EuroFusion98 Conference

 6th-7th October 1998

 The EuroFusion98 Conference will be held on Tuesday 6th (pm only) and 
 Wednesday 7th  October 1998 in the Elgar Suite at the Abbey Hotel, Great 
 Malvern, UK. The official language of the conference will be English.

 The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, users and 
 others interested in any aspect of data fusion. The conference will 
 comprise presentations, practical demonstrations, displays and posters on 
 theoretical developments and practical applications on data fusion topics 
 including, but not limited to, the following:
 Bayesian methods, Dempster-Shafer techniques, Probability Fusion,
 Decision-level Fusion, Neural networks, Medical applications,
 Condition monitoring, Aerospace applications, Financial applications,
 Defence applications, Security applications, Transport applications,
 Remote sensing, Demining.

 Original papers on research and development are solicited for a regular 
 session of refereed presentations and for a workshop of selected unrefereed 
 short presentations. Workshop papers will be selected for originality of 
 the approach or the importance of the application. The conference also 
 offers keynote talks by invited speakers.

 If you are interested in presenting your work at this conference please 
 send a one-page abstract to the programme chair at the address below by 
 Monday 8th June, indicating the presenting author, his / her contact 
 details and whether the work is to be considered for a standard refereed 
 paper, a short workshop paper or a poster. All accepted papers will be 
 published in the conference proceedings. Anyone wishing to give a practical 
 demonstration or display should also contact the programme chair as soon as 
 possible.

 Authors will be notified by Monday 29th June regarding the acceptance of 
 their paper and camera-ready papers must be submitted by Monday 7th 
 September.

 Conference General Chair, Jane O'Brien	
 Pattern and Information Processing, DERA
 St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3PS, UK	
 Telephone: +44 1684 895618,  Fax: +44 1684 894384	
 Email: job@signal.dera.gov.uk	

 Conference Programme Chair, Mark Bedworth	
 Pattern and Information Processing, DERA	
 St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3PS, UK	
 Telephone: +44 1684 894521,  Fax: +44 1684 894384	
 Email: bedworth@signal.dera.gov.uk	


 Registration forms can be obtained from:

 Jenny Green, Conference Administrator
 Pattern and Information Processing, DERA
 St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire  WR14 3PS  UK
 Phone: +44 1684 894300, Fax: +44 1684 89 4384
 Email: jagreen@signal.dera.gov.uk


 Accommodation and Travel

 A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the Abbey Hotel at a 
 special rate of L65 single occupancy (inclusive of breakfast) and at the 
 Foley Arms Hotel (two minutes walk from The Abbey) at a special rate of L58 
 single occupancy (inclusive of breakfast). Bookings should be made directly 
 with the hotels quoting "EuroFusion98".

 Abbey Hotel				Foley Arms Hotel
 Abbey Road				Worcester Road
 Great Malvern				Great Malvern
 Worcestershire				Worcestershire
 UK                                      UK
 Phone: +44 1684 892332		        Phone: +44 1684 573397

 DERA Malvern's General Administration Office will be pleased to advise on 
 and arrange other accommodation. Some of the hotels in the area offer a 
 discount to our visitors provided they are booked through the General 
 Administration Office, Telephone +44 1684 894387.

 Travel by Air:
 Malvern is approximately 50 miles south of Birmingham International Airport 
 and can be reached from the airport easily by either rail or road.

 Travel by Rail:
 There are two railway stations in Malvern - Malvern Link and Great Malvern. 
 The closest to all the hotels is Great Malvern.
 Trains run regularly from London Paddington to Great Malvern and from 
 Birmingham International Airport via Birmingham New Street to Great 
 Malvern. There are also rail links from Gatwick and Heathrow airports via 
 Reading.

 Travel by Road:
 Visitors travelling on the M5 from the south should exit on the M50 at 
 Junction 8. Leave the M50 at Junction 1 and follow the signposts for Great 
 Malvern.
 >From the north, leave the M5 at Junction 7 and follow the route signposted 
 to Malvern.