ACNN'96: Call for Papers

[Tony BURKITT]

	  	     C A L L    F O R    P A P E R S

				   ACNN'96

			 SEVENTH AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE
				     ON
			       NEURAL NETWORKS

			   10th - 12th APRIL 1996

			 Australian National University
			      Canberra, Australia

The seventh Australian conference on neural networks will be held in Canberra 
on April 10th - 12th 1996 at the Australian National University.  ACNN'96 is 
the annual national meeting of the Australian neural network community. It is 
a multi-disciplinary meeting and seeks contributions from Neuroscientists,
Engineers, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Physicists and Psychologists.

ACNN'96 will feature a number of invited speakers. The program will include 
lecture presentations and poster sessions. Proceedings will be printed and 
distributed to the attendees.  

The posters will be displayed for a significant period of time, and time will
be allocated for authors to be present at their poster in the conference
program.  


Pre-Conference Workshops and Tutorials

Proposals for Pre-Conference Workshops and Tutorials are invited.  These 
are to be held on Tuesday 9th April at the same venue as the conference.
People wishing to organize such workshops or tutorials are invited to 
submit a precis at the same time as the submission deadline for papers, 
and these will be advertised.


Invited Keynote Speakers

ACNN'96 will feature a number of keynote speakers, including Professor
Wolfgang Maass, Technical University Graz. Further details to be
announced. 


Submission Categories

The major categories for paper submissions include:

1.	Computational Neuroscience: Integrative function of neural networks 
	in Vision, Audition, Motor, Somatosensory and Autonomic functions; 
	Synaptic function; Cellular information processing;  

2.	Theory: Learning; Generalisation; Complexity; Scaling; Stability;
	Dynamics; 

3.	Implementation: Hardware implementation of neural nets; Analog and
	digital VLSI implementation; Optical implementation;  

4.	Architectures and Learning Algorithms: New architectures and learning
	algorithms; Hierarchy; Modularity; Learning pattern sequences;
	Information integration;  

5.	Cognitive Science and AI: Computational models of perception and
	pattern recognition; Memory; Concept formation; Problem solving and
	reasoning; Visual and auditory attention; Language acquisition and
	production; Neural network implementation of expert systems;   

6.	Applications: Application of neural nets to signal processing and
	analysis; Pattern recognition: Speech, Machine vision; Motor control;
	Robotics; Forecasting; Medical.  


Initial Submission of Papers

As this is a multi-disciplinary meeting, papers are required to be
comprehensible to an informed researcher outside the particular stream of
the author in addition to the normal requirements of technical merit.  

Papers should be submitted as close as possible to final form and must not 
exceed six single A4 pages (2-column format).   A cover page should be 
supplied giving the title of the paper, the name and affiliation of each 
author, together with the postal address, the e-mail address, and the phone 
and fax numbers of a designated contact author. The type font should be no 
smaller than 10 point except in footnotes. A serif font such as Times or New 
Century Schoolbook is preferred. . A LaTeX style file and a LaTeX template
file specifying the final format are available by ftp (in the directory 
ftp://syseng.anu.edu.au/pub/acnn96/paperformat).

Five copies of the paper and the front cover sheet should be sent to: 
	
	ACNN'96 Secretariat
	L.P.O. Box 228
	Australian National University
	Canberra, ACT 2601
	Australia

Each manuscript should clearly indicate submission category (from the six
listed) and author preference for oral or poster presentations. This initial
submission must be on hard copy to reach us by Friday, 1 December 1995. 

ACNN'96 will include a special poster session devoted to recent work and
work-in-progress. Abstracts are solicited for this session (1 page
limit), and may be submitted up to one week before the commencement of
the conference. They will not be refereed or included in the
proceedings, but will be distributed to attendees upon arrival.
Students are especially encouraged to submit abstracts for this session.



Submission Deadlines

Friday, 1 December 1995     Deadline for receipt of paper submissions

Friday, 19 January 1996     Notification of acceptance

Friday, 16 February 1996    Final papers in camera-ready form for printing


Venue

Huxley Lecture Theatre, Leonard Huxley Building, Mills Road, 
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.


ACNN'96 Organising Committee

  Peter Bartlett      Australian National University 
  Tony Burkitt        Australian National University 
  Bob Williamson      Australian National University 


ACNN'96 Technical Program Committee

  Tom Downs           University of Queensland 
  Bill Gibson         University of Sydney 
  Andrew Heathcote    University of Newcastle 
  Marwan Jabri        University of Sydney 
  Adam Kowalczyk      Telecom Research Laboratories 
  Cyril Latimer       University of Sydney 
  Wee Sun Lee         Australian National University 
  M. V. Srinivasan    Australian National University 


Registrations

The registration fee to attend ACNN'96 is:

  Full Time Students    A$120.00
  Academics             A$260.00
  Other                 A$380.00

A discount of 20% applies for advance registration. Registration forms must be
posted before  February 16th, 1996, to be entitled to the discount. To be
eligible for the Full Time Student rate, a letter from the Head of Department 
as verification of enrollment is required. There is a registration form at
the end of this document.


Accommodation

Delegates will have to make their own accommodation arrangements directly
with the college or hotel of their choice. A list of accomodation close
to the conference venue is available (see "Further Information").


Further Information

For further information and registration forms, contact:
	ACNN'96 Secretariat
	L.P.O. Box 228
	Australian National University
	Canberra, ACT 2601
	Australia
	Tel: 06 - 249 5645
WWW page:      http://wwwsyseng.anu.edu.au/acnn96/
ftp site:      syseng.anu.edu.au:pub/acnn96
or via email:  acnn96 at anu.edu.au