Reminder-- NIPS workshops deadline is May 22

[Gerald Tesauro]

This is to remind everyone that the deadline for submission of
NIPS workshop proposals is this Friday, May 22. Submissions
should be sent to "tesauro at watson.ibm.com" by e-mail, or by
physical mail to the address given below.


                       CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
                NIPS*92 Post-Conference Workshops
                     December 4 and 5, 1992
                         Vail, Colorado


                      Request for Proposals

Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on  current  topics
in  Neural  Information Processing will be held on December 4 and
5, 1992, in Vail, Colorado.  Proposals by  qualified  individuals
interested  in  chairing  one  of  these workshops are solicited.
Past topics have included:  Computational  Neuroscience;  Sensory
Biophysics;  Recurrent  Nets;  Self-Organization; Speech; Vision;
Rules and Connectionist Models; Neural Network Dynamics; Computa-
tional  Complexity  Issues;  Benchmarking Neural Network Applica-
tions; Architectural Issues;  Fast  Training  Techniques;  Active
Learning  and  Control;  Optimization; Bayesian Analysis; Genetic
Algorithms; VLSI  and  Optical  Implementations;  Integration  of
Neural  Networks  with  Conventional  Software.

The goal of the  workshops is to provide an  informal  forum  for
researchers  to  discuss  important issues  of  current 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 pro-
posing to chair a workshop will have  responsibilities including:
arrange brief informal presentations  by  experts  working on the
topic, moderate or lead the discussion, and report its high points,
findings and conclusions to the group during evening plenary ses-
sions, and in a short (2 page) written summary.

Submission  Procedure: Interested parties should  submit a  short
proposal for a  workshop of interest  postmarked  by May 22, 1992.
(Express mail is  *not* necessary. Submissions by electronic mail
will also be acceptable.)   Proposals  should  include a title, a
description  of  what the  workshop is to address and  accomplish,
and the proposed length of the workshop (one day or two days). 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, a list of publications and evidence  of  scholar-
ship in the field of interest.

Mail submissions to:

     Dr. Gerald Tesauro
     NIPS*92 Workshops Chair
     IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
     P.O. Box 704
     Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA
     (e-mail: tesauro at watson.ibm.com)

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


          PROPOSALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MAY 22, 1992
                           Please Post