From: cyberoid@u.washington.edu (Bob Jacobson) Subject: CONF: 13th Intl. Cong. on Cybernetics, Namur, Belgium, Aug 92 Date: Thu, 7 May 1992 07:22:15 GMT Message-ID: <1992May7.072215.29479@u.washington.edu> Organization: HIT Lab, Seattle WA. Crossposted from the WELL, by request. Call for Participation ============================================================================= = 13. International Congress in Cybernetics = 13eme Congres international de Cybernetique = = = NAMUR (Belgium-Belgique) = August, 24-28, 1992 = 24-28 aout 1992 ============================================================================= Langues : francais et anglais Languages: English and French Deadlines/Dates limites * for summaries / pour les resumes (1 page max) March 31, 1992 / 31 mars 1992 * for paper submission/pour soumettre une communication March 31, 1992 / 31 march 1992 * for texts /pour les textes ( max 5 pages) August 28, 1992 / 28 aout 1992 ============================================================================ SYMPOSIA IN ACTIVE PREPARATION SYMPOSIUMS EN COURS DE PREPARATION CHAIRPERSON Subject or Title / PRESIDENCE Sujet ou titre ACALUGARITEI G. (Roumania) Evolutions and Metaevolutions from the Point of View of the Invariants Associated to the Transformation Groups ANDONIAN G. (Canada) Computers in Architecture BAHG C. (China) Complex Systems and their Evolution BELIS M. (France) La gestion d'incertitudes dans les problemes de decision CARON A. (France) Les reseaux neuromimetiques, l'acquisition des connaissances et leurs traitements COLLOT F-C. (France) Les notions de temps et d'evolution en Cybernetique DUBOIS D., MERTENS R. (Belgium) New Concepts for Holographic Computation FATMI H. (United Kingdom) Human Communications FIDELMAN U. (Israel) Similar Strategies in the Brain's Performance of Cognitive and Motor Tasks FOMICHOV V. (USSR) Cybernetics and Natural Languages FRANCOIS C. (Argentine) Les systemes humains homeostatiques ou emergents FRANK H. (Allemagne) Kibernetika Pedagogiokai Linvo-Kibernetiko GASPARSKI W. (Poland) Cybernetics and Human Behaviour GELEPITHIS P.(United Kingdom) Invariants of Cognitive Science : Scope, Limits, Implications GUILLEZ A. (France) Applications des mathematiques a la biologie et la medecine HEATHER M.(United Kingdom) Law and Ordering in the New Age Society HEATHER N. J.(United Kingdom) Cybernetics and Literature HEYLIGHEN F. (Belgium) The Principia Cybernetica Project : Computer-supported Cooperative Development of an Evolutionary-systemic Philosophy JDANKO A. (Israel) Cybernetic System Approach To History JDANKO A. (Israel) Cybernetic Systems Interpretation of the Religious Idea : From the Primitive to the Monotheist KOIZUMI T. (United States of America) Europ'92 : European Integration and its Implication for the World System LASKER G. (Canada) Education for the 21st Century LEVY J-C. (France) Reseaux neuroniques : modeles biologiques et applications pratiques MAIRLOT F. E. (Belgique) L'information : Quelle est son essence? MERCIER M. (Belgique) Les liens entre la psychologie et l'informatique dans la conception, le developpement et l'evolution de logiciels adaptes aux besoins des personnes avec un handicap MOULIN T. (France) Systemes naturels : mise en oeuvre de nouveaux formalismes et verifications experimentales NICOLAU E.(Roumania) Adaptability-Learning-Fuzziness NIGRO A. (Italy), BAO G-Q. Educational Cybernetics PHALET A. (Belgium) Fonctional Problems of Machine Intelligence : Cybernetics and Logic Confronted with Requirements of Formaly Accountable Foundation of Machine Learning SERBAN G. (United States of America) and/or SLECHTA J.(United Kingdom) Cybernetic Medicine (Entropical Diseases, Disorders,etc ) SLECHTA J.(United Kingdom) Cybernetic Sciences (physics, Chemistry, Biology) SLECHTA J.(United Kingdom) Cybernetic Sociology and/or Economics STEG D. (United States of America) Determinacy and Indeterminacy in Complex Systems VANDAMME F. (Belgium) Cognitive Modelling for Knowledge and Information Technology : Manual and Automatic Tools ================================================================================ About the Congress __________________ The International Congresses on Cybernetics are organized triannually (since 1956) by the International Association of Cybernetics (IAC), whose founding members include W.R. Ashby, S. Beer and G. Pask. The 13rd Congress takes place in the "Institut d'Informatique, Facultes Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, 21 rue Grandgagnage, B-5000 Namur, Belgium". Namur is a quiet little city on the confluence of the Meuse and Sambre rivers, at the foot of a hill supporting impressive medieval fortifications. The congress atmosphere is relaxed and informal, with a lot of small symposia going on in parallel in adjacent rooms. Normally there will be a welcome cocktail, a congress dinner, and a meeting room available for coffee breaks. Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations, but, if necessary, student's rooms will be available. Registration fee : members of the IAC and authors of papers: 6000 BF other participants: 10000 BF Young researchers under 30 years 2000 BF (with certificate of their university) The fee covers congress attendance, preprints and coffee-breaks. Papers for the Proceedings (max. 5 pages) should be ready by the end of the congress. The Proceedings will normally be published by the IAC about 1 year after the congress. The Proceedings of the 12 previous congresses are available at the Association. == INFORMATION International Association for Cybernetics Association Internationale de Cybernetique place Ryckmans B 5000 Namur Belgium telephone +32/81/73.52.09 telefax +32/81/74.29.45