http://www.devinci.fr/iim/vw2000/
The terms “virtual worlds” generally refer to Virtual Reality applications or experiences. We extend the use of these terms to describe experiments that deal with the idea of synthesizing digital worlds on computers.Virtual Worlds Conference confirms the interest of the scientific community to this new trend of research and applications

Posted: January 2nd, 2001 under Computers: Artificial Intelligence.
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http://airlab.elet.polimi.it/evorob2000/
The aims of this workshop, which will bring together active ER researchers and people from industry, are to assess the current state-of-the-art and to provide opportunities for fostering future developments and applications.

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http://airlab.elet.polimi.it/evorob2000/
The aims of this workshop, which will bring together active ER researchers and people from industry, are to assess the current state-of-the-art and to provide opportunities for fostering future developments and applications.

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http://red.lx.it.pt/~emmcvpr/
Minimization problems and optimization methods permeate computer vision (CV), pattern recognition (PR), and many other fields of machine intelligence. This is because many approaches to CV&PR involve optimization tasks, and, at a more basic level, several problems can be cast as the minimization of some basic quantity (often called an energy).

Instances of (energy) minimization problems arise in Bayesian decision making, Markov random fields, relaxation labeling, neural networks, variational formulations, support vector machines, regularization, to mention only a few (not necessarily mutually exclusive) areas/frameworks of CV&PR, with roots in disciplines such as statistics, (statistical) physics, and psychophysics.

The aim of this workshop, which is the third of a series, is to bring together people with research interests in this interdisciplinary topic. Although the subject is traditionally well represented in major international conferences on CV&PR, this workshop provides a forum where researchers can report their recent work and engage in more informal discussions. As with the previous editions (1997 and 1999), the proceedings will be published by Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS) series. The submission instructions can be found here.

The scientific program of EMMCVPR-2001 will include the presentation of invited talks and contributed research papers. The workshop, which is sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), will be organized by the Sophia-Antipolis research unit of INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique), in France. Sophia-Antipolis is located on the French Riviera (C?te d’Azur), near Nice, Antibes, and Cannes.

Important: Due to space constraints of the workshop site, attendance will be limited to 100.

A list of relevant topics includes (but is not restricted to):

Markov random fields

Probabilistic networks / graphical models

Variational formulations

Deformable models

Graph matching

Statistical pattern recognition

Supervised learning

Unsupervised learning

VC-theory and support vector machines

Information theoretic methods
Model selection
Computational neurobiology
Visual perception and psychophysics
Neural networks for classification and regression
Markov-Chain Monte Carlo methods
Relaxation labeling
Variational and mean-field methods
Self-organizing networks
Evolutionary / genetic approaches
Applications

Posted: January 1st, 2001 under Computers: Artificial Intelligence.
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http://www.cs.wustl.edu/icail2001/
ICAIL-2001 will be held under the auspices of the International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law (IAAIL), an organization devoted to promoting research and development in the field of AI and Law with members throughout the world. ICAIL provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest research results and practical applications and stimulates interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Previous ICAIL conferences have taken place in Boston (1987), Vancouver (1989), Oxford (1991), Amsterdam (1993), College Park, Maryland (1995), Melbourne (1997), and Oslo (1999). As for these past conferences, the accepted papers will be published in a conference proceedings.
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http://www.aeroconf.org/
These files are all in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format. They are suitable for printing for distribution. You may obtain the latest free download of the Adobe Acrobat Reader at

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http://www.iasted.com/
As the year 2000 progresses, IASTED has continued to contribute to the areas of scientific and technological innovation. IASTED’s two May conferences, Modelling and Simulation (MS 2000) and Neural Networks and Expert Systems (NN 2000) held in Pittsburgh, USA, were extremely successful, facilitating an international dialogue amongst researchers, practitioners and students. The success of those conferences was surpassed by the Control and Applications (CA 2000) and Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2000) conferences, held in conjunction in Cancun, Mexico.
Upcoming events organized by IASTED include the Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC 2000) and Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2000) conferences, to be held in conjunction from July 24-26 in the rustic scenic splendor of Banff, Canada. These conferences will provide researchers, students, and practitioners with an opportunity to share, develop, and discuss new advances and collaborations.

