NIPS POST-MEETING WORKSHOPS

[Stephen J Hanson]

                       NIPS-89 POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
                               DECEMBER 1-2, 1989

                             REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

     Following  the  regular  NIPS  program, workshops on current topics in
     Neural Information Processing will be held on December 1 and 2,  1989,
     at  a  ski  resort  near  Denver.   Proposals by qualified individuals
     interested in chairing one of these workshops are solicited.

     Past topics have included:  Rules and  Connectionist  Models;  Speech,
     Neural  Networks  and  Hidden  Markov  Models;  Imaging  Techniques in
     Neurobiology; Computational  Complexity  Issues;  Fault  Tolerance  in
     Neural   Networks;   Benchmarking   and   Comparing   Neural   Network
     Applications; Architectural Issues; Fast Training Techniques.

     The format of the workshops is informal.   Beyond  reporting  on  past
     research,  their  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 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.

     Submission Procedure:    Interested  parties  should  submit  a  short
     proposal for a workshop of interest by May 30, 1989.  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:
                             Kathie Hibbard
                             NIPS89 Local Committee
                             Engineering Center
                             Campus Box 425
                             Boulder, CO, 80309-0425
     Name,  mailing  address,  phone  number,  and  e-mail  net address (if
     applicable) should be on all submissions.

     Workshop Organizing Committee:
     Alex Waibel, Carnegie-Mellon, Workshop Chairman;
     Howard Wachtel, University of Colorado, Workshop Local Arrangements;
     Kathie  Hibbard,  University   of   Colorado,   NIPS   General   Local
     Arrangements;

     PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 30, 1989.