CFP-abstracts due by 5/15

[Laurene Fausett]

SIAN KA'AN 97
The Second Joint Mexico-US International Workshop
on Neural Networks and Neurocontrol

August 19-29 1997

Playa del Carmen
Quintana Roo Mexico

GOAL

Sian Ka'an 97, The Second Joint Mexico-US International Workshop on Neural
Networks and Neurocontrol will provide an opportunity for academic and
industrial researchers of the United States and Mexico, and other
participants including graduate students, to exchange ideas and research
results with the aim of enhancing the overall research effort, reducing
duplication, and encouraging cooperation among the participants.

FORMAT

Approximately twenty speakers have been selected to present two hour
keynote talks describing the state of the art of topics related to the
development of the theoretical and applied aspects of neural networks and
neurocontrol. Poster sessions of invited and contributed papers will allow
for discussion of particular works. A hands-on workshop for students, and
other interested participants, will provide some practice and more basic
information about the topics addressed in the conference presentations and
poster sessions.

LOCATION

The conference will be held in Playa del Carmen, in the state of Quintana
Roo, Mexico. The hotel is a five star luxury facility, with many legendary
Mayan ruins in the vicinity of the hotel. The facilities provide a relaxed
and informal atmoshpere for the exchange of ideas. A program of cultural,
educational, and social events will enhance the understanding, and help to
establish solid cooperative efforts, among conference participants.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Organizing Committee invites all persons interested in Artificial
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Sets, Evolutionary Programming, Control Theory, and
Smart Engineering Systems Theory to submit papers for presentation (poster
sessions) at the conference. All papers accepted for presentation will be
published in the conference proceedings. To ensure a high-quality
conference and proceedings, all paper submissions will be reviewed for
technical merit and content by three senior researchers in the field. Best
Paper Awards will be presented in the areas of "Novel Applications",
"Theoretical Development", and "Electronic Implementations".

Authors are requested to submit
        letter of intent, abstract (up to 250 words), and
        information sheet
                (full name(s) of author(s), title of paper, phone/fax
numbers, e-mail address)

Important Dates:        Letter of intent:                       by May 15, 1997.
                        Notice of acceptance of papers will be sent by May
30, 1997.
                        Camera-ready laser manuscripts:         by June 30,
1997.

Authors should forward the letter of intent, information sheet, and abstract to:

Nydia Lara Zavala
Laboratorio de Neurocomputacion
Centro de Instrumentos
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria
A.P. 70-186
Mexico, 04510, D.F.

Phone: (525) 652 5920
Fax: 622 8620
e-mail: nydia at aleph.cinstrum.unam.mx

or

Laurene Fausett
450 Larkin Street
Monterey, CA 93940

Phone: (408) 656-2714
Fax: (408) 656-2355
e-mail:lfausett at nps.navy.mil

COST

        Conference Registration (until June 30)                 $300
                ($350 after June 30)

        Hotel   (per person/per night) including breakfast
                Single Room                                             $ 60
                Double Room                                           $ 40
                Triple Room                                             $ 30

                Lunch and Dinner are available at the Hotel for
approximately $15 each

Fellowships will be available for students on a competitive basis. Please
request application forms from the organizing Committee Chairs (before May
15).

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (preliminary list, alphabetical order)

James Bezdek
Donald Fausett
Laurene Fausett
Benito Fernandez
Joydeep Ghosh
Robert Hecht-Nielsen
John Koza
George Lendaris
Ken Marko
Thomas J. McAvoy
Kumpati Narendra
Jose Principe
Dejan J. Sobajic
Eduardo Sontag
Jean Jacques E. Slotine
Paul Werbos
Bernard Widrow
Lotfi A. Zadeh

SIAN KA'AN 97 SPONSORS

National Science Foundation
Academia de la Investigacion Cientifica
Sociedad Mexicana de Instrumentacion
Florida Institute of Technology
University of Texas at Austin
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Universidad de Quintana Roo
Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo
IBM de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Sun de Mexico
Apple Computer de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

HONORARY CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Claudio Firmani Clementi
Paul Werbos
Bernard Widrow
Felipe Lara

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Nydia Lara (Mexico)
Laurene Fausett (USA)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR

Bernard Widrow
Felipe Lara
Jose  Principe
Dejan Sobajic
Benito Fernandez

WORKSHOP COMMITTEE CHAIR

Nydia Lara
Laurene Fausett
Benito Fernandez
George Lendaris
Guillermo Morales

TOPICS OF INTEREST
Architecture
- ANN Paradigms
- Associative Memories
- Hybrid Systems

Learning
- Gradient-Based Learning
- Stochastic Learning
- Adaptive Methods
- Supervised Learning
- Reinforcement Learning

Systems Analysis
- Time Series
- Signal Processing
- Systems Modeling
- Process Monitoring
- Fuzzy Models

Control & Design
- Optimization
- Neurocontrol
- Adaptive Control
- Learning Control
- Fuzzy Control
- Intelligent Control