mike@BUCASB.BU.EDU (Michael Cohen) (11/20/87)
November 16, 1987 -----CALL FOR PAPERS----- INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY 1988 ANNUAL MEETING September 6--10, 1988 Boston, Massachusetts The International Neural Network Society (INNS) invites all those interested in the exciting and rapidly expanding field of neural networks to attend its 1988 Annual Meeting. The meeting includes plenary lectures, symposia, contributed oral and poster presentations, tutorials, commercial and publishing exhibits, a placement service for employers and educational institutions, government agency presentations, and social events. ---INNS OFFICERS AND GOVERNING BOARD--- Stephen Grossberg, President; Demetri Psaltis, Vice-President; Harold Szu, Secretary/Treasurer. Shun-ichi Amari, James Anderson, Gail Carpenter, Walter Freeman, Kunihiko Fukushima, Lee Giles, Teuvo Kohonen, Christoph von der Malsburg, Carver Mead, David Rumelhart, Terrence Sejnowski, George Sperling, Bernard Widrow. ---MEETING ORGANIZERS--- General Meeting Chairman: Bernard Widrow Technical Program Co-Chairmen: Dana Anderson and James Anderson Organization Chairman: Gail Carpenter Tutorial Program Co-Chairmen: Walter Freeman and Harold Szu Conference Coordinator: Maureen Caudill ---SPEAKERS--- Plenary: Stephen Grossberg Carver Mead Terrence Sejnowski Nobuo Suga Bernard Widrow Cognitive and Neural Systems: James Anderson Walter Freeman Christoph von der Malsburg David Rumelhart Allen Selverston Vision and Pattern Recognition: Gail Carpenter Max Cynader John Daugman Kunihiko Fukushima Teuvo Kohonen Ennio Mingolla Eric Schwartz George Sperling Steven Zucker Combinatorial Optimization and Content Addressable Memory: Daniel Amit Stuart Geman Geoffrey Hinton Bart Kosko Applications and Implementations: Dana Anderson Michael Buffa Lee Giles Robert Hecht-Nielsen Demetri Psaltis Thomas Ryan Bernard Soffer Harold Szu Wilfrid Veldkamp Motor Control and Robotics: Jacob Barhen Daniel Bullock James Houk Scott Kelso Lance Optican ---ABSTRACTS--- Submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation on biological and technological models of: --Vision and image processing --Local circuit neurobiology --Speech and language --Analysis of network dynamics --Sensory-motor control and robotics --Combinatorial optimization --Pattern recognition --Electronic implementation (VLSI) --Associative learning --Optical implementation --Self-organization --Neurocomputers --Cognitive information processing --Applications Abstracts must be typed on the INNS abstract form in camera-ready format. Request abstracts from: INNS Conference, 16776 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 110B, San Diego, CA 92128 USA. INNS members will be directly sent an abstract form. ----------ABSTRACT DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 1988---------- Acceptance notifications will be mailed in June, 1988. Accepted abstracts will be published as a supplement to the INNS journal, Neural Networks, and mailed to meeting registrants and Neural Networks subscribers in August, 1988. ---PROGRAM COMMITTEE--- Joshua Alspector Teuvo Kohonen Shun-ichi Amari Bart Kosko Dana Anderson Daniel Levine James Anderson Richard Lyon Jacob Barhen Ennio Mingolla Michael Buffa Paul Mueller Daniel Bullock Lance Optican Terry Caelli David Parker Gail Carpenter Demetri Psaltis Michael Cohen Adam Reeves Max Cynader Thomas Ryan John Daugman Jay Sage David van Essen Eric Schwartz Federico Faggin Allen Selverston Nabil Farhat George Sperling Walter Freeman David Stork Kunihiko Fukushima Harold Szu Lee Giles David Tank Stephen Grossberg Wilfrid Veldkamp Morris Hirsch Bernard Widrow Scott Kelso ---PARTICIPATING SOCIETIES--- American Mathematical Society; Cognitive Science Society; Optical Society of America; Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers; and others pending. ---TUTORIALS--- Tutorials will consist of eight one-hour introductory lectures by distinguished scientists. The lectures will help prepare the audience for the more advanced presentations at the meeting. The tutorial topics include: 1. Vision and image processing 2. Pattern recognition, associative learning, and self-organization 3. Cognitive psychology for information processing 4. Local circuit neurobiology 5. Adaptive filters 6. Nonlinear dynamics for brain theory (competition, cooperation, equilibria, oscillations, and chaos) 7. Applications and combinatorial optimization 8. Implementations (electronic, VLSI, and optical neurocomputers) Tutorials will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 1988, from 8AM to 6PM. The general conference will begin with a reception at 6PM, followed by the conference opening and a plenary lecture. ---REGISTRATION AND HOTEL--- Fill out attached forms. Registration fees partially pay for abstract handling, the books of abstracts, two evening receptions, coffee breaks, mailings, and administrative expenses. ---TRAVEL--- Call UNIGLOBE (800) 521-5144 or (617) 235-7500 to get discounts of up to 65% off coach fares. ---COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS--- Conference programs have been designed for commercial vendors, government agencies and research laboratories, publishers, and educational institutions. These include a large exhibit area (the Boston Park Plaza Castle); a placement service for employment interviews; catered hospitality suites; and special presentations. A professional exposition service contractor will carry out exhibit arrangements. Organizations wishing to be put on a mailing list for participants in these programs should fill out the enclosed form. ---STUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS--- Students are welcome to join INNS and to participate in its meeting. See attached forms for reduced registration, tutorial, and membership fees. Financial support is anticipated for students and meeting volunteers. To apply, attach a letter of request and a brief description of interests to the conference registration form. [Contact the author if you need the various registration and membership forms. -- KIL]