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Workshop on
Self-Organizing Maps”, WSOM 2016, will be held at Rice
University, Houston
Texas, United States, January 6-8, 2016. Please check <a
href="http://wsom2016.rice.edu/">http://wsom2016.rice.edu/</a>
for call for
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Houston and to
Rice University. You will find a very welcoming, rich and
vibrant environment here.
Travel is easy and the weather is especially pleasant in
January. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mailing list please
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<a href="mailto:erzsebet@rice.edu">erzsebet@rice.edu</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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