H. Oner Yurtseven, General Co-Chair Sidney Ochs, General Co-Chair
P.G. Madhavan, Program Chair Michael Penna, Publication Chair
SPONSORS OF CNS '92
Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Indiana University School of Medicine
National Science Foundation
IUPUI Faculty Development Office
Purdue University School of Engineering & Technology at Indianapolis
Indiana University-Purdue University School of Science at Indianapolis
Eli Lilly and Company
Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine
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Subject: ACL-93
From: Gary Cottrell <gary@cs.UCSD.EDU>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 15:29:56 -0800
PDPNLP'ers:
I am on the program committee for the Association for Computational
Linguistics conference this year. I encourage connectionists to submit
(excellent!) papers to this conference. Note that since (as far as I
can tell) I am the only one on the committee, I can't promise a large
representation by connectionists, but at least you'll be reviewed by
one of your own. Now, lessee, who's going to review *my* submission?
;-)
Gary Cottrell, UCSD
ACL-93 CALL FOR PAPERS
31st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
22-26 June 1993
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, USA
TOPICS OF INTEREST: Papers are invited on substantial, original,
and unpublished research on all aspects of computational linguistics,
including, but not limited to, pragmatics, discourse, semantics,
syntax, and the lexicon; phonetics, phonology, and morphology;
interpreting and generating spoken and written language; linguistic,
mathematical, and psychological models of language; language-oriented
information retrieval; corpus-based language modelling; machine
translation and translation aids; natural language interfaces and
dialogue systems; message and narrative understanding systems; and
theoretical and applications papers of every kind.
REQUIREMENTS: Papers should describe unique work; they should
emphasize completed work rather than intended work; and they should
indicate clearly the state of completion of the reported results.
A paper accepted for presentation at the ACL Meeting cannot be
presented at another conference. Self-references which reveal the
authors' identity (e.g., ``We previously showed [Smith, 1991] . . .'')
should be avoided as far as possible, since reviewing will be
``blind''.
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION: Authors should submit four copies of
preliminary versions of their papers, not to exceed 3200 words
(exclusive of references). To facilitate blind reviewing, two title
pages are required. The first (one copy only, unattached) should
include the title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete addresses,
a short (5 line) summary, and a specification of the topic area.
The second (4 copies, heading the copies of the paper) should omit
author names and addresses. Submissions that do not conform to this
format will not be reviewed. As well, authors are strongly urged
to email the title page (in directly readable ASCII form, with
author information). Send to:
Lenhart Schubert ACL-93
University of Rochester
Department of Computer Science
Rochester, NY 14627, USA
fax: +1-716-461-2018
acl93@cs.rochester.edu
SCHEDULE: Preliminary papers are due by 6 January 1993. Authors
will be notified of acceptance by 15 March 1993. Camera-ready
copies of final papers prepared in a double-column format, preferably
using a laser printer, must be received by 1 May 1993, along with
a signed copyright release statement.
STUDENT SESSIONS: Following the ACL-91/92 successes, there will
again be a special Student Session organized by a committee of ACL
graduate student members. ACL student members are invited to submit
short papers describing innovative work in progress in any of the
topics listed above. The papers will again be reviewed by a
committee of students and faculty members for presentation in a
workshop-style session. A separate call for papers will be issued;
to get one or for other information contact Linda Suri, University
of Delaware, Computer & Information Science, 103 Smith Hall, Newark,
DE 19716, USA; +1-302-831-1949; suri@cis.udel.edu.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: The meeting will include a program of tutorials
coordinated by Philip Cohen, SRI International, Artificial Intelligence
Center, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA; +1-415-859-4840;
pcohen@ai.sri.com. Some of the ACL Special Interest Groups may
arrange workshops or other activities.
CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Local arrangements are being chaired by Terry
Patten, Ohio State University, Computer & Information Science, 2036
Neil Avenue Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; +1-614-292-3989;
patten@cis.ohio-state.edu. Anyone wishing to arrange an exhibit or
present a demonstration should send a brief description together with a
specification of physical requirements (space, power, telephone
connections, tables, etc.) to Robert Kasper,Ohio State University,
Linguistics, 222 Oxley Hall, 1712 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
+1-614-292-2844; kasper@ling.ohio-state.edu.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE: The committee is chaired by Lenhart Schubert (U
Rochester) and also includes
Robert Carpenter (CMU) Mitch Marcus (U Pennsylvania)
Garrison Cottrell (UC-San Diego) Kathleen McCoy (U Delaware)
Robert Dale (U Edinburgh) Marc Moens (U Edinburgh)
Bonnie Dorr (U Maryland) Johanna Moore (U Pittsburgh)
Julia Hirschberg (AT&T Bell Labs) John Nerbonne (German AI Center)
Paul Jacobs (GE Schenectady) James Pustejovsky (Brandeis U)
Robert Kasper (Ohio State U) Uwe Reyle (U Stuttgart)
Slava Katz (IBM Watson) Richard Sproat (AT&T Bell Labs)
Judith Klavans (Columbia U) Jun-ichi Tsujii (UMIST)
Bernard Lang (INRIA) Gregory Ward (Northwestern U)
Diane Litman (AT&T Bell Labs) Janyce Wiebe (New Mexico State U)
ACL INFORMATION: For other information on the conference and on
the ACL more generally, contact Don Walker (ACL), Bellcore, MRE
2A379, 445 South Street, Box 1910, Morristown, NJ 07960-1910, USA;
+1-201-829-4312; walker@bellcore.com.
