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.