From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 02 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!join.news.pipex.net!pipex!server1.netnews.ja.net!server5.netnews.ja.net!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Phytoremediation network Date: 3 Nov 1997 16:17:08 -0000 Lines: 29 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <63kte4$sro@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: pop-bio@dl.ac.uk Dear Colleagues, I am interested in generating an EU network on the basic and applied aspect of phytoremediation and phytodepuration. A tentative list of subjects may include 1. application of plants to air cleaning (indoor and outdoor) 2. phytoremediation and phytoextraction from contaminated soils (trace metals, radionuclides, PCB, PAH, other xenobiotics) 3. phytodepuration of waste waters 4. physiology and metabolism of plants for phytoremediation/phytodepuration 5. taxonomy and genetic resources 6. genetics and genetic engineering The purpose of this network should be that of promoting the exchanges between labs involved in these sort of transdisciplinary researches. It may be also possible to apply to the EU for some preparatory meeting in order to organize the network within the incoming Framework V. I would greatly appreciate the help of anybody interested in those aspects of plant biology and environmental application to human health. Please, diffuse this message. Send reply to Prof. Nelson Marmiroli, marmirol@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it Prof. Nelson Marmiroli Lab. Environmental Biotechnologies Dept. Environmental Sciences University of Parma Viale delle Scienze I-43100 PARMA, ITALY tel +39-521-905606 FAX +39-521-905665 e-mail: marmirol@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Nov 04 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!baron.netcom.net.uk!netcom.net.uk!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!join.news.pipex.net!pipex!server1.netnews.ja.net!server5.netnews.ja.net!daresbury!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Phytoremediation Network Date: 5 Nov 1997 15:56:45 -0000 Lines: 177 Sender: lpddist@mserv1.dl.ac.uk Distribution: bionet Message-ID: <63q4vt$mdo@mserv1.dl.ac.uk> Original-To: pop-bio@dl.ac.uk These are the first information that I have collected on the mail. Apparently the Network proposed is receiving a good interest. I will tell more in a few days. EU NETWORK on Application of plant systems to environmental control: remediation, waste water treatments, monitoring The list of contents may include: 1 Application of plants to soil and water remediation (PCB, PAH, removal) 2 Phytoextraction from contaminated soils (heavy metals, radionuclides and xenobiotics) 3 Treatment of waste waters (municipal, industrial) 4 Monitoring of industrial plants, urban areas, railroad systems 5 Physiology and metabolism of plants for environmental control 6 Taxonomy and genetic resources 7 Genetics and genetic engineering 8 Application of physico-chemical methods to study phytoremediation The colleagues who have already subscribed for the network are: Dr. Dietrich Ernst GSF - Forschungszentrum fur Umwelt und Gesundheit Institut fur Biochemische Pflanzenpathologie D-85764 Neuherberg Germany phone +49 89 3187 4440 fax +49 89 3187 3383 e-mail ernst@gsf.de Area of manifested interest: phytoremediation (xenobiotics, heavy metals and radionuclides), application of plants to air cleaning (formaldehyde) Prof. P.J. Kaltsikes Department of Plant Breeding and Biometry Faculty of Crop Science and Production Agricultural University of Athens Iera Odos 75, Athens, Greece, 118 55 Tel ++ 301 529 4621 Fax ++ 301 529 4622 e-mail kaltsikes@auadec.aua.ariadne-t.gr Area of manifested interest: phytoremediation Dr. Bill McKendree USDA-ARS Orlando, USA mckendre@asrr.arsusda.gov Area of manifested interest: plants resistant to radionuclides (cesium) Prof. Thomas Rausch Botanisches Institut Im Neuheimer Feld 360 D 69120 HEIDELBERG Germany e-mail TRAUSCH@botanik1.bot.uni-heidelberg.de Area of manifested interest: S-assimilation, GSH and PC biosynthesis, ecophysiology of Brassica juncea and phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soils, gene cloning in bacteria and genetic engineering of plants with bacterial genes Prof. P. Van Cutsem vacultes Universitaires de Namur Dept. de Biologie rue de Bruxelles 61 B-5000 Namur Belgium tel +32 (0)81 72 44 14 fax +32 (0)81 72 44 20 e-mail Pierre.Vancutsem@fundp.ac.be Area of manifested interest: plant cell wall biosynthesis, pectic content and exchange properties, adsorption of organic (waste, toxic) molecules on cell wall pectins. Dr. Ivo Wiesner The Institute of Plant Molecular Biology Czech Academy of Sciences Branisovska 31 Ceske Budejovice CZ 370 05 Czech Republic fax: +420-38-41475 e-mail: nfix@jcu.cz Area of manifested interest: genetic resources (plant DNA markers) and plant genetic engineering Dr. Steven Groot CPRO-DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands e-mail S.P.C.GROOT@cpro.dlo.nl Area of manifested interest: response of germination processes to toxic components and genetic variation in sensitivity Dr. O. Doering University of Hamburg Inst. Botany Ohnhorststr. 18 D 22609 Hamburg FRG Phone +49 40 82282348 Fax +49 40 82282254 e-mail FB4A043@botanik.uni-hamburg.de Area of manifested interest: redox activities of plants used for phytoremediation, ion transport (protons, nitrate, ammonia) at the root PM in presence of pollutants Prof. Nelson Marmiroli Lab. Environmental Biotechnologies Dept. Environmental Sciences University of Parma Viale delle Scienze I-43100 PARMA, ITALY tel +39-521-905606 FAX +39-521-905665 e-mail: marmirol@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it Area of manifested interest: phytoremediation (heavy metals), air cleaning (benzene), monitoring (benzene, heavy metals), genetics and genetic engineering Of course industrial partners interested in the exploitation of plants for phytoremediation are very welcome in the Network and they may become part of it as well If somebody of you that have subscribed the Network are aware of industrial partners interested in any specific area covered by the Network, please feel free to contact them and to verify their intention towards the Network. This is all for now, I will contact everybody again at the end of this week. Thanks for cooperation. Nelson Marmiroli Prof. Nelson Marmiroli Lab. Environmental Biotechnologies Dept. Environmental Sciences University of Parma Viale delle Scienze I-43100 PARMA, ITALY tel +39-521-905606 FAX +39-521-905665 e-mail: marmirol@ipruniv.cce.unipr.it From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Nov 04 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!daresbury!uninett.no!news.maxwell.syr.edu!news2.chicago.iagnet.net!iagnet.net!129.79.5.185!news.indiana.edu!not-for-mail From: Angi Bailey Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: David Starr Jordan Prize: nominations Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 17:11:06 -0500 Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington Lines: 34 Message-ID: <3460EEFA.221F@bio.indiana.edu> Reply-To: abailey@bio.indiana.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: silkworm.bio.indiana.