NIPS-90 WORKSHOPS Call for Proposals

[Steve Hanson]

                           REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
                     NIPS-90 Post-Conference Workshops
                     November 30 and December 1, 1990


       Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on  current  topics
       on  Neural Information Processing will be held on November 30 and
       December 1, 1990, at a ski  resort  near  Denver.   Proposals  by
       qualified   individuals   interested  in  chairing  on  of  these
       workshops are solicited.

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

       The format of the workshop 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  the
          ongoing individual exchange or outdoor activities.  Specific open
          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, 1990.  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. Alex Waibel
               Attn: NIPS90 Workshops
               School of Computer Science
               Carnegie Mellon University
               Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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

      Workshop Organizing Committee:

          Alex Waibel, Carnegie-Mellon, Workshop Chairman;
          Kathie Hibbard, University of Colorado, NIPS Local Arrangements;
          Howard Watchel, University of Colorado, Workshop Local Arrangements;

              PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17,1990
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