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Volume 7 : Issue 30
Today's Topics:
CFP: Information Filtering Workshop
ANNA 91 Conference Program & Registration
*** ECAI'92 *** CALL FOR PAPERS (plain text version)
COLT '91 conference program
CFP - Special issue of Systems Engineering
Fourteen European Conference on Visual Perception
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Subject: CFP: Information Filtering Workshop
From: Shoshana Hardt-Kornacki <shoshi@thumper.bellcore.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 91 11:59:25 -0400
Bellcore Workshop
on
High-Performance Information Filtering:
Foundations, Architectures, and Applications
November 5-7, 1991
Chester, New Jersey
Information filtering can be viewed, both, as a way to control the flood
of information that is received by an end-user, and as a way to target
the information that is sent by information providers. The information
carrier, which provides the appropriate connectivity between the
information providers, the filter and the end-user, plays a major role in
providing a cost effective architecture which also ensures end-user
privacy. The aim of the workshop is to examine issues that can advance
the state-of-the-art in filter construction, usage, and evaluation, for
various information domains, such as news, entertainment, advertizing,
and community information. We focus on creative approaches that take
into consideration constraints imposed by realistic application contexts.
Topics include but not limited to:
Taxonomy of information domains and their dynamics
Information retrieval and indexing systems
Information delivery architectures
Cognitive models of end-user's interests and preferences
Cognitive models for multimedia information processing
Adaptive filtering agents and distributed filters
Information theoretic approaches to filter performance evaluation
The workshop is by invitation only. Please submit a 5-10 page paper
(hardcopy only), summerizing the work you would like to present, or a one
page description of your interests and how they relate to this workshop.
Demonstrations of existing prototypes are welcome. Proceedings will be
available at the workshop.
Workshop Chair:
Shoshana Hardt-Kornacki (Bellcore)
Workshop Program Committee:
Bob Allen (Bellcore)
Nick Belkin (Rutgers University)
Louis Gomez (Bellcore)
Tom Landauer (Bellcore)
Bill Mansfield (Bellcore)
Papers should be sent to:
Shoshana Hardt-Kornacki
Bell Communications Research
445 South Street,
Morristown NJ, 07962.
(201) 829-4528, shoshi@bellcore.com
Papers due: July 15, 1991.
Invitations sent: August 15, 1991.
Workshop dates: November 5-7, 1991.
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Subject: ANNA 91 Conference Program & Registration
From: enorris@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Gene Norris)
Date: Mon, 13 May 91 12:13:46 -0400
[[ Editor's Note: Ooops, this conference is THIS week. I've still got a
backlog of submissions and this one waited a bit too long. Remember,
readers, to mark any time-critical submissions so I can put them forward
in the queue. -PM ]]
ANNA 91 (Analysis of Neural Network Applications Conference) is the first
of a planned series of conferences on the application of neural network
technology to real-world problems. The conference, to be held at George
Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, is organized around the
problem-solving process: domain analysis, design criteria, analytic
approaches to network definition, evaluation methods, and lessons
learned.
There will be two full-day tutorials on May 29th, addressing both
fundamentals and advanced topics, followed by two days of presentations
and panel sessions on May 30-31.
The keynote speaker will be James Anderson of Brown University; Paul
Werbos of the NSF will give the luncheon address on the first day, and
Oliver Selfridge from GTE Laboratories will chair the rapporteur panel.
Two panel sessions have also been scheduled: the first, chaired by Eugene
Norris of GMU, will look back at the history of the technology, and the
second, chaired by Jerry LR Chandler of NINCDS, will explore the probable
state of the technology in the early 21st century.
George Mason University is located n the Washington, D.C. area and is
convenient both to Washington National and Dulles Airports. Attendance
at the conference will be limited by facility space; reservations will be
processed in order of arrival.
Sponsors of the conference are ACM SIGART and ACM SIGBDP in cooperation
with the International Neural Network Society and the Washington
Evolutionary Systems Society. Institutional support is provided by GMU
and NIH, with additonal support from American Electronics Inc., CTA Inc.,
IKONIX, and TRW/Systems Division.
