ICONIP'97 call for papers

[Nikola Kasabov]

CALL FOR PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, SPECIAL SESSIONS

                                  ICONIP'97
                                  jointly with
                             ANZIIS'97 and ANNES'97
             (in cooperation with IEEE NNC and INNS)

The Fourth International Conference on Neural Information Processing--
The Annual Conference of the Asian Pacific Neural Network Assembly,
jointly with The Fifth Australian and New Zealand International
Conference on Intelligent Information Processing Systems, and The
Third New Zealand International Conference on Artificial Neural
Networks and Expert Systems,

24-28 November, 1997
Dunedin/Queenstown, New Zealand


The joint conference will have three parallel streams:
    Stream1:  Neural Information Processing
    Stream2:  Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
    Stream3:  Intelligent Information Systems and their Applications 

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Stream1: Neural Information Processing
*     Neurobiological systems
*     Cognition
*     Cognitive models of the brain
*     Dynamical modelling, chaotic processes in the brain
*     Brain computers, biological computers
*     Consciousness, awareness, attention
*     Adaptive biological systems
*     Modelling emotions
*     Perception, vision 
*     Learning languages 
*     Evolution

Stream2: Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
*     Artificial neural networks: models, architectures, algorithms
*     Fuzzy systems 
*     Evolutionary programming and genetic algorithms
*     Artificial life 
*     Distributed AI systems, agent-based systems 
*     Soft computing--paradigms, methods, tools
*     Approximate reasoning 
*     Probabilistic and statistical methods 
*     Software tools, hardware implementation

Stream3: Intelligent Information Systems and their Applications 
*     Connectionist-based information systems
*     Hybrid systems
*     Expert systems
*     Adaptive systems
*     Machine learning, data mining and intelligent databases
*     Pattern recognition and image processing
*     Speech recognition and language processing
*     Intelligent information retrieval systems
*     Human-computer interfaces
*     Time-series prediction
*     Control
*     Diagnosis
*     Optimisation
*     Application of intelligent information technologies in:
      manufacturing, process control, quality testing, finance,
      economics, marketing, management, banking, agriculture,
      environment protection, medicine, geographic information
      systems, government, law, education, and sport
*    Intelligent information technologies on the global networks

HONORARY CHAIR
Shun-Ichi Amari, Tokyo University

GENERAL CONFERENCE CHAIR
Nik  Kasabov, University of Otago
nkasabov at otago.ac.nz

COFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Yianni Attikiouzel, University of Western Australia
Marwan Jabri, Sydney University

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Tom Gedeon, University of New South Wales
George Coghill, University of Auckland

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIR: 
Philip Sallis, University of Otago

CONFERENCE ORGANISER
Ms Kitty Ko
Department of Information Science, University of Otago, 
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
phone: +64 3 479 8153, fax: +64 3 479 8311,
email: kittyko at commerce.otago.ac.nz

CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers must be received by 30 May 1997. They will be reviewed
by senior researchers in the field and the authors will be informed
about the decision of the review process by 20 July 1997. The accepted
papers must be submitted in a camera-ready format by 20 August. All
accepted papers will be published by Springer-Verlag. As the
conference is a multi-disciplinary meeting the papers are required to
be comprehensible to a wider rather than to a very specialised
audience. Papers will be presented at the conference either in an oral
or in a poster session. Please submit three copies of the paper
written in English on A4-format white paper with one inch margins on
all four sides, in two column format, on not more than 4 pages,
single-spaced, in Times or similar font of 10 points, and printed on
one side of the page only. Centred at the top of the first page should
be the complete title, author(s), mailing and e-mailing addresses,
followed by an abstract and the text. In the covering letter the
stream and the topic of the paper according to the list above should
be indicated. 

SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS AND EDITED VOLUMES
Selected papers will be published in special issues of scientific
journals and in edited volumes which will include chapters covering
the conference topics written by invited conference participants.

TUTORIALS (24 November)
Conference tutorials will be organized to introduce the basics of
cognitive modelling, dynamical systems, neural networks, fuzzy
systems, evolutionary programming, machine learning, soft computing,
expert systems,hybrid systems, and adaptive systems. 

EXHIBITION
Companies and university research laboratories are encouraged to
exhibit their developed or distributing software and hardware systems.

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR PRACTITIONERS
The New Zealand Computer Society is organising special demonstrations,
lectures and materials for practitioners working in the area of
information technologies.

VENUE (Dunedin/Queenstown) 
The Conference will be held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New
Zealand. The closing session will be held on Friday, 28 November on a
cruise on one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, Lake Wakatipu.
The cruise departs from the famous tourist centre Queenstown, about
300 km from Dunedin. Transportation will be provided and there will be
a separate discount cost for the cruise.

TRAVELLING
The Dunedin branch of House of Travel, a travelling company, is happy
to assist in any domestic and international travelling arrangements
for the Conference delegates. They can be contacted through email:
travel at es.co.nz, fax: +64 3 477 3806, phone: +64 3 477 3464, or toll
free number: 0800 735 737 (within NZ). 

POSTCONFERENCE EVENTS
Following the closing conference cruise, delegates may like to
experience the delights of Queenstown, Central Otago, and Fiordland.
Travel plans can be coordinated by the Dunedin Visitor Centre (phone:
+64 3 474 3300, fax: +64 3 474 3311).

IMPORTANT DATES
Papers due:                                                      30 May 1997
Notification of acceptance:                                20 July 1997
Final camera-ready papers due:                         20 August 1997
Registration of at least one author of a paper:     20 August 1997
Early registration:                                              20 August 1997

CONFERENCE CONTACTS, PAPER SUBMISSIONS, CONFERENCE
INFORMATION, REGISTRATION FORMS
Conference Secretariat 
Department of Information Science, University of Otago,
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand;
phone: +64 3 479 8142; fax: +64 3 479 8311;
email: iconip97 at otago.ac.nz
Home page: http://divcom.otago.ac.nz:800/com/infosci/kel/conferen.htm

RELATED CONFERENCE
The World Manufacturing Congress'97 (WMC'97) will be held from
November 18-21, 1997 at Massesy University, Albany Campus,
Auckland, New Zealand.For further information please visit the
Web Site: http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/icsc/wmc97.htm