SAB94 Registration Details
Phil Husbands
philh at cogs.susx.ac.uk
Thu Mar 31 08:59:09 EST 1994
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION DETAILS
You are cordially invited to
FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS
Third International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB94)
Brighton, UK, August 8-12, 1994
The object of the conference is to bring together researchers in ethology,
psychology, ecology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, and
related fields so as to further our understanding of the behaviors and
underlying mechanisms that allow animals and, potentially, robots to adapt and
survive in uncertain environments.
The conference will focus particularly on well-defined models, computer
simulations, and built robots in order to help characterize and compare
various organizational principles or architectures capable of inducing
adaptive behavior in real or artificial animals.
Technical Programme
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The full technical programme will be announced in due course. There will be a
single track of oral presentations, with poster sessions separately
timetabled. There will also be computer, video and robotic demonstrations.
Major topics covered will include:
Individual and collective behavior Autonomous robots
Neural correlates of behavior Hierarchical and parallel organizations
Perception and motor control Emergent structures and behaviors
Motivation and emotion Problem solving and planning
Action selection and behavioral Goal directed behavior
sequences Neural networks and evolutionary
Ontogeny, learning and evolution computation
Internal world models Characterization of environments
and cognitive processes Applied adaptive behavior
Invited speakers
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Prof. Michael Arbib, University of Southern California,
"Rats Running and Humans Reaching: The Brain's Multiple Styles of Learning"
Prof. Rodney Brooks, MIT, "Coherent Behavior from Many Adaptive Processes"
Prof. Herbert Roitblat, University of Hawaii,
"Mechanisms and Process in Animal Behaviour: Models of Animals, Animals as
Models"
Prof. Jean-Jacques Slotine, MIT, "Stability in Adaptation and Learning"
Prof. John Maynard Smith, University of Sussex,"The Evolution of Animal
Signals"
Proceedings
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The conference proceeding will be published by MIT Press/Bradford Books and
will be available at the conference.
Official Language: English
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Demonstrations
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Computer, video and robotic demonstrations are invited. They should be of work
relevant to the conference. If you wish to offer a demonstration, please send
a letter with your registration form briefly describing your contribution and
indicating space and equipment requirements.
Conference Committee
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Conference Chairs:
Philip HUSBANDS Jean-Arcady MEYER Stewart WILSON
School of Cognitive Groupe de Bioinformatique The Rowland Institute
and Comp. Sciences Ecole Normale Superieure for Science
University of Sussex 46 rue d'Ulm 100 Cambridge Parkway
Brighton BN1 9QH, UK 75230 Paris Cedex 05 Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
philh at cogs.susx.ac.uk meyer at wotan.ens.fr wilson at smith.rowland.org
Program Chair: David CLIFF
School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
davec at cogs.susx.ac.uk
Financial Chair: P. Husbands, H. Roitblat
Local Arrangements: I. Harvey, P. Husbands
Program Committee
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M. Arbib, USA R. Arkin, USA R. Beer, USA
A. Berthoz, France L. Booker, USA R. Brooks, USA
P. Colgan, Canada T. Collett, UK H. Cruse, Germany
J. Delius, Germany J. Ferber, France N. Franceschini, France
S. Goss, Belgium J. Halperin, Canada I. Harvey, UK
I. Horswill, USA A. Houston, UK L. Kaelbling, USA
H. Klopf, USA L-J. Lin, USA P. Maes, USA
M. Mataric, USA D. McFarland, UK G. Miller, UK
R. Pfeifer, Switzerland H. Roitblat, USA J. Slotine, USA
O. Sporns, USA J. Staddon, USA F. Toates, UK
P. Todd, USA S. Tsuji, Japan D. Waltz, USA
R. Williams, USA
Local Arrangements
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For general enquiries contact:
SAB94 Administration
COGS
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH
UK
Tel: +44 (0)273 678448
Fax: +44 (0)273 671320
Email: sab94 at cogs.susx.ac.uk
ftp
===
The SAB94 archive can be accessed by anonymous ftp.
