Diversity and expansion have been St. Louis hallmarks since its founding.  The area offers a wide variety of attractions, both indoors and out, to please almost everyone.  The Gateway Arch, located on the riverfront, marks the starting point of America's westward expansion in the 1800's.  Also on the riverfront is Laclede's Landing, where 19th century warehouses have become a collection of offices, restaurants, shops, galleries, and lively lounges, complete with cast iron street lamps and cobblestone streets.  Sports fans may want to visit the Trans World Dome, Busch Stadium, or the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame located inside.  St. Louis has a wealth of fine restaurants, with a wide variety of ethnic and regional cuisine.   For shopping, you may choose from Union Station - a renovated romanesque-style train terminal that features boutiques and other unique shops and restaurants, Plaza Frontenec, Westport Plaza, and a pleasing variety of others.

            St. Louis offers many other exciting attractions, events and activities for the entire family, many of which are free.   St. Louis Visitor's Brochures will be enclosed in each participant's conference packet upon entrance to the conference.  For more information about St. Louis, or for your personal copy of the official St. Louis Visitor's Guide, at no cost, please call the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission at 1-800-325-7962, or local at 314-421-1023, Fax 314-421-0039.  A copy of the official guide will be on-hand at the conference table for your convenience.  You are also welcome to visit the World Wide Web site of St. Louis at http://www.explorestlouis.com

            All activities of the Conference will be held at the Marriott Pavilion Downtown, One Broadway Street, St. Louis, MO.  See HOTEL INFORMATION for further details on room rates and facilities provided by the Marriott.  

            The Marriott is located in downtown St. Louis and is convenient to many area attractions, such as the Gateway Memorial Arch, Old Courthouse, Busch Stadium, Laclede's Landing, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and the new Trans World Dome.

            If you desire, there is an Airport Express Shuttle to the Hotel at a charge of $10.00 one way, or $15.00 round trip.  Major car rentals and taxis will be available from the airport.  Taxi fares from the Lambert International Airport range from $25.00 - $30.00.  The Metro-link light rail (map is available) runs from the Lambert International Airport to Busch Stadium (two blocks from Marriott-downtown) for a fare of $3.00.  In addition, directions for driving is also available.

           If you should need assistance with making your reservations, please contact the ANNIE office at (573) 341-6576 or by e-mail at annie@umr.edu.  You are welcome to visit the World Wide Web site of the Marriott Pavilion Downtown at http://www.marriotthotels.com/STLPV/. Please send all hotel reservations to  Marriott, NOT to the University.

RECEPTION AND BANQUET 
              All registrants are invited to attend a reception on Sunday, November 2, 2003 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Marriott.  The conference banquet will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 4th.  Banquet tickets included in the registration package must be brought to the banquet.  Extra tickets are available for guests at a cost of $50 each. 
 

COFFEE BREAKS
            Coffee and soft drinks will be made available during breaks in the morning and afternoon near the registration area at the following times:  10:00 - 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. 
 

SPEAKERS BREAKFAST
            A complementary continental breakfast will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. on November 3 - 5 for Speakers and Session Chairs of the day. Speakers will have an opportunity to meet with their fellow speakers and session chairs at tables marked with their session number. The "Chairs" will have an opportunity to meet with speakers to share logistical information related to the session activities. All speakers are urged to attend breakfast on the day of their session and meet the chairs of their session.

            A copy of the conference proceedings, published by ASME press in a hardbound book, titled Smart Engineering System Design:  Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Programming, Data Mining and Complex Systems, edited by Drs. Dagli, Buczak, Ghosh, Embrechts and Ersoy  will be provided to all registrants at the conference.  After the conference, the book will be available from the publisher.

            The Marriott Pavilion Downtown is a new hotel with modern and well-designed facilities for holding conferences.  It has 672 deluxe guest rooms, executive, and hospitality suites.  Amenities include indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, health club and weight room, and an attached parking garage for your convenience. A special conference rate is available to attendees of the ANNIE 2003 conference up until the cut-off date of October 3, 2003.  To reserve your room, please send the enclosed reservation form and a first night's deposit to:

            The Marriott Pavilion is located on the corner of Market & Broadway, overlooking Busch Stadium, 2 blocks from the Gateway Arch & the Mississippi riverfront and within easy walking distance of downtown St. Louis' shopping and business district.

            Information on shopping, area attractions, restaurants and other interests are also available through the Marriott’s web-site on the internet at http://marriotthotels.com/marriott/STLPV/. Driving instructions are also available from this site.

If you are driving:

Eastbound:  Via or from Lambert Intl. Airport. I-70 to Memorial Drive Exit - Go to 3rd traffic signal (Market St.) & turn right - Go 2 blocks to Broadway & turn left Westbound: I-55 to Memorial Drive Exit - Turn left at the second traffic signal (Market St.) - Go 2 blocks to Broadway & turn left.

Northbound:  I-55 to I-44 exit at Memorial Drive - turn left at the second traffic signal (Market St.) - Go 2 blocks to Broadway & turn left.

  If you are taking Metro link, a detail image map can be downloaded.
 

 

* CONFERENCE REGISTRATION *

            Advance registration and payment of fees as shown below is strongly encouraged and will be appreciated.  This helps the conference staff in minimizing the time that attendees have to spend at the registration desk and improves efficiency.  Please note that the cutoff date for receipt of fees is October 3, 2003.  Full payment in U.S. Currency by money order, bank draft, or check must accompany all advance registration.  The registration schedule is as follows:

ADVANCE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration Fee      (Includes reception, banquet, three luncheons and one copy of the proceedings).	$560.00
Tutorials	$160.00
Extra Banquet Ticket (Spouse or Guest)	$ 50.00
Extra Luncheon (Each day)	$ 45.00

ON SITE REGISTRATION 

Registration Fee     (Includes reception, banquet, three luncheons and one copy of the proceedings).	$575.00
Tutorials	$160.00
Extra Banquet Ticket (Spouse or Guest)	$ 50.00
Extra Luncheon (Each day)	$ 45.00

  

* REGISTRATION FORM AND TIMES *

Please print the Conference Registration Form by clicking here, and mail with due amount of fees to:

ANNIE 2003 223 Engineering Management   University of Missouri-Rolla   1870 Miner Circle   Rolla, MO 65409-0370, USA   Phone:  573-341-6576   FAX:  573-341-6268 E-mail: annie@umr.edu  URL: http://www.umr.edu/~annie

The conference registration desk will be open during the following hours:

Sunday	November  2, 2003	7:30 a.m. -  6:00 p.m.
Monday	November  3, 2003	6:00 a.m. -  6:00 p.m.
Tuesday	November  4, 2003	7:00 a.m. -  6:00 p.m.
Wednesday	November  5, 2003	7:00 a.m. -  5:00 p.m.

 

* KEY TO SESSION AND TUTORIAL ABBREVIATIONS *

            The Tutorials and Sessions are noted by Day, Time of Day, Session Order and Room Number, and Presentation Order.  Example: "MA1.1A"
 
 

M	-	Day of the Week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
A	-	Morning or Afternoon Session (A.M. or P.M.)
1.	-	First or Second Session (1, or 2)
1	-	Room Designation (1, 2, 3, 4)
A	-	Presentation Order (A, B, C, D,…)

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