Article 8601 of sci.math.research: From: Vladimir Bajic Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis,sci.math.research,sci.math.symbolic Subject: CFP: SSCC98 CONFERENCE Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:50:53 +0100 Organization: Centre for Engineering Research, Technikon Natal Lines: 270 Approved: Daniel Grayson , moderator for sci.math.research Message-ID: <344E12CD.763A@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za> Reply-To: sscc98@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za NNTP-Posting-Host: orion.math.uiuc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (WinNT; I) Originator: dan@orion.math.uiuc.edu Xref: clas.ufl.edu sci.math.num-analysis:36135 sci.math.research:8601 sci.math.symbolic:25977 ___________________________________________________ FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEMS, SIGNALS, CONTROL, COMPUTERS (SSCC'98) 22-24 September 1998, Durban, SOUTH AFRICA __________________________________________________ ORGANIZED BY International Association for the Advancement of Methods for System Analysis and Design (IAAMSAD) and Academy of Nonlinear Sciences ________________________________________________________________ HOST ORGANIZATION: Centre for Engineering Research (CER) of Technikon Natal, Durban South Africa ________________________________________________________________ SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS: SAICSIT - South African Institute for Computer Scientists and Information Technologists IEEE South Africa Section SAIMC - South African Institute of Measurement and Control SANBI - South African National Institute for Bioinformatics CER - Centre for Engineering Research, Technikon Natal (South Africa) M L Sultan Technikon (South Africa) ________________________________________________________________ HONORARY CHAIRMAN: Academician V.M.Matrosov (Russia) CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN: V.B.Bajic (South Africa) ________________________________________________________________ ADVISORY BOARD: V.B.Bajic (South Africa), J.Brzobohaty (Czech Republic), P.Daoutidis (USA), W.Hide (South Africa), C.Morabito (Italy), V.V.Kozlov (Russia), P.Leach (South Africa), P.C.Müller (Germany), L.Shaikhet (Ukraine), E.Rogers (UK), H.Szu (USA) ________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: V.Apanasovich (Belarus), V.B.Bajic (South Africa), C.Berger-Vachon (France), J.Brzobohaty (Czech Republic), M.Campolo (Italy), P.Daoutidis (USA), T.Fukuda (Japan), Z.Gajic (USA), M.Gams (Slovenia), J.Gil Aluja (Spain), L.T.Gruyitch (France), H.Hahn (Germany), M.Hajek (South Africa), R.Harley (South Africa), W.Hide (South Africa), M.Jamshidi (USA), V.Kecman (New Zealand), B.Kovacevic (Yugoslavia), V.Krasnoproshin (Belarus), V.V.Kozlov (Russia), P.Leach (South Africa), L.K.Kuzmina (Russia), V.Milutinovic (Yugoslavia), C.Morabito (Italy), P.C.Müller (Germany), H.Nijmeijer (The Netherlands), D.H.Owens (UK), D.Petkov (South Africa), K.M.Przyluski (Poland), E.S.Pyatnitskii (Russia), E.Rogers (UK), L.Shaikhet (Ukraine), A.V.Savkin (Australia), H.Szu (USA), E.I.Verriest (USA), R.Vrba (Czech Republic), J.Ziska (Czech Republic) ________________________________________________________________ LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: V.B. Bajic, P.Govender, R.Hacking, M.Hajek, M.McLeod, K.S.Moodley, R.Papa, C.Radhakishun, A.Singh ________________________________________________________________ PLENARY SPEAKERS: T.Fukuda (Japan) L.T.Gruyitch (France) R.Harley (South Africa) M.Jamshidi (USA) V.M.Matrosov (Russia) P.C.Müller (Germany) D.H.Owens (UK) H.Szu (USA) _______________________________________________________________________ GENERAL INFORMATION 1998 is the year of Science and Technology in South Africa. The intention of the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology of SA is to make South Africans more aware of how Science and Technology affects them in every-day life. Such a national initiative is a very good environment for a conference like this: one that has a broad scope and spans many different fields. At the same time an opportunity is given to the research community of South Africa to interact more directly with overseas peers. _______________________________________________________________________ AIMS AND SCOPE The Conference is broad in scope and will provide a forum for the exchange of the latest research results as applied to different branches of science and technology. The areas of interest include concepts, techniques and paradigms associated with systems, signals, control and/or computers. Domains of application include informatics, bio- medical technology, economics, management, diverse engineering and science fields and applied mathematics. Artificial intelligence techniques are of particular interest, as well as reports on industrial applications. The conference will include several plenary and invited lectures from world renowned scientists, regular papers and posters. A number of special and invited sessions will also be organized, dealing with focused areas of interest. The proposals for these special sessions should be submitted at the same time as the abstracts. A special session cannot have less than three papers or more than six. The official language of the conference is English. ________________________________________________________________________ MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION - REVIEW PROCESS Three copies of the extended abstract having about two pages, should be sent to the Conference Office at the address provided. Alternatively they may be faxed (one copy). Full papers are preferred. Abstracts (papers) in Microsoft Word can be sent by e-mail. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the International Programme Committee; additional reviewers will be consulted if necessary. The submissions will be reviewed as soon as they arrive; the average review time is about four weeks. Authors of accepted papers will thereafter be informed (by e-mail if available) of the required format for camera-ready paper submissions. In order for reviewers to be able to assess the submissions, the extended abstract has to provide sufficient information about the background to the problem, the novelty of the obtained results and the results achieved, the conclusions drawn and some references. Up to five keywords should be provided. All submitted papers have to be original, unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. ______________________________________________________________________ PROCEEDINGS All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings, which will be issued by a renowned international publisher. ______________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE Although we expect that the authors of accepted papers will present the papers at this Conference, we recognize that circumstances may prevent authors from participation at the Conference. In such cases the accepted papers will be published if the authors inform organizers of their non-attendance at the Conference by 15th May 1998. However, conference fees according to established rules have to be pre-paid in order that papers appear in the Proceedings. ________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE FEES The conference fee for one participant covers the publication of paper(s) (each with a maximum of five A4 pages in length) according to the required format; one volume of the Proceedings in which the paper(s) appear(s); refreshment during the conference and a banquet. Additional volumes of the Proceedings can be purchased for US$ 55.00. A social programme and tourist visits will be provided at extra cost. Members of SAIMC are entitled to 10% conference fee discount. Reduced registration fee of US$ 250.00 (South Africans R 1000.00) is applicable for early received, reviewed and accepted papers provided this fee is paid by the end of February, 1998 - prospective authors are encouraged to take advantage of this convenience; otherwise the following rates apply: Early registration fee: US$ 300.00 (South Africans R 1200.00) Late and on-site registration fee: US$ 350.00 (South Africans R 1400.00) Student fee: US$ 200.00 (South Africans R 800.00). The student scale of fees applies when all authors mentioned on the paper are current students; written proof has to be provided at the time of payment. Payment in South African rands is possible only when all authors of the papers are South African residents; written proof has to be provided at the time of payment. ________________________________________________________________________ DEADLINES Extended Abstracts and Special Session Proposals: - submission by mail or fax (15th March, 1998) - submissions by e-mail (end of February, 1998) Notification of acceptance (15th April, 1998) Submission of papers in camera ready form (15th May, 1998) Early payment of conference fees (15th May, 1998) Late payment of conference fees (end of June, 1998) ________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE VENUE Library complex, Technikon Natal, Berea Campus, Durban ________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS OF THE CONFERENCE OFFICE: SACAN, P.O.Box 1428, Link Hills 3652, South Africa Tel.: (+27 31) 204-2560, (+27 31) 204-2736 Fax: (+27 31) 204-2560, (+27 31) 204-2063 e-mail: sscc98@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za alternative e-mail: bajic.v@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za ________________________________________________________________________ CONFERENCE HOME PAGE http://nsys.ntech.ac.za/iaamsad/SSCC98.html ________________________________________________________________________ PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION In order to provide you with the up-to-date information, we ask you to make a preliminary registration for the conference. This preliminary registration is not binding - it is to help us to organize the conference better. The preliminary registration form can be accessed from the conference Home Page or directly at http://nsys.ntech.ac.za/iaamsad/SSCC98reg.htm (this form of preliminary registration is preferred one); alternatively, send us the information required by e-mail or fax, using the form provided below SSCC'98 BASIC INFORMATION (FAX OR E-MAIL) _______________________________________________ First Name(s): _______________________________________________ Surname: _______________________________________________ Title: _______________________________________________ Position: _______________________________________________ Institution: _______________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________ Zip: _______________________________________________ Country: _______________________________________________ Tel.: _______________________________________________ Fax: _______________________________________________ e-mail: _______________________________________________ Web Home Page: _______________________________________________ I intend to submit the paper(s) - Title of paper(s): _______________________________________________ I am interested in organizing a special session (title of the session): _______________________________________________ I intend to participate at the conference (Yes/No): _______________________________________________ Mail conference information also to (give address or e-mail address): _______________________________________________ **************** SSCC98 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT ************* Tel: (+2731) 204-2560, (+2731) 204-2736, Fax:(+2731) 204-2560, (+2731) 204-2063 E-mail: sscc98@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za Alternative e-mail: bajic.v@umfolozi.ntech.ac.za WWW Home Page: http://nsys.ntech.ac.za/iaamsad/SSCC98.html