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) CC: abailey The David Starr Jordan Prize for Innovative Contributions to the Study of Evolution, Ecology, Population or Organismal Biology In 1986, Cornell, Indiana and Stanford Universities established a joint endowment to fund a prize in honor of David Starr Jordan, a scientist, educator, and institution builder with important ties to each of these institutions. The prize is international in scope and presented approximately every three years to a young scientist (normally 40 years of age or less, or with not more than 10 years since receipt of Ph.D.) who is making novel, innovative contributions in one or more of the areas of Jordan's interest: evolution, ecology, population and organismal biology. The intent of this prize is to recognize young scientists who are making research contributions likely to redirect the principal focus of their fields. In addition to a cash award, the recipient will receive a commemorative medal and will attend an awards ceremony, visit each of the institutions and give scholarly presentations of his/her work. The selection of the prize winner will be made by a committee composed of representatives from each of the three institutions. The Fourth David Starr Jordan Award will carry a prize of $15,000 and will be announced in mid 1998. Nomination forms are available from: Dr. Jeffrey Palmer Department of Biology Jordan Hall Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405 (812) 855-6284 • FAX (812) 855-6705 (or email Jennifer at jejones@bio.indiana.edu) All nomination materials must be received prior to February 1, 1998. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Wed Nov 05 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!rutgers!nntp.upenn.edu!news.misty.com!news-feed.inet.tele.dk!europa.clark.net!208.134.241.18!newsfeed.internetmci.com!192.48.96.126!in2.uu.net!ozemail!news.mel.aone.net.au!newsfeed-in.aone.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.netspace.net.au!agapow From: agapow@latcs1.lat.oz.au (p-m agapow) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Re: Contemporary Rate of Species Extinction Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:28:34 +1000 Organization: The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Biologists Lines: 21 Message-ID: <199711071028343843606@dialup-t1-111.melbourne.netspace.net.au> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dialup-t1-111.melbourne.netspace.net.au X-Newsreader: MacSOUP 2.2.1 Fang Wei Ling wrote: > In my case, born in 1960, the software claimed that some 156,000 > species have become extinct during my lifetime ... This averages out > to something like 11 per day, which is astonishing, if true. My > question is just how these numbers were derived. Are there actually > enough field biologists on the planet to note the extinction of > eleven species every day? My guess is that the figure is probably extrapolated from those extinctions that we know about. As we currently don't "know" most species on Earth (I once encountered astounding figures about the number of undiscovered insects per working entomologist, more than enough for everyone to have a bug named after them), it has to be so. Mind, as rates of extinction vary widely between lineages the calculations could be less than straightforward and (no doubt) open to question. But the figure doesn't sound out of the question. p-m Paul-Michael Agapow (agapow@latcs1.oz.au) From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 09 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!CNS.BU.EDU!keithm From: keithm@CNS.BU.EDU (Keith McDuffee) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS Date: 10 Nov 1997 10:58:12 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 242 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19971110135139.00773668@cns.bu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net CALL FOR PAPERS and FINAL INVITED PROGRAM SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS May 27-30, 1998 Sponsored by Boston University's Center for Adaptive Systems and Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems with financial support from DARPA and ONR How Does the Brain Control Behavior? How Can Technology Emulate Biological Intelligence? The conference will include invited lectures and contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems adapt to a changing world. The conference is aimed at researchers and students of computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, artificial neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, and artificial intelligence. A single oral or poster session enables all presented work to be highly visible. Abstract submissions encourage submissions of the latest results. Costs are kept at a minimum without compromising the quality of meeting handouts and social events. Although Memorial Day falls on Saturday, May 30, it is observed on Monday, May 25, 1998. CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS TUTORIALS Wednesday, May 27, 1998: Larry Abbott, Short-term synaptic plasticity: Mathematical description and computational function George Cybenko, Understanding Q-learning and other adaptive learning methods Ennio Mingolla, Neural models of biological vision Alex Pentland, Visual recognition of people and their behavior Each tutorial is 90 minutes long. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Stephen Grossberg, Adaptive resonance theory: From biology to technology Ken Nakayama, Psychological studies of visual attention INVITED SPEAKERS Thursday, May 28, 1998: Azriel Rosenfeld, Understanding object motion Takeo Kanade, Computational sensors: Further progress Tomaso Poggio, Sparse representations for learning Gail Carpenter, Applications of ART neural networks Rodney Brooks, Experiments in developmental models for a neurally controlled humanoid robot Lee Feldkamp, Recurrent networks: Promise and practice Friday, May 29, 1998: J. Anthony Movshon, Contrast gain control in the visual cortex Hugh Wilson, Global processes at intermediate levels of form vision Mel Goodale, Biological teleassistance: Perception and action in the human visual system Ken Stevens, The categorical representation of speech and its traces in acoustics and articulation Carol Fowler, Production-perception links in speech Frank Guenther, A theoretical framework for speech acquisition and production Saturday, May 30, 1998: Howard Eichenbaum, The hippocampus and mechanisms of declarative memory Earl Miller, Neural mechanisms for working memory and cognition Bruce McNaughton, Neuronal population dynamics and the interpretation of dreams Richard Thompson, The cerebellar circuitry essential for classical conditioning of discrete behavioral responses Daniel Bullock, Cortical control of arm movements Andrew Barto, Reinforcement learning applied to large-scale dynamic optimization problems There will be contributed oral and poster sessions on each day of the conference. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Contributors are requested to list a first and second choice from among the topics below in their cover letter, and to say whether it is biological (B) or technological (T) work, when they submit their abstract, as described below. * vision * spatial mapping and navigation * object recognition * neural circuit models * image understanding * neural system models * audition * mathematics of neural systems * speech and language * robotics * unsupervised learning * hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital) * supervised learning * neuromorphic VLSI * reinforcement and emotion * industrial applications * sensory-motor control * other * cognition, planning, and attention Example: first choice: vision (T); second choice: neural system models (B). Contributed Abstracts must be received, in English, by January 31, 1998. Notification of acceptance will be given by February 28, 1998. A meeting registration fee of $45 for regular attendees and $30 for students must accompany each Abstract. See Registration Information for details. The fee will be returned if the Abstract is not accepted for presentation and publication in the meeting proceedings. Registration fees of accepted abstracts will be returned on request only until April 15, 1998. Each Abstract should fit on one 8.5" x 11" white page with 1" margins on all sides, single-column format, single-spaced, Times Roman or similar font of 10 points or larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Abstract title, author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and email address(es) should begin each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: Full title of Abstract; corresponding author and presenting author name, address, telephone, fax, and email address; and preference for oral or poster presentation. (Talks will be 15 minutes long. Posters will be up for a full day. Overhead, slide, and VCR facilities will be available for talks.) Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted with insufficient funds will be returned. The original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to: Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Early registration is recommended. To register, please fill out the registration form below. Student registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If accompanied by an Abstract or if paying by check, mail to the address above. If paying by credit card, mail as above, or fax to (617) 353-7755, or email to cindy@cns.bu.edu. The registration fee will help to pay for a reception, 6 coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings. STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows are available to cover meeting travel and living costs. The deadline to apply for fellowship support is January 31, 1998. Applicants will be notified by February 28, 1998. Each application should include the applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email address; current student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name, address, and email address; relevant courses and other educational data; and a list of research articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD advisor on official institutional stationery should accompany the application and summarize how the candidate may benefit from the meeting. Students who also submit an Abstract need to include the registration fee with their Abstract. Reimbursement checks will be distributed after the meeting. REGISTRATION FORM Second International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215 Tutorials: May 27, 1998 Meeting: May 28-30, 1998 FAX: (617) 353-7755 (Please Type or Print) Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof: _____________________________________________________ Name: ______________________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City, State, Postal Code: __________________________________________ Phone and Fax: _____________________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________ The conference registration fee includes the meeting program, reception, two coffee breaks each day, and meeting proceedings. The tutorial registration fee includes tutorial notes and two coffee breaks. CHECK ONE: ( ) $70 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular) ( ) $30 Conference Only (Student) ( ) $45 Conference plus Tutorial (Student) ( ) $25 Tutorial Only (Regular) ( ) $45 Conference Only (Regular) ( ) $15 Tutorial Only (Student) METHOD OF PAYMENT (please fax or mail): [ ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University". Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US correspondent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any and all bank charges. [ ] I wish to pay my fees by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only). Name as it appears on the card: _____________________________________ Type of card: _______________________________________________________ Account number: _____________________________________________________ Expiration date: ____________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________________________ Keith McDuffee keithm@cns.bu.edu From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 09 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!CNS.BU.EDU!cns-cas From: cns-cas@CNS.BU.EDU (Boston University - Cognitive and Neural Systems) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Graduate Training in Cognitive and Neural Systems at B.U. Date: 10 Nov 1997 09:50:30 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 529 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19971110124309.00f6e3fc@cns.bu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ******************************************************************* GRADUATE TRAINING IN THE=20 DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS (CNS)=20 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY ******************************************************************* The Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems offers comprehensive graduate training in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of technological problems. Applications for Fall, 1998, admission and financial aid are now being accepted for both the MA and PhD degree programs. To obtain a brochure describing the CNS Program and a set of application materials, write, telephone, or fax: DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS=20 Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 617/353-9481 (phone)=20 617/353-7755 (fax) or send via e-mail your full name and mailing address to the=20 attention of Mr. Robin Amos at: =09 amos@cns.bu.edu =09 Applications for admission and financial aid should be received by the Graduate School Admissions Office no later than January 15. Late applications will be considered until May 1; after that date=20 applications will be considered only as special cases. Applicants are required to submit undergraduate (and, if applicable, graduate) transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The Advanced Test should be in the candidate's area of departmental specialization. GRE scores may be waived for MA candidates and, in exceptional cases, for PhD candidates, but absence of these scores will decrease an applicant's chances for admission and financial aid. Non-degree students may also enroll in CNS courses on a part-time basis. Stephen Grossberg, Chairman=20 Gail A. Carpenter, Director of Graduate Studies Description of the CNS Department: The Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS) provides advanced training and research experience for graduate students interested in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of outstanding technological problems. Students are trained in a broad range of areas concerning cognitive and neural systems, including vision and image processing; speech and language understanding; adaptive pattern recognition; cognitive information processing; self-organization; associative learning and long-term memory; cooperative and competitive network dynamics and short-term memory; reinforcement, motivation, and attention; adaptive sensory-motor control and robotics; and biological rhythms; as well as the mathematical and computational methods needed to support modeling research and applications. The CNS Department awards MA, PhD, and BA/MA degrees. The CNS Department embodies a number of unique features. It has developed a curriculum that consists of interdisciplinary graduate courses, each of which integrates the psychological, neurobiological, mathematical, and computational information needed to theoretically investigate fundamental issues concerning mind and brain processes and the applications of neural networks to technology. Additional advanced courses, including research seminars, are also offered. Each course is typically taught once a week in the afternoon or evening to make the program available to qualified students, including working professionals, throughout the Boston area. Students develop a coherent area of expertise by designing a program that includes courses in areas such as biology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and psychology, in addition to courses in the CNS curriculum. The CNS Department prepares students for thesis research with scientists in one of several Boston University research