=------------------------ADVANCE PROGRAM-----------------------------
Wednesday, May 29, 1991:
09:00 - 12:00 and 01:00 - 04:00
Tutorial 1: Neural Network Fundamentals
Instructors - Judith Dayhoff, University of Maryland and Edward Page, Clemson
University
Tutorial 2: Real Brains for Modelers
Instructor - Eugene Norris, George Mason University.
Thursday AM, May 30, 1991
08:30 - 10:00 Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Welcome - Toni Shetler, TRW/Systems Division
Keynote Intro - Robert L. Stites, IKONIX
Keynote - James Anderson, Brown University
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Panel Session 1: Now: Where Are We?
Panel Chair - Eugene Norris, George Mason University
Panelists - Craig Will, IDA, Tom Vogel, ERIM, Bill Marks, NIH
12:00 - 01:30 Luncheon
Luncheon Intro - Robert L. Stites, IKONIX
Speaker - Paul Werbos, NSF
01:30 - 03:30 Session 2: Domain Analysis
Session Chair: Judith Dayhoff, University of Maryland
% Synthetic aperture radar image formation with neural networks.
Ted Frison, S. Walt McCandless, and Robert Runze.
% Application of the recurrent neural network to the problem of
language acquisition. Ryotaro Kamimura.
% Protein classification using a neural network protein database
(NNPDB) system. Cathy H. Wu, Adisorn Ermongkonchai, and Tzu-Chung Chang.
% The object-oriented paradigm and neurocomputing. Paul S. Prueitt and
Robert M. Craig.
03:30 - 04:00 Break
04:00 - 06:00 Session 3: Design Criteria
Session Chair: Harry Erwin, TRW/Systems Division
% Neural network-based decision support for incomplete database systems.
B. Jin, A. R. Hurson, and L. L. Miller.
% Spatial classification and multi-spectral fusion with neural networks.
Craig Harston.
% Neural network process control. Michael J. Piovoso, AaronJJ. Owens,
Allon Guez and Eva Nilssen.
06:00 - 07:00 Evening Reception
Host: Kim McBrian, TRW/Command Support Division
07:00 - 09:00 Session 4: Analytic Approaches to Network Definition
Session Chair: Gary C. Fleming, American Electronics, Inc.
% A discrete-time neural network multitarget tracking data association
algorithm. Oluseyi Olurotimi.
% On the implementation of RB technique in neural networks. M. T. Musavi,
K. B. Faris, K. H. Chan, and W. Ahmed.
% Radiographic image compression: a neural approach. Sridhar Narayan,
Edward W. Page, and Gene A. Tagliarini.
% Supervised adaptive resonance networks. Robert A. Baxter.
Friday, May 31, 1991
08:00 - 10:00 Session 5: Lessons Learned, Feedback, and Design Implications
Session Chair: Elias Awad, University of Virginia
% Neural control of a nonlinear system with inherent time delays. Edward
A. Rietman and Robert C. Frye.
% Pattern mapping in pulse transmission neural networks. Judith Dayhoff.
% Analysis of a biologically motivated neural network for character
recognition. M. D. Garris, R. A. Wilkinson, and C. L. Wilson.
% Optimization in cascaded Boltzman machines with a temperature gradient:
an alternative to simulated annealing. James P. Coughlin and Robert H. Baran.
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:00 Panel Session 6: Where Will We Be in 1995, 2000, and 2010?
Panel Chair: Jerry LR Chandler, NINCDS, Epilepsy Branch
Panelists - Captain Steven Suddarth, USAF; James Templeman, George
Washington University; Russell Eberhart, JHU/APL; Larry Hutton, JHU/ APL;
Robert Artigiani, USNA
12:00 - 01:00 Lunch Break
01:00 - 02:00 Session 7: Evaluation
Session Chair: Larry K. Barrett, CTA, Inc.
% A neural network for target classification using passive sonar.
Robert H. Baran and James P. Coughlin.
% Defect prediction with neural networks. Robert L. Stites, Bryan Ward,
and Robert V. Walters.
