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From: Carlos Armas <carmas@cigb.edu.cu> To: Steven Huter <sghuter@nsrc.org> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 11:44:13 -0500 This is the first announcement of a conference in havana, 1997. As it has a networking track, can be of interest for NSRC. CA Subject: International Conference CIMAF'97 Dear Colleague, The Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics (ICIMAF) is pleased to announce that CIMAF '97 International Conference, under the theme "Science and Technology for Development", will be held on March 28, 1997. The Conference is aimed at fostering a fruitful, long-lasting exchange of ideas and knowledge on current problems of crucial importance for the development of our countries. We will be appreciate that you let us know as soon as possible whether you intend to participate, by completing and returning the enclosed registration form. We kindly request you to promote this event among your colleagues. CIMAF '97 will focus both on the promotion of scientific discussion, research works and applications of great interest to the countries of the area, and the strengthening of cooperation ties among participants. The Conference will feature the following events: 4th Mathematics Symposium 7th Cuba-Mexico Statistics Meeting 2nd Ibero-American Pattern Recognition Workshop 2nd Ultrasonics Symposium 1st Telematics Symposium 1st Artificial Intelligence Symposium 1st Automatic Control Symposium 1st Caribbean Workshop on Quantum Mechanics, Fields and Particles 1st Meeting on Current Trends in Research and DevelopmentManagement We look forward to counting on your participation, as it will certainly enhance discussions at the Conference. We cordially invite you to visit our capital city, enjoy the beauty of its blue skies and ever-green vegetation, its beaches washed by the Caribbean sea, and experience the warm hospitality of the Cuban people in a rich architectural, historic and cultural background. Sincerely yours, Dr. Raimundo Franco Parellada Chairman, Organizing Committee ORGANIZING COMMITTEE HONORARY CHAIRPERSONS: Dr. Rosa Elena Simeon Negrin, Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment of the Republic of Cuba (CITMA) Mr. Osvaldo Bebelagua, President, Science and Technology for Development Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment CITMA) Mr. Humberto Arango Sales, Head, International Relations Department, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) CHAIRMAN: Dr. Raimundo Franco Parellada, Director, Institute of Cybernetics, Mathematics and Physics (ICIMAF), Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment ORGANIZATION SECRETARY: Mrs. Carmen Seara Alvarez, ICIMAF, Cuba MEMBERS: Mrs. Beatriz Alsina Rodriguez de Lara Mr. Carlos Barcia Portillo Mrs. Margarita Cabrera Alvarez Mrs. Alicia Garcia Gonzalez, P.C.O., International Conference Center Mrs. Beatriz Moreno Cepero Mrs. Margarita Pie Jimenez Mrs. Myrna Pacheco Bello SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Scientific Program Secretaries: Ana Celia Campos Hernandez, ICIMAF, Cuba Jorge Estrada Sarlabous, ICIMAF, Cuba Members: E. Abdalla, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Lilliam Alvarez Diaz, ICIMAF, Cuba Heinz J. Ahrens, Editor, Biometrical Journal Hrishi Bera, South Bank University, London J. Bernabeu, University of Valencia, Spain Ana Maria Cetto, Institute of Physics, UNAM, Mexico Steve Cisler, Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer Inc., USA M. Chaichian, University of Helsinki, Finland Jose A. Eiras, University of Sao Carlos, Brazil Juan Antonio Gallego Juarez, Institute of Acoustics, CSIC, Spain Fabian Garcia, IIMAS, Mexico Luciano Garcia, University of Havana, Cuba Susana Gomez, IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico Gilberto Gonzalez Suarez, ICIMAF, Cuba Adolfo Guzman Arenas, CIC, IPN, Mexico C. Ghirardi, University of Trieste, Italy Carlos Handy Cartaya, Clark University, Atlanta, USA Ismael Herrera, IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico Rolf Peter Holzapfel, Humboldt University, Germany F. Hussain, ICTP, University of Trieste, Italy Miroslav Kdrny, UTIA, Czech Republic Sam Lanfranco, York University, Ontario, Canada Marianela Lentini, Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela Jose Luis Lucio, University of Guanajuato, Mexico Joao Machado, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil R. Mann, University of Waterloo, Canada Pedro Mejias, CIC, IPN, Mexico