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From: marks@u.washington.edu (Robert Marks)
Date: 16 Jan 1995 17:04:15 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
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Call for papers: Two IEEE Conferences Back-to-Back. 1995 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks 1995 IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computation

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To obtain information about accessing the services available via the Internet, send an e-mail message to ec95-request@ee.uwa.edu.au with the subject Help. ---------------------------------------------------- 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (ICNN'95) Perth, Western Australia 27 November to 1 December 1995 The 1995 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks is sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) The conference will be held in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time, in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It will cover topics relating to both natural and artificial neural networks. CHAIRS General Chair Yianni Attikiouzel University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Technical Program Co-chairs Marimuthu Palaniswami University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Toshio Fukuda Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan Robert J. Marks II Washington University Seattle, USA International Liaison Chair Shun-ichi Amari University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan US Liaison Jim Bezdek University of West Florida Pensacola, USA European Liaison Peter Noakes University of Essex Colchester, UK Treasurer Svetha Venkatesh Curtin University of Technology Perth, Australia Local Arrangements Dorota Kieronska Curtin University of Technology Perth, Australia Publicity Chair Chris deSilva University of Western Australia Perth, Australia ADDRESS All correspondence regarding the conference should be addressed to: ICNN'95 Conference Management Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems The University of Western Australia Nedlands W A 6009 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61 9 380 1969 Fax: +61 9 380 1101 Electronic mail: icnn95@ee.uwa.edu.au Information regarding the conference is also available via the Internet. To obtain information about the services available, send an e-mail message to icnn95- request@ee.uwa.edu.au with the subject Help. CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, EXHIBITS AND PLENARIES The IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks will be concerned with natural and artificial neural networks. Submissions of papers related to the topics listed below are invited. TOPICS Applications Architectures Artificially Intelligent Associative Memory Computational Intelligence Cognitive Science Filtering Fuzzy Neural Systems Hybrid Systems Image Processing Implementations Intelligent Control Learning and Memory Machine Vision Motion Analysis Neurobiology Neural Networks Neurocognition Neurodynamics Optimization Pattern Recognition Prediction Robotics Sensation and Perception Sensorimotor Systems Speech, Hearing and Language System Identification Supervised/Unsupervised Learning Time Series Analysis SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Prospective authors are invited to submit papers related to the listed topics for oral or poster presentation. Five (5) copies of the paper must be submitted for review. Papers should be printed on ISO A4 or USA 8.5" x 11" white paper, written in English in one-column format in Times or similar font style, 10 points or larger with 2.5cm (1") margins on all four sides. A length of four pages is encouraged, and a limit of six pages, including figures, tables and references will be enforced. Centered at the top of the first page should be the complete title and the name(s), affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s). The accompanying Paper Submission Cover Sheet should be completed and attached to the submission. TUTORIALS It is proposed to invite experts in some of the areas included in the list of topics above to present tutorials on their area of expertise on Sunday 26 November 1995. Suggestions for tutorial topics are invited. EXHIBITS Publishers, software developers and manufacturers are invited to participate in the exhibition to be held during the days of the conference. Details of available facilities and associated costs may be obtained from the conference management. PLENARIES It is proposed to hold a number of plenary sessions during the conference. Suggestions for plenary topics are invited. SCHEDULE Proposals for tutorials, exhibits and plenaries: 31 March 1995 Submission of papers: 12 May 1995 Notification of acceptance: 7 July 1995 Submission of camera-ready papers: 25 August 1995 REGISTRATION INFORMATION REGISTRATION FEES The registration fee covers admission to all conference sessions, the welcome reception, morning and afternoon breaks, and a copy of the conference proceedings. The IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computing (ICEC'95) will be held concurrently. ICNN'95 registration will allow delegates to attend ICEC sessions at at no extra