1993 LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE: The 57th Linguistic Institute, sponsored by
the LSA and co-sponsored by the ACL, will be held at The Ohio State
University, in Columbus, Ohio, from June 28 until August 6, 1993,
beginning right after the annual meeting of ACL. It will feature a
number of computational linguistics courses, as described in the
September 1992 issue of The FINITE STRING. For more information and
application forms, see the June 1992 issue of the LSA Bulletin, or
contact Linguistic Institute, Department of Linguistics, 222 Oxley
Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
+1-614-292-4052; +1-614-292-4273 fax; linginst@ling.ohio-state.edu.
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Subject: IJCNN'92-Beijing
From: btelfe%ulysses@relay.nswc.navy.mil (Brian Telfer)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 92 11:11:19 -0500
A last minute reminder (from Harold Szu):
IJCNN'92-Beijing
November 3-6, 1992
Co-Sponsored by Organized by
International Neural Network Society China Neural Networks Council
IEEE Neural Networks Council IEEE Beijing Section
SIGINNS/China
**IMPORTANT NOTE ON VISAS**
China now has an "open-door" policy for tourists and it is quite
easy to obtain a tourist visa (rather than a business visa, which offers
no advantages that I am aware of). A tourist visa can be obtained with
next-day service from the Chinese embassy or c onsulate with $20, a
photo, a valid passport, and a form that indicates your arrival and
departure dates, where you will be staying, and your flight information.
You can likely obtain the form from your travel agent (I did). You can
transact this through the mai l. To obtain the mailing address of the
closest consulate, call the Chinese embassy at (202) 328-2500 (ask for
visa department).
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The registration and tutorial fee (personal check) should be made out to
the International Neural Network Society and sent to:
International Neural Network Society
Suite 300
1250 24th Street NW
Washington DC 20037
We will wire the registration money to China for you.
Please indicate the check is for IJCNN'92-Beijing.
We cannot accept credit cards. The registration fees are:
Before Sept. 30, 1992 After Oct. 1, 1992
Nonmember USD 375 USD 425
INNS/IEEE Member USD 325 USD 375
Student USD 120 USD 120
Conference registration does not include tutorials. The tutorial registration
fee for each half-day session is:
By Sept. 30, 1992: USD 120
By Sept. 30, 1992: USD 120
on-site: USD 140
Three half-day tutorial sessions will be held on November 1, 1992.
Each session will consist of four parallel tracks which match the
technical programs: Applications, Mechanisms and Models, Theories and
Algorithms, and Implementation.
Registration includes a postconference tour on Friday.
Other registration information you should include:
IEEE/INNS membership number (to qualify for discount)
affiliation (for name badge)
students must submit verification letter of full-time status from
Department Head
HOTEL INFORMATION
Beijing Continental Grand Hotel - 65 USD per night per room (special rate
for registered attendees), service charge included, 4-star hotel, ten
minutes to convention center on hotel shuttle bus that runs every 20
minutes.
A 2-star hotel in the Asian Games Village is a 5 minute walk to the
convention center and is 35 USD per night, service charge and in dividual
baths included.
Rooms are still available and can be obtained upon daytime arrival.
Otherwise, to reserve a room or to book tickets on any tour (see below), please send payment to:
Headquarters of the Bank of China
Fuchengmen Road
Beijing, China
A/C 714 04625, CIE
Attn: Ms. Fang Min, Chinese Institute of Electronics.
Please state your payment is for IJCNN'92-Beijing. If you have problems,
please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Fang Min or Mr. Zhou Mengqi at
Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE)
Nongzhanguan Nanlu No. 12, Room 2310
Fax: 500 5233, Room 2310
Phone: 500-1144, Ext. 2310.
Several tourist packages have been assembled for touring China. More
information, as well as information on places to visit in Beij ing, can
be obtained from the above address (or upon arrival).
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
On November 1 and 2, CIE will arrange shuttle buses between the Beijing
airport and the Beijing Continental Grand Hotel at the set hours for
arriving flights. Please look for the IJCNN'92 sign at the entrance hall
of the airport. Staff of the CIE will be there to direct you. The bus
fare is $7 USD per person. You may also take a taxi to the hotel for
about $15 USD one way.
I hope you can make the trip.
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