mac@bu-cs.bu.edu (Michael Cohen) (11/23/87)
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.
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---CONFERENCE AND TUTORIAL REGISTRATION FORM---
1988 ANNUAL MEETING
INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY
September 6--10, 1988
Boston, Massachusetts
Name:
Organization:
Address:
Telephone(s):
Conference Registration Fee Schedule: CIRCLE ONE
September 6, 1988 (6 PM) -- September 10, 1988 (5 PM)
INNS Member Non-member
Until March 31, 1988 $125 $170(*)
Until July 31, 1988 $175 $220(*)
Full-time student $50 $85(*)
(*) Includes 1987--1988 INNS membership and 1-year subscription to the INNS
journal, Neural Networks. A membership application form is enclosed.
Tutorial Registration Fee Schedule: CIRCLE ONE
Tuesday, September 6, 1988 (8 AM -- 6 PM)
Note: Tutorial attendees must also register for the conference
INNS INNS
Regular Member Student Member
Until March 31, 1988 $100 $30
Until July 31, 1988 $150 $60
Check or money order enclosed, made payable to INNS.
Or charge:
( ) American Express
( ) MasterCard
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Account No.:
Expiration Date:
Signature _____________________________________________________
MAIL TO: UNIGLOBE---Neural Networks 1988
40 Washington Street
Wellesley Hills, MA 02181 USA
(800) 521-5144
(617) 235-7500
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---ABSTRACT REQUEST FORM---
INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY
1988 ANNUAL MEETING
September 6--10, 1988
Boston, Massachusetts
NOTE: Abstract forms and instructions will be mailed to INNS members and
to those who have already sent in a request by January, 1988.
Please send an abstract form and instructions to:
Name:
Address:
Telephone(s):
All abstracts must be submitted camera-ready, typed on the INNS abstract form
and postmarked no later than March 31, 1988.
---MAILING LIST---
COMMERCIAL, NON-PROFIT, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Please place the name and address listed above on a mailing list for
information about exhibits, placement services for employment interviews,
hospitality suites, and related programs.
( ) Commercial Vendor
( ) Government
( ) Non-profit Corporation
( ) Publisher
( ) Educational Institution
( ) Other (please specify)
MAIL TO: INNS Conference
16776 Bernardo Center Drive
Suite 110B
San Diego, CA 92128 USA
INQUIRIES: (619) 451-3752
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---HOTEL RESERVATION FORM---
INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY
1988 ANNUAL MEETING
September 6--10, 1988
Boston, Massachusetts
Room Reservation: Boston Park Plaza Hotel
One Park Plaza at Arlington
Boston, MA 02117 USA
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(800) 225-2008 to avoid billing, and retain cancellation number given
by hotel agent.
Check in after 2PM-----Check out prior to 1PM.
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Attn: Reservations Manager
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Boston, MA 02117 USA
(800) 225-2008 (Continental US)
(800) 462-2022 (Massachusetts only)
Telex 940107
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---MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM---
INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY
The International Neural Network Society(INNS) is an association of scientists,
engineers, students, and others seeking to learn about and advance our
understanding of the modelling of behavioral and brain processes, and the
application of neural modelling concepts to technological problems. The
INNS will sponsor its first annual international meeting in Boston,
Massachusetts, September 6-10, 1988. INNS membership includes a subscription
to Neural Networks, the official journal of the Society.
Membership Fees 1987--88 (including a 1-year subscription to Neural Networks)
( ) Regular $45
( ) Full-time Student $35
( ) Check or money order enclosed (payable to INNS).
Or Charge:
( ) American Express
( ) MasterCard
( ) VISA
( ) Diners Club
Account Number:
Expires:
Signature __________________________________________________
Name
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( ) Industry
( ) Other
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Check your principal areas of interest in neural networks:
( ) Vision and image processing
( ) Local circuit and systems analyses
( ) Speech and language understanding of brain-behavior relationships
( ) Pattern recognition
( ) Combinatorial optimization
( ) Associative learning and long-term memory
( ) Electronic hardware
( ) Self-organization
( ) Optical hardware
( ) Cognitive information processing
( ) Hybrid hardware
( ) Cooperative and competitive network dynamics in short-term memory
( ) Virtual devices
( ) Neurocomputers
( ) Sensory-motor control and robotics
( ) Parallel distributed processing
( ) Other
Signature ____________________________________________________
Date
Mail application to: Dr. Harold Szu
NRL, Code 5756
Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA
Telephone: (202) 767-1493
FAX: 202-767-4277
E-Mail: ARPNET--Szu @ NRL3
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---CALL FOR PAPERS: NEURAL NETWORKS---
Neural Networks commences quarterly publication in January, 1988, of
articles about the full range of biological through technological
neural network models. Articles in the January issue will include:
Teuvo Kohonen, An introduction to neural computing.
Stephen Grossberg, Nonlinear neural networks: Principles, mechanisms,
and architectures.
Shun-ichi Amari, Statistical neurodynamics of associative memory.
Paul R. Gorman and Terrence J. Sejnowski, Analysis of hidden units in a
layered network trained to classify sonar targets.
Carver A. Mead and Misha Mahowald, A silicon model of early visual
processing.
Authors in the April, 1988, issue will include:
Kunihiko Fukushima
Robert Hecht-Nielsen
Christoph von der Malsburg
Demetri Psaltis
Allen Selverston
--Instructions for Authors--
Authors should submit four copies of each manuscript, plus original
illustrations. Do references in American Psychological Association format;
e.g., Hebb (1949). Submit from Asia and Australia to
Prof. Shun-ichi Amari
University of Tokyo
Faculty of Engineering
Instrumentation Physics Department
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113
JAPAN
Submit from North and South America to
Prof. Stephen Grossberg
Center for Adaptive Systems
Boston University
111 Cummington Street
Boston, MA 02215 USA
Submit from Europe and Africa to
Prof. Teuvo Kohonen
Helsinki University of Technology
Technical Physics Department
Rakentajanaukio 2C
SF-02150 Espoo 15
FINLAND
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