Ignacio Mendez Ramirez, IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico Luis Montejano, IMATE, UNAM, Mexico C. Montonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Carlos Negreira, Institute of Physics, Republic of Uruguay Alberto Ochoa Rodriguez, ICIMAF, Cuba O. Obregon, University of Guanajuato, Mexico C. Ordonez, Vanderbilt University, USA L. de la Pena, UNAM, Mexico Rafael Perez Pascual, Faculty of Science, UNAM, Mexico Aurora Perez Martinez, ICIMAF, Cuba Hugo Perez Rojas, ICIMAF, Cuba J. Pestieau, University of Louvain, Belgium Jesus Rodriguez-Ojea Menendez, ICIMAF, Cuba Jose Ruiz Shulcloper, ICIMAF, Cuba Jesus Sanchez Garcia, ICIMAF, Cuba G. Senjanovic, ICTP, Trieste, Italy Ben M. Segal, Physics Computing and Network Division, CERN, Switzerland J. Velasco, University of Valencia, Spain Alexander Von Eye, Michigan State University, USA A. Zepeda, CINVESTAV, Mexico SPONSORS Science and Technology for Development Agency, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment National Center for Science and Technology Promotion Computer Research Center, IPN, Mexico CEDISAC CINVESTAV, Mexico CLAFM CLAF Academia Publishing House Electronics Group, Ministry of the Iron and Steel and Machine Industry ICTP-TWAS, Trieste, Italy IMATE, UNAM, Mexico IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico ITESM, Queretaro Campus, Mexico Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment Havana City Historian's Office ONIITEM Cuban Society of Physics Cuban Society of Mathematics and Computer Science TOPICS 4TH MATHEMATICS SYMPOSIUM Algebra and Geometry Algebraic Geometry Geometric Modelling Differential Geometry Algebraic Theory of Codes Commutative Algebra Computational Algebra Combinatorics Graph Theory Discrete Mathematics Algorithms Numerical Analysis Numerical Linear Algebra Interpolation and Spline Functions Ordinary and Algebraic Differential Equations Partial Differential Equations Grid Generation Integral and Integral-Differential Equations Wavelets Numerical Analysis Optimization Linear- and Non-Linear Programming Non-Linear Parametric Programming Dynamical Systems and Control Theory Multiobjective Optimization and Decision Theory Differential Equations Integrable Systems Non-Linear Neural Networks Operator Spectral Theory Physics-Mathematics Equations Computational Physics 7TH CUBA-MEXICO STATISTICS MEETING Statistical Inference Data Analysis Statistical Applications Teaching Problems in Statistics 2ND IBERO-AMERICAN PATTERN RECOGNITION WORKSHOP Mathematical Theory of Pattern Recognition Problems of Learning and Hybrid Systems of Pattern Recognition Algorithms, Computer Systems and Applications Processing and Analysis of Physical Patterns Computer Vision Digital Processing of Pattern Images Neural Nets in Pattern Recognition Mathematical Morphology A selection of the best works will be published in the magazine of the Computer Research Center, IPN, Mexico, according to editiorial standards of the Journal Pattern Recognition. 2ND ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM Piezo and Ferro-electric Materials Highly Anisotropic Piezoelectric Ceramics Physics of Sintering Properties Measurement and Prediction Other Transducer Materials Transducers Scientific Instrumentation Medical Applications Non-Destructive Assays Ultrasonic Signals Processing Ultrasonic Instrumentation Design Modelling Characterization Acoustic Physics Ultrasound in Biological Media Acoustic Waves in Solids and Liquids Applications 1ST TELEMATICS SYMPOSIUM Telematic Applications in Internet Environment: Systems for Remote Learning and Education Client-Server Systems Multimedia Tele- and Videoconference Databases Informatic and Teleinformatic Systems Communication Protocols: X.25, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, ATM and Others Connectivity Solutions: LAN, MAN and WAN Communications in UNIX Environment 1ST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYMPOSIUM Adaptive Methods Evolutionary and Genetic Algorithms Artificial Neural Networks Learning Algorithms Cellular Automata Complex Adaptive Systems Artificial Life Traditional Artificial Intelligence Reasoning with Uncertainty Fuzzy Reasoning Case-Based Reasoning Knowledge Acquisition, Representation and Reasoning Distributed Artificial Intelligence Expert Systems Heuristics Searching Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing Adaptive Methods in Image Processing Traditional AI in Image Processing Wavelets' Transforms Fractal Geometry Image and Video