Citation
(1998), "Diary", Sensor Review, Vol. 18 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.1998.08718dac.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited
Diary
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.
Conferences & Exhibitions
Key: C = Conference, E = Exhibition, S = Seminar, W = Workshop
1998
QCAV '98 (C) Quality control by artificial vision
1-12 November
Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
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
LonUsers International (C+E)
3-4 November
The Hague, The Netherlands
Contact: Tel: +1 650 855 7413; WWW: www.echelon.com/lonusers
5th International CAN Conference (C)
3-5 November
San Jose, California, USA
Contact: CAN in Automation eV, Am Weichselgarten 26, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany. Tel: +49 9131 69086 0; Fax: +49 9131 69086 79; E-mail: headquarters@can-cia.de
FABTECH International '98 (C+E)
3-5 November
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Contact: SME Customer Service, 1 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 pavillions: 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
Contact: Nick Bloxam, PO Box 43, 1 Elstree way, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1NH, UK. Tel +44 181 953 1688; Fax: +44 181 953 9456; E-mail: lfa@jenoptik-uk.com
Scantech Expo Europe (C+E)
3-5 November
Paris, France
Contact: Advanstar Exhibitions, Advanstar House, Park West, Sealand Road, Chester CH1 4RN, UK. 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
Contact: RIA, 1 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.
Manufacturing Week (E) Computers in Manufacturing CIM '98 (E) Networks in Manufacturing '98 (E)
10-12 November
NEC, Birmingham, UK
Contact: Tel: +44 1932 570860
BIAS (E) Exhibition of Automation, Instrumentation and Microelectronics
10-14 November
Milan, Italy
Contact: BIAS Secretariat, E.I.O.M. 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
The UK Magnetics Society, Berckshire Business Centre, Post Office Lane, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8SH
Contact: Tel: +44 1235 770 652; Fax: +44 1235 772 295; E-mail: ukmagsoc@compuserve.com
MVA '98 (C) IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications
17-19 November
Makuhari, Chiba, Japan
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/et1/gazo/mva98/
Neural Information Processing Systems: Natural and Synthetic (C)
30 November-5 December
Denver, Colorado, USA
Contact: Jonathan Baxter (Publicity Chair). E-mail: jon@syseng.anu.edu.au; WWW: 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
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
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
Contanct: Comite des Expositions de paris, 55 quai Alphone 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
Hannover Fair (E)
19-24 April
Hannover, Germany
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (C+E)
20-22 April
Rosemount, Illinois, USA
Contact: SME Customer Service, 1 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
Contact: Robots & Vision Conference, PO Box 3724, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA. Fax: +1 734 994 3338
ISR 2000 (C+E) International Symposium on Robotics
14-17 May
Montreal, Canada
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
Sensors '99 (C+E)
18-20 May
Nuremberg, Germany
Contact: ACS Organisations GmbH, Postfach 23 52, D-31506 Wunstorf, Germany. Tel: +49 5033 2015; Fax: +49 5033 1056; E-mail: acs@sensor97.de; WWW: sensor97.de
3rd International Conference Industrial Automation (C)
7-9 June
Montreal, Canada
Contact: Dr Guy Bogdadi, Ing. Ecole de Tecnologie Superieure, University du Quebec, 1100 Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 1K3. Tel: +1 514 396 8875; Fax: +1 514 396 8684; E-mail: bogdadi@ele.etsmtl.ca; WWW: www.ele.etsmtl.ca/aiai3
32nd ISATA (C)
14-16 June
Vienna, Austria
Contact: ISATA, Dusseldorf Trade Fair, 32a Queen Street, Croydon, London CR0 1SY, UK. Tel: +44 181 681 3069; Fax: +44 181 686 1490; E-mail: isata@compuserve.com; WWW: http://www.isata.com
International Robot Exhibition (E)
26-29 October
Tokyo, Japan
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 + International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR) (C)
27-29 October
Tokyo, Japan
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