(1) 9TH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM SENSOR FUSION, MARCH 11-13, 1996; (2) 1996 MEETING OF IRIS SPECIALTY GROUP ON PASSIVE SENSORS, MARCH 12-14, 1996; AND (3) 1996 AUTOMOTIVE NIGHT VISION/ENHANCED DRIVING CONFERENCE, JUNE 4-5, 1996 (1) The 9th National Symposium on Sensor Fusion will be March 11-13, 1996, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. The symposium has as a goal the development of sensor fusion into mature discipline of system engineering. The meeting will emphasize the engineering aspects of sensor fusion as well as the broader need for sensor fusion to meet the U.S. Government's initiatives. As the principal DoD sponsored conference dealing with sensor fusion, this program will encompass all aspects of sensor fusion requirements, applications, and technologies. Active and passive RF/EO/IR, acoustic and other sensor technologies involved in sensor fusion will also be covered. The sessions scheduled are: (a) System Applications; (b) System Applications - Targeting; (c) System Applications-Intelligence Correlation; (d) System Applications-Multispectral Imagery; (e) Joint NSSF/Passive Sensors; (f) Systems Applications-Missile Defense; (g) Systems Applications-Warning; (h) Performance Modeling and Estimation; (i) Fusion Architectures; (j) Level 2 Fusion theory: Track Correlation/Target State Estimation; (k) Level 4 Fusion theory: Sensor Management/Process Refinement; (l) Level 2/3 Fusion Theory-Exploitation of Contextual Information; and (m) Performance-Multispectral Signatures. Meeting is Classified, restricted to U.S. Citizens who are DoD Contractors and/or DoD Government. The symposium is being administered by the Infrared Information Analysis Center located at the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, please call Rose Coleman, Sr. Conference Coordinator, at (313)994-1200, Ext. 2881/2821. (2) 1996 Meeting of IRIS Specialty Group on Passive Sensors will be held March 12-14, 1996 at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. The sessions scheduled are: Enabling Technologies; Systems Status & Test Results; Signal Processing; Analysis; Modeling, Simulation and Validation; Advanced System Concepts and Simulations. There will also be an evening session on Uncooled Technology. On Tuesday evening, a ``FLIR EXPO'' will be held at the NPGS Officers' Club Ballroom. (For more information on the Expo, call Leo Vroombout at (614)424-3977.) The meeting is classified, restricted to U.S. Citizens who are DoD contractors and/or DoD Government. The meeting is administered by the Infrared Information Analysis Center located at the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. For more information, please call Rose Coleman, Sr. Conference Coordinator, at (313)994-1200, Ext. 2881. (3) The 1996 Automotive Night Vision/Enhanced Driving Conference, hosted by the U.S. Army National Automotive Conference (NAC), in conjunction with the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, will be held on June 4-5, 1996 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, MI. The purpose of this conference is to stimulate the exchange of information between the night vision and imaging radar sensor community and potential automotive (car and truck) users of this technology. The 1996 program will overview many of the technologies for automotive night driving/all weather driving, vehicle displays and collision warning. It will also discuss integration issues into automotive systems, present human factors requirements and driver response modeling, and discuss joint government/industry programs to reduce component costs/technical barriers. The conference will also feature displays from both industry and government organizations on sensors, components and systems. The conference highlights new markets for advanced sensors. The conference registration fee is $95.00 per person and all registrations must be confirmed by Friday, May 24, 1996. For conference registration packages and program information, please contact Rose Coleman, ERIM, (313)994-1200, Ext. 2881. For organizations that desire to present new technical information related to night/enhanced driving or desire to display hardware, etc., please contact Mike Dudzik, ERIM, (313)994-1200, Ext. 3346 by May 1, 1996.

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