------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2000 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA2000) TU Dresden Conference Center, Dresden, Germany September 17 - 21, 2000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS The 2000 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications (NOLTA2000) will be held at TU Dresden Conference Center, Dresden, Germany on September 17 - 21, 2000. Dresden, is the capital of Saxony, is a baroque city full of historic sights and caltural highlights. It is situated in the heart of Europe and has a long tradition of contacts to the East and the West. The conference is open to researchers from all over the world. Papers describing original works in all aspects of Nonlinear Theory and its Applications are invited. Possible topics include, but are not limited to : Chaos & Bifurcation Chaotic Neural Networks Circuits & Systems Oscillation Cellular Neural Networks Self-Validating Numerics Synchronization Learning & Memory Modeling & Simulation Communication Prediction & Identification Large-Scale Networks Chua's Circuits Image & Signal Processing Analog & Digital ICs Control Neuro Dynamics Distributed Networks Complex Systems Evolutionary Computation Power Systems Fractals Optimization Optics Soliton Fuzzy Chemistry & Physics Applied Mathematics Biocybernetics Economics Organizer : - Research Society of Nonlinear Theory and its Applications, IEICE In cooperation with : - IEEE Neural Networks Council - International Neural Network Society - Asian Pacific Neural Network Assembly - IEEE CAS Technical Committee on Nonlinear Circuits and Systems - Technical Group on Nonlinear Problems, IEICE - Technical Group on Circuits and Systems, IEICE - Technical Group on Neuro Computing, IEICE - Technical Committee on Electronic Circuits, IEEJ Prospective authors are invited to submit summaries (1000-2000 words) to : Prof. Masahide Kashiwagi (Technical Program Co-Chair) Department of Information and Computer Science, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University 3-4-1, Ookubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan Fax : +81-3-5286-3362 nolta2000@kashi.info.waseda.ac.jp Submissions via World Wide Web are strongly encouraged, following to the web page : http://www.kashi.info.waseda.ac.jp/nolta2000/submit/ If it is not possible to access to the page, please contact with the above E-mail address to obtain instructions for submissions via E-mail or hard-copy. ---- Author's schedule ---- Deadline for submission of summaries : March 15, 2000 Notification of acceptance : May 1, 2000 Deadline for camera-ready manuscript : July 1, 2000 Proposals for special sessions and workshops may be submitted to Prof. M. Kashiwagi on or before March 15, 2000. Updates on symposium information are provided on: http://www.kashi.info.waseda.ac.jp/nolta2000/ NOLTA2000 Symposium Committee HONORARY CHAIRS Kazuo Horiuchi (Waseda Univ.) Masao Iri (Chuo Univ.) Shinsaku Mori (Nihon Inst. of Tech.) Shun-ichi Amari (FRP, RIKEN) STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR Yoshisuke Ueda (Kyoto Univ.) GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Shin'ichi Oishi (Waseda Univ.) Wolfgang Schwarz (TU Dresden) TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Masahide Kashiwagi (Waseda Univ.) Mitsunori Makino (Chuo Univ.) Toshimichi Saito (Hosei Univ.) LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR Wolfgang Schwarz (TU Dresden) PUBLICITY CHAIR Toshimichi Saito (Hosei Univ.) FINANCE CHAIR Yasunori Endo (Tokai Univ.) SECRETARIES Yusuke Nakaya (Waseda Univ.) Takao Soma (Waseda Univ.) Yuchi Kanzawa (Waseda Univ.)