EMCSR'96

SYMPOSIA

Click on the symposium letter to get the timetable of the presentations!
A
General Systems Methodology
Cliff A. Joslyn, USA and G.J.Klir, USA
B
New Developments in Mathematical Systems Theory
Y.Rav, France, and F.Pichler, Austria
C
Complex Systems Analysis and Design
J.W.Rozenblit, USA, and H.Prähofer, Austria
D
Fuzzy Systems, Approximate Reasoning and Knowledge-Based Systems
C.Carlsson, Finland, K.-P.Adlaßnig, Austria, and E.P.Klement, Austria
E
Designing and Systems, and Their Education
B.Banathy, USA, W.Gasparski, Poland, and G.Goldschmidt, Israel
F
Humanity, Architecture and Conceptualization
G.Pask, UK, and E.Prem, Austria
G
Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology
L.M.Ricciardi, Italy
H
Cybernetics and Informatics in Medicine and Psychotherapy
M.Okuyama, Japan, and G.Porenta, Austria
I
Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems and of Country Development
K.Balkus, USA, P.Ballonoff, USA, and S.A.Umpleby, USA
J
Systems, Management and Organization
G.Broekstra, Netherlands, and R.Hough, USA
K
Communication and Computers
A-M.Tjoa, Austria
L
Theories and Metaphors of Cyberspace
F.Heylighen, Belgium, and S.A.Umpleby, USA
M
Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Y.Kodratoff, France
N
Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems
G.Palm, Germany, and G.Dorffner, Austria
O
Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
V.Marik, Czech Republic, and E.Buchberger, Austria

The tutorial on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining has been cancelled!

Demonstration of KDD Software

On Wednesday, April 10 from 18:30 to 20:30 a demonstration of KDD-Software will take place at the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Schottengasse 3. The demos will be presented by Yves Kodratoff

Submission Guidelines

Acceptance of contributions will be determined on the basis of Draft Final Papers. These papers must not exceed 10 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum 43 lines, max. line length 160 mm, 12 point), in English. They have to contain the final text to be submitted, including graphs and pictures. However, these need not be of reproducible quality. The Draft Final Paper must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and affiliation (incl. e-mail address, if possible) in this order. Please specify the symposium in which you would like to present your paper. Each scientist shall submit only one paper. Please send four hard copies of the Draft Final Paper to the Conference Secretariat (NOT to symposia chairpersons!) Electronic or fax submissions cannot be accepted.

Deadline for Submission: October 12, 1995.

Submissions received after the deadline cannot be considered.

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection

Authors will be notified about acceptance or rejection no later than December 11, 1995. Successful authors will be provided by the conference secretariat at the same time with the instructions for the preparation of the final paper, which will also be available via ftp and World-Wide Web.

Final Papers

The final paper will be limited to a maximum of 6 pages (10-point, double column). Camera-ready copies of the final paper will be due at the conference secretariat by January 29, 1996. Acceptance of the final paper will be based on compliance with the reviewers' comments.

Formatting Instructions NEW!!

The EMCSR'96 Proceedings will be printed using the photo-offset print process directly from camera-ready copy furnished by the authors. To ensure that all papers in the Proceedings have a uniform appearance, authors are asked to adhere to the instructions to be found here.

For LaTeX users, the following files are available for downloading:

emcsr96.tex
Formatting instructions in LaTeX format.
emcsr96.sty
LaTeX style file.
named.bst
Bibliography style.

Authors using other text formatting systems are asked to download and print the file

emcsr96.ps
Formatting instructions in Postscript format
and follow the guidelines given therein (NB. the format of this file conforms to the required formatting standard, so it may be used to check the layout of your paper).

Presentation

It is understood that each accepted paper is presented personally at the Meeting by one of its authors.

Conference Fee

ATS 2800 if received before January 31, 1996
ATS 3300 if received later
ATS 3800 if paid at the conference desk.

The Conference Fee includes participation in the Thirteenth European Meeting, attendance at official receptions, and the volume of the proceedings available at the Meeting. Please send cheque, or transfer the amount free of charges for beneficiary to our account no. 0026-34400/00 at Creditanstalt-Bankverein Vienna. Please state your name clearly.