centers or groups, and with Boston-area scientists collaborating with these centers. The unit most closely linked to the department is the Center for Adaptive Systems (see page 2). Students interested in neural network hardware work with researchers in CNS, at the College of Engineering, and at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Other research resources include distinguished research groups in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropharmacology at the Medical School and the Charles River Campus; in sensory robotics, biomedical engineering, computer and systems engineering, and neuromuscular research within the College of Engineering; in dynamical systems within the Mathematics Department; in theoretical computer science within the Computer Science Department; and in biophysics and computational physics within the Physics Department. In addition to its basic research and training program, the department conducts a seminar series, as well as conferences and symposia, which bring together distinguished scientists from both experimental and theoretical disciplines. The department is housed in its own new four-story building which includes ample space for faculty and student offices and laboratories, as well as an auditorium, classroom and seminar rooms, a library, and a faculty-student lounge. LABORATORY AND COMPUTER FACILITIES The department is funded by grants and contracts from federal agencies which support research in life sciences, mathematics, artificial intelligence, and engineering. Facilities include laboratories for experimental research and computational modeling in visual perception, speech and language processing, and sensory-motor control and robotics. Data analysis and numerical simulations are carried out on a state-of-the-art computer network comprised of Sun workstations, Silicon Graphics workstations, Macintoshes, and PCs. All students have access to X-terminals or UNIX workstation consoles, a selection of color systems and PCs, the Boston University connection machine and network of SGI machines, and standard modeling and mathematical simulation packages such as Mathematica, VisSim, Khoros, and Matlab. The department maintains a core collection of books and journals, and has access both to the Boston University Libraries and to the many other collections of the Boston Library Consortium. In addition, several specialized facilities and software are available for use. These include: Computer Vision/Computational Neuroscience Laboratory The Computer Vision/Computational Neuroscience Lab is comprised of an electronics workshop, including a surface-mount workstation, PCD fabrication tools, and an Alterra EPLD design system; a light machine shop; an active vision lab including actuators and video hardware; and systems for computer aided neuroanatomy and application of computer graphics and image processing to brain sections and MRI images. Neurobotics Laboratory The Neurobotics Lab utilizes wheeled mobile robots to study potential applications of neural networks in several areas, including adaptive dynamics and kinematics, obstacle avoidance, path planning and navigation, visual object recognition, and conditioning and motivation. The lab currently has three Pioneer robots equipped with sonar and visual sensors; one B-14 robot with a moveable camera, sonars, infrared, and bump sensors; and two Khepera miniature robots with infrared proximity detectors. Other platforms may be investigated in the future. Psychoacoustics Laboratory =20 The Psychoacoustics Lab houses a newly installed, 8 ft. x 8 ft. sound-proof booth. The laboratory is extensively equipped to perform both traditional psychoacoustic and experiments using interactive auditory virtual-reality stimuli. The major equipment dedicated to the psychoacoustics laboratory includes two Pentium-based personal computers; two Power-PC-based Macintosh computers; a 50-MHz array processor capable of generating auditory stimuli in real time; programmable attenuators; analog-to-digital converters; digital-to-analog converters; a real-time head tracking system; a special-purpose, signal-processing hardware system capable of generating =D2spatialized=D3 stereo auditory signals in real time; a two-channel oscilloscope; a two-channel spectrum analyzer; various cables, headphones, and other miscellaneous electronics equipment; and software for signal generation, experimental control, data analysis, and word processing. Sensory-Motor Control Laboratory =20 The Sensory-Motor Control Lab supports experimental studies of motor kinematics. An infrared WatSmart system allows measurement of large-scale movements, and a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet allows studies of handwriting and other fine-scale movements. Part of the equipment associated with the lab is shared with and housed in the Vision Lab. Equipment includes a 40-inch monitor that allows computer display of animations generated by an SGI workstation or a Pentium Pro (Windows NT) workstation. A second major component is a helmet-mounted, video-based, eye-head tracking system (ISCAN Corp, 1997). The latter=D5s camera samples eye position at 240Hz and also allows reconstruction of what subjects are attending to as they freely scan a scene under normal lighting. Thus the system affords a wide range of visuo-motor studies. Speech and Language Laboratory The Speech and Language Lab includes facilities for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog software. The Ariel equipment allows reliable synthesis and playback of speech waveforms. An Entropic signal processing package provides facilities for detailed analysis, filtering, spectral construction, and formant tracking of the speech waveform.=20 Various large databases, such as TIMIT and TIdigits, are available for testing algorithms of speech recognition. For high speed processing, the department provides supercomputer facilities to speed filtering and data analysis. Visual Psychophysics Laboratory The Visual Psychophysics Lab occupies an 800-square-foot suite, including three dedicated rooms for data collection, and houses a variety of computer controlled display platforms, including Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) Onyx RE2, SGI Indigo2 High Impact, SGI Indigo2 Extreme, Power Computing (Macintosh compatible) PowerTower Pro 225, and Macintosh 7100/66 workstations. Ancillary resources for visual psychophysics include a computer-controlled video camera, stereo viewing glasses, prisms, a photometer, and a variety of display-generation, data-collection, and data-analysis software. Affiliated Laboratories Affiliated CAS/CNS faculty have additional laboratories ranging from visual and auditory psychophysics and neurophysiology, anatomy, and neuropsychology to engineering and chip design. These facilities can be used in the context of faculty/student collaborations. =20 1997-98 CAS MEMBERS and CNS FACULTY: Jelle Atema=20 Professor of Biology Director, Boston University Marine Program (BUMP)=20 PhD, University of Michigan=20 Sensory physiology and behavior. Aijaz Baloch=20 Research Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Electrical Engineering, Boston University Neural modeling of role of visual attention in recognition, learning and motor control, computa-tional vision, adaptive control systems, reinforcement learning. Helen Barbas=20 Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences PhD, Physiology/Neurophysiology, McGill University Organization of the prefrontal cortex, evolution of the neo- cortex. Jacob Beck=20 Research Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Psychology, Cornell University Visual perception, psychophysics, computational models. Daniel H. Bullock=20 Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems=20 and Psychology PhD, Psychology, Stanford University Real-time neural systems, sensory-motor