Date: Sat 13 Feb 1988 23:08-PST From: AIList Moderator Kenneth Laws Reply-To: AIList@KL.SRI.COM Us-Mail: SRI Int., 333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: (415) 859-6467 Subject: AIList V6 #31 - Neural Network Conference and Journal To: AIList@KL.SRI.COM Status: R AIList Digest Sunday, 14 Feb 1988 Volume 6 : Issue 31 Today's Topics: Conference - International Neural Network Society ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 88 18:05:26 EST From: mike%bucasb.bu.edu@bu-it.BU.EDU (Michael Cohen) Subject: Conference - International Neural Network Society INNS 88 UPDATE AND CALL FOR PAPERS International Neural Network Society First 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. Incorporated in 1987, INNS already includes among its members 1300 of the field's most active researchers and is growing rapidly. The meeting includes plenary lectures, symposia, contributed oral and poster presentations, tutorials, commercial and publishing exhibits, government agency presentations, and social events. These events will bring together scientists, engineers, government administrators, industrial administrators, and students in an open form for advancing the full spectrum of significant neural network research from biology through technology. JOIN US IN BOSTON IN SEPTEMBER! INNS OFFICERS AND GOVERNING BOARD: Stephen Grossberg, President; Demetri Psaltis, Vice-President; Harold Szu, Secretary and 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 Publications Coordinators: Charles Butler and Maureen Caudill Publicity and Vendor Liaisons: Tom Schwartz and Diane Schwartz COOPERATING SOCIETIES: The Societies listed below have generously agreed to cooperate with the INNS meeting. Organizing Committee for Cooperating Societies: Mark Kon (Chairman), Joseph Bronzino, William Freeman, Morris Hirsch, William Hutchinson, Simon Levin, Daniel Levine, Herbert Rauch, David Rumelhart, Jay Sage, Bernard Soffer. American Mathematical Society Association for Behavior Analysis Cognitive Science Society Computer Society of the IEEE IEEE Control Systems Society IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Optical Society of America Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Society for Mathematical Biology Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior ---A DAY OF TUTORIALS--- September 6, 1988 8:00AM--6:00PM 1. JOHN DAUGMAN, Harvard University: Vision and image processing 2. TEUVO KOHONEN, Helsinki University of Technology: Speech and language processing 3. STEPHEN GROSSBERG, Boston University: Sensory-motor control and robotics 4. GAIL CARPENTER, Northeastern University: Pattern recognition, associative learning, and self-organization 5. DAVID RUMELHART, Stanford University: Cognitive psychology for information processing 6. ALLEN SELVERSTON, University of California at San Diego: Local circuit neurobiology 7. MORRIS HIRSCH, University of California at Berkeley: Nonlinear dynamics for neural networks 8. DEMETRI PSALTIS, California Institute of Technology: Applications, combinatorial optimization, and implementations The tutorial registration fee includes all eight one-hour tutorial lectures by leading scholars in each subject. A reception at 6:00PM will be followed by a plenary lecture. SYMPOSIUM AND PLENARY SPEAKERS: Plenary Cognitive and Neural Systems ------- ---------------------------- Stephen Grossberg James Anderson Carver Mead Walter Freeman Terrence Sejnowski Guenter Gross Nobuo Suga Gary Lynch Bernard Widrow Christoph von der Malsburg David Rumelhart Allen Selverston Vision and Pattern Recognition Combinatorial Optimization ------------------------------ and Content Addressable Memory Gail Carpenter ------------------------------ Max Cynader Daniel Amit John Daugman Stuart Geman Kunihiko Fukushima Geoffrey Hinton Teuvo Kohonen Bart Kosko Ennio Mingolla Eric Schwartz George Sperling Steven Zucker Applications and Implementations Motor Control and Robotics -------------------------------- -------------------------- Dana Anderson Jacob Barhen Michael Buffa Daniel Bullock Lee Giles James Houk Robert Hecht-Nielsen Scott Kelso Demetri Psaltis Lance Optican Thomas Ryan Bernard Soffer Harold Szu Wilfrid Veldkamp ---CONTRIBUTED ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS--- 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 in the INNS camera-ready format. Either printed abstract forms or white bond paper may be used. Instructions for Authors are attached. Submit completed abstracts to: INNS Conference 16776 Bernardo Center Drive Suite 110B San Diego, CA 92128 USA (619) 451-3752 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 Walter Freeman Lance Optican Shun-ichi Amari Kunihiko Fukushima David Parker Dana Anderson Lee Giles Demetri Psaltis James Anderson Stephen Grossberg Adam Reeves Jacob Barhen Morris Hirsch