The 20 ^th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning will take place in Bruges, Belgium from 25 to 27 April 2012 .

This event builds upon a very successful series of conference organized each year since 1993. ESANN has become a major scientific events in the machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks fields over the years.

The two main tracks are "Theory and methods", and "Information processing and applications". See call for papers for details. In addition, a number of special sessions will be organized, on selected hot topics in the machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks fields. See special sessions for details.

Bruges is one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe. Designated as the "Venice of the North", the city has preserved all the charms of the medieval heritage. Its centre, which is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list, is in itself a real open air museum.

Deadlines

	Submission of papers:	30 November 2011 08 December 2011
	Notification of acceptance:	01 February 2012
	ESANN conference:	25 - 27 April 2012

Location
The ESANN 2012 conference will be organized in a hotel located near the center (walking distance) of the town. There is no obligation for participants to stay in this hotel. See "hotels" for details. Location:

Novotel hotel Katelijnestraat 65B B - 8000 Brugge phone: + 32 50 33 75 33 fax: + 32 50 33 65 56

Contact and conference secretariat
All questions concerning ESANN 2012 may be sent by e-mail (preferred) to esann@uclouvain.be. Other contact addresses:

- For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations, etc.

Michel Verleysen Univ. Cath. de Louvain - ICTEAM-ELEN - Machine Learning Group 3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium phone: +32 10 47 25 51 - fax: + 32 10 47 25 98

- Conference secretariat (organization)

d-side conference services 24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium phone: + 32 2 730 06 11 - fax: + 32 2 730 06 00

Neurocomputing special issue
Selected papers from the ESANN 2012 will be published in a special issue of the Neurocomputing journal. See past volumes of this journal for special issues with selected papers from past ESANN.