Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!agate!ucbvax!sarnoff.com!jcp From: jcp@sarnoff.com (John Pearson W343 x2385) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: NIPS-91 Workshop Message-ID: <9102222012.AA20814@sarnoff.sarnoff.com> Date: 22 Feb 91 20:12:52 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Lines: 64 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS NIPS*91 Post-Conference Workshops December 6 and 7, 1991 Vail, Colorado Request for Proposals Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on current topics on Neural Information Processing will be held on December 6 and 7, 1991, in Vail, Colorado. Proposals by qualified individuals interested in chairing one of these workshops are solicited. Past topics have included: Rules and Connectionist Models; Speech; Vision; Sensory Biophysics; Neural Network Dynamics; Neurobiology; Computational Complexity Issues; Fault Tolerance in Neural Networks; Benchmarking and Comparing Neural Network Applications; Architectural Issues; Fast Training Techniques; Control; Optimization, Statistical Inference, Genetic Algorithms; VLSI and Optical Implementations; Integration of Neural Networks with Conventional Software. The format of the workshop is informal. Beyond reporting on past research, the goal is to provide a forum for scientists actively working in the field to freely discuss current issues of concern and interest. Sessions will meet in the morning and in the afternoon of both days, with free time in between for the ongoing individual exchange or outdoor activities. Specific open and/or controversial issues are encouraged and preferred as workshop topics. Individuals interested in chairing a workshop must propose a topic of current interest and must be willing to accept responsibility for their group's discussion. Discussion leaders' responsibilities include: arrange brief informal presentations by experts working on this topic, moderate or lead the discussion, and report its high points, findings and conclusions to the group during evening plenary sessions, and in a short (2 page) summary. Submission Procedure: Interested parties should submit a short proposal for a workshop of interest by May 17, 1991. Proposals should include a title and a short description of what the workshop is to address and accomplish. It should state why the topic is of interest or controversial, why it should be discussed and what the targeted group of participants is. In addition, please send a brief resume of the prospective workshop chair, list of publications and evidence of scholarship in the field of interest. Mail submissions to: Dr. Gerald Tesauro, Co-Chair, Attn: NIPS91 Workshops, IBM Research P.O. Box 704 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail net address (if applicable) must be on all submissions. Workshop CoChairs: G. Tesauro & S. Kirkpatrick, IBM PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 17,1991 Please Post Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com