02:00 - 03:30 Session 8: ANNA-91 Conference Wrap-up
Session Chair: Toni Shetler
Rapporteurs - Joseph Bigus, IBM; Oliver Selfridge, GTE Laboratories;
and Harold Szu, NSWC
=-------------------------Registration & Hotel Forms ----------------------
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Tutorial: fee Amount Name:_____________________________________________
member $150 ______ Address:__________________________________________
nonmember $200 ______ __________________________________________________
student $ 25 ______ __________________________________________________
circle ONE: Tutorial 1 (Dayhoff & Page) Tutorial 2 (Norris)
Conference: fee Amount ______________________________________________
member $200 ______ ^Membership number & Society Affiliation
nonmember $250 ______
student $ 25 ______ ________________________________________________
Faculty Advisor (full-time student registration)
Total: ______ Mail to: ANNA 91 Conference Registration
Toni SHetler TRW FVA6/3444
PO Box 10400
Fairfax, VA 22031
HOTEL REGISTRATION
Circle choice and mail directly to the hotel (addresses below)
Wellesley Inn Quality Inn
Single/night +6.5% tax $44.00 $49.50
Double/night +6.5% tax $49.50 $59.50
Arrival Day/date ___________________ Departure ________________________
Name:___________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Telephone (include Area code) ___________________
MAIL FORM DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOTEL!
Wellseley Inn Quality Inn
US Rt 50 - 10327 Lee Highway US Rt 50 - 11180 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030 Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 359-2888 or (800) 654-2000 (703)591-5900 or (800) 223-1223
To Guarantee late arrival, please forward one night's deposit or include
your credit card number with expiration date. Reservations without
guarantee will only be held until 6:00 PM on date of arrival.
_________________________ ___________ ____________________ __________
Cardholder name type:AE,MC,... credit card number expiration date
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Subject: *** ECAI'92 *** CALL FOR PAPERS (plain text version)
From: ai-vie!paolo@relay.EU.net (paolo petta)
Date: Tue, 14 May 91 15:35:58 +0200
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CALL FOR PAPERS - ECAI92 - CALL FOR PAPERS - ECAI92 - CALL FOR PAPERS
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CALL FOR PAPERS
10th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 92)
August 3-7, 1992, Vienna, Austria
The European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI) is the
European forum for scientific exchange and presentation of AI research.
The aim of the conference is to cover all aspects of AI research and to
bring together basic research and applied research. The Technical
Programme will include paper presentations, invited talks, panels,
workshops, and tutorials. The conference is designed to cover all
subfields of AI, including non-symbolic methods.
ECAIs are held in alternate years and are organized by the European
Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence (ECCAI). The 10th
ECAI in 1992 will be hosted by the Austrian Society for Artificial
Intelligence (OGAI). The conference will take place at the Vienna
University of Economics and Business Administration.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
You are invited to submit an original research paper on any of the
following subjects:
o Automated Reasoning (e.g. automatic programming, reasoning with
uncertainty, theorem proving, constraint satisfaction, logic
programming, search)
o Cognitive Modeling (e.g. models for human problem solving and
information processing, memory models, computational theories in
psychology)
o Connectionist and PDP Models for AI (e.g. connectionist architectures,
connectionist learning, neural networks applications)
o Distributed AI and Multiagent Systems (e.g. distributed problem
solving, distributed resource allocation, communication,
cooperation)
o Enabling Technology and Systems (e.g. machine architectures, AI
computer languages, tools for AI system development)
o Integrated Systems (e.g. integrating several AI components, embedded
AI, integrating AI and conventional systems)
o Knowledge Representation (e.g. terminological knowledge, nonmonotonic
logic, foundations of temporal, causal and spatial reasoning,
abduction, common sense, complexity of reasoning)
o Machine Learning (e.g. inductive learning, knowledge intensive
learning, discovery, concept formation)
o Natural Language (e.g. text generation and understanding, speech
understanding, syntax, semantics, discourse, representation issues,
NL system architecture)
o Philosophical Foundations (e.g. philosophy of mind, functionalism and
AI, epistemological foundations)
o Planning, Scheduling, and Reasoning about Actions (e.g. temporal and
causal reasoning for planning, task scheduling, plan recognition,
resource allocation)
o Principles of AI Applications (e.g. generic applications, expert
system design, tutoring systems, knowledge acquisition, case-based
reasoning)
o Reasoning about Physical Systems (e.g. modeling, model-based
simulation, qualitative reasoning, diagnosis, design, monitoring,
applications of causal, temporal and spatial reasoning for
engineering, scientific, medical, economic problems)
o Robotics (e.g. connecting perception to action, sensor-motor systems,
kinematics, navigation, grasping)
o Social, Economic, Legal, and Artistic Implications (e.g. AI scenarios,
ethical issues, legal issues and responsibility, AI and music)
o User Interfaces (e.g. intelligent graphical interfaces, natural
language front ends, user models, knowledge-based information
presentation, artificial reality)
o Verification, Validation & Test of Knowledge-Based Systems (e.g.
