Call for Paper : ICONIP'98-Kitakyushu

Thu Feb 12 23:32:28 EST 1998

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For your remind of ICONIP'98-Kitakyushu.
The dead line is March 31-st, 1998.
Please refer http://jnns-www.okabe.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/jnns/ICONIP98.html
for latest information.

The Fifth International Conference on Neural Information Processing 
(ICONIP'98)
		October 21-23,1998
		Kitakyushu International Conference Center
		3-9-30 Asano, Kokura-ku, Kitakyushu 802, Japan

	Organized by Japanese Neural Network Society (JNNS)
	Sponsored by Asian Pacific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA)

The annual conference of the Asian Pacific Neural Network Assembly, 
ICONIP'98, will be held jointly with the ninth annual conference of Japanese 
Neural Network Society, from 21 to 23 October 1998 in Kitakyushu, Japan. The 
goal of ICONIP'98 is to provide a forum for researchers and engineers from 
academia and industries to meet and to exchange ideas on advanced techniques 
and recent developments in neural information processing. The conference 
further serves to stimulate local and regional interests in neural 
information processing and its potential applications to industries 
indigenous to this region.

Topics of Interest
	Track$B-5(J: Neurobiological Basis of Brain Functions(J
	Track$B-6(J: Mathematical Theory of Brain Functions(J
	Track$B-7(J: Cognitive and Behavioral Aspects of Brain Functions(J
	Track$B-8(J: Theoretical and Technical Aspects of Neural Networks(J
	Track$B-9(J: Distributed Processing Systems(J
	Track$B-:(J: Applications of Neural Networks(J
	Track$B-;(J: Implementations of Neural Networks(J

Topics cover (Key Words):
	Neuroscience, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Learning and Plasticity,
	Sensory and Motor Systems, Cognition and Perception

	Algorithms and Architectures, Learning and Generalization, Memory,
	Neurodynamics and Chaos, Probabilistic and Statistical Methods, Neural Coding

	Emotion, Consciousness and Attention, Visual and Auditory Computation,
	Speech and Languages, Neural Control and Robotics, Pattern Recognition and Signal Processing,
	Time Series Forecasting, Blind Separation, Knowledge Acquisition, Data Mining,
	Rule Extraction

	Emergent Computation, Distributed AI Systems, Agent-Based Systems, Soft Computing,
	Real World Systems, Neuro-Fuzzy Systems

	Neural Device and Hardware, Neural and Brain Computers, Software Tools, System Integration

Conference Committee
	Conference Chair:
		Kunihiko Fukushima, Osaka University
	Conference Vice-chair:
		Minoru Tsukada, Tamagawa University
	Organizing Chair:
		Shuji Yoshizawa, Tokyo University
	Program Chair:
		Shiro Usui, Toyohashi University of Technology

	International Advisory Committee (tentative)
	Chair:
		Shun-ichi Amari, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
		Members: S. Bang (Korea), J. Bezdek (USA), J. Dayhoff (USA),
		R. Eckmiller (Germany), 	W. Freeman (USA), N. Kasabov (New Zealand),
		H. Mallot (Germany), G. Matsumoto (Japan), N. Sugie (Japan),
		R. Suzuki (Japan), K. Toyama (Japan),
		Y. Wu (China), L.Xei (Hong Kong), J. Zurada (USA)

Call for paper

The Program Committee is looking for original papers on the above
mentioned topics.  Authors should pay special attention to explanation
of theoretical and technical choices involved, point out possible
limitations and describe the current states of their work. All
received papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee. The authors
will be informed about the decision of the review process by June 22,
1998.  All accepted papers will be published. As the conference is a
multi-disciplinary meeting the papers are required to be
comprehensible to a wider rather than to a very specialized audience.

