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Greetings from the ICASSP-97 Committee.
Listed below you will find an ICASSP-97 Update.


ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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1) "Maps"
    for your orientation during ICASSP 97 may be viewed on the WWW at

         http://www-nt.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/icassp97/

   along with other useful information such as travel, dining, and
   entertainment.

2) Pre-Registration and Onsite-Registration
   (if you are already registrated, please ignore this message)
   (if you are already registrated, please ignore this message)

   + to avoid long queues, please choose the pre-registration and REGISTER NOW.

   + if you prefer shorter queues at Onsite-Registration, please choose
     the registration time :
          
        Saturday, April 19, 16.00 - 19.00 or
        Sunday, April 20, 10.00 - 20.00

        (If you register on Monday you will miss the impressive opening and awar
ds
         ceremony in the Gasteig Philharmonic Hall.)
        

3) Registration Form 
   (if you are already registrated, please ignore this message)

   Registration forms are available :
   + on the WWW-Page:

     http://www-nt.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/icassp97/
     Please choose title "Registration".

   + by anonymous ftp at:

     ftp://ftp-nt.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/pub/icassp97/authorkit
     The relevant file is registration.ps

   + by ICASSP 97 Conference Secretariat:

     CSM, Congress & Seminar Management
     Industriestrasse 35
     D-82194 Groebenzell
     Phone: +49 8142 570183
     Fax  : +49 8142 54735
     Email: 100621.1451@compuserve.com

   Please send your complete registration form to the 
   ICASSP 97 Conference Secretariat :

     Fax  : +49 8142 54735


   WHAT DOES REGISTRATION INCLUDE?

        a)  Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM.
        b)  Admission to all technical sessions and exhibits.
        c)  Welcome Reception and Exhibitors Reception.
        d)  Coffee during the breaks


If you have any other questions or need additional information, feel free
to contact me or the appropriate member of our technical committee.

We are looking forward to seeing you at ICASSP 97 and to a successful
conference.  We thank you for your interest and participation.

Regards from Munich,

M. Lang                                      H. Fastl
General Chair, ICASSP 97                     Registration Chair, ICASSP 97