Practical Neural Nets Conference & Workshops in UK.

[mikewj@signal.dra.hmg.gb]

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	NEURAL COMPUTING APPLICATIONS FORUM
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		8 - 9 September 1993

         Brunel University, Runnymede, UK


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     PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL NETWORKS
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Neural Computing Applications Forum is the primary meeting place for
people developing Neural Network applications in industry and
academia.  It has 200 members from the UK and Europe, from
universities, small companies and big ones, and holds four main
meeting each year.  It has been running for 3 years, and is cheap to
join.

This meeting spans two days with informal workshops on 8 September and
the main meeting comprising talks about neural network techniques and
applications on 9 September.

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WORKSHOPS
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      Neural Networks in Engine Health Monitoring 

           8 September, 13.00 to 15.00
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Technical Contact: Tom Harris: (+44/0) 784 431341

Including :

Roger Hutton (ENTEK): 
"What is Predictive Maintenance?"

John Hobday (Lloyds Register):
"Gas Turbine Start Monitoring"

John McIntyre (University of Sunderland / National Power plc):
Predictive Maintenance at Blyth Power Station

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         Building a Neural Network Application

              8 September, 15.30 to 17.30
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Technical Contact: Tom Harris: (+44/0) 784 431341

Including:

Chris Bishop (Aston University): 
"The DTI Neural Computing Guidelines Project"

Tom Harris (Brunel University):
"A Design Process for Neural Network Applications"

Paul Gregory (Recognition Research Ltd.):
"Building an Applications in Software" (case study)

Simon Hancock (Neural Technologies Ltd.):
"Implementing Hardware Neural Network Solutions" (case study)


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Evening: Barbecue Supper
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MAIN MEETING  -  24 June 1993
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8.30 Registration

9.05 Welcome

9.15 Neil Burgess (CRL):
   	"Feature Selection in Neural Networks"

9.50 Bryn Williams (Aston University):
	"Convergence and Diversity of Species in Genetic Algorithms
		for Optimization of a Bump-Tree Classifier"

10.20 Coffee

11.00 Mike Brinn (Health and Safety Executive):
	"Kohonen Networks Classifying Toxic Molecules"

11.40 John Bridle (Dragon Systems Ltd.):
	"Speech Recognition in Principle and Practice"

12.15 Lunch

2.00 Bruce Wilkie (Brunel University):
	"Real Time Logical Neural Networks"

2.40 Stan Swallow (Brunel University):
	"TARDIS: The World's Fastest Neural Network?"

3.15 Tea

3.40 Dave Cressy (Logica Cambridge Ltd.):
	"Neural Control of an Experimental Batch Distillation Column"

4.10 Discussions

4.30 Close & minibus to the station

ACCOMODATION is available in Brunel University at 35 pounds (including
barbecue supper) and **MUST** be booked and paid for in advance.
Accommodation and breakfast only: 25 pounds; barbecue supper only: 12
pounds.


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   Application 
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Members of NCAF get free entry to all meetings for a year. (This is
very good value - main meetings, tutorials, special interest
meetings).  It also includes subscription to Springer Verlag's journal
"Neural Computing and Applications".

Full membership: 250 pounds. 
	- anybody in your small company / research group in big company.

Individual membership: 140 pounds
	- named individual only.

Student membership (with journal): 55 pounds
	- copy of student ID required.

Student membership (no journal, very cheap!): 25 pounds
	- copy of student ID required.

Entry to this meeting without membership costs 35 pounds for the
workshops, and 80 pounds for the main day.

Payment in advance if possible; please give an official order number 
if an invoice is required.


Email enquiries to Mike Wynne-Jones, mikewj at signal.dra.hmg.gb.

Postal to Mike Wynne-Jones, NCAF, PO Box 62, Malvern, WR14 4NU, UK.

Fax to Karen Edwards, (+44/0) 21 333 6215