improving and securing consistency, completeness, reliability)
o Vision and Signal Understanding (e.g. vision and perception in
biological and technical systems, sensor interpretation,
intelligent signal interpretation)
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors are requested to submit to the Programme Chairperson 5 copies of
papers written in English in hardcopy format (electronic and fax
submissions will not be accepted). Submitted papers must be unpublished,
original work and substantially different from papers currently under
review. They must not be submitted elsewhere before notification date.
This restriction does not apply to workshops and similar specialized
presentations with a limited audience.
Papers can be either long papers (completed research: maximum 5000 words
/ 10 single-spaced pages) or short papers (ongoing research: maximum
2000 words / 4 pages). Each full page of figures counts as 500 words.
Each paper should contain an abstract (maximum 200 words). A separate
title page should include the title, the name(s) of the author(s),
complete address(es), the specification of one of the above topics, and
the category long or short. Papers should be printed on A4 or 8.5"x11"
sized paper in letter quality print, with 12 point type (10 chars/inch
on typewriter).
Work described in an accepted paper may also be illustrated with a
videotape or a demo. Special sessions will be scheduled for video
presentations and demos. Authors wishing to show a videotape or a demo
should specify the duration and the requirements of the videotape/demo
when submitting their paper for review.
TIMETABLE
Papers must be received by the Programme Chairperson before January 17,
1992. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by April 1,
1992. Final camera-ready papers must be received by May 15, 1992.
WORKSHOPS
Workshops are welcome at ECAI 92. They will give participants the
opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in a small, informal
environment, which encourages interaction and exchange of ideas.
Workshop proposals should be sent to the Programme Chairperson as soon
as possible, but not later than January 17, 1992. Workshop proposals
should contain a brief description of the workshop and the technical
issues addressed, a preliminary schedule, and the names and addresses
(postal, phone, fax, e-mail) of the Organizing Committee of the
workshop. The proposals will be reviewed and the organizers will be
notified not later than February 28, 1992. The organizers are
responsible for producing a call for participation, for reviewing
requests to participate and for scheduling the workshop activities
within the constraints set by the conference organizers. Workshops will
be scheduled outside the main technical programme.
ECAI PRIZE
A prize for the best paper as determined by the Programme Committee will
be awarded; the Digital Equipment Prize will also be awarded at ECAI 92.
PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON
Papers, workshop proposals and all inquiries regarding the programme
should be sent to the Programme Chairperson:
Prof. Bernd Neumann
FB Informatik
University of Hamburg
Bodenstedtstr.16
D-W-2000 Hamburg 50
Germany
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Luigia Carlucci Aiello, Italy Ramon Lopez de Mantaras, Spain
Giuseppe Attardi, Italy David Makinson, France
Wolfgang Bibel, Germany Robert Milne, United Kingdom
Mike Brady, United Kingdom Katharina Morik, Germany
Ivan Bratko, Yugoslavia Bernhard Nebel, Germany
Alan R. Bundy, United Kingdom Wolfgang Nejdl, Austria
Stephan Busemann, Germany Erkki Oja, Finland
Rolf Eckmiller, Germany Eugenio Oliveira, Portugal
Jan-Olof Eklundh, Sweden Domenico Parisi, Italy
Boi Faltings, Switzerland Radoslav Pavlov, Bulgaria
Olivier Faugeras, France Henri Prade, France
Francoise Fogelman-Soulie, France Peter Raulefs, USA
Christian Freksa, Germany Graeme D. Ritchie, United Kingdom
Peter Gardenfors, Sweden Lorenza Saitta, Italy
Volker Haarslev, Germany Erik Sandewall, Sweden
Eva Hajicova, Czechoslovakia Aaron Sloman, United Kingdom
Werner Horn, Austria Karen Sparck-Jones, United Kingdom
Gerard Kempen, The Netherlands Sam Steel, United Kingdom
Dietrich Koch, Germany Luc Steels, Belgium
Yves Kodratoff, France Pietro Torasso, Italy
Jan Koenderink, The Netherlands Robert Trappl, Austria
Jean-Pierre Laurent, France Enn Tyugu, USSR
Maurizio Lenzerini, Italy
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND INQUIRIES
ECAI 92 will present a set of tutorials which will focus both on AI
topics from the practical perspective and on topics about emerging AI
technologies. All inquiries regarding tutorials should be directed to
the Tutorial Chairperson, Werner Horn, Austrian Research Institute for
Artificial Intelligence, Schottengasse 3, A-1010 Vienna, Austria (tel:
+43-1-53532810, fax: +43-1-630652, email: werner@ai-vie.uucp).
For inquiries about registration (scientific programme and tutorials),
accommodation and other local arrangements you should contact the
ECAI92 Conference Office, ADV, Trattnerhof 2, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
(tel: +43-1-5330913-74, fax: +43-1-5330913-77, telex: 75311178 adv a).
All inquiries regarding other activities should be directed to the Local
Arrangements Chairperson, Johannes Retti, Siemens AG, Abt.EK4,
Goellnergasse 15, A-1030 Vienna, Austria (tel: +43-1-71711-5030, fax:
+43-1-71711-5120, email: retti%siewien.uucp@relay.eu.net).
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Subject: COLT '91 conference program
From: David Haussler <haussler@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 May 91 14:40:49 -0700
CONFERENCE PROGRAM FOR COLT '91 : PLEASE POST AND DISTRIBUTE
Workshop on Computational Learning Theory
Monday, August 5 through Wednesday, August 7, 1991
University of California, Santa Cruz, California
PROGRAM:
Sunday, August 4th:
Reception, 7:00 - 10:00 pm, Crown Merrill Multi-Purpose Room
Monday, August 5th
Session 1: 9:00 -- 10:20
Tracking Drifting Concepts Using Random Examples by David P. Helmbold and
Philip M. Long
Investigating the Distribution Assumptions in the Pac Learning Model by Peter
L. Bartlett and Robert C. Williamson
Simultaneous Learning and Estimation for Classes of Probabilities by Kevin
Buescher and P.R. Kumar
Learning by Smoothing: a morphological approach by Michael Woonkyung Kim
Session 2: 11:00 -- 12:00
Unifying Bounds on the Sample Complexity of Bayesian Learning Using
Information Theory and the VC Dimension by David Haussler, Michael Kearns and
Robert E. Schapire
Generalization Performance of Bayes Optimal Classification Algorithm for
Learning a Perceptron by Manfred Opper and David Haussler
Probably Almost Bayes Decisions by Paul Fischer, Stefan Polt, and Hans
Ulrich Simon
Session 3: 2:00 -- 3:00
Generalization and Learning, invited talk by Tom Cover
Session 4: 3:30 -- 4:30
A Geometric Approach to Threshold Circuit Complexity by Vwani Roychowdhury,
Kai-Yeung Siu, Alon Orlitsky, and Thomas Kailath
Learning Curves in Large Neural Networks by H. Sompolinsky, H.S. Seung, and
