Connectionists: IJCNN 2011, San Jose, CA, 7/31-8/5: Call for Participation

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INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS (IJCNN 2011)
San Jose, California
July 31 - August 5, 2011

http://www.ijcnn2011.org

REGISTRATIONS OPEN!!!!

Registration is open for the 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural 
Networks, to be held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California, July 
31 – August 5, 2011. The conference is sponsored jointly by the 
International Neural Network Society and the IEEE Computational 
Intelligence Society. For imformation on the conference, see 
http://www.ijcnn2011.org

Early registration rates apply until June 30, 2011., and will increase 
after that, so please register soon. To register, please go to:

http://www.ijcnn2011.org/registration.php

This link also provides information on how to request letters of 
invitation for visa applications.


For information on student travel awards, please go to:

 	http://www.ijcnn2011.org/student.php

More conference support for students will be announced soon.

The range of topics covered at the conference includes, but is not limited to:

     * Neural network theory & models.		* Collective intelligence.
     * Computational neuroscience.		* Pattern recognition.
     * Cognitive models.			* Machine vision.
     * Brain-machine interfaces.		* Hybrid systems.
     * Embodied robotics.			* Self-aware systems.
     * Evolutionary neural systems.		* Data mining.
     * Neurodynamics.			* Sensor networks.
     * Neuroinformatics.			* Agent-based systems.
     * Neuroengineering. 			* Computational biology.
     * Neural hardware.			* Bioinformatics
     * Neural network applications.		* Artificial life.


In addition to oral and poster presentations, special sessions, panels, 
tutorials and workshops, IJCNN 2011 will feature the following special 
events:

Plenary talks by:
 		Michael Arbib 		University of Southern California
  		Leon Glass 		McGill University
 		Dharmendra Modha 	IBM Almaden Research Center
 		Andrew Ng 		Stanford University
  		Stefan Schaal 		University of Southern California
  		Juergen Schmidhuber 	IDSIA, Switzerland


David Rumelhart Memorial Session

On Wednesday, August 3, IJCNN 2011 will feature a special plenary session 
honoring the life and work of the late David Rumelhart.

Speaker: Michael I. Jordan (University of California, Berkeley)


Featured Plenary Session: The Emergence of Mind

On Thursday, August 4, IJCNN 2011 will feature a special plenary session 
focusing on how higher mental functions emerge from the neural substrate 
of the brain.

Speakers:
 		 Stephen Grossberg (Boston University)
                  Walter J. Freeman (University of California, Berkeley)
                  Bernard J. Baars (The Neuroscience Institute)

Details at: http://www.ijcnn2011.org/plenaries.php


NSF-Sponsored Special Symposium: From Brains to Machines

On Tuesday, August 2, IJCNN 2011 will feature a special day-long symposium 
sponsored by the National Science Foundation, with speakers on topics from 
cognitive neuroscience, brain-machine interfaces, cognitive computing and 
neuromorphic hardware. Speakers include:

Michael Arbib (University of Southern California)
Ted Berger (University of Southern California)
Jose Carmena (Uiversity of California, Berkeley)
Adam Gazzaley (Uiversity of California, San Francisco), 
Dileep George (Vicarious Systems)
Cheryl Grady (Rotman Research Institute)
Eric Leuthardt (Washington University, St. Louis)
Vinod Menon (Stanford University)
Dharmendra Modha (IBM Almaden) 
Jennie Si (Arizona State University)

Details at: http://www.ijcnn2011.org/nsfsymposium.php

For information on special sessions, tutorials, workshops, panels and 
competitions, please use the appropriate link at http://www.ijcnn2011.org

We look forward to seeing you in San Jose for an exciting conference!

General Chair: Ali A. Minai (University of Cincinnati)
Program Chair: Hava Siegelmann (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Technical Co-Chairs: Michael Georgiopoulos (University of Central Florida)
                                  Cesare Alippi (Politecnico di Milano)