NN workshop

[Vladimir Janousek]

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                       CALL FOR PARTICIPACION
             Sixth International Microcomputer School on
                           NEURAL NETWORKS
                        September 19-23, 1994
           Sedmihorky (Bohemian Paradise), Czech Republic
              Organised by Technical University of Brno
         with financial support from the CEC COST Programme.


     The  workshop  "Microcomputer  School"  is  one  of the series of
events organised every  second year since 1984. Its  aim is to promote
knowledge  of new  developments  in  Computer Science  and Engineering
among  the  educational  and  research  community.  Each  meeting  has
a different subject area  at its focus. The subject  of this School is
Neural Networks - Theory and Applications.


Main topics

* Architectures of artificial neural networks
* Learning theory and applications
* Speech and character recognition
* Neural network-based controllers
* Commercial and industrial hardware systems
* Cellular neural networks in image processing


Programme and location

     The workshop sessions will be led by invited scientists who will
present extensive lectures on the topic of the field. Participants are
also  invited  to  submit  individual  papers  (max  6 pages) on their
research  to be  presented at   the session.  English is  the official
language of the workshop.

     The  workshop is  located near  Sandstone cities  of the Bohemian
Paradise, a well-known natural wonderland  some 80 km from Prague. The
place is ideal for hiking trips.

     Participation  will  be  by  registration  only  and  numbrer  of
participants will be limited.


Registration Fee

ACM members
     until 15 June 1994       USD 135      Kc 4.100,-
     after 15 June 1994       USD 155      Kc 4.700,-
Non ACM members
     until 15 June 1994       USD 145      Kc 4.400,-
     after 15 June 1994       USD 165      Kc 4.990,-

The   registration  fee   covers  workshop   participation,  cost   of
accomodation, meals and prceedings.


Scholarship for Young Scientist

   PhD students  from Central and  Eastern Europe presenting  the most
valuable contribution to the Workshop will be granted a scholarship in
the form of  exemption from the workshop fee.  The scholarship will be
granted by  competition based on  quality of submitted  papers. Please
note that the scholarships will not cover travel expenses.


Deadlines for the Authors

     Manuscript of  the paper should  be typed and  written in English
and must be received before April 15.
     Notification of acceptance  with a guide for the  authors will be
send before May 15.
     Full, camera ready paper must be received before June 30.


To register, or for additional information, contact:

Mrs. Sylva Papezova
Application Software, Ltd.
Bozetechova 2
61266 Brno CZECH REPUBLIC

phone/fax:   +42-5-41211479
phone:       +42-5-740741
e-mail:      nnet at dcse.fee.vutbr.cz


Payment and Banking Information

Method of Payment: Wire transfer. The amount  is to be paid in USD, Kc
or any convertible equaivalent.
IMPORTANT: Please use NETTO payment  in your payment order ir increase
the amount by USD 10 for banking fee deducted by beneficiary's bank.

Bank:                                      Account number:
Komercni banka Brno-mesto                  113545-621/0100
nam.Svobody 21
CZ-631 31 Brno
Czech Republic


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Vladimir Janousek                      janousek at dcse.fee.vutbr.cz
Technical University of Brno
Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Informatics
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Bozetechova 2, CZ-612 66 Brno, Czech Republic