N. Tishby
On the Learning of Infinitary Regular Sets by Oded Maler and Amir Pnueli
Impromptu talks: 5:00 -- 6:00
Business Meeting: 8:00
Impromtu talks: 9:00
Tuesday, August 6
Session 5: 9:00 -- 10:20
Learning Monotone DNF with an Incomplete Membership Oracle by Dana Angluin
and Donna K. Slonim
Redundant Noisy Attributes, Attribute Errors, and Linear-threshold Learning
Using Winnow by Nicholas Littlestone
Learning in the presence of finitely or infinitely many irrelevant attributes
by Avrim Blum, Lisa Hellerstein, and Nick Littlestone
On-Line Learning with an Oblivious Environment and the Power of Randomization
by Wolfgang Maass
Session 6: 11:00 -- 12:00
Learning Monotone k\mu-DNF Formulas on Product Distributions by Thomas
Hancock and Yishay Mansour
Learning Probabilistic Read-once Formulas on Product Distributions by Robert
E. Schapire
Learning 2\mu-DNF Formulas and k\mu Decision Trees by Thomas R. Hancock
Session 7: 2:00 -- 3:00
Invited talk by Rodney Brooks
Session 8: 3:30 -- 4:30
Polynomial-Time Learning of Very Simple Grammars from Positive Data by
Takashi Yokomori
Relations Between Probabilistic and Team One-Shot Learners by Robert Daley,
Leonard Pitt, Mahendran Velauthapillai, Todd Will
When Oracles Do Not Help by Theodore A. Slaman and Robert M. Solovay
Impromptu talks: 5:00 -- 6:00
Banquet: 6:30
Wednesday, August 7
Session 9: 9:00 -- 10:20
Approximation and Estimation Bounds for Artificial Neural Networks by Andrew
R. Barron
The VC-Dimension vs. the Statistical Capacity for Two Layer Networks with
Binary Weights by Chuanyi Ji and Demetri Psaltis
On Learning Binary Weights for Majority Functions by Santosh S. Venkatesh
Evaluating the Performance of a Simple Inductive Procedure in the Presence of
Overfitting Error by Andrew Nobel
Session 10: 11:00 -- 12:00
Polynomial Learnability of Probabilistic Concepts with respect to the
Kullback-Leibler Divergence by Naoki Abe, Jun-ichi Takeuchi, and Manfred K.
Warmuth
A Loss Bound Model for On-Line Stochastic Prediction Strategies by Kenji
Yamanishi
On the Complexity of Teaching by Sally A. Goldman and Michael J. Kearns
Session 11: 2:00 -- 3:40
Improved Learning of AC^0 Functions by Merrick L. Furst, Jeffrey C. Jackson,
and Sean W Smith
Learning Read-Once Formulas over Fields and Extended Bases by Thomas Hancock
and Lisa Hellerstein
Fast Identification of Geometric Objects with Membership Queries by William
J. Bultman and Wolfgang Maass
Bounded degree graph inference from walks by Vijay Raghavan
On the Complexity of Learning Strings and Sequences by Tao Jiang and Ming Li
General Information:
The workshop will be held on the UCSC campus, which is hidden away in the
redwoods on the Pacific coast of Northern California. We encourage you to
come early so that you will have time to enjoy the area. You can arrive
on campus as early as Saturday, August 3. You may want to learn wind
surfing on Monterey Bay, go hiking in the redwoods at Big Basin Redwoods
State Park, see the elephant seals at Ano Nuevo State Park, visit the
Monterey Bay Aquarium, or see a play at the Santa Cruz Shakespeare
Festival on campus. The workshop is being held in-cooperation with ACM
SICACT and SIGART, and with financial support from the Office of Naval
Research.
1. Conference and room registration: Forms can be obtained by anonymous
FTP, connect to midgard.ucsc.edu and look in the directory pub/colt.
Alternatively, send E-mail to "colt@cis.ucsc.edu" for instructins on
obtaining the forms by electronic mail. Fill out the forms and return
them to us with your payment. It must be postmarked by June 24 and
received by July 1 to obtain the early registration rate and guarantee
the room. Conference attendance is limited by the available space, and
late registrations may need to be returned.
2. Flight tickets: San Jose Airport is the closest, about a 45 minute
drive. San Francisco Airport is about an hour and forty-five minutes
away, but has slightly better flight connections. The International
Travel Bureau (ITB -- ask for Peter) at (800) 525-5233 is the COLT travel
agency and has discounts for some non-Saturday flights.
