Diary
Key: C = conference, E = exhibition, S = seminar, W = workshop
If you would like further information about any of the conferences or exhibitions featured in the Diary Section, please contact the organisers for that particular event.
Editorial note: if you are aware of any local, national or international seminars, exhibitions or conferences, the Editor would be pleased to receive this information as early as possible in order to include it in this section of the journal.
1998
Fieldcomms UK (C + E)
28-29 October
Telford, UK
For more details contact:FieldComms Int. Ltd, 1 West St, Titchfield, Hants PO14 4DH, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1329 846 166;Fax: +44 (0) 1329 512 063; e-mail: fcomms@gghcomms.demon.co.uk www: http://www.fieldcomms.com
Radio Solutions (C + E)
28-29 October
Birmingham, UK
For more details contact:LPRA, Walker Mitchell Ltd, Brearley Hall, Luddenden Foot, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX2 6HS, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1422 88 6463; Fax: +44 (0)1422 88 6950;e-mail: 101541,1044@compuserve.com
LonUsers International (C + E)
3-4 November
The Hague, The Netherlands
For more details: Tel: +1 650 855 7413; www: www.echelon.com/lonusers
FABTECH International '98 (C + E)
3-5 November
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
For more details contact:SME Customer Service, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 800 733 4763; Fax: +1 313 271 2861; www: http://www.sme.org
This is North America's largest show exhibiting metal forming and fabricating equipment, processes and applications to attendees from over 20 countries. It features two pavilions:welding and outsourcing. Market: USA and more than 50 other countries. Overall projected attendance: 25,000. Sponsors: SME and FMA.
Innovation '98 (E)
3-5 November
Leipzig, Germany
For more details contact:Nick Bloxam, PO Box 43, 1 Elstree Way, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 1NH. Tel: +44 (0)181 953 1688; Fax: +44 (0) 181 953 9456; e-mail: lfa@jenoptik-uk.com
Scantech Expo Europe(C + E)
3-5 November
Paris, France
For more details contact:Advanstar Exhibitions, Advanstar House, Park West, Sealand Road, Chester CH1 4RN. Tel: +44 (0) 1244 378 888; Fax: +44 (0) 1244 370 011; www: http://www.idevents.com
Robotics Industry Forum (S)
4-6 November
Orlando, Florida, USA
For more details contact;RIA, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 313 994 6088; Fax: +1 313 271 2861; www: http://www.roboticsorg.com
QCAV '98 (C) Quality Control by Artificial Vision
10-12 November
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
For more details contact:Professor Seiji Hata, Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University, 1-1 Saiwai-cho,Takamatsu, 760 Japan.Tel: +81 87 836 1771; Fax: +81 87 836 1792; e-mail: hata@eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Computers in Manufacturing CIM '98 (E)
Networks in Manufacturing'98 (E)
10-12 November
NEC, Birmingham, UK
Tel: +44 1932 570860.
BIAS (E) Exhibition of Automation, Instrumentation and Microelectronics
10-14 November
Milan, Italy
For more details contact:BIAS Secretariat, EIOM Viale Premuda, 2-20129 Milan, Italy. Tel: +39 2 55181842;Fax: +39 2 55184161; e-mail: bias.fairs@enter.it
Industrial Application of Electromagnetics CAD (S
12 November
London, UK
For more details contact:The UK Magnetics Society, Berkshire Business Centre, Post Office Lane, Wantage,Oxon OX12 8SH. Tel: +44 1235 770652.
MVA '98 (C) IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications
17-19 November
Makuhari, Chiba, Japan
For more details contact:Professor Katsushi Ikeuchi, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106, Japan. Fax: +81 3 3401 1433; www. www.etl.go.jp/etl/gazo/mva98/
Neural Information Processing Systems: Natural and Synthetic (C)
30 November-5 December
Denver, Colorado, USA
For more details contact:Jonathan Baxter (publicity chair); e-mail: jon@syseng.anu.edu.auwww: www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/Groups/NIPS
An interdisciplinary conference bringing together scientists interested in all aspects of neural processing and computation.
Elec '98 (E) Electricity and Automation
7-11 December
Paris, France
For more details contact:Promosalons (UK) Ltd, The Colonnades, 82 Bishops Bridge Road, London W2 6BB, UK. Tel: +44 171 221 3660; Fax: +44 171 792 3525; e-mail: 100420.1031@compuserve.com
"Permanent Magnets, a Millennial Perspective" (S)
8 December
London, UK
For more details contact:The UK Magnetics Society, Berkshire Business Centre, Post Office Lane, Wantage,Oxon OX12 8SH, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1235 770652; Fax: +44 (0) 1235 772295; e-mail: ukmagsoc@compuserve.com
1999
Industrial Technology and Process (E) Mesucora + Interchimie Exhibitions
12-16 April
Paris, France
For more details contact:Comité des Expositions de Paris, 55 quai Alphonse Le Gallo, BP 317, 92107 Boulogne cedex, France. Tel: +33 1 49 09 60 98; Fax: +33 1 49 09 61 07; e-mail: industrie@comite-expo-paris.asso.fr
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (C + E)
20-22 April
Rosemount, Illinois, USA
For more details contact;RIA, One SME Drive, PO Box 930, Dearborn, MI 48121-0930, USA. Tel: +1 313 271 1500; Fax: +1 313 271 2861; www: http://www.sme.org
Robots & Vision (C + E)
11-13 May
Cobo Centre, Detroit, USA
For more details contact:Robots & Vision Conference, PO Box 3724, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA; Fax: +44 1 734 994 3338
Sensors 99 (C + E)
18-20 May
Nuremberg, Germany
For more details contact ACS Organisations GmbH, Postfach 23 52, D-31506 Wunstorf, Germany. Tel: +49 5033 2015; Fax: +49 5033 1056; e-mail: acs@sensor97.dewww. sensor97.de
3rd International Conference, Industrial Automation (C)
7-9 June
Montreal, Canada
For more details contact:Dr Guy Bogdadi, Ing. Ecole de Tecnologie Supérieure, Université du Quebec, 1100 Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H3C 1K3. Tel: +1 514 396 88775; Fax: +1 514 396 8684; e-mail: bogdadi@ele.etsmt1.ca www: www.ele.etsmt1.ca/aiai3
International Robot Exhibition (E)
26-29 October
Tokyo, Japan
For more details contact:The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd, 1-8-10, Kudan-Kita, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 102-8181,Japan. Tel: +81 3 3222 7239; Fax: +81 3 3222 7028.
30th ISR (C) International Symposium on Robotics and International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR) (C)
27-29 October
Tokyo, Japan
For more details contact:Japan Robot Association, Kikaishinko Building, 3-5-8 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan. Tel: +81 3 3434 2919; Fax: +81 3 3578 1404.
2000
ISR 2000 (C + E) International Symposium on Robotics
14-17 May
Montreal, Canada
For more details contact:ISR 2000 Secretariat, c/o Golden Planners Inc., 401-126 York Street, Ottawa,Ontario, Canada K1N 5T5. Tel: +1 613 241 9333; Fax: +1 613 565 2173; e-mail: gpi@intranet.ca www: www.precarn.ca/isr2000
