20.514 events: Copyright Symposium; ICANN07

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   [1] From: "Olga Francois" <OFrancois_at_umuc.edu> (58)
         Subject: 7th Annual Copyright Symposium, May 21-23, 2007

   [2] From: "alexandra" <aao_at_fe.up.pt> (53)
         Subject: Last call for paper ICANN07

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         Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:25:16 +0000
         From: "Olga Francois" <OFrancois_at_umuc.edu>
         Subject: 7th Annual Copyright Symposium, May 21-23, 2007

The Center for Intellectual Property at UMUC would greatly appreciate
you posting the message below to your listserv or announcing this
opportunity within your networks. Thank you.
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[Please excuse the inevitable duplication of this notice.]

What are Steve Jobs, Al Gore, Mark Cuban, Attorney General Alberto R.
Gonzales, all discussing in the news? Copyright! Come and join the
Center for Intellectual Property as we discuss the future of copyright.

Copyright Utopia:
Alternative Visions, Methods & Policies
May 21-23, 2007
UMUC Inn & Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/

Will the efforts of organizations like Creative Commons create a more
effective and efficient method for managing copyrighted works? Is
licensing the only alternative to copyright? Should alternative methods
work within the current legal structure? What would your copyright
utopia look like?... Will your copyright future be Orwellian, live
within the copyright Matrix, or be a Brave New World?

This year's symposium promises to be very thought provoking. Join noted
scholars and practitioners as they discuss the current state of
copyright nationally and internationally. The Pre-Conferences will
include:

Copyright 101
Kenneth Crews, Professor, Associate Dean and Director, Copyright
Management Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
(IUPUI). A refresher class for those who want a solid overview of the
issues or a basic introduction to the topic for those who may be new to
the field. Topics covered: basic definitions and concepts; legislative
framework; guidelines; ownership, access, and use.

E-Reserves Policy and Implementation
Donna Ferullo, Director, University Copyright Office, Purdue University.
An opportunity for everyone to probe more deeply into the complex
questions of ownership, access, and use that surround the growing
movement to digitize and make available ever increasing amounts of
content.

Full Agenda:
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/agenda.shtml

Additional panelist & presenters:
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/speakers.shtml

Registration Form:
https://nighthawk.umuc.edu/CIPReg.nsf/Application?OpenForm

Register today to take advantage of the early bird rates before it is
too late! See the site for logistics & specials from our travel
partners.

Interested in winning a free registration & lodging for the 2007
symposium? Consider entering our first contest, (c)Utopia Imagine That!
For contest details please see
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/contest.

--
Olga Francois, Assistant Director
Center for Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
3501 University Blvd. East, PGM3-780
Adelphi, MD 20783
Phone: 240-582-2803
Fax:   240-582-2961
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/
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         Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:26:16 +0000
         From: "alexandra" <aao_at_fe.up.pt>
         Subject: Last call for paper ICANN07
International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks - ICANN 2007
   9-13 September 2007, Ipanema Park Hotel, Porto, Portugal
   Web page: http://www.icann2007.org
   *** Last Call for Papers***
   Deadlines
   March, 23 - End of submission of full papers.
   June, 29 - Early registration
   The 17th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN
   2007, will be held from September 9 through September 13 at the Ipanema
   Park Hotel, Porto, Portugal. ICANN is an annual conference organized by the
   European Neural Network Society in co-operation with the International
   Neural Network Society, and is a premier event in all topics related to
   neural networks.
   ICANN 2007 welcomes contributions on the theory, algorithms and
   applications in the following broad areas:
   -     Computational neuroscience;
   -     Connectionist cognitive science;
   -     Data analysis and pattern recognition;
   -     Graphical network models, Bayesian networks;
   -     Hardware implementations and embedded systems;
   -     Intelligent Multimedia and the Semantic Web;
   -     Neural and hybrid architectures and learning algorithms;
   -     Neural control, planning and robotics applications;
   -     Neural dynamics and complex systems;
   -     Neuroinformatics;
   -     Real world applications;
   -     Self-organization;
   -     Sequential and structured information processing;
   -     Signal and time series processing, blind source separation;
   -     Vision and image processing.
   List of Special Sessions and Organizers
   1. Complex-Valued Neural Networks
   Aizenberg, Igor; Texas A&M University-Texarkana, USA
   Hirose, Akira; University of Tokyo, Japan
   M. Zurada, Jacek; University of Louisville, USA
   2. Emotion and Attention: Empirical Findings and Neural Models
   Korsten, Nienke; King's College London, UK
   Taylor, John; King's College London, UK
   3. Meta-Learning
   Duch, Wlodzislaw; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland,
   Grabczewski, Krzysztof; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
   Jankowski, Norbert; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
   4. Understanding and Creating Cognitive Systems
   Taylor, John; King's College London, UK
   Workshops
   Workshop 1
   Cognitive Systems
   Taylor, John G.; King's College, London
   Worshop 2
   Neural Networks in Biomedical Engineering and BioInformatics
   Cortez, Paulo; University of Minho, Portugal
   Hochreiter,Sepp; Johannes Kepler University, Linz
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