Hotel Accommodations

will be handled by
ÖSTERREICHISCHES VERKEHRSBÜRO
Kongressabteilung
P.O.Box 30,
A-1043 Vienna
phone +43-1-58925-118, fax +43-1-5867127.
Reservation cards will be sent to all those returning the attached registration form.

Scholarships

The International Federation for Systems Research and the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies are willing to provide a limited number of scholarships covering the registration fee for the conference and part of the accommodation costs for colleagues from weak currency countries. Applications should be sent to the Conference Secretariat before October 12, 1995. - The EMCSR organizers cannot handle applications for participants to obtain support from other sources.

Insurance

The conference organizers can accept no liability for personal injuries, or for loss or damage to property belonging to conference participants, either during or as a result of the conference. Please check the validity of your personal insurance.
The Proceedings of the 1st to 12th European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research were published as
Pichler F. and Trappl R.(eds.):
ADVANCES IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, 2 vols, Transcripta Books, London, 1973.
Trappl R. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.I, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1975.
Trappl R. and Hanika F.de P.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.II, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1975.
Trappl R., Klir G.J. and Ricciardi L.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.III, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1978.
Trappl R. and Pask G.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.IV, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1978.
Trappl R., Hanika F.de P. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.V, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1979.
Pichler F.R. and Trappl R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.VI, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Pichler F.R. and Hanika F.de P.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.VII, Hemisphere, Washington,DC, 1980.
Trappl R., Klir G.J. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.VIII, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Ricciardi L. and Pask G.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.IX, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Hanika F.de P. and Tomlinson R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol.X, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Findler N.V. and Horn W.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, Vol. XI, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1982.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '86, Reidel, Dordrecht, 1986.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '88, 2 vols., Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1988.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '90, World Scientific, Singapore, 1990.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '92, 2 vols., World Scientific, Singapore, 1992.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '94, 2 vols., World Scientific, Singapore, 1994.
Please contact the conference secretariat for more details.

Chairman

Robert Trappl, President
Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies

Secretariat

I. Ghobrial-Willmann and G. Helscher
Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
A-1010 Vienna 1, Schottengasse 3 (Austria)
Phone: +43-1-53532810
Fax: +43-1-5320652
E-mail: sec@ai.univie.ac.at

Programme Committee

K.-P. Adlassnig (Austria)	H. Mannila (Finland)
K. Balkus (USA)			V. Marik (Czech Republic)
P. Ballonoff (USA)		K. Morik (Germany)
B. Banathy (USA)		G. Nakhaeizadeh (Germany)
G. Broekstra (Netherlands)	M. Okuyama (Japan)
E. Buchberger (Austria)		G. Palm (Germany)
C. Carlsson (Finland)		G. Pask (UK)
G. Chroust (Austria)		G. Piatetsky-Shapiro (USA)
G. Dorffner (Austria)		F. Pichler (Austria)
W. Gasparski (Poland)		G. Porenta (Austria)
A. Giordana (Italy)		H. Praehofer (Austria)
G. Goldschmidt (Israel)		E. Prem (Austria)
F. Heylighen (Belgium)		Y. Rav (France)
W. Horn (Austria)		L. M. Ricciardi (Italy)
R. Hough (USA)			J. W. Rozenblit (USA)
N. C. Hu (China)		N. Rozsenich (Austria)
C. A. Joslyn (USA)		D. Sleeman (UK)
E. P. Klement (Austria)		A  M. Tjoa (Austria)
G. J. Klir (USA)                R. Trappl (Austria)
W. Kloesgen (Germany)           H. Trost (Austria)
Y. Kodratoff (France)           S. A. Umpleby (USA)                        
O. Ladanyi (Austria)            

Organizing Committee

E. Buchberger			P. Petta
G. Chroust			F. Pichler
I. Ghobrial-Willmann		R. Trappl
G. Helscher			H. Trost
W. Horn				M. Veitl
J. Matiasek                          

EMCSR-96
THIRTEENTH EUROPEAN MEETING ON
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH

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