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<p class=MsoNormal><b>**We apologize for possible duplicates of this message,
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS<br>
ESTSP'08 - European Symposium on Time Series Prediction<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Following the successful 2007 conference, ESTSP 2008 will
be<br>
organized in Finland in 17-19 September 2008 at Haikko,<br>
Porvoo, 30-40 minutes from Helsinki.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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More information will be available at http://www.estsp.org/<br>
Conference site: http://www.haikko.fi/kokoukset/en_GB/presentation/<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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The conference is co-organized with the AKRR'08 - ADAPTIVE KNOWLEDGE
REPRESENTATION AND REASONING.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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The second European Symposium on Time Series Prediction (TSP) is a new event in
the fields of Neural Networks, Statistics and Econometrics. It will be held in
Porvoo, one of the most beautiful towns in Finland. Contributions are welcome.
Webpage: http://www.estsp.org/<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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DEADLINES<br>
Submission of papers: 01 May 2008<br>
Notification of acceptance: 01 June 2008<br>
ESTSP conference: 17 - 19 September 2008<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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PREDICTION COMPETITION<br>
A new prediction competition is organized. The goal of the competition is the long-term
prediction of 3 Time Series. The dataset will be available on April 1st. The
competition deadline is on 01 May 2008, same date as the paper submission
deadline. The prediction competition dataset will be published on the beginning
of April. The schedule of the competition will favor fast methods.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE<br>
The proceedings will include all communications presented to the conference,
and will be available on-site. Extended versions of selected papers will be
published in the Neurocomputing journal (Elsevier).<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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LOCATION<br>
The ESTSP 2008 conference will be held in Haikko Manor in Porvoo. Porvoo is a
about 50 kilometers from Helsinki near the southern coast of Finland. The Manor
itself is very old and classy place with historically valuable and stimulating
atmosphere. The conference facilities have been recently renovated to meet the
demands of modern conferences. Helsinki University of Technology is one of the
top-level universities in Finland for both education and research. The ESTSP
2008 is organized by the Adaptive Informatics Research Centre from the
Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS) of HUT. The Adaptive
Informatics Research Centre is a Centre of Excellence of the Academy of
Finland. HUT is located in Espoo.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Conference location:<br>
Hotel Haikko Manor<br>
Haikkoontie 114<br>
06400 Porvoo<br>
Finland<br>
Phone: +358 19 576 01<br>
Fax: +358 19 576 0399<br>
Email: hotelli.haikko@haikko.fi<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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CONTACT AND CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT<br>
All questions concerning ESTSP'2008 may be sent by e-mail (preferred) to
amaury.lendasse@hut.fi.<br>
Contact address:<br>
Dr. Amaury Lendasse<br>
Helsinki University of Technology<br>
Laboratory of Computer and Information Science<br>
P.O. Box 5400<br>
FI-02015 HUT<br>
FINLAND<br>
fax +358-9-451 3277<br>
http://www.estsp.org/<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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