Dear Hoover,
I would be most grateful if you would post this conference announcement on
CVNet. I am helping organize the Neural Information Processing stream, and
the more vision researchers come the better!
Cheers,
Robert.
Robert P. O'Shea
Usual address: (after 18 Nov): Department of Psychology,
University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand;
phone: +64 (3) 479 7617; fax: +64 (3) 479 8335;
e-mail: r_oshea@otago.ac.nz.
Study-leave address (current until 8 Nov): Vision Sciences Laboratory,
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; phone: +1 (617) 495 3884;
fax: +1 (617) 495 3764; e-mail: rpo@wjh.harvard.edu;
www: http://visionlab.harvard.edu/members/robert/o'shea.html
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ICONIP'97
jointly with
ANZIIS'97 and ANNES'97
The Fourth International Conference on Neural Information Processing--
The Annual Conference of the Asian Pacific Neural Network Assembly,
jointly with The Fifth Australian and New Zealand International
Conference on Intelligent Information Processing Systems, and The
Third New Zealand International Conference on Artificial Neural
Networks and Expert Systems
24-28 November, 1997
Dunedin/Queenstown, New Zealand
In 1997, the annual conference of the Asian Pacific Neural Network
Assembly, ICONIP'97, will be held jointly with two other major
international conferences in the Asian Pacific Region, the Fifth
Australian and New Zealand International Conference on Intelligent
Information Processing Systems (ANZIIS'97) and the Third New Zealand
International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Expert
Systems (ANNES'97), from 24 to 28 November 1997 in Dunedin and
Queenstown, New Zealand. The joint conference will have three parallel
streams:
Stream1: Neural Information Processing
Stream2: Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
Stream3: Intelligent Information Systems and their Applications
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Stream1: Neural Information Processing
* Neurobiological systems
* Cognition
* Cognitive models of the brain
* Dynamical modelling, chaotic processes in the brain
* Brain computers, biological computers
* Consciousness, awareness, attention
* Adaptive biological systems
* Modelling emotions
* Perception, vision
* Learning languages
* Evolution
Stream2: Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
* Artificial neural networks: models, architectures, algorithms
* Fuzzy systems
* Evolutionary programming and genetic algorithms
* Artificial life
* Distributed AI systems, agent-based systems
* Soft computing--paradigms, methods, tools
* Approximate reasoning
* Probabilistic and statistical methods
* Software tools, hardware implementation
Stream3: Intelligent Information Systems and their Applications
* Connectionist-based information systems
* Hybrid systems
* Expert systems
* Adaptive systems
* Machine learning, data mining and intelligent databases
* Pattern recognition and image processing
* Speech recognition and language processing
* Intelligent information retrieval systems
* Human-computer interfaces
* Time-series prediction
* Control
* Diagnosis
* Optimisation
* Application of intelligent information technologies in:
manufacturing, process control, quality testing, finance,
economics, marketing, management, banking, agriculture,
environment protection, medicine, geographic information
systems, government, law, education, and sport
* Intelligent information technologies on the global networks
HONORARY CHAIR
Shun-Ichi Amari, Tokyo University
GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIR
Nikola Kasabov, University of Otago
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TENTATIVE)
D Aha (USA), M H Ang (Singapore), I Aleksander (UK), J Andreae (NZ), P
Andreae (NZ), S Amari (Japan), M Arbib (USA), Y Attikiouzel (AUS), J
Austin (UK), S Bang (Korea), J Bezdek (USA), A Bulsara (USA), Z Boger
(Israel), T Caelli (AUS), T Chen (China), G Coghill (NZ), T Cohen
(NZ), G Deboeck (USA), Fr Esteva (Spain), M Fedrizzi (Italy), D Fogel
(USA), T Gedeon (AUS), P Goodman (USA), D Fillev (USA), H C Fu
(Taiwan), T Fukuda (Japan), K Fukushima (Japan), T Furuhashi (Japan),
J van den Herik (NL), K Hirota (Japan), R Hodgson (NZ), M Jabri (AUS),
L Jain (AUS), M Jamshidi (USA), S Jones (UK), J Kacprzyk (Poland), M
Kawato (Japan), L Koczy (Hungary), T Kohonen (Finland), D Lakof
(Bulgaria), M Lim (Singapore), R MarksII (USA), A Mason (NZ), G
Matsumoto (Japan), I Mitchell (NZ), N Morgan (USA), N McNaughton (NZ),
R O'Shea (NZ), G Pasi(Italy), L Patnaik (India), D Pham (UK), M Purvis
(NZ), A Ralescu (USA), K Reinartz (Germany), Y Sagisaka (Japan), P
Sallis (NZ), E Sanches (France), N Sharkey (UK), R Sun (USA), H Szu
(USA), J Taylor (UK), P Treleavan (UK), D Tuck (NZ), G Vachkov
(Bulgaria), V Vemuri (USA), I Witten (NZ), Y Wu (China), L Xu (Hong
Kong), T Yamakawa (Japan), Y Yamazaki (Japan), W Yeap (NZ), D Yun
(Hawaii,USA), L Zadeh (USA), J Zurada (USA)
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Philip Sallis (Chairperson), Nikola Kasabov, Kitty Ko, Louise Vink,
Ian Smith, Lyall McLean, Ron Heath, Wai-kiang Yeap, Anthony Robins,
Robert O'Shea, Peter Norris, University of Otago
CONFERENCE ORGANISER
Ms Kitty Ko
Department of Information Science, University of Otago,
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
phone: +64 3 479 8153, fax: +64 3 479 8311,
email: kittyko@commerce.otago.ac.nz
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers must be received by 30 May 1997. They will be reviewed by
senior researchers in the field and the authors will be informed about
the decision of the review process by 20 July 1997. The accepted
papers must be submitted in a camera-ready format by 20 August. All
accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press. As
the conference is a multi-disciplinary meeting the papers are required
to be comprehensible to a wider rather than to a very specialised
audience. Papers will be presented at the conference either in an oral
or in a poster session. Please submit three copies of the paper
written in English on A4-format white paper with one inch margins on
all four sides, in two column format, on not more than 4 pages,
single-spaced, in Times or similar font of 10 points, and printed on
one side of the page only. Centred at the top of the first page should
be the complete title, author(s), mailing and e-mailing addresses,
followed by an abstract and the text. In the covering letter the
stream and the topic of the paper according to the list above should
be indicated. The IEEE Transaction journals LaTex article style can be
used.
SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS AND EDITED VOLUMES
Selected papers will be published in special issues of scientific
journals. The organising committee is looking for publications of
edited volumes which include chapters covering the conference topics
written by invited conference participants.
TUTORIALS (24 November)
Conference tutorials will be organized to introduce the basics of
cognitive modelling, dynamical systems, neural networks, fuzzy
systems, evolutionary programming, soft computing, expert systems,
hybrid systems, and adaptive systems. Proposals for tutorials are due
on 30 May 1997.
EXHIBITION
Companies and university research laboratories are encouraged to
exhibit their developed or distributing software and hardware systems.
STUDENT SESSION
Postgraduate students are encouraged to submit papers to this session
following the same formal requirements for paper submission. The
submitted papers will be published in a separate brochure.
SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PRACTITIONERS
The New Zealand Computer Society is organising special demonstrations,
lectures and materials for practitioners working in the area of
information technologies.
VENUE (Dunedin/Queenstown)
The Conference will be held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New
Zealand. The closing session will be held on Friday, 28 November on a
cruise on one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Lake Wakatipu.
The cruise departs from the famous tourist centre Queenstown, about
300 km from Dunedin. Transportation will be provided and there will be
a separate discount cost for the cruise.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation has been booked at St Margaret's College located right
on the Campus and 10 minutes from downtown Dunedin. The College offers
well equipped facilities including library, sport hall, music hall and
computers with e-mail connection. Full board (NZ$50) is available
during the conference days as well as two days before and after the
conference. Accommodation is also available for a range of hotels in
the city.
TRAVELLING
The Dunedin branch of House of Travel, a travelling company, is happy
to assist in any domestic and international travelling arrangements
for the Conference delegates. They can be contacted through email:
travel@es.co.nz, fax: +64 3 477 3806, phone: +64 3 477 3464, or toll
free number: 0800 735 737 (within NZ).
POSTCONFERENCE EVENTS
Following the closing conference cruise, delegates may like to
experience the delights of Queenstown, Central Otago, and Fiordland.
Travel plans can be coordinated by the Dunedin Visitor Centre (phone:
+64 3 474 3300, fax: +64 3 474 3311).
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers due: 30 May 1997
Proposals for tutorials: 30 May 1997
Notification of acceptance: 20 July 1997
Final camera-ready papers due: 20 August 1997
Registration of at least one author of a paper: 20 August 1997
Early registration: 20 August 1997
CONFERENCE CONTACTS, PAPER SUBMISSIONS, CONFERENCE
INFORMATION, REGISTRATION FORMS
Conference Secretariat
Department of Information Science, University of Otago,
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand;
phone: +64 3 479 8142; fax: +64 3 479 8311;
email: iconip97@otago.ac.nz
Home page: http://divcom.otago.ac.nz:800/com/infosci/kel/conferen.htm
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ICONIP'97
jointly with
ANZIIS'97 and ANNES'97
TENTATIVE REGISTRATION
PLEASE PRINT
Title:________________________________
Surname:______________________________
First Name:___________________________
Position:_____________________________
Organisation:_________________________
Department:___________________________
Address:______________________________
______________________________________
City:_________________________________
Country:______________________________
Phone:________________________________
Fax:__________________________________
Email:________________________________
Yes/No. Would you attend the conference?
Yes/No. Would you submit a paper?
Yes/No. Would you attend the closing session on the cruise?
Yes/No. Would you like any further information?
Please mail a copy of this completed form to:
Ms Kitty Ko
Department of Information Science
University of Otago
PO Box 56
Dunedin
New Zealand.
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Cheers,
Robert.
Robert P. O'Shea, Associate Editor, Perception & Psychophysics.
Usual address: (after 18 Nov): Department of Psychology,
University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand;
phone: +64 (3) 479 7617; fax: +64 (3) 479 8335;
e-mail: r_oshea@otago.ac.nz.
Study-leave address (current until 8 Nov): Vision Sciences Laboratory,
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 33 Kirkland Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; phone: +1 (617) 495 3884;
fax: +1 (617) 495 3764; e-mail: rpo@wjh.harvard.edu;
www: http://visionlab.harvard.edu/members/robert/o'shea.html