Workshop Announcment

[Hans Liljenstrom]

			  Workshop on 
	Biology as a Source of Inspiration for Technology
		   June 19 in Sigtuna, Sweden


An informal satellite meeting to the International Conference on Engineering
Applications of Neural Networks, EANN'97, is organised by the Agora
for Biosystems on June 19 in Sigtuna, Sweden. The theme of the
workshop is "Biology as a Source of Inspiration for Technology" and
will be discussed by EANN conference participants, invited speakers
and others interested in the topic. The idea is to focus attention on
modern technical applications that have been inspired by biology, and
to promote the dialogue between theorists and practitioners in the
field.

The workshop is taking place at the Agora for Biosystems, located in
the nice and unique building of Sigtunastiftelsen Guesthouse, in
the small town of Sigtuna, some 45 km north west of Stockholm, near
Arlanda international airport. The workshop will start at 9 am on
Thursday, June 19, 1997, and end around 5 pm the same day. Lunch and
dinner can be served at self cost at Sigtunastiftelsen or in any
nearby restaurant. Accomodation is also possible at the Guesthouse, or
in nearby hotels or hostels. Participants who want to stay at the
Guesthouse should contact the organisers or make room reservations
directly at the Guesthouse, phone +46-(0)8-592 589 00. Please, also
inform the organisers or the Guesthouse if you plan to have lunch
and/or dinner at the Guesthouse.

Informal presentations to initiate the discussions will be given by,
among others, Prof. Jarl-Thure Ericsson, professor at the Dept. of
Electrical Engineering and headmaster of Tampere University of
Technology, Prof. Erik Mosekilde, Dept. of Physics, the Technical
University of Denmark, Prof. Wlodzislaw Duch, Dept. of Computer
Methods, Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun (Poland), and Prof.
Hans Wiksell, Comair AB, Stockholm. Anyone willing to give a short
oral presentation is welcome to contact the organisers asap
and no later than June 12.

For furhter information, please see the home page,
http://bach.theophys.kth.se/~hali/eann97/eannwork.html
or contact the organisers.

All interested are welcome to contact the organisers for registration
before June 12.  

Hans Liljenstrom
Agora for Biosystems 
Box 57
S-193 22 Sigtuna
Sweden

Phone: +46-(0)8-592 509 01 (Agora)
       +46-(0)8-790 7172 (KTH)
Fax:   +46-(0)8-104879, 
Email: hali at theophys.kth.se.