Compression Computer Vision (2D and 3D). Virtual Reality 1ST AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYMPOSIUM Distributed Control Systems Control of Robots Application of Neural Networks to Control Identification and Adaptive Control Robust Control Experience in Control Teaching 1ST CARIBBEAN WORKSHOP ON QUANTUM MECHANICS, PARTICLES AND FIELDS High-Energy Physics, Field Theory and Statistical Physics Theoretical Problems in Phenomenology Gaude Field Theory Field Theory in 2D: Anions and Composite Fermions in Fractional Quantum Hall Effect Classical and Quantum Gravity Black Holes, Exact Solutions and Cosmology Fundamental Problems in Quantum Mechanics 1ST MEETING ON CURRENT TRENDS IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT The biennial CIMAF International Conference: Science and Technology for Development has served as a forum for discussion of works in the fields of Mathematics, Cybernetics and Physics carried out by researchers from our country and other regions of world, and particularly from Ibero-America. At these conferences, concern has been expressed over the management and promotion of R & D activities and the development of more effective exchange and cooperation links among institutions. The Organizers of CIMAF '97 have therefore decided to provide for such an exchange of ideas by convening a meeting on: New paradigms in R & D management: treatment of human resources and their motivation; creativity and change; current and future roles of leadership; strategic planning as a management tool; role of information. Marketing in science, research and development: its role and place; costs and added value in R & D product pricing; effective combination of self-financing and State subsidies. External environment in R & D: the macroeconomic environment as a conditioning factor in re-stating aims, goals and methods in R & D management; new trends in international cooperation. Problems related to complex problem analysis and regional planning. The Meeting is open to specialists from R & D institutions, universities, companies and other entities related to the national scientific and technological innovation systems from interested countries. PROVISIONAL PROGRAM Monday, March 24 Morning Registration Opening ceremony Afternoon Working sessions Welcome cocktail Tuesday, March 25 Morning and afternoon Working sessions Tropical Night Show at ICIMAF Wednesday, March 26 Morning and afternoon Working sessions Cultural Gala in Old Havana Thursday, March 27 Morning and afternoon Working sessions Evening Free time Friday, March 28 Morning Working sessions Afternoon Closing ceremony ROUND TABLES Pattern Recognition and Applications Jose Ruiz Shulcloper, Cuba Computer Vision Humberto Sossa Azuela, Mexico Acoustics in Ibero-America Gilberto Gonzalez Suarez, Cuba Current Situation and Prospects for Teleinformatics in Cuba: INTERNET in Cuba Jesus Martinez Alfonso, Cuba Contribution by the Automatic Control Center to the Promotion of Advanced Control Techniques Ana Celia Campos Hernandez, Cuba Current Situation of and Prospects for Women Physicists and Mathematicians in Latin America Ana Maria Cetto, UNAM, Mexico Current Development of and Prospects for Automatic Control at ITESM-Queretaro Campus Luis Felipe Torres Gomez, Mexico MASTER LECTURES AND TUTORIALS Outstanding specialists invited to this event will deliver master lectures and tutorials. Lectures by: E. Abdalla, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil J. Bernabeu, University of Valencia, Spain Steve Cisler, Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer Inc., USA Ana Maria Cetto, Institute of Physics, UNAM, Mexico M. Chaichian, University of Helsinki, Finland Luis Miguel Fernandez Sanchez, ICIMAF, Cuba Juan A. Gallego Juarez, Institute of Acoustics, CSIC, Spain U. Garcia-Palomares, Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela Susana Gomez, IIMAS, UNAM, Mexico C. Ghirardi, University of Trieste, Italy C. Handy, Clark University, Atlanta, USA D. Hinrichsen, Bremen University, Germany R. P. Holzapfel, IRM, Humboldt University, Germany F. Hussain, ICTP, University of Trieste, Italy H. Th. Jongen, RWTH Aquisgran, Germany Marianela Lentini, Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela Jose Luis Lucio, University of Guanajuato, Mexico R. Mann, University of Waterloo, Canada C. Montonen, University of Helsinki, Finland Marcel Morales, Fourier Institute, France Luis Nunez, University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela