Connectionists: ICA2009 Reminder: Approaching Deadline and Keynote Speakers

[ICA2009]

Dear Colleagues,

Next year, the 8th International Conference on Independent Component 
Analysis and Signal Separation (ICA2009) will be held in Paraty, one of 
Brazil's most charming tourist destinations. In accordance with the 
tradition established by the previous ICA conferences, our wish is that 
next year's event be a special moment for our community to share ideas and 
experiences in a most pleasant environment.

IMPORTANT DATES

* November 10, 2008 - Submission deadline
* December 8, 2008 - Notification of acceptance
* December 19, 2008 - Final paper due

* Conference - March 15-18, 2009

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  * Andrzej Cichocki - RIKEN - Brain Science Institute, JAPAN
   Multi-way Array (Tensor) Factorizations and Decompositions and
their Potential Applications

  * David J. Field -Cornell University
   Sparseness, invariance and the biological plausibility of independent 
coding

  * Mark D. Plumbley - Queen Mary University of London
   Analysing Digital Music

You can find more information on the conference website

     http://www.dspcom.fee.unicamp.br/ica2009


Best regards,

Allan Kardec Barros and Joao Marcos T. Romano
General Chairs, ICA2009

Tulay Adali and Christian Jutten
Technical Chairs, ICA2009