***** CALL FOR PAPERS ***** International Conference on VISION, RECOGNITION, ACTION: NEURAL MODELS OF MIND AND MACHINE May 28--31, 1997 Sponsored by the Center for Adaptive Systems and the Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems Boston University with financial support from DARPA and ONR This conference will include a day of tutorials (May 28) followed by 3 days of 21 invited lectures and contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems see, understand, and act upon a changing world. The meeting program and updates can be found at http://cns-web.bu.edu/cns-meeting/. Hotel and restaurant information can be found there. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997: TUTORIALS Stephen Grossberg, "Vision, Brain, and Technology" (3 hours in two 1-1/2 hour lectures). Gail Carpenter, "Self-Organizing Neural Networks for Learning, Recognition, and Prediction: ART Architectures and Applications" (2 hours). Eric Schwartz, "Algorithms and Hardware for the Application of Space-Variant Active Vision to High Performance Machine Vision" (2 hours). THURSDAY, MAY 29---SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997: CONFIRMED INVITED LECTURERS Andreas Andreou, Stuart Anstis, Terrance Boult, Rodney Brooks, Gail Carpenter, Patrick Cavanagh, Robert Desimone, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Stephen Grossberg, Michael Jordan, John Kalaska, Takeo Kanade, Ennio Mingolla, Lance Optican, Alex Pentland, Tomaso Poggio, Eric Schwartz, Robert Shapley, George Sperling, Larry Squire, and Allen Waxman. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Contributed abstracts for talks or posters must be received, in English, by January 31, 1997. Notification of acceptance will be given by February 28, 1997. A meeting registration fee must accompany each Abstract. See Registration Information below for details. The fee will be returned if the Abstract is not accepted for presentation and publication in the meeting proceedings. Each Abstract should fit on one 8-1/2" x 11" white page with 1" margins on all sides, single-column format, single-spaced, Times Roman or similar font of 10 points or larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Abstract title, author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and email address(es) should begin each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: Full title of Abstract, corresponding author and presenting author name, address, telephone, fax, and email address. Preference for oral or poster presentation should be noted. Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted with insufficient funds will be returned. The original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to: CNS Meeting, c/o Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: To register, please fill out the enclosed registration form. Student registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If accompanied by an Abstract or if paying by check, mail to the CNS Meeting address. If paying by credit card, mail to the CNS Meeting address, or fax to (617) 353-7755. STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Some fellowships for PhD students and postdocs are available to defray travel and living costs. The deadline for applying for fellowship support is January 31, 1997. Applicants will be notified by February 28, 1997. Each application should include the applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email address; current student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name, address, and email address; relevant courses and other educational data; and a list of research articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD advisor on official institutional stationery should accompany the application and summarize how the candidate may benefit from the meeting. Students who also submit an Abstract need to include the registration fee with their Abstract. ******************** REGISTRATION FORM (Please Type or Print) Vision, Recognition, Action: Neural Models of Mind and Machine Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts Tutorials: May 28, 1997 Meeting: May 29--31, 1997 Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof: Name: Affiliation: Address: City, State, Postal Code: Phone and Fax: Email: The conference registration fee includes the meeting program, reception, six coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings. Two coffee breaks and a book of tutorial viewgraph copies will be covered by the tutorial registration fee. CHECK ONE: [ ] $55 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular) [ ] $40 Conference plus Tutorial (Student) [ ] $35 Conference Only (Regular) [ ] $25 Conference Only (Student) [ ] $30 Tutorial Only (Regular) [ ] $25 Tutorial Only (Student) METHOD OF PAYMENT: [ ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University". Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US correspondent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any and all bank charges. [ ] I wish to pay my fees by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only). Type of card: Name as it appears on the card: Account number: Expiration date: Signature and date: ********************