% ftp ftp.cogs.susx.ac.uk
login: anonymous
password: <your_email at your_address>
ftp> cd pub/sab94
ftp> get <filename>*
ftp> quit
* Files available at present are:
README
announcement
reg_document
hotel_booking_form
Sponsors
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Sponsors include:
British Telecom University of Sussex Applied AI Systems Inc
Uchidate Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Corporation Brighton Council
Financial Support
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Limited financial support may be available to graduate students and young
researchers in the field. Applicants should submit a letter describing their
research, the year they expect to receive their degree, a letter of
recommendation from their supervisor, and confirmation that they have no other
sources of funds available. The number and size of awards will depend on the
amount of money available.
Venue
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The conference will be held at the Brighton Centre, the largest conference
venue in the town, situated on the seafront in Brighton's town centre and
adjacent to the 'Lanes' district.
Brighton is a thriving seaside resort, with many local attractions, situated
on the south coast of England. It is just a 50 minute train journey from
London, and 30 minutes from London Gatwick airport -- when making travel
arrangements we advise, where possible, using London Gatwick in preference to
London Heathrow.
Social Activities
=================
A welcome reception will be held on Sunday 7th August. The conference banquet
will take place on Thursday 11th August. There will also be opportunities for
sightseeing, wine cellar tours and a visit to Brighton's Royal Pavilion.
Accommodation
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We have organised preferential rates for SAB94 delegates at several good
quality hotels along the seafront. All hotels are within easy walking distance
of the Brighton Centre. Costs vary from 29 pounds to 70 pounds inclusive per
night for bed and breakfast. An accommodation booking form will be sent out to
you on request, or can be obtained by ftp (instructions above). Details of
cheaper budget accommodation can be obtained from Brighton Accommodation
Marketing Bureau (Tel: +44 273 327560 Fax: +44 273 777409).
Insurance
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The SAB94 organisers and sponsors can not accept liablility for personal
injuries, or for loss or damage to property belonging to conference
participants or their guests. It is recommended that attendees take out
personal travel insurance.
Registration Fees
=================
Registration includes: the conference proceedings; technical program; lunch
each day (except Wednesday when there will be no afternoon sessions); welcome
reception; free entry to Brighton's Royal Pavilion; complimentary temporary
membership of the Arts Club of Brighton.
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REGISTRATION FORM
3rd International Conference on the Simulation of Adaptive Behaviour (SAB94)
8-12 August 1994
Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
Please complete the form below and send to the conference office with full
payment.
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Country: ___________________________________________________________
Postal Code or Zip Code: ___________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________________
Telephone:____________________________ Fax:_________________________
Professional Affiliation:___________________________________________
Name(s) of accompanying person(s):
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
Dietary needs: ____________________________________________________
Any other special needs: _________________________________________
PAYMENTS
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All payments must be made in pounds sterling.
Delegates:
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Tick if you will be attending the welcome reception on Sunday 7 August _____
Tick appropriate boxes.
Individual Student
Early (before 15 May 1994) 200 pounds ( ) 100 pounds ( )
Late (after 15 May 1994) 230 pounds ( ) 115 pounds ( )
On site 260 pounds ( ) 130 pounds ( )
Banquet 18 pounds ( ) 18 pounds ( )
STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT PROOF OF THEIR STATUS ALONG WITH THEIR REGISTRATION FEE.
Accompanying persons:
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Welcoming reception 10 pounds
Banquet 28 pounds
TOTAL PAYMENT
___________ Registration
___________ Banquet (delegate rate) (Please tick if vegetarian _____)
___________ Banquet (guest rate) (Please tick if vegetarian _____)
___________ Reception (guests only)
___________ Donation to support student scholarship fund
METHOD OF PAYMENT
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Please make payable to "SAB94", pounds sterling only.
_____ Bank Draft or International Money Order: __________________ pounds
_____ Cheque: (drawn on a UK bank) __________________ pounds
Send to:
SAB Administration
COGS
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH
UK
CANCELLATIONS
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The SAB Administration should be notified in writing of all cancellations.
Cancellations received before 10 July will incur a 20% administration charge.
We cannot accept any cancellations after that date.
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