jose@TRACTATUS.BELLCORE.COM (Stephen J Hanson) (02/15/89)
NIPS-89 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
DECEMBER 1-2, 1989
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on current topics in
Neural Information Processing will be held on December 1 and 2, 1989,
at a ski resort near Denver. Proposals by qualified individuals
interested in chairing one of these workshops are solicited.
Past topics have included: Rules and Connectionist Models; Speech,
Neural Networks and Hidden Markov Models; Imaging Techniques in
Neurobiology; Computational Complexity Issues; Fault Tolerance in
Neural Networks; Benchmarking and Comparing Neural Network
Applications; Architectural Issues; Fast Training Techniques.
The format of the workshops is informal. Beyond reporting on past
research, their goal is to provide a forum for scientists actively
working in the field to freely discuss current issues of concern and
interest. Sessions will meet in the morning and in the afternoon of
both days, with free time in between for ongoing individual exchange
or outdoor activities. Specific open and/or controversial issues are
encouraged and preferred as workshop topics. Individuals interested
in chairing a workshop must propose a topic of current interest and
must be willing to accept responsibility for their group's discussion.
Discussion leaders' responsibilities include: arrange brief informal
presentations by experts working on this topic, moderate or lead the
discussion; and report its high points, findings and conclusions to
the group during evening plenary sessions.
Submission Procedure: Interested parties should submit a short
proposal for a workshop of interest by May 30, 1989. Proposals should
include a title and a short description of what the workshop is to
address and accomplish. It should state why the topic is of interest
or controversial, why it should be discussed and what the targeted
group of participants is. In addition, please send a brief resume of
the prospective workshop chair, list of publications and evidence of
scholarship in the field of interest.
Mail submissions to:
Kathie Hibbard
NIPS89 Local Committee
Engineering Center
Campus Box 425
Boulder, CO, 80309-0425
Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail net address (if
applicable) should be on all submissions.
Workshop Organizing Committee:
Alex Waibel, Carnegie-Mellon, Workshop Chairman;
Howard Wachtel, University of Colorado, Workshop Local Arrangements;
Kathie Hibbard, University of Colorado, NIPS General Local
Arrangements;
PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 30, 1989.