CFP: W.S. McCulloch, 25 years in Memoriam

[Jose Ramon Alvarez Sanchez]

                      Preliminary Call For Papers

    CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION EN CIENCIAS DE LA COMPUTACION
                UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA


                  W.S. McCulloch: 25 years in Memoriam

      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRAIN PROCESSES, THEORIES AND MODELS

             Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. Nov 12-17, 1995.


Conference Chairman: Moreno-Diaz, R. (Spain)
Org. Comm. Chairman: Mira-Mira, J. (Spain)


Scientific Advisory Comm. (preliminary):

Amari SI (Japan), Anderson J (USA), Arbib M (USA), Beer S (Canada),
Belmonte C (Spain), Blum M (USA), Braitenberg V (Germany), Cull P (USA),
DaFonseca JL (Portugal), Eckorn R (Germany), Harth E (USA),
Herault J (France), Jain LC (Australia), Kauffman S (USA), Kilmer W (USA),
Leibovic KN (USA), Lettvin J (USA), Malsburg C. von der (Germany),
Maturana H(Chile), McCleland J (USA), Mira-Mira J (Spain), Papert S (USA),
Pichler F (Austria), Ricciardi L (Italy), Sato S (Japan),  
Vitozz E (Switzerland), Von Foester H (USA).

Organizing Comm.:

Alvarez JR (Spain), Cabestany J (Spain), Delgado A (Spain), 
Krasner J (USA), Moreno-Diaz jr R (Spain), Pierce A (USA),
Prieto A (Spain), Sanchez JV (Spain), Suarez-Araujo C (Spain).

Organization Staff:

Alonso-Garcia MT (Spain), Perez Ruiz M (Spain).


                             CALL FOR PAPERS

     The conference will consist in a series of invited lectures by leading
scientists icluding M. Arbib, H. Maturana, J. Lettvin and S. Papert related to
the life and work of W.S.McCulloch, an open forum of paper sessions on the
topics listed below and a workshop on the "Embodiments of Mind at the end of
the Century".

Relevant topics include:

      Anatomical, Physiological, Biochemical and Biophysical levels.
      Natural and artificial neural networks.
      Mathematics, systems theory and global properties of the nervous system.
      Conceptual and formal tools in brain function modelling.
      Hybrid systems: symbolic-connectionist links.
      Plasticity, reliability, learning and memory.
      Implications of the work of WS McCulloch for philosophy and psychology.
      Reverse engineering and neurophysiology.

    
     All accepted papers will be published by the MIT Press in the 
pre-conferece proceedings. Those authors will be sent specific instructions
and guidelines. 

     Invited lectures and selected papers will be published by The MIT Press
in a post-conference book.

     Three copies of the intended papers should be sent, prepared according
to the following instructions for authors no later than May 30, 1995 to:

     Prof. Jose Mira-Mira
     Dpto. Informatica y Automatica-UNED
     Senda del Rey s/n
     28040 MADRID-SPAIN

     Voice: +34 (1) 398 7155
     Fax: +34 (1) 398 6697
     e-mail: <jose.mira at uned.es>

     Please include your fax, e-mail, telephone for quick contact
and notification of acceptance.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

     Authors should submit three copies of full intended papers, not exceeding
eight pages of DIN A4 or 8.5 by 11 inch paper, including figures, tables and
references, in English.

     The centered heading must include:
	
         Title in capitals.
         Name(s) of author(s).
         Address(es) of author(s)
         A 10 lines abstract.

     Three blank lines should be left between each of the above items and four
between the heading and the body of the paper, 1.6 cm left, right, top and
bottom margins, single-spaced and not exceeding the 8-page limit.

     One additional DIN A-4 must be enclosed with the following organizational
data:

     Title and author(s) name(s).
     A list of five keywords.
     A reference to the Topics the paper relates to.
     Postal address, phone, fax and e-mail if available.

	
     All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.


IMPORTANT DATES

      Final call and additonal info: March 1995
      Final date of submission: May 30, 1995
      Notification of acceptance: July 1, 1995
      Conference: November 12-17, 1995


REGISTRATION FORM

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Do you plan to submit a paper:
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Payment:
     Before April 30:
       - Bank draft for 50.000 pts payable on a Spanish Bank to
         FUNDACION UNIVERSITARIA DE LAS PALMAS: MCCULLOCH 95.
       - Money Transfer of 50.000 pts to BEX account No.
         0104 0336 75 0307007836
     After April 30:
       - Late registration fee of 60.000 pts at the conference desk.
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     Please send this registration form to:

     Mrs. Maria Teresa Alonso-Garcia
     CIICC-Universidad de Las Palmas
     Campus de Tafira-Edf. de Informatica
     35017 Las Palmas, SPAIN