NIPS-91 Workshop

[John Pearson W343 x2385]

                                 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
                          NIPS*91 Post-Conference Workshops
                               December 6 and 7, 1991
                                   Vail, Colorado


                                Request for Proposals

          Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on  current  topics
          on  Neural  Information Processing will be held on December 6 and
          7, 1991, in Vail, Colorado.  Proposals by  qualified  individuals
          interested in chairing one of these workshops are solicited.

          Past topics  have  included:   Rules  and  Connectionist  Models;
          Speech;  Vision;  Sensory  Biophysics;  Neural  Network Dynamics;
          Neurobiology; Computational Complexity Issues; Fault Tolerance in
          Neural   Networks;  Benchmarking  and  Comparing  Neural  Network
          Applications; Architectural  Issues;  Fast  Training  Techniques;
          Control; Optimization, Statistical Inference, Genetic Algorithms;
          VLSI and Optical Implementations; Integration of Neural  Networks
          with Conventional Software.

          The format of the workshop is informal.  Beyond reporting on past
          research,  the 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 the 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, and in a short (2
          page) summary.

          Submission Procedure:  Interested parties should submit  a  short
          proposal  for  a workshop of interest by May 17, 1991.  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:

               Dr. Gerald Tesauro, Co-Chair,
               Attn: NIPS91 Workshops,
               IBM Research
               P.O. Box 704
               Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA

          Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail net  address  (if
          applicable) must be on all submissions.

          Workshop CoChairs: G. Tesauro & S. Kirkpatrick, IBM

                      PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17,1991
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