learning and control, evolution of intelligence, cognitive development. Gail A.Carpenter=20 Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Mathematics=20 Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Cognitive=20 and Neural Systems PhD, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison Pattern recognition, categorization, machine learning, differential equations. Laird Cermak=20 Director, Memory Disorders Research Center Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center =20 Professor of Neuropsychology, School of Medicine=20 Professor of Occupational Therapy, Sargent College PhD, Ohio State University Memory disorders. Michael A. Cohen=20 Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems=20 and Computer Science PhD, Psychology, Harvard University Speech and language processing, measurement theory, neural modeling, dynamical systems. H. Steven Colburn=20 Professor of Biomedical Engineering PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute=20 of Technology Audition, binaural interaction, signal processing models of hearing. Howard Eichenbaum=20 Professor of Psychology PhD, Psychology, University of Michigan Neurophysiological studies of how the hippocampal system is involved in reinforcement learning, spatial orientation, and declarative memory. William D. Eldred III Associate Professor of Biology PhD, University of Colorado, Health Science Center Visual neural biology. Bruce Fischl=20 Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Anisotropic diffusion and nonlinear image filtering, space-variant vision, computational models of early visual processing, and automated analysis of magnetic resonance images. Paolo Gaudiano=20 Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Computational and neural models of robotics, vision, adaptive sensory-motor control, and behavioral neurobiology. Jean Berko Gleason=20 Professor of Psychology PhD, Harvard University Psycholinguistics. Sucharita Gopal=20 Associate Professor of Geography PhD, University of California at Santa Barbara Neural networks, computational modeling of behavior, geographical information systems, fuzzy sets, and spatial cognition. Stephen Grossberg=20 Wang Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Professor of Mathematics, Psychology, and Biomedical=20 Engineering Chairman, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems Director, Center for Adaptive Systems PhD, Mathematics, Rockefeller University Theoretical biology, theoretical psychology, dynamical systems, and applied mathematics. Frank Guenther=20 Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Biological sensory-motor control, spatial representation, and speech production. Catherine L. Harris Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD, Cognitive Science and Psychology,=20 University of California at San Diego Visual word recognition, psycholinguistics, cognitive semantics,=20 second language acquisition, computational models. J. Pieter Jacobs=20 Visiting Scholar, Cognitive and Neural Systems MMA, MM, Music, Yale University MMus, Music, University of Pretoria MEng, Electromagnetism, University of Pretoria Aspects of motor control in piano playing; the interface between=20 psychophysical and cognitive phenomena in music perception. Thomas G. Kincaid=20 Professor of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, College=20 of Engineering PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Signal and image processing, neural networks, non-destructive testing. Nancy Kopell=20 Professor of Mathematics PhD, Mathematics, University of California at Berkeley Dynamical systems, mathematical physiology, pattern formation in=20 biological/physical systems. Jacqueline A. Liederman Associate Professor of Psychology PhD, Psychology, University of Rochester Dynamics of interhemispheric cooperation; prenatal correlates of=20 neurodevelopmental disorders. Ennio Mingolla=20 Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems and Psychology PhD, Psychology, University of Connecticut Visual perception, mathematical modeling of visual processes. Joseph Perkell Adjunct Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Senior Research Scientist, Research Lab of Electronics and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology=20 PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Motor control of speech production. Alan Peters=20 Chairman and Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine PhD, Zoology, Bristol University, United Kingdom Organization of neurons in the cerebral cortex, effects of aging on the=20 primate brain, fine structure of the nervous system. Andrzej Przybyszewski=20 Senior Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Warsaw Medical Academy Retinal physiology, mathematical and computer modeling of dynamical=20 properties of neurons in the visual system. Adam Reeves=20 Adjunct Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University PhD, Psychology, City University of New York Psychophysics, cognitive psychology, vision. Mark Reinitz Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD, University of Washington Cognitive psychology, attention, explicit and implicit memory,=20 memory-perception interactions. Mark Rubin=20 Research Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Research Physicist, Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA (on leave) PhD, Physics, University of Chicago Neural networks for vision, pattern recognition, and motor control. Elliot Saltzman=20 Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Sargent College Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology=20 and Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action University of Connecticut, Storrs Research Scientist, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT PhD, Developmental Psychology, University of Minnesota Modeling and experimental studies of human speech production. Robert Savoy=20 Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Scientist, Rowland Institute for Science PhD, Experimental Psychology, Harvard University Computational neuroscience; visual psychophysics of color, form, and motion perception. Eric Schwartz=20 Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems; Electrical, Computer=20 and Systems Engineering; and Anatomy and Neurobiology PhD, High Energy Physics, Columbia University Computational neuroscience, machine vision, neuroanatomy, neural=20 modeling. Robert Sekuler=20 Adjunct Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, BioMolecular Engineering Research Center Jesse and Louis Salvage Professor of Psychology, Brandeis University PhD, Psychology, Brown University Visual motion, visual adaptation, relation of visual perception, memory, and movement. