Workshop announcement

[Sherif Hashem]

  WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS OF NEURAL NETWORKS

              Battelle Auditorium, Richland, Washington
                          March 30-31, 1995

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL), Pacific Northwest
Laboratory (PNL), and the Richland Section of the Institute of Electrical 
and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are sponsoring a workshop to bring 
together scientists and engineers interested in investigating environmental 
and energy applications of artificial neural networks (ANNs). 

Objectives:
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The main objectives of this workshop are:

  * to provide a forum for presenting and discussing environmental 
    and energy applications of neural networks.
  * to serve as a means for investigating the potential uses of 
    neural networks in the U.S. Department of Energy's environmental 
    cleanup efforts and energy programs.
  * to promote collaboration between researchers in national 
    laboratories, academia, and industry to solve real-world problems.

Topics:
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  * Environmental applications (modeling and predicting land, air,
    and water pollution; environmental sensing; spectroscopy; hazardous 
    waste handling and cleanup).
  * Energy applications (environmental monitoring for power systems, 
    modeling and control of power plants, power load forecasting, fault 
    location and diagnosis of power systems).
  * Commercial and industrial applications (environmental, economic, 
    and financial time series analyses and forecasting; chemical process 
    modeling and control).
  * Medical applications (analysis of environmental health effects, modeling
    biological systems, medical image analysis, and medical diagnosis).

Who should attend?
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This workshop should be of interest to researchers applying ANNs in energy 
and environmental sciences and engineering, as well as scientists and 
engineers who see some potential for the application of ANNs to their work.

Dates:
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The workshop will be held on March 30-31, 1995, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.   
An introductory tutorial on neural networks will be offered on March 29,
1995, and is recommended for participants who are new to neural networks.

Deadline for contributed presentations: February 10, 1995. Notification of
acceptance will be mailed by: February 24, 1995.

Cost:
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The registration fee is $120 ($75 for students). Early registration by March 1,
1995, is $100 ($50 for students).

For More Information, Contact:
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Sherif Hashem  
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, M/S K1-87
Richland, WA  99352
Telephone:  509-375-6995
Fax.:       509-375-6631
Internet:   s_hashem at pnl.gov
World Wide Web URL: 
     http://www.emsl.pnl.gov:2080/people/bionames/s_hashem.html

Also see the workshop's homepage on the World Wide Web at URL:
     http://www.emsl.pnl.gov:2080/docs/cie/neural/workshop2/homepage.html

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                           REGISTRATION FORM


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[   ]   I am interested in attending the neural network tutorial (no additional
        fee is required).
[   ]   I am interested in a bus tour of the Hanford Site (a Department of
        Energy site located north of Richland, Washington).

Registration Fee:
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Regular:    $100    ($120 after March 1, 1995).
Student:    $50     ($75 after  March 1, 1995).

Please make your check payable to Battelle.


Mail the completed form and check to:

Janice Gunter
WEEANN Registration
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
P.O. Box 999, M/S K1-87
Richland, WA 99352

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