The Cybernetics Society

The Cybernetics Society

The Cybernetics Society holds its meetings at King's College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK. The comprehensive range of topics chosen by its speakers during their current programme of meetings scheduled for 1997/8 is given as follows:

• "Meus Amanuensis or Recent Developments in the Real Time Recognition of Human Speech". Brian Warburton. (A computer based dictation system will be demonstrated.)

• "Animatronics and Cybernetics". Barbara Griffiths, Retired Producer ­Animatronics.

• "Writing for Diverse Media". Philip Lawrence, Freelance screenwriter.

• "Which Ontology? A Constructive Look at the Deepest Foundations of Cybernetics ­ and of All Our Thinking about what Things Exist". Dr D.J. Stewart, Former Senior Lecturer in Cybernetics, Brunel University.

• "Towards Artificial Life". Martin Smith, Head of Robotics, Department of Engineering, University of East London.

• "Mechatronic Solutions in Automated Screw Fastenings". Dr Lakmal Seriviratne, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King's College, London.

The society is currently preparing its coming programme of meetings in London, and members have been asked to recommend possible speakers. The secretary of the society, Murial Warburton, can be contacted at: 37a Oatlands Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9SS, UK. General enquiries may be made to: Dr Brian Warburton, 37a Oatlands Avenue, Weybridge,Surrey KT13 9SS. Tel: 01932 843 602; E-mail: BrWarburto@aol.com or to Mr A.G. Booth, 42 Buckleigh Road, London SW16 5RZ. Tel/Fax: 0181 679 6968; E-mail: abooth@cix.compulink.co.uk