cost. ICNN'95 delegates will be able to purchase copies of the ICEC'95 proceedings if they wish to do so. ICNN'95 Registration Fees Membership of Before After sponsoring society 15 September 1995 15 September 1995 Member US$350 US$425 Non-member US$420 US$495 Student US$90 US$150 TUTORIAL FEES ICNN'95 tutorials will be held on Sunday 26 November, and ICEC'95 tutorials will be held on Tuesday 28 November. On each day there will be a morning session and an afernoon session. Delegates may choose to attend up to four sessions. Tutorial topics will be listed in the Advance Programme. ICNN/ICEC Tutorial Fees Before After 15 September 1995 15 September 1995 Student Student One tutorial session US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Two tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Three tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Four tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 CONFERENCE DINNER The Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday 30 November. It may be attended by delegates and their partners. The cost of the dinner will be US$45 per head. (The ICEC'95 conference dinner will be held separately on the same night.) METHODS OF PAYMENT The accompanying Registration Form should be completed and forwarded to the conference management address, together with the appropriate payment. Payment may be by a cheque drawn on Australian bank, by money order, or by credit card. CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION A Confirmation of Registration will be forwarded on receipt of each completed Registration Form and accompanying payment. Delegates are asked to bring this with them to the comference and present it when registering. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Notice of cancellation should be given in writing to the ICNN'95 Conference Management at the address shown on page 2. Refunds will be made in respect of cancellations of which notification is received before the commencement of the conference, subject to a 10 per cent handling charge. Refunds will be processed after the conference. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION OFFICIAL TRAVEL AGENT Tertiary Travel Service Pty. Ltd. is the official conference travel agent. Queries about conference travel should be directed to Norah Halliday, P.O. Box 12, Nedlands, W.A., Australia, telephone +61 9 386 6314, fax +61 9 389 1080. AIR TRAVEL TO PERTH Perth Airport is an international gateway, which is served by flights from Europe, Asia and Africa. Visitors from the USA may enter Australia via Sydney. Domestic flights connect Perth to other Australian cities. QANTAS Airways is the official carrier for the conference, providing both domestic and international services. GROUND TRANSPORTATION Perth Airport, located 15 km east of the city centre has separate Domestic and International terminals. They are on opposite sides of the main runways and operate as though they are different airports. Public buses, private coach services and taxis are available for transport from the airport to the city. ACCOMMODATION Hotel accommodation can be booked through the conference secretariat. Accommodation at city hotels will be available at rates between US$40 and US$150 per night. Student accommodation will be available at halls of residence at The University of Western Australia (15 minutes from the conference site by bus) at rates starting from US$15 per night for a student room and US$40 per night for a guest room. Family accommodation in serviced apartments may also be arranged. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS The local unit of currency is the Australian Dollar. Most hotels, restuarants and shops will accept the major international credit cards. Banks are open from Monday to Friday. THE CITY OF PERTH Perth is the capital of the state of Western Australia. It is a modern city with a population of about a million people. It has a reputation for a relaxed lifestyle and the natives are friendly. CLIMATE AND CLOTHING The climate in Perth in early December is generally warm and dry. Daytime temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius (64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and nighttime temperatures between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius (51 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit) can be expected. There is a 1 per cent chance of rain, which can be expected to be heavy but short. Casual clothing is appropriate. Swimwear will be required by delegates wishing to swim in the Indian Ocean or the many swimming pools . TIME Perth operates on (Australian) Western Standard Time (WST) which is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8). Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) is not implemented in Western Australia. ELECTRICITY The supply is 240 volts 50 Hz AC. Power points are the Australian standard 3-pin design. PLACES OF INTEREST Perth is a picturesque city. Good views of parts of the metropolitan area are obtained from Kings Park, which overlooks the Central Business District. The port of Fremantle and the Swan Valley vineyards are other local attractions. The Swan river and the beaches provide opportunities for swimming, fishing and water sports. 