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham=20 Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems=20 and Biomedical Engineering PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,=20 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Psychoacoustics, audition, auditory localization, binaural hearing,=20 sensorimotor adaptation, mathematical models of human performance. Louis Tassinary=20 Visiting Scholar, Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Psychology, Dartmouth College Dynamics of affective states as they relate to instigated and ongoing=20 cognitive processes. Malvin Teich=20 Professor of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering=20 and Biomedical Engineering PhD, Cornell University Quantum optics, photonics, fractal stochastic processes, information=20 transmission in biological sensory systems. Takeo Watanabe=20 Assistant Professor of Psychology PhD, Behavioral Sciences, University of Tokyo Perception of objects and motion and effects of attention on perception=20 using psychophysics and brain imaging (f-MRI). Allen Waxman=20 Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Senior Staff Scientist, MIT Lincoln Laboratory PhD, Astrophysics, University of Chicago Visual system modeling, mobile robotic systems, parallel computing,=20 optoelectronic hybrid archi-tectures. James Williamson=20 Research Associate of Cognitive and Neural Systems PhD, Cognitive and Neural Systems, Boston University Image processing and object recognition. Particular interests: dynamic=20 binding, self-organization, shape representation, and classification. Jeremy Wolfe=20 Adjunct Associate Professor of Cognitive and Neural Systems Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School Psychophysicist, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Surgery Dept. Director of Psychophysical Studies, Center for Clinical Cataract Research PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Visual attention, preattentive and attentive object representation. Curtis Woodcock=20 Associate Professor of Geography; Chairman, Department of Geography Director, Geographic Applications, Center for Remote Sensing PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Biophysical remote sensing, particularly of forests and natural vegetation, canopy reflectance models and their inversion, spatial modeling, and change detection; biogeography; spatial analysis; geographic information systems; digital image processing. Other Boston University faculty affiliated with the CNS Department=20 are listed at the end of the brochure. ******************************************************************* DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS=20 GRADUATE TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617/353-9481=20 Fax: 617/353-7755=20 Email: inquiries@cns.bu.edu=20 Web: http://cns-web.bu.edu/ ******************************************************************* From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 09 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!206.214.99.1!ix.netcom.com!news From: techxrwb@ix.netcom.com (Robert W. Bass) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: World population Date: 10 Nov 1997 20:56:24 GMT Organization: Techxperts, Inc. Lines: 5 Message-ID: <647sdo$du9@dfw-ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: har-ct6-07.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Nov 10 2:56:24 PM CST 1997 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (16bit) Does anyone have an estimate as to what percentage of the humans ever born are alive now? Bob From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Mon Nov 10 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!internet!biosci!not-for-mail From: biohelp (BIOSCI Administrator) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 11 Nov 1997 02:00:11 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 233 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199711111000.CAA05982@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. You can post or reply to messages via your Web browser as described in item #1 below. Your usage helps attract sponsors. If you contact any of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for supporting BIOSCI. It is critical for them to get this feedback if they are to continue their sponsorship for the long term. Second, if you work for a company or organization that provides products or services of interest to the biology community, please pass this message on to your marketing or marketing communications department or other appropriate group. Please ask them to help support BIOSCI by sponsoring our Web site and explain the uses and benefits of the system to the biology community. If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. The main BIOSCI home page also has access to the BIO-JOURNALS Table of Contents database WAIS index and the BIOSCI user address database described in another item further below. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI is a set of parallel USENET newsgroups (the "bionet" groups), mailing lists, and a hypermail archive at URL http://www.bio.net/. The same postings are distributed on all media (except for a small number of mailing-list-only groups at net.bio.net). Unfortunately it is becoming a despicable practice on the Internet (by a few people out to make a fast buck) to do automated mass postings to thousands of newsgroups and mailing lists. These attempts to grab free advertising are refered to as "spams" in the usual, somewhat boneheaded, net terminology. USENET is more susceptible to this practice, and many spams originate on the USENET groups and then are passed on to the mailing lists. However, spammers also get lists of mailing addresses and hit these too, so neither medium is immune. What should you do personally if you get junk mail? --------------------------------------------------- Just delete it and move on without reading it further. Filing a protest is becoming increasingly useless because spammers are often disguising the addresses where the messages are sent from. Unless you really understand Internet mail systems, your attempt at protest by sending replies to the message will often end up being sent to the address of an innocent person that the spammer is victimizing. What can BIOSCI/bionet do to protect its newsgroups? ---------------------------------------------------- The only solution currently available is to moderate the newsgroup. If this newsgroup is already moderated, then you are in good shape. Moderation protects the USENET distribution from about 95% of the spams that are being sent to date and protects the mailing lists completely. Moderation means, however, that someone has to take the time to review each message before it goes out. We have set up software here that simply allows the moderator to forward to an address at net.bio.net messages that (s)he wishes to have distributed. This takes no more time than that needed to read the message and pass it on, say about 1 min. per message. Most newsgroups currently have a discussion leader who is responsible for their newsgroup. The discussions leaders and their e-mail addresses are listed in the BIOSCI Information Sheet which is available on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. If a newsgroup is being hit with too many junk postings, please contact the discussion leader for that group and see if there is interest in moderating the group. Please do not assume that by simply posting a complaint to the newsgroup itself, anyone on the BIOSCI staff will act on your complaint. With close to 100 newsgroups to run, the BIOSCI staff has to rely on the discussion leaders of each newsgroup to report problems directly to us at biosci-help@net.bio.net. We will moderate any of our newsgroups if the discussion leader tells us that the readership of the group wishes to do so and if a moderator is willing to do the work. For most BIOSCI/bionet groups, this entails only a few minutes of work each day. Moderating a newsgroup will resolve probably 95% of the junk postings on the USENET distribution. Unfortunately there are easy ways for determined spammers to override the moderation mechanism on USENET, but we can protect our e-mail subscribers from unwanted postings if the newsgroup is moderated. You can also access our newsgroups over the WWW at URL http://www.bio.net. While this Web interface will not stop spammers from trying to post to the groups, this will give you yet another way, besides using USENET news, to keep the junk out of your personal mail files. For those of you with local USENET news systems, the Web interface will also give you faster access to new newsgroups and recent postings. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE NOTE: The BIOSCI management does NOT act on subscription/unsubscription requests that are posted improperly to the newsgroups and mailing lists. People who do this only bother everyone on the lists to no avail. Please be sure to follow the proper procedures below. Gory details are in the BIOSCI Information sheets on the Web at http://www.bio.net. Below we give an example utilizing the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list at both of our two BIOSCI sites: Users in the Americas and Pacific Rim countries who use the BIOSCI ------------------------------------------------------------------ node at computer net.bio.net: ---------------------------- A) Determine the "listname" which is the <=8 character mail address ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ for the group. These can be found in the BIOSCI Info. Sheet. For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS group the mailing address is methods@net.bio.net. The listname is the portion of the address to the left of the @ sign, i.e., "methods". The listname is used with the "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" commands illustrated below. B) Mail all commands in the body of a mail message addressed to biosci-server@net.bio.net. Do NOT send commands to the newsgroup posting addresses! Leave the Subject: line blank, any text on it will be ignored. C) In the body of your message put one or more of the following commands with an "end" command on the last line, e.g., subscribe methods unsubscribe methods end Do NOT put your e-mail address or other text on these lines. The server only allows you to cancel your subscription if the address on your mail header matches the address on our mailing list. Please ask for help at biosci-help@net.bio.net if your address has changed, e.g., if you know you are on the list but the server tells you that you are not a member. Users in Europe, Africa, and Central Asia who use the BIOSCI node at -------------------------------------------------------------------- computer daresbury.ac.uk (also known as dl.ac.uk): ------------------------------------------------- To subscribe and unsubscribe to/from the BIOSCI lists, you need to specify the full USENET newsgroup name with "bionet-news." prepended. The USENET newsgroup names are listed in the BIOSCI Information sheet on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list the USENET newsgroup name is bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, thus the appropriate commands are sub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts unsub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts These commands are included in a message addressed to mxt@dl.ac.uk, NOT to the newsgroup mailing addresses. As usual, include the text in the body of the message as text on the Subject: line is ignored. To unsubscribe from all the lists at the UK node, use unsub bionet-news Please note that if the address in the list is different than the one in your mail message header, you will not be able to unsubscribe by this method. If you have problems, please mail biosci@daresbury.ac.uk. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. ----------------------------------------------------------- Please take this opportunity to add your name, address, and research interest information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. You can fill out the address form directly through our Web page at URL http://www.bio.net/adrform.html. The address database is reindexed nightly for WWW access (the URL is http://www.bio.net/). If you are not directly on the Internet but can reach it by e-mail, please use our waismail server to access the user directory. waismail use is described above. You can also request a user address form by e-mail from biosci-help@net.bio.net. Please check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Because of our limited personnel resources, we ask that you resubmit a *complete* form to revise your entry; we only replace complete entries and do not have resources to edit old forms. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Nov 11 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.0.65.142!news-feed1.tiac.net!news-master.tiac.net!news@tiac.net From: propdig Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: National Biotech Register(NatBio) New Service Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:39:31 -0500 Organization: propdig Lines: 5 Message-ID: <346A05F3.327A@barryinc.com> Reply-To: propdig@barryinc.com NNTP-Posting-Host: p13.ts3.lowel.ma.tiac.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0C-NSCP (Win95; U) NatBio, http://www.barryinc.com/bio is pleased to introduce a new service on our web page. A Biotech Industry Company profile search. Are you looking for informatin on a particular Biotech company? we probably have it. We also invite you to check out your own company. If you are not listed, email us the data and we will add you for free. From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 16 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov!cpk-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!uunetukout!bore.news.pipex.net!pipex!not-for-mail From: "Unity mail" Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio,bionet.women-in-bio Subject: Partners in Population & Development 97 Meeting Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:01:40 -0000 Organization: UUNet UK server (post doesn't reflect views of UUNet UK) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <64o1tn$a5s$1@plug.news.pipex.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.149.69.215 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Xref: biosci bionet.population-bio:2747 bionet.women-in-bio:7778 The Virtual Press Office for the Partners in Population & Development 97 Meeting is now open - http://www.presspack.com The Partners is a group of ten developing countries with successful population and reproductive health programmes. It was formed after the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development to share ideas, experience and resources between these ten countries and with other developing nations. This meeting is important because: Two new members - China and Pakistan - are due to be admitted to the group and both are talking about future directions for their policies on population and reproductive health It reports on successful Partners projects such as a West African network of 12 French-speaking countries headed by Morocco and Tunisia, two of the founding countries in the Partners The meeting is taking place in Bangladesh and this site will have extensive reports on journalist visits to remarkably successful projects in this country with a very low per capita income and enormous environmental challenges. http://www.presspack.com From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Wed Nov 19 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!BIOSERVER.VSB.USU.EDU!jdfry From: jdfry@BIOSERVER.VSB.USU.EDU (Jim Fry) Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: grad. student positions available Date: 19 Nov 1997 18:40:56 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 40 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19971119193849.00931100@biology.usu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Graduate Studies in Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Positions are available in my laboratory for MS and PhD students interested in evolutionary quantitative genetics, ecological genetics, or related subjects. Currently, in NSF-funded work, we are measuring rates and properties of spontaneous mutations affecting fitness traits in Drosophila melanogaster, and mapping genetic factors causing genotype-environment interaction for fitness in Drosophila populations. The goal is to understand the forces maintaining genetic variation for fitness traits in this species. Students could work on an aspect of one of these projects, or develop a different project on Drosophila or another organism. Students interested in the evolutionary genetics of host use in phytophagous