3. Transportation from the airport to Santa Cruz: The first option is to
rent a car and drive south from San Jose on 880/17. When you get to
Santa Cruz, take Route 1 (Mission St.) north. Turn right on Bay Street
and follow the signs to UCSC. Commuters must purchase parking permits
for 2.50/day from the parking office or the conference satellite office.
Those staying on campus can pick up permits with their room keys.
Various van services also connect Santa Cruz with the the San Francisco
and San Jose airports. The Santa Cruz Airporter (408) 423-1214 (or
(800)-223-4142 from the airport) has regularly scheduled trips (every two
hours from 9am until 11pm from San Jose); Over The Hill Transportation
(408) 426-4598 and ABC Transportation (408) 662-8177 travel on demand and
should drop you off at the dorms. Call these services directly for
reservations and prices. Peerless Stages (phone: (408) 423-1800)
operates a regularly scheduled bus between the San Jose Airport and
Downtown costing 4.30 and taking about an hour and a quarter. The number
1 bus serves the campus from the Santa Cruz metro center, ask the driver
for the Crown-Merrill apartments.
Your arrival : Enter the campus at the main entrance following Bay
Street. Follow the main road, Coolidge Drive, up into the woods and
continue until the second stop sign. Turn right and go up the hill. If
you need a map, send E-mail to Jean (jean@cs.ucsc.edu). This road leads
into the Crown/Merrill apartments. The whole route will be marked with
signs. When you get to the campus, follow the All Conferences signs. As
you enter the redwoods the signs will specify particular conferences,
such as the International Dowsing Competition and COLT '91. The COLT '91
signs will lead you to the Crown/Merrill apartments. In the center of
the apartment complex you will find the Crown/Merrill satellite office of
the Conference Office. They will have your keys, meal cards, parking
permits, and lots of information about what to do in Santa Cruz, If you
get lost or have questions about your room: Call the Crown/Merrill
satellite office at (408) 459-2611 . Someone will be at that number all
the time, including Saturday and Sunday night.
THE FUN PART
The weather in August is mostly sunny with occasional summer fog. Bring
T-shirts, slacks, shorts, and a sweater or light jacket, as it cools down
at night. For information on the local bus routes and schedules, call
the Metro center at (408) 425-8600.
You can rent windsurfers and wet suits at Cowell Beach . Sherryl (home
(408) 429-5730, message machine (408) 429-6033) should be able to arrange
lessons and/or board rentals. The main road that leads into the campus
is Bay Street. If you go in the opposite direction, away from campus, you
will run into a T-intersection at the ocean at the end of Bay Street.
Turn left and stay to the right. The road will lead you down to the
Boardwalk. Cowell Beach is at the base of the Dream Inn on your right.
If you turn right instead of left at the T-intersection at the bottom of
Bay Street, you will be driving along Westcliff Drive overlooking the
ocean. The road passes by the lighthouse (where you can watch seals and
local surfing pros) and dead-ends at Natural Bridges State Park.
Westcliff Drive also offers a wonderful paved walkway/bikeway, about 2
miles long.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park is about a 45 minute drive from Santa Cruz
and there are buses that leave from the downtown Metro Center. You can
hike for hours and hours among giant redwoods on the 80 miles of trails.
We recommend Berry Creek Falls (about 6 hours for good hikers), but even
a half hour hike is worth it! Some of the tallest coastal redwoods on
this planet can be found here: the Mother of the Forest is 101 meters
(329 feet) high and is on the short (0.06 mile) Redwood trail. For park
information call (408) 338-6132.
This is your chance to see some Northern Elephant seals, the largest of
the pinnipeds. Ano Nuevo State Park is one of the few places in the
world where these seals go on land for breeding and molting (August is
molting season). Ano Nuevo is located about 20 miles north of Santa Cruz
on the coast (right up Highway 1). The park is open from 8am until
sunset, but you should plan on arriving before 3pm to see the Elephant
seals. Call Ano Nuevo State Park at (415)879-0595 for more information.