Thomas Ryan Michael Buffa Scott Kelso Jay Sage Daniel Bullock Daniel Kersten Eric Schwartz Marcia Bush Teuvo Kohonen Allen Selverston Terry Caelli Bart Kosko George Sperling Gail Carpenter Daniel Levine David Stork Michael Cohen William Levy Harold Szu Max Cynader Richard Lyon David Tank John Daugman Carver Mead Wilfrid Veldkamp David van Essen Ennio Mingolla William Warren Federico Faggin Paul Mueller Bernard Widrow Nabil Farhat Gregory Murphy NSF TRAVEL GRANTS: The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to help students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty travel to the INNS Annual Meeting. Preference will be given to young scientists who are authors or co-authors of contributed papers. A letter of request for travel support should be sent along with the abstract. Please include the name, address, and telephone number of each person requesting support; an estimate of basic travel expenses; and the title and authors of the abstract. Awards will be announced in June, 1988. Complete attached forms for Conference and Tutorial Registration, Hotel Reservations, and Discounted Travel Reservations. The celebrated Park Plaza Castle will house many commercial, government, and publishing exhibits. For exhibitor information write: INNS Conference J.R. Schuman Associates 316 Washington St. Box 125 Wellesley, MA 02181 USA (617) 237-7931. ---INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS OF ABSTRACTS--- An abstract may be typed on white bond paper, as specified below. Alternatively, a printed abstract form can be obtained by writing: INNS Conference 16776 Bernardo Center Drive Suite 110B San Diego, CA 92128 USA (619) 451-3752 STEPS TO FOLLOW: Mail to: INNS Conference, 16776 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite 110B, San Diego, CA 92128 USA. Include: 1. Original abstract, typed on INNS abstract form or on white bond legal size (8-1/2" x 14") paper. DO NOT FOLD. 2. Five (5) photocopies. 3. Completed Abstract Information Form (next page). 4. A stamped, self-addressed acknowledgement card specifying abstract title and authors (optional). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Postmarked March 31, 1988 ---ABSTRACT PREPARATION--- Abstract Style Guide (sample): ADAPTIVE SWITCHING CIRCUITS. B. Widrow and M. Hoff. Department of Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 USA. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Style Rules: Set title in CAPITAL LETTERS. Underline authors' names. Provide a full mailing address. Skip one line following the address. Indent paragraphs three spaces. Single space. Type right up to the margins. All text, including title, figures, and references must fall within a 8-1/4-inch (width) x 11-inch (height) rectangle. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by three members of the Program Committee, and accepted abstracts will be published without revision. It is therefore essential that abstracts be clear, specific, and self-contained. Abstracts of previously published material should not be submitted. An individual may appear as author on any number of abstracts. Acceptance notifications will be mailed in June, 1988. ---CALL FOR PAPERS--- Neural Networks commenced quarterly publication in January, 1988. Articles span the full range of biological through technological neural network models. The January issue includes: Teuvo Kohonen: An introduction to neural computing. Stephen Grossberg: Nonlinear neural networks: Principles, mechanisms, and architectures. Shun-ichi Amari and Kenjiro Maginu: 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. The April, 1988, issue will include: Allen Selverston: A consideration of invertebrate central pattern generators as computational data bases. Kunihiko Fukushima: Neocognitron: A hierarchical neural network capable of visual pattern recognition. Robert Hecht-Nielsen: Applications of counterpropagation networks. Christoph von der Malsburg: Pattern recognition by labeled graph matching. Demetri Psaltis, Cheol Hoon Park, and John Hong: Higher order associative memories and their optical implementations. 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; from North and South America to Prof. Stephen Grossberg; from Europe and Africa to Prof. Teuvo Kohonen. Complete Instructions for Authors may be obtained from the Editors. ---DISCOUNTED TRAVEL RESERVATIONS--- Domestic Travelers: Airline tickets may be ordered at a special convention rate 60% off coach fares on Eastern Airlines and 5% off the lowest available fare on Continental Airlines. Eastern and Continental airlines have the greatest number of flights in and out of Logan International Airport in Boston. Convention rates are often the lowest unrestricted rates obtainable at the time you book your flights. 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