Instruction to Authors

Papers must be received by March 31, 1998. The papers must be
submitted in a camera-ready format. Electronic or fax submission is
not acceptable.  Papers will be presented at the conference either in
an oral or in a poster session.  Please submit a completed full
original pages and five copies of the paper written in English, and
backing material in a large mailing envelope. Do not fold or bend your
paper in any way. They must be prepared 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.  Centered at the top of the
first page should be the complete title, author(s), mailing and
e-mailing addresses, followed by 100-150 words abstract and the
text. Extra 2 pages are permitted with a cost of 5000 yen/page. Use
black ink. Do not use any other color, either in the text or
illustrations. The proceedings will be printed with black ink on white
paper. In the covering letter the track and the topic of the paper
according to the list above should be indicated. No changes will be
possible after submission of your manuscript. Authors may also
retrieve the ICONIP style "iconip98.tex", "iconip98.sty" and
"sample.eps" files (they are compressed as form.tar.gz) for the
conference via
     WWW at URL http://jnns-www.okabe.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/jnns/ICONIP98.html.

Language
     The use of English is required for papers and presentation. No
simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

Registration
    The deadline for Registration for speakers and Early Registration
for non-speakers with remittance will be July 31, 1998.  The
registration fee for General Participant includes attendance to the
conference, proceedings, banquette and reception. The registration fee
for Student includes attendance to the conference and proceedings.

Conference Venue
     Kitakyushu is a northern city in Kyushu Island, south west of
Japan main islands. The place is one of the Japanese major industrial
areas, and also has long history of two thousand years in Japanese and
Chinese ancient records. There are direct flights from Asian and
American major airports. You will be able to enjoy some technical
tours and excursion in the area.

Passport and Visa
     All foreign attendants entering Japan must possess a valid
passport.  Those requiring visas should apply to the Japanese council
or diplomatic mission in their own country prior to departure. For
details, participants are advised to consult their travel agents,
air-line reservation office or the nearest Japanese mission.

Events
     Exhibition, poster sessions, workshops, forum will be held at the
conference.  Two satellite workshops will be held just before or after
the conference.

Social Events
     Banquette, reception and excursion will be held at the
conference. The details will be announced in the second circular.

Workshops
     Two satellite workshops will be held. One is "Satellite workshop
for young researcher on Information processing" that will be held
after the conference. The detail is announced in the attached
paper. Another workshop "Dynamical Brain" is under programming. This
will take place in Brain Science Research Center, Tamagawa University
Research Institute. The details will be announced in the Second
Circular.  Please see second circular for more information on these
workshops, and possibly other new ones.

Important Dates for ICONIP'98
	Papers Due:					March 31, 1998
	Notification of Paper Acceptance:		June 22, 1998
	Second Circular (with Registration Form):	June 22, 1998
	Registration of at least one author of a paper:	July 31, 1998
	Early Registration:				July 31, 1998
	Conference:					October 21-23, 1998
	Workshop:					October 24-26, 1998

Further Information & Paper Submissions

	ICONIP'98 Secretariat
	Mr. Masahito Matsue
	Japan Technical Information Service
	Sogo Kojimachi No.3 Bldg.
	1-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan
	Tel:+81-3-3239-4565  Fax:+81-3-3239-4714
	E-mail: jatisc at msn.com

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ICONIP'98-Kitakyushu
21-23 October, 1998
Tentative Registration

(PLEASE PRINT)
Name:  Professor       Dr.       Ms.       Mr.

       Last Name                First Name               Middle Name

Affiliation: 

Address: 

Country: 

Telephone:                   Fax:

E-mail: 

	$B""(J	I intend to submit a paper.(J
		The tentative title of my paper is:

	$B""(J	I intend to attend the conference.(J
	$B""(J	I want to receive the Second Circular.(J

Please mail a copy of this completed form to:
ICONIP'98 Secretariat
Mr. Masahito Matue
Japan Technical Information Service
Sogo Kojimachi No.3 Bldg.
1-6 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan
Tel:+81-3-3239-4565  Fax:+81-3-3239-4714
E-mail: jatisc at msn.com

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