------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS 1996 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications(NOLTA'96) (NOLTA'96) Katsurahama-so, KOCHI, JAPAN October 7 - 9, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The 1996 International Symposium on Nonlinear Theory and its Applications(NOLTA'96) will be held at Kochi, Japan, on Oct. 7-9, 1996. Katsurahama is a famous beach facing the Pacific Ocean in the center of Kochi Prefecture. The Statue of Sakamoto Ryoma waits your participation. The language of the conference is English. Papers describing original work in all aspects of Nonlinear Theory and its Applications are invited. Possible topics include, but are not limited to the following: Nonlinear aspects of: * Circuits and Systems * Neural Networks * Chaos * Dynamics * Cellular Neural Networks * Fractals * Bifurcation * Biocybernetics * Soliton * Oscillations * Reactive Phenomena * Fuzzy * Numerical Methods * Pattern Generation * Information Dynamics * Self-Validating Numerics * Time Series Analysis * Chua's Circuits * Chemistry and Physics * Mechanics * Fluid Mechanics * Acoustics * Control * Optics * Circuit Simulation * Communication * Economics * Digital/Analog VLSI Circuits * Image Processing * Power Electronics * Power Systems * Other Related Areas Authors are invited to submit summaries (500-700 words) of their papers for review by the Technical Program Committee. The summary should include the title, author's name(s), affiliation(s) and complete return address(es) together with e-mail address(es) or fax number(s). The authors should also indicate one or more of the above categories that best describe the topic of the paper. NOLTA'96 Technical Program Committee Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokushima University, 2-1 Minami-Josanjima, Tokushima, 770 Japan phone: +81-886-56-7470, fax: +81-886-54-9632 e-mail: nolta96-summary@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp E-mail submissions are strongly recommended. For the instruction of e-mail submission, send blank e-mail to: nolta96-summary-info@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp or view information in NOLTA'96 homepage at: http://www.is.tokushima-u.ac.jp/misc/NOLTA96/summary-info.html Hard-copy submissions via fax or mail are also accepted. Authors' Schedule Deadline for submission of summaries: June 15, 1996 Notification of acceptance: July 15, 1996 Deadline for camera-ready manuscripts: August 31, 1996 Updates on conference information is provided continuously on: http://www.is.tokushima-u.ac.jp/misc/NOLTA96/info.html For contact with secretariat: nolta96@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tetsushi UETA, Faculty of Eng. Tokushima Univ. TEL +81-886-56-7501 FAX +81-886-54-9632 E-Mail tetsushi@is.tokushima-u.ac.jp http://www-b1.is.tokushima-u.ac.jp/~tetsushi