insects, or the genetic management of small populations, are encouraged to apply. RA and TA support is available, for a minimum of four years for a qualified Ph.D. student. Utah State University is a Carnegie Research I institution. The Biology Department has over 45 faculty members, with diverse interests ranging from animal behavior to molecular biology. More information on Utah State University, the Biology Department, and my research program can be found by visiting the Biology Department web site at http://www.biology.usu.edu/ , or by contacting me at the address below. ************************* James D. Fry Assistant Professor Department of Biology Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-5305 Phone: 435-797-3604 Fax: 435-797-1575 jdfry@biology.usu.edu ************************* From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Tue Nov 25 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!esat.kuleuven.ac.be!Johan.Suykens From: Johan.Suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: workshop announcement Date: 26 Nov 1997 04:45:06 -0800 Organization: ESAT, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Lines: 104 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <199711261242.NAA23948@euler.esat.kuleuven.ac.be> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net International Workshop on *** ADVANCED BLACK-BOX TECHNIQUES FOR NONLINEAR MODELING: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS *** with !!! TIME-SERIES PREDICTION COMPETITION !!! Date: July 8-10, 1998 Place: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Info: http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/sista/workshop/ Organized at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT-SISTA) and the Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Networks (ICNN) in the framework of the project KIT and the Belgian Interuniversity Attraction Pole IUAP P4/02. * GENERAL SCOPE The rapid growth of the field of neural networks, fuzzy systems and wavelets is offering a variety of new techniques for modeling of nonlinear systems in the broad sense. These topics have been investigated from differents points of view including statistics, identification and control theory, approximation theory, signal processing, nonlinear dynamics, information theory, physics and optimization theory among others. The aim of this workshop is to serve as an interdisciplinary forum for bringing together specialists in these research disciplines. Issues related to the fundamental theory as well as real-life applications will be addressed at the workshop. * TIME-SERIES PREDICTION COMPETITION Within the framework of this workshop a time-series prediction competition will be held. The results of the competition will be announced during the workshop, where the winner will be awarded. Participants in the competition are asked to submit their predicted data together with a short description and references of the methods used. In order to stimulate wide participation in the competition, attendence of the workshop is not mandatory but is of course encouraged. * INVITED SPEAKERS (confirmed) L. Feldkamp (Ford Research, USA) - Extended Kalman filtering C. Micchelli (IBM T.J. Watson, USA) - Density estimation U. Parlitz (Gottingen, Germany) - Nonlinear time-series analysis J. Sjoberg (Goeteborg, Sweden) - Nonlinear system identification S. Tan (Beijing, China) - Wavelet-based system modeling M. Vidyasagar (Bangalore, India) - Statistical learning theory V. Wertz (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) - Fuzzy modeling * TOPICS include but are not limited to Nonlinear system identification Backpropagation Time series analysis Learning and nonlinear optimization Multilayer perceptrons Recursive algorithms Radial basis function networks Extended Kalman filtering Fuzzy modelling Embedding dimension Wavelets Subspace methods Piecewise linear models Identifiability Mixture of experts Model selection and validation Universal approximation Simulated annealing Recurrent networks Genetic algorithms Regularization Forecasting Bayesian estimation Frequency domain identification Density estimation Classification Information geometry Real-life applications Generalization Software * IMPORTANT DATES Deadline paper submission: April 2, 1998 Notification of acceptance: May 4, 1998 Workshop: July 8-10, 1998 Time-series competition: Deadline data submission: March 20, 1998 * Chairman: Johan Suykens Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Departement Elektrotechniek - ESAT/SISTA Kardinaal Mercierlaan 94 B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium Tel: 32/16/32 18 02 Fax: 32/16/32 19 70 Email: Johan.Suykens@esat.kuleuven.ac.be Program Committee: B. De Moor, E. Deprettere, D. Roose, J. Schoukens, S. Tan, J. Vandewalle, V. Wertz, Y. Yu From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Fri Nov 28 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!plantphys.umu.se!Cheng.Luo From: Cheng.Luo@plantphys.umu.se ("Dr. Cheng Luo") Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: Ecologiest's Resume for searching assistant working outside China Date: 29 Nov 1997 08:17:08 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 65 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <9711291616.AA17899@plantphys.umu.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Please reply this message if you find some interests, I will forward the message to Mr. Yuemin Yang. Thanks! Cheng PERSONAL Name: Yuemin Yang Address: Dept. of Biology, S=EDchuan University, Chengdu 610011. P.R. China Birth: July 16, 1958 Marital staus: Married with one child SKILL Mathematical modelling, multivariate statisitics, C and Dynamo languages EDUCATION 1978-1982: Undergraduate student, Dept of Biology, Sichuam University, Microbiology Bsc. 1982-1985: Postgraduate student:Numberical ecology, M.S EMPLOYMENT 1985-1987: Teaching assistant, Dept. of Biology, Sichuan University 1987-1994: Instructor 1994-now: Associate Professor Working Experimence A: TEACHING 1985-1987 Experimental Zoology=20 1987-present Population ecology, experimental ecology, system eology 1990-present: Application of computer in biology, FOXBASE programming, computer modelling and system analysis, DAta and graph processing. B: RESEARCH 1985-1987: Population Dynamics, Microbiota 1987-1989:Economical-ecological system:DYNAMO model, Project leader 1989-1997: Dynamics of population(I) and community(II) of Rodent in the Western Sichuan Plain, in charge of DATA analysis, computer modelling and programming. Publications: 13 papers published in Chinese with english abstracts, be sent on request. *************************************** Dr. Cheng Luo =20 Dept. of Plant Physiology =20 University of Ume=E5 =20 90187 Ume=E5 =20 Sweden =20 Tel. 46 90 786-5474=20 Fax 46 90 786-6676 Email: cheng.luo@plantphys.umu.se http://www.plantphys.umu.se/~cheng From owner-population-bio@net.bio.net Sun Nov 30 22:00:00 1997 Path: biosci!agate!howland.erols.net!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!oleane!jussieu.fr!ens.fr!not-for-mail From: Nicolas Mouquet Newsgroups: bionet.population-bio Subject: metapopulation Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 18:19:30 -0800 Organization: Ecole Normal Superieur Lines: 18 Message-ID: <34837032.5C23@ens.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: ecopc09.ens.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; I) hello Is there someone interested to create a newsgroup for metapopulation discusion... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Mouquet Nicolas / \ / * \ Laboratoire d'Ecologie, CNRS-URA 258 / * \ Ecole Normale Superieure ----/-------\---- 46 rue d'Ulm | ^ ^ | F-75 230 Paris Cedex 05, France {| ° ° |} Tel: 01 44 32 37 78 \ 0 / 38 77 | \-/ | Fax: 01 44 32 38 85 \***/ \*/ * -------------------------------------------------------------------------