Call for Papers 2011 International Symposium on Neural Networks May 29 - June 1, 2011, Guilin, China http://isnn2011.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/ Important dates: Special session proposals due: November 1, 2010 Paper submission deadline: December 1, 2010 Notification of acceptance: January 1, 2011 The 8th International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2011) will be held in Guilin, China, as a sequel of ISNN 2004–2010. Guilin has a long history as the most beautiful place in China. It is famous for its wonderful scenery, rivers and karst peaks covered in lush greenery. ISNN 2011 aims to provide a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state of the art of neural network research and applications in diverse fields. The symposium will feature plenary lectures given by world renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, and some special sessions focusing on popular topics. Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers (6-8 pages normally and 10 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system. All papers accepted by and presented at ISNN2011 will be published by Springer as multiple volumes of Lecture Notes in Computer Science which will be indexed by EI and ISTP. Selected papers will be published in special issues of several SCI journals. ISNN 2011 paper submission website is already open: http://isnn2011.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/econfpal/author/ Potential organizers are invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. Please contact Special Sessions Chair "Jinhu Lu" jhlu@iss.ac.cn for more details if you would like to organize special sessions.