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING (ICEC'95) Perth, Western Australia 29 November to 1 December 1995 The 1995 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks (ICNN'95) will also be held in Perth, concurrently with ICEC'95. Information about ICNN'95 is available in a separate brochure, or via the Internet. To obtain information about accessing the services available via the Internet, send an e-mail message to icnn95- request@ee.uwa.edu.au with the subject Help. ----------------------------------------------- 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING (ICEC'95) Perth, Western Australia 29 November to 1 December 1995 The 1995 IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computing is sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. The conference will be held in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time, in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It will cover topics relating to the theory and applications of genetic and evolutionary algorithms and associated topics. CHAIRS General Chair Yianni Attikiouzel University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Technical Chair David B. Fogel Natural Selection, Inc. La Jolla, USA Assistant Technical Chair Ah Chung Tsoi University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia International Liaison Chair Toshio Fukuda Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan European Liaison Co-chairs Marco Dorigo Universite' Libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium Reinhard Maenner Universitaet Mannheim Mannheim, Germany Treasurer Svetha Venkatesh Curtin University of Technology Perth, Australia Local Arrangements Dorota Kieronska Curtin University of Technology Perth, Australia Publicity Chair Chris deSilva University of Western Australia Perth, Australia ADDRESS All correspondence regarding the conference, other than submissions of papers, should be addressed to: ICEC'95 Conference Management Centre for Intelligent Information Processing Systems The University of Western Australia Nedlands W A 6009 AUSTRALIA Telephone: +61 9 380 1969 Fax: +61 9 380 1101 Electronic mail: ec95@ee.uwa.edu.au Information regarding the conference is also available via the Internet. To obtain information about the services available, send an e-mail message to ec95- request@ee.uwa.edu.au with the subject Help. CALL FOR PAPERS, TUTORIALS, EXHIBITS AND PLENARIES The IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computing will be concerned with the theory and applications of genetic algorithms and associated topics. It will be held concurrently with the last three days of ICNN'95. Submissions of papers related to the topics listed below are invited. TOPICS Theory of evolutionary computation Applications of evolutionary computation Efficiency/robustness comparisons with other direct search algorithms Parallel computer implementations Artificial life Evolutionary algorithms for computational intelligence Comparisons between different variants of evolutionary algorithms Machine learning applications Evolutionary computation for neural networks Fuzzy logic in evolutionary algorithms SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Prospective authors are invited to submit papers related to the listed topics for oral or poster presentation. Five (5) copies of the paper must be submitted for review. Papers should be printed on ISO A4 (or 8.5" x 11") white paper, written in English in one-column format in Times or similar font style, 10 points or larger with 2.5cm (1") margins on all four sides. A length of four pages is encouraged, and a limit of six pages, including figures, tables and references will be enforced. Centered at the top of the first page should be the complete title and the name(s), affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s). A copy of the Paper Submission Cover Sheet (available via the Internet) should be completed and attached to the submission. Papers should be sent to: David B. Fogel Natural Selection, Inc. 1591 Calle De Cinco La Jolla, CA 92037 USA TUTORIALS It is proposed to invite experts in some of the areas included in the list of topics above to present tutorials on their area of expertise on Sunday 26 November 1995. Suggestions for tutorial topics are invited. EXHIBITS Publishers, software developers and manufacturers are invited to participate in the exhibition to be held during the days of the conference. Details of available facilities and associated costs may be obtained from the conference management. PLENARIES It is proposed to hold a number of plenary sessions during the conference. Suggestions for plenary topics are invited. SCHEDULE Proposals for tutorials, exhibits and plenaries: 31 March 1995 Submission of papers: 12 May 1995 Notification of acceptance: 7 July 1995 Submission of camera-ready papers: 25 August 1995 REGISTRATION INFORMATION REGISTRATION FEES The registration fee covers admission to all conference sessions, the welcome reception, morning and afternoon breaks, and a copy of the conference proceedings. The IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks (ICNN'95) will be held concurrently. ICEC'95 registration will allow delegates to attend ICNN sessions at at no extra cost. ICEC'95 delegates