Following the Banff conferences, and extending from mid-August to late November, IASTED will be hosting several conferences, from areas ranging from Intelligent Systems and Control (ISC 2000) to Law and Technology (LAWTECH 2000) to Computer Graphics and Imaging (CGIM 2000). These conferences will be held in such diverse locales as Hawaii, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, USA.

Please click on “Conferences” for the details on all of our upcoming conferences and activities. IASTED would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Members, International Program Committees, Technical Committees, Authors and Attendees for their continued support and enthusiasm! We look forward to meeting each of you at one of our conferences this year
Become part of the world-wide link between scientists pursuing research in science and technology. The numerous benefits make membership a worthwhile investment. As an IASTED member, you receive a free subscription to any journal of your choice, as well as discounts on all other journals and proceedings volumes purchased during your membership year. In addition, all members attending our international conferences pay a reduced conference fee. All members receive the Call for Papers for conferences providing a convenient way to stay informed on upcoming meetings.

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of technical information. All of our scientific journal papers are published at no charge to the authors.
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http://www.icsc.ab.ca/isi2001.htm
The explosive growth of the world wide web and its universal acceptance by society has irrevocably changed the computing
landscape. For the first time in the history of computing, the typical user of a computer neither knows nor needs to know very much
about how a computer works in order to use it. The resulting radically new computing world is becoming apparent to more and
more users, and Information Technology (IT) is forcing its way to almost every field and business. As a result, IT is blooming as a
separate field by itself, dealing with computer applications over international or local networks. The main concern of IT professionals
is the user?s interaction and satisfaction with the computing world.

On the other hand, traditional fields of Computer Science and Engineering concentrated more on how the computers work from
inside, and how to improve and evolve computing processes and methodologies in order to increase the computer?s intelligence. In
order to enhance the computer?s intelligence, researchers are trying to mimic the natural intelligence of the human brain, as well as
the natural individual and social behavior. Obviously, increasing the computer?s intelligence will ease the interaction between the
user and the entire computing world.

While Computer Science and Engineering research is conducted widely by researchers and scholars coming from universities,
industries and other institutions, IT developments are still controlled by few companies worldwide. As more intelligence and
flexibility is needed in IT applications, a major breakthrough in this field might not happen unless advanced theories and
methodologies of Computer Science and Engineering are injected into the main ingredients of the IT environments, to provide a
strong theoretical backup for these environments.

This merge between Computer Science and Engineering, on one hand, and Information Technology, on the other, is what we call
?Information Sciences?, which is chosen to be the title of this congress. It is intended to target themes related to different IT
components (software, hardware, networking, data administration) used for different applications (medicine, business,
manufacturing, software development) with a strong computer science and engineering background. It is a call for all researchers in
the field to take their role in drafting the future of the currently starting Information Era in order not to leave this role to few
companies and groups.

The congress will concentrate on four main themes divided over four symposia: IT innovations in Clinical Trials, E-Business and
Beyond, Intelligent Manufacturing Automation, and Intelligent Methodologies.
The scientific program of ISI’2001 (International NAISO Congress on Information Science Innovations will include invited
plenary talks, contributed sessions, invited sessions, workshops and tutorials.

The following events form part of ISI’2001:

Symposium on Clinical Trials (CT’2001)

Symposium on E-Business and Beyond (EBB’2001)

Symposium on Intelligent Automated Manufacturing (IAM’2001)

Symposium on Engineering of Natural and Artificial Intelligent Systems (ENAIS’2001)

Symposium on Intelligent Quality Management and Metrology (IQMM’2001)

Workshop on Information Systems for Mass Customization (ISMC’2001)

Workshop on Autonomous Artificial Systems Exploring Hostile Environments (AASEHE’2001)

Workshop on Document Image Analysis and Understanding (DIAU’2001)

Workshop on Mechatronics: Research, Education and Industrial Applications (Mreia’2001) deadline extended until
August 31, 2000

FIRA-ISI’2001 Robot Soccer Championship

Tutorial on Effective Anthropometry
ICSC/NAISO Canada (Head Office)

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