IJCNN99- submission deadline extended

[Gary Yen]

     ontributed by: Gary G. Yen    gyen at master.ceat.okstate.edu
     
     
     
     CONFERENCE UPDATE:  IJCNN'99 900 Submissions and Counting
     Deadline Extended for Email Submissions
     
     
     1999 INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS
     
     RENAISSANCE HOTEL
     WASHINGTON, D.C.
     JULY 10-16, 1999
     
     We have 900 submissions in hand now; however, due to numerous 
     requests, we are extending the submission deadline. Email submission 
     may still be made directly to the Conference General Chair, David 
     Brown, at dgb at cdrh.fda.gov. Submissions received after January 22 will 
     only be considered for poster presentation unless invited by session 
     chairs. Details on the web site 
     www.cas.american.edu/~medsker/ijcnn99/ijcnn99.html (or via 
     www.inns.org) as shown below:
     
     IJCNN'99 review and acceptance will be based on a one-page summary, 
     which will be distributed to Conference participants in a summary 
     book. Conference proceedings will be in CD form. Hard-copy proceedings 
     may be available for an additional fee. Use of illustrations is 
     encouraged in the summaries, within the single allowed page. Use of 
     audio and video segments in the CD proceedings will be considered. 
     Poster presentations will be encouraged, with "single-slide" poster 
     presentations interspersed with regular oral sessions. Monetary awards 
     presented for best poster in several categories. Best student paper 
     awards will also be given.
     
     INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS:
     Paper summary format information
     
     The summary must be accompanied by a cover sheet listing the following 
     information:
     1. Paper title
     2. Author information - full names and affiliations as they will 
     appear in the program
     3. Mailing address, telephone, fax, and email for each author 4. 
     Request for oral or poster presentation
     5. Topic(s), selected from the list below:
     
     Biological foundations                       Neural systems 
     Mathematical foundations                     Architectures
     Learning algorithms                          Intelligent control 
     Artificial systems                           Data analysis Pattern 
     recognition                                  Hybrid systems 
     Intelligent computation (including fuzzy and GA)
     Applications
     
     The one-page, camera-ready summary must conform to the following 
     requirements:
     1. All text and illustrations must appear within a 7x9 in. (178x229mm)
     area. For US standard size paper (8.5x11 in.), set margins to 0.75 in. 
     (18mm) left and right and 1 in. top and bottom. For A4 size paper, set 
     margins to 17mm left and right, 25mm top, and 45 mm bottom.
     2. Use 10-point Times Roman or equivalent typeface for the main text.
     Single space all text, allowing extra space between paragraphs.
     3. Title (16 pt. Bold, centered) Capitalize only first word and proper
     names.
     4. Authors names, affiliation (12 pt., centered) omit titles or 
     degrees.
     5. Five section headings (11 pt. bold). The following five headings 
     MUST be used: Purpose, Method, Results, New or breakthrough aspect of 
     work, and Conclusions.
     
     Submit by email to dgb at cdrh.fda.gov
     
     Acceptance will be determined by February 8, 1999 in most cases, and 
     complete papers are due in digital form for CD publication by May 3, 
     1999.