At the Monterey Bay Aquarium , you can see Great White sharks, Leopard
sharks, sea otters, rays, mollusks, and beautiful coral. It's open from
10am to 6pm, and is located about 40 miles south on Highway 1 in Monterey
just off of Steinbeck's Cannery Row. For aquarium information call (408)
375-3333.
Shakespeare Santa Cruz performances include: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
outside in the redwoods (2pm Saturday and Sunday); "Measure for Measure"
(Saturday at 8pm); and "Our Town" (7:30 PM on Sunday). The box office
can be reached after July 1 at (408)459-4168 and for general information
call (408) 459-2121.
Bring swimming trunks, tennis rackets, etc. You can get day passes for
$2.50 (East Field House, Physical Education Office) to use the recreation
facilities on campus.
If you have questions regarding registration or accommodations, contact:
Jean McKnight, COLT '91, Dept. of Computer Science, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
95064. Her emergency phone number is (408) 459-2303, but she prefers
E-mail to jean@cs.ucsc.edu or facsimile at (408) 429-0146.
As the program and registration forms are being distributed
electronically, please post and/or distribute to your colleagues who
might not be on our E-mail list.
LaTex versions of the conference information, program, and registration
forms can be obtained by anonymous ftp. Connect to midgard.ucsc.edu and
look in the directory pub/colt.
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Subject: CFP - Special issue of Systems Engineering
From: Eduardo Bayro <eba@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 May 91 08:21:57 +0100
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SPECIAL ISSUE ON NEURAL NETWORKS
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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A Special Issue of the Journal of Systems Engineering (Springer- Verlag)
will be devoted to Neural Networks and their applications in systems
engineering Original contributions on theoretical and practical aspects
of neural computing are invited. Topics of interest include: new network
models and architectures; learning algorithms; comparative studies of
different networks;neural networks and fuzzy theory; genetic algorithms
for net optimisation; hybrid and connectionist expert systems ;
applications (systems identification and control, pattern recognition,
signal processing, vision, telecommunications, manufacturing, robotics,
etc.).
Please submit papers (3 copies) by November 1991, to the following
address:
Prof. D.T. Pham (Editor)
Journal of Systems Engineering, Springer-Verlag
School of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering,
University of Wales College of Cardiff,
P.O. Box 904,
Cardiff CF1 3YH,
United Kingdom.
Tel: ++44(0)222 874429
Fax: ++44(0)222 874192
Telex: ++44(0)222 497368
Internet: PhamDT%cardiff.ac.uk@nsf.ac.uk
UUCP: ...!ukc!cardiff!PhamDT
email:PhamDT@uk.ac.cardiff
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Subject: Fourteen European Conference on Visual Perception
From: Jean-Michel Thizy <JMYHG%UOTTAWA@acadvm1.uottawa.ca>
Date: Fri, 24 May 91 13:45:27 -0400
RE: Fourteen European Conference on Visual Perception
DIRECT QUERIES RE: travel, living conditions, etc. can be addressed to
UUCP: ...!fuug!casino!490!20.206!Visual.Perception
INTERNET: Visual.Perception@p206.f20.n490.z2.FIDONET.ORG
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Vilnius, Lithuania, 25-29 August 1991
Topics: Psychophysical, physiological and theoretical studies of visual
perception in man and higher vertebrates, including developmental,
clinical and applied research of general scientific interest, modeling
and computer simulation of visual processing, machine vision and AI. A
symposium entitled "Neural Networks and Vision" is planned. Limited
financial support can be offered to students and young scientists who
wish to attend.
Contact: 14th ECVP Group Regard, Ciurlionio 110-805 232015 Vilnius,
Lithuania; Phone 0127-732320 or 732304 in Kaunas, 0122-634730 or 635742
in Vilnius.
Mailing adress: T.Troscianko, Dept. of Psychology, University of Bristol,
8-10 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1HH, UK;
Phone: +44 272 303030, ext. M359 or M361;
Fax: +44 272 732657;
E-mail: ps_tst@cms.bristol.ac.uk
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