ICANN97-Lausanne-Oct7-10

Thu Apr 10 04:16:34 EDT 1997

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7th Annual Conference of the European Neural Network Society ENNS

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   International Conference on Neural Networks
      October 8-10 - Lausanne Switzerland
       Tutorials on Tuesday, October 7
      -- The 1997 Latsis Conference --

           http://www.epfl.ch/icann97
            Email  icann97 at epfl.ch
              Fax +41 21 693-5656

    paper submission deadline: May 15, 1997 (6-page full papers)
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Proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag, Lecture Note Serie, 
see layout instructions below. Papers will  be evaluated on the 
basis of relevance, originality and clarity.

   Mathematical models             Applications
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Learning, Dynamical systems,    Optimization, Prediction,
Self-organization,              Process control, Robotics,
Cellular neural nets.           Energy and Comm. Networks.

   Biological models               Implementations
   +++++++++++++++++               +++++++++++++++
Neural codes, Spiking neurons,  Bio-inspiration,
Cortex modeling,                Sensory processing,
Sensory-motor areas             Hardware accelerators,
                                Analogue VLSI
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               Conference structure
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The program will include plenary talks and  3 or 4 tracks of parallel 
sessions covering complementary fields of interest. 
Posters presentations will be complemented by short poster 
spotlights during oral presentations.

                   Tutorials
                   ^^^^^^^^^
Tutorials will take place on October 7, before the Conference.

Y. Abu-Mostafa (USA), P. Refenes (GB)  Finance Applications
X. Arreguit (CH)                       Silicon Implementations
J.L. van Hemmen (D), A. Kreiter (D)    Cortical Oscillations
M. Opper (D)                           Generalization Theories

                Invited speakers
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
W. Bialek, Princeton, USA,   	Decoding Spike Trains
H. Bourlard, Martigny, CH,   	Speech recognition
S. Grossberg, Boston, USA,   	Visual Perception
H. Markram, Rehovot, Israel, 	Synaptic Plasticity
E. Oja, Espoo, Finland,      	Independent Comp. Analysis
H. Ritter, Bielefeld, D,     	Robotics
T. Roska, Budapest, HU,      	Cellular Neural Networks 
R. Sutton, Amherst, USA,     	Reinforcement Learning
V. Vapnik, Holmdel, USA,     	Support Vector Machines
E. Vittoz, Neuchatel, CH,    	Bioinspired Circuits

		Special Sessions are planned on
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Cortical Maps and receptive fields,   
Temporal Patterns and Brain Dynamics, 
Time Series Prediction,               
Financial Modeling,                   
Adaptive Autonomous Agents,           
Applications in Power/communication networks. 
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              Instructions for authors
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Interested authors should:
- Prepare a 6-page paper in English according to the Springer layout 
  instructions (1-column book format, about 2000 char/page only) 
     See  http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/authors.html
- Classify the paper according to our list of categories and keywords.
     See  http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/cata.html
- Fill-in the author submission form.  
     See http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/sub.html 
- Mail 5 copies of the paper and the form before May 15 (do not 
  include the original if it includes glued pictures or tables)
  Sorry, we do not accept electronic copies of papers (FTP, Web)

All papers will be reviewed and the program committee will meet on 
June 19-21 for the selection. Authors will be informed by fax before June 25. 
Corrections and changes will be requested for July 10. Final conference 
program will be available early July. The principal author of an accepted 
paper must register before July 30. Student grants are available from Neuronet.

Until May 5, the printed set of forms, layout instructions and examples 
can also be requested by fax or e-mail. Please indicate your postal address. 
All these documents are available on the Web.
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            Registration information and fees
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Registration fee includes admission to all sessions, one copy of the 
proceedings, coffee breaks and 3 lunches, welcome drinks and banquet.
                                        before August 30  --  after
Regular registration fee                          580 CHF -- 640 CHF
Student (with lunch, no banquet, no proceedings)  270 CHF -- 330 CHF
Tutorial day   (October 7)                         30 CHF --  50 CHF
Ask for a copy of the forms, for the program booklet, or see on the Web
 http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/reg.html  Participant registration form
 http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/stu.html  Student special condition form
 http://www.epfl.ch/icann97/hotel.html  Hotel reservation form
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           Conference location and accomodation
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The conference will be held at the EPFL, Ecublens, 5 km South-West 
of Lausanne. A tram provides easy access from the hotels.
Lausanne is located on the lake of Geneva, with easy access 
by train and planes.
Hotels are in the 50 to 150 CHF range. Reservation is not handled 
by the conference. Ask Fassbind Hotels, fax +41 21 323 0145
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                  Organizers
                  ^^^^^^^^^^
General Chairman: Prof Wulfram Gerstner, Mantra-EPFL
Co-chairmen: Prof Alain Germond, Martin Hasler, J.D. Nicoud, EPFL
Program committee secretariat: Monique Dubois, LAMI-EPFL, tel +41 21 693-6635
Registration secretariat: Andrii Moinat, LRC-EPFL, tel +41 21 693-2661
FAX: +41 21 693 5656

           Technical Programm Committee
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Frangois Blayo   Lyon       .  Marie Cottrell   Paris
F. de Viron      Bruxelles  .  Christian Jutten Grenoble Cedex
H. Mallot        Berlin     .  Eddy Mayoraz     Martigny
K. Pawelzik      Frankfurt  .  Eric Vittoz      Neuchatel

                  Advisory Board
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Larry Abbott     Waltham    .  Moshe Abeles     Jerusalem
Sun-ichi Amari   Saitama    .  Michael Arbib    Los Angeles
William Bialek   Princeton  .  C.M. Bishop      Birmigham
Joan Cabestany   Barcelona  .  J.P. Changeux    Paris
Holk Cruse       Bielefeld  .  Emil Fieseler    Martigny
Frangoise Fogelman Clamart  .  Stan Gielen      Nijmegen
Karl Goser       Dortmund   .  Stephen Grossberg Boston
Klaus Hepp       Zurich     .  Jeanny Herault   Grenoble
J.A. Hertz       Kobenhaun  .  Michael Jordan   Cambridge
Christof Koch    Pasadena   .  T. Kohonen       Espoo
Lennart Ljung    Linkoping  .  Th. Martinetz    Bochum
Pietro Morasso   Genova     .  A.F. Murray      Edinburgh
Dagmar Niebur    Philadelphia . Erkki Oja       Espoo
G. Palm          Ulm        .  Vincenzo Piuri   Milano
Alberto Prieto   Granada    .  U. Ramacher      Dresden
Helge Ritter     Bielfeld   .  Tamas Roska      Budapest
Terrence Sejnowski La Jolla .  Sara A. Solla    Holmdel
John G. Taylor   London     .  J.L. van Hemmen  Garching
V.N. Vapnik      Holmdel    .  Michel Verleysen Louvain-la-Neuve
C. von der Malsburg Bochum  .  W. von Seelen    Bochum
Chr. Wellekens   Valbonne   .  David Willshaw   Edinburgh

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