will be able to purchase copies of the ICNN'95 proceedings if they wish to do so. ICEC'95 Registration Fees Membership of Before After sponsoring society 15 September 1995 15 September 1995 Member US$350 US$425 Non-member US$420 US$495 Student US$90 US$150 TUTORIAL FEES ICNN'95 tutorials will be held on Sunday 26 November, and ICEC'95 tutorials will be held on Tuesday 28 November. On each day there will be a morning session and an afernoon session. Delegates may choose to attend up to four sessions. Tutorial topics will be listed in the Advance Programme. ICNN/ICEC Tutorial Fees Before After 15 September 1995 15 September 1995 Student Student One tutorial session US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Two tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Three tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 Four tutorial sessions US$225 US$125 US$300 US$150 CONFERENCE DINNER The Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday 30 November. It may be attended by delegates and their partners. The cost of the dinner will be US$45 per head. (The ICNN'95 conference dinner will be held separately on the same night.) METHODS OF PAYMENT The accompanying Registration Form should be completed and forwarded to the conference management address, together with the appropriate payment. Payment may be by a cheque drawn on Australian bank, by money order, or by credit card. CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION A Confirmation of Registration will be forwarded on receipt of each completed Registration Form and accompanying payment. Delegates are asked to bring this with them to the comference and present it when registering. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS Notice of cancellation should be given in writing to the ICEC'95 Conference Management at the address shown on page 2. Refunds will be made in respect of cancellations of which notification is received before the commencement of the conference, subject to a 10 per cent handling charge. Refunds will be processed after the conference. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION OFFICIAL TRAVEL AGENT Tertiary Travel Service Pty. Ltd. is the official conference travel agent. Queries about conference travel should be directed to Norah Halliday, P.O. Box 12, Nedlands, W.A., Australia, telephone +61 9 386 6314, fax +61 9 389 1080. AIR TRAVEL TO PERTH Perth Airport is an international gateway, which is served by flights from Europe, Asia and Africa. Visitors from the USA may enter Australia via Sydney. Domestic flights connect Perth to other Australian cities. QANTAS Airways is the official carrier for the conference, providing both domestic and international services. GROUND TRANSPORTATION Perth Airport, located 15 km east of the city centre has separate Domestic and International terminals. They are on opposite sides of the main runways and operate as though they are different airports. Public buses, private coach services and taxis are available for transport from the airport to the city. ACCOMMODATION Hotel accommodation can be booked through the conference secretariat. Accommodation at city hotels will be available at rates between US$40 and US$150 per night. Student accommodation will be available at halls of residence at The University of Western Australia (15 minutes from the conference site by bus) at rates starting from US$15 per night for a student room and US$40 per night for a guest room. Family accommodation in serviced apartments may also be arranged. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS The local unit of currency is the Australian Dollar. Most hotels, restuarants and shops will accept the major international credit cards. Banks are open from Monday to Friday. THE CITY OF PERTH Perth is the capital of the state of Western Australia. It is a modern city with a population of about a million people. It has a reputation for a relaxed lifestyle and the natives are friendly. CLIMATE AND CLOTHING The climate in Perth in early December is generally warm and dry. Daytime temperatures between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius (64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and nighttime temperatures between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius (51 to 61 degrees Fahrenheit) can be expected. There is a 1 per cent chance of rain, which can be expected to be heavy but short. Casual clothing is appropriate. Swimwear will be required by delegates wishing to swim in the Indian Ocean or the many swimming pools . TIME Perth operates on (Australian) Western Standard Time (WST) which is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8). Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) is not implemented in Western Australia. ELECTRICITY The supply is 240 volts 50 Hz AC. Power points are the Australian standard 3-pin design. PLACES OF INTEREST Perth is a picturesque city. Good views of parts of the metropolitan area are obtained from Kings Park, which overlooks the Central Business District. The port of Fremantle and the Swan Valley vineyards are other local attractions. The Swan river and the beaches provide opportunitieming, fishing and water sports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------