O. Obregon, University of Guanajuato, Mexico C. Ordonez, Vanderbilt University, USA L. de la Pena, UNAM, Mexico J. Pestieau, University of Louvain, Belgium Ben M. Segal, Physics Computing and Network Division, CERN, Switzerland G. Senjanovic, ICTP, Trieste, Italy J. Velasco, University of Valencia, Spain A. Zepeda, CINVESTAV, Mexico Tutorials by: Pablo Barrera Sanchez, UNAM, Mexico Juan Alfredo Gomez Fernandez, ICIMAF, Cuba Roland England, Open University, Great Britain Nancy Lopez Reyes, ICIMAF, Cuba Alexander Von Eye, Michigan State University, USA SATELLITE MEETING Meeting of Caribbean Mathematics Research Centers CALL FOR PAPERS Papers and abstracts may be submitted as printed material or on 3.5" diskettes. Abstracts, not exceeding 300 words, should include title, author(s)' name(s), institution(s), e-mail, introduction, results and main conclusions. They should be edited rd, WordPerfect or Scientific Word (all for Windows). The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept or reject submitted papers and schedule presentations. Authors will be notified on the acceptance of their papers. Abstracts and papers received after January 15, 1997 will not be included in the tracts Book or on the electronic proceedings. All papers accepted by CIMAF '97 will be published on electronic media; they should be written on a 8.5 x 11.5 inch page format, in English or Spanish, and edited on Word, WordPerfect or Scientific Word. Some of the events will publish extended abstracts in specialized journals. Posters (0.95 m wide and up to 2 m high) may also be presented. Authors are kindly requested to specify audiovisual aids required for their presentations. FORMS OF PRESENTATION Speakers will be allotted 20 minutes for their presentations, including discussions. One-and-a-half hours will be given for round tables, one hour for lectures and half-a-working session for tutorials. WORKING LANGUAGES English and Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for main activities. AUDIOVISUAL AIDS Slides, films and video-cassettes accompanying papers should be brought by authors and delivered to the Audiovisual Aid Office at the International Conference Center 24 hours before presentation. Audiovisual aids should meet the following requirements: Slides 35 mm Video-cassettes Betamax or VHS (NTSC 3.58) Films 16-, 35-mm and Super 8 REGISTRATION FEES Delegates: US $250.00 Accompanying persons: US $ 90.00 Students: US $130.00 With a view to facilitating the participation of specialists, the Organizing Committee will provide promotional registration fees through the International Conference Center's representative travel agencies listed in this brochure. Their services in visa granting procedures, accommodation, air and ground transportation, reception and submission of scientific documentation, and provision of further information on the event. The promotional registration fees provided by the International Conference Center's representative travel agencies are the following: Delegates: US $200.00 Accompanying persons: US $ 70.00 Students: US $100.00 Delegate's fee includes name badge, admission to scientific and social activities of the event, abstracts book and scientific program, and attendance and/or author certificate. Accompanying person's fee includes admission to the scientific and social activities of the event. Students should submit an official letter from their university to certify their status. CONFERENCE HOTELS Single Room, Double Room per person Palco Hotel****, US $611.00 US $449.00 Neptuno Hotel****, US $571.00 US $407.00 Capri Hotel****, US $500.00 US $383.00 These rates include: Lodging for 7 nights/8 days Daily breakfast In-out transfer Transfers to all programmed activities Guide service These packages may be booked through the International Conference Center's representative agents. Applicants from countries where there is no representative agency may contact the Conference Center directly. SOCIAL PROGRAM The Organizing Committee is preparing an interesting social program for delegates and accompanying persons. For further information, please contact: Lic. Carmen Seara Alvarez Calle 15 No. 551 e/ C y D Codigo Postal 10400 La Habana, Cuba Tel. (537) 33 3373, 32 7764 and 32 2688 Tlx. 512230 icimaf cu Fax. (537) 33 3373 E. mail: cimaf@cidet.icmf.edu.cu or Lic. Alicia Garcia Gonzalez Palacio de las Convenciones Codigo Postal 16046 La Habana, Cuba Tel. (537) 22 6011 thru 19, ext. 1514/21 5199 Tlx. 511609 palco cu FAX. (537) 21 9496 or 21 8270