> The second circular for the upcoming Algorithmic Approaches to the
> Identification Problem in Systematics symposium has just been released
> (see below). This symposium will be held on 19 August 2005 in the Flett
> Theater of the Natural History Museum, London. It¹s purpose is to provide
> leaders of research groups, researchers, post-doctoral research
> assistants, and students working or studying in any area of systematics
> with an opportunity to (1) learn about current trends in quantitative
> approaches to the group-recognition problem, (2) become familiar with the
> capabilities of various software systems currently available for
> identifying systematic objects/groups and (3) evaluate various
> applications of this technology to present and future systematic problems.
> Special attention will be paid to showing how different approaches to
> automated identification can be applied to various organismal groups and
> in various applied research contexts (e.g., biodiversity studies,
> biostratigraphy, conservation, agriculture). Ample programme time will
> also be provided for discussions of issues relating to how these
> approaches and technologies can play a larger role in meeting the needs of
> current and future systematists.
> 
> This free, one-day symposium is sponsored by The Systematics Association
> and the Natural History Museum London, and is part of The Systematics
> Association¹s Biennial Meeting. Please visit the web site for additional
> information (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/paleonet/aaips_symposium/).
> If you are not able to attend the meeting, a symposium volume is being
> assembled and will be published as part of the Systematics Associations
> Special Volume series in 2006. Below is a list of symposium presentations.
> 
> If you have any questions about the symposium please see the symposium web
> site or contact me at [log in to unmask] or at the address below.
> 
> Norman MacLeod
> ___________________________________________________________________
> 
> Dr. Norman MacLeod
> Keeper of Palaeontology
> The Natural History Museum
> Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
> 
> 
> (0)207 942-5204 (Office)
> (0)207 942-5546 (Fax)
> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html (Web Page)
> 
> ___________________________________________________________________
> 
> Second Circular
> 
> Algorithmic Approaches to the Identification Problem in Systematics
> 
>  Date: 19 August 2005
> 
> Venue: Flett Theatre, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London
> 
> Sponsors: The Systematics Association and The Natural History Museum,
> London
> 
> Authors and Presentation Titles
> (alphabetical listing by author)
> 
> 
> Homology and Morphometrics: An Old Theme Revisited
> F. L. Bookstein
> Institute of Geontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
> and Institute of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Austria.
> 
> 
> Is Automated Species Identification Feasible?
> David Chesmore
> Intelligent Systems Research Group, Department of Electronics, University
> of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, England.
> 
> 
> Identification of Botanical Taxa Using Artificial Neural Networks
> Jonathan Y. Clark
> Neural Computing Group, Department of Computing, School of Electronics and
> Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK.
> 
> 
> Natural Object Recognition ­ Machines Versus Humans
> Phil Culverhouse
> Centre for Interactive Intelligent Systems, School of Computing,
> Communications & Electronics, University of Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
> 
> 
> Drawing the Line: the Differentiation Between Morphological Plasticity and
> Interspecific Variation David Jones and Mark Purnell Department of
> Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, England LE1
> 7RH, UK.
> 
> 
> Plastic Self Organising Maps
> Robert Lang
> Flat 3, 15 Christchurch Gardens, Reading, Berks RG2 7AH, UK.
> 
> 
> Forging a Synthesis Between 3D Object Ordination and 3D Object Recognition
> Norman MacLeod1, P. David Polly2, Stig Walsh1, Mark O¹Neill3 1Department
> of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD,
> UK; 2Department of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London,
> Mile End Road, London E1 4NS,UK; 3Centre for Neuroecology, Henry Wellcome
> Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, UK.
> 
> 
> Decision Trees: A Machine Learning Methodology to Determine Ungulate
> Feeding Behavior from Craniodental Morphology Manuel Mendoza Department of
> Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode
> Island 02912, USA.
> 
> 
> Pattern Recognition for Ecological Science and Environmental Monitoring
> Eric N. Mortensen School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,
> Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501, USA.
> 
> 
> DAISY: A Practical Computer Based Tool for Semi-Automated Species
> Identification
> Mark A. O'Neill
> Centre for Neuroecology, Henry Wellcome Building, University of Newcastle
> upon Tyne, Newcastle, UK.
> 
> 
> Introducing SPIDA-web: An Automated Identification System for Biological
> Species Kimberly Norris Russell, Martin T. Do and Norman I. Platnick.
> Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History,
> Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024, USA.
> 
> 
> Automated Extraction and Analysis of Morphological Features for Species
> Identification Volker Steinhage1, Stefan Schröder2, Karl-Heinz Lampe3,
> Armin and B. Cremers1 1Department of Computer Science III, University of
> Bonn, Roemerstrasse 164 , D-53117 Bonn, Germany; 2German Centre for
> Documentation and Information in Agriculture (ZADI), Villichgasse 17,
> D-53177 Bonn, Germany; 3Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum
> Alexander Koenig (ZFMK),Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany.
> 
> 
> Using the DAISY uANN to Solve Problems in Fossil Penguin Identification
> Stig A. Walsh1, Norman MacLeod1 and Mark O¹Neill2 1The Natural History
> Museum, Department of Palaeontology, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK;
> 2Centre for Neuroecology, Henry Welcomme Building, University of Newcastle
> upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
> 
> 
> Digital Innovation and Taxonomy¹s Finest Hour
> Quentin Wheeler
> Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London,
> SW7 5BD, UK.
>