I Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks **************************************** First call for papers Sponsored by the Brazilian Computer Science Society (SBC) You are cordially invited to attend the I Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks (SBRN) which will be held in Caxambu, Minas Gerais, August 3-4. Caxambu is a tourist city known by its water fountains. SBRN will be part of the XIV Conference of the Computer Science Society. The Conference will be organized by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Scientific papers will be analyzed by the program committee. This analysis will take into account originality, significance to the area, and clarity. Accepted papers will be fully published in the conference proceedings. The I Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks will discuss the state of the art and future perspectives of the following topics: Neural Networks - Biological Perspectives Theoretical Models Architecture and Topology Learning Models Software Implementations Hardware Implementation Signal Processing Robotics and Control Parallel and Distributed Implementations Applications Cognitive Science Hybrid Systems Dynamic Systems Genetic Algorithms Fuzzy Logic Program Committee: President: Dante Augusto Barone (II/UFRGS) Ricardo Machado (CC-IBM/RJ) Armando Rocha (Unicamp) Tereza Ludermir (DI/UFPE) Geraldo Mateus (DCC/UFMG) Beatriz de Faria Leao (IC-FUC/RS) Luciano da F. Costa (IFQSC/USP) Symposium Organizing Committee: Coordinator: Dante Augusto Barone (II/UFRGS) Tereza Ludermir (DI/UFPE) Edson Filho (DI/UFPE) Philippe Navaux (II/UFRGS) Marcio Carvalho (DCC/UFMG) Submitall Guidelines All manuscripts should be in Portuguese, Spanish or English, in a one-column format 8,5 inch X 11 inch (21,7 X 28 cm). The paper must be printed using a laser printer. The manuscripts should not exceed six pages, including all figures and diagrams. The font size should be 10 points, such as Times-Roman font or its equivalent with the following margins: right and left 2.5 cm, top 3.5 cm, and bottom 2.0 cm. The first page should contain the paper's title, the complete author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and mailing address(es), followed by an abstract. Four copies (one original and three copies) must be submitted until April 15,1994. In the accompanying letter, the following information must be included: * Manuscript title * first author's name, mailing address and e-mail * Technical area Important Dates: April 15, 1994 (mailing date) Deadline for paper submission May 16, 1994 Notification to authors June 6, 1994 Camera-ready copy August 2-4, 1994 SBRN Mail to: Dante Augusto Barone - SBRN 94 Phone Number: +55 51 3368399 x 6822 Instituto de Informatica Fax: +55 51 3365576 Av. Bento Gongalves, 9500 Caixa Postal 15064 Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970 Brazil For more information about SBRN, please contact its coordinator in the above address, or send an e-mail to barone@inf.ufrgs.br. For more information about the general conference on computer science, please contact its coordinator Prof. Nivio Ziviani through the e-mail nivio@dcc.ufmg.br. Hope to see you in Caxambu!