ACNN'92 Final Call

Barry Flower barryf at ee.su.OZ.AU
Wed Aug 7 21:47:23 EDT 1991


               FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS & ADVANCE REGISTRATION
               (Deadline for Submissions is August 30, 1991)


              Third Australian Conference On Neural Networks

                               (ACNN'92)



                         3rd - 5th February 1992

                   The Australian National University,
                          Canberra, Australia



The third  Australian  conference  on neural networks  will  be  held  in
Canberra on February 3rd-5th 1992, at the Australian National University.
This   conference   is   interdisciplinary,  with   emphasis   on   cross
discipline  communication  between  Neuroscientists,  Engineers, Computer 
Scientists, Mathematicians and Psychologists concerned with understanding 
the  integrative nature of  the nervous system and its  implementation in 
hardware/software.   The  categories  for  presentation  and  submissions
include:

1 -  Neuroscience: Integrative  function  of  neural  networks in vision,
     audition, motor, somatosensory  and  autonomic  functions;  Synaptic
     function; Cellular information processing;

2 -  Theory: Learning;  generalisation;  complexity;  scaling; stability;
     dynamics;

3 -  Implementation: Hardware implementation  of  neural nets; Analog and
     digital VLSI implementation; Optical implementations;

4 -  Architectures  and  Learning  Algorithms:   New   architectures  and
     learning   algorithms;   hierarchy;   modularity;   learning pattern
     sequences; Information integration;

5 -  Cognitive  Science and AI:  Computational  models  of  cognition and
     perception;  Reasoning;   Concept formation;   Language acquisition;
     Neural net implementation of expert systems;

6 -  Applications:  Application of neural nets  to  signal processing and
     analysis;   Pattern  recognition:  Speech,  machine  vision;   Motor
     control; Robotic;


     ACNN'92  will feature an invited  keynote speaker.  The program will
include, presentations and poster sessions.  Proceedings  will be printed
and distributed to the  attendees.  There will be no  parallel  sessions.


     Invited Keynote Speaker
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     Professor Terrence Sejnowski, The Salk Institute and University of
California at San Diego.


     Call for Papers
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Original research contributions are solicited and will be internationally
refereed. Authors must submit the following by August 30, 1991:

        * Five copies of a four page (maximum) manuscript

        * Five  copies of a 100 word (maximum) abstract

        * Covering letter indicating submission title and
          correspondence addresses for authors.

Each manuscript and abstract should  clearly indicate submission category
(from the six listed)   and  author   preference   for   oral  or  poster
presentations.

Note  that  names or addresses  of the authors should be omitted from the
manuscript and the abstract and should be  included only on the  covering
letter.  Authors  will  be  notified by  November 1, 1991  whether  their
submissions are accepted or not,  and  are expected to prepare a  revised
manuscript (up  to  four  pages) by December 13, 1991.


   Submissions should be mailed to:          Mrs Agatha Shotam
                                             Secretariat ACNN'92
                                             Sydney University 
                                             Electrical Engineering
                                             NSW 2006 Australia


Registration material may be obtained by writing to  Mrs Agatha Shotam at
the address above or by:

                    Tel: (+61-2) 692 4214
                    Fax: (+61-2) 660 1228
                    Email: acnn92 at ee.su.oz.au.

           Deadline for Submissions is August 30, 1991


     Venue
     ~~~~~

Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

     Principal Sponsors
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

* Australian Telecommunications & Electronics Research Board
* Telectronics Pacing Systems


     ACNN'92 Organising Committee
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Organising Committee:

 Chairman:                       Marwan Jabri, (SU)
 Technical Program Chairman:     Bill Levick, (ANU)
                                 & Ah Chung Tsoi, (QU)
 Stream Chairs:
   Neuroscience:                 Max Bennent (SU)
   Theory:                       Ah Chung Tsoi (QU)
   Cognitive SCience & AI:       Max Coltheart (MU)
   Implementations:              Marwan Jabri/Steve Pickard (SU)
   Applications:                 Yianni Attikiouzel (WA)

 Local Arrangements Chair:       M Srinivasan (ANU)
 Institutions Liason Chair:      N Nandagopal (DSTO)
 Sponsorship Chair:              Steve Pickard (SU)
 Publicity Chair:                Barry Flower (SU)
 Publications Chair:             Philip Leong (SU)
 Secretariat/Treasurer:          Agatha Shotam (SU)


     Registration
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~

The registration fee to attend ACNN'92 is:

        Full Time Students       $A75
        Academics                $A200
        Other                    $A300

A discount of  20%  applies for advance registration.  Registration forms
must be posted before December 13th, 1991, to be entitled to the discount.
To be eligible for the  Full Time Student  rate a letter from the Head of
Department as verification of enrolment is required.


     Accommodation
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To assist  attendees  in obtaining  accommodation,  a list  of hotels and
colleges close to the conference venue is shown below.

        Lakeside Hotel                  Olims Canberra Hotel 
        London Circuit                  Cnr. Ainslie & Limestone Ave
        Canberra City ACT 2600          Braddon ACT 2601
        Tel: +61(6) 247 6244            Tel: +61(6) 248 5511
        Fax: +61(6) 257 3071            Tel: +61(6) 247 0864

        Macquarie Private Hotel         Capital Hotel
        18 National Circuit             108 Northbourne Ave
        Barton ACT 2600                 Canberra City ACT 2600
        Tel: +61(6) 273 2325            Tel: +61(6) 248 6566
        Fax: +61(6) 273 4241            Tel: +61(6) 248 8011

        Brassey Hotel                   Canberra Rex Hotel
        Belmore Gardens                 Northbourne Ave
        Barton ACT 2600                 Canberra City ACT 2600
        Tel: +61(6) 273 3766            Tel: +61(6) 248 5311
        Fax: +61(6) 273 2791            Tel: +61(6) 248 8357


     Accommodation on Australian National University Campus
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

        University House                Burton & Garran Hall
        Tel: +61(6) 249 5211            Tel: +61(6) 249 3083
        Fax: +61(6) 249 5252            Fax: +61(6) 249 3136


     Important Conference Dates
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  30th August 1991        Deadline for Submissions
  1st Novemeber 1991      Notification of Acceptance
  13th December 1991      Deadline for Camera ready paper
  13th December 1991      Deadline for advance registration with discount
  3rd-5th February 1992   Conference



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                                ACNN'92

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        University of Sydney
        Electrical Engineering
        Sydney   NSW 2006
        Australia




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