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The International Neural Network Society is the professional home to many scientists and engineers from around the world engaged in every aspect of neural network research.  The INNS is the only society dedicated to the field of neural networks and for over 20 years it has grown into a mature organization.  Our society offers its members a collegial framework within our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for readily networking with others who are interested in the theoretical and computational understanding of the brain and applications of that knowledge to the development of new and improved forms of machine intelligence.    

Between our premier journal, Neural Networks, that enjoys a high impact factor, the Tri-Society Newsletter (this is a joint newsletter with the European Neural Network Society and the Japanese Neural Network Society), and the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (sponsored jointly with the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society every year), INNS members can stay on the cutting edge of developments in our very dynamic field.

We are continuing to grow.  We plan to offer a new conference soon that will run in the even years.  The conference will provide a forum for researchers to present new ideas in areas such as understanding and modeling of the brain and nervous systems, developmental learning in animals and robots, and computational neurogenetic modeling, to name a few.  We also have plans for additional publications that will keep our members abreast of new and exciting breakthroughs in neural network research.   

If you are a current member, I want to thank you, because you are a valuable part of an eclectic group of leading neural network researchers who make up our unique society.

For those of you who are considering joining INNS, I strongly encourage you to do so.  You will find a level of excitement and vibrant enthusiasm from your fellow members that will last throughout your professional career.  Come join INNS, become involved, help us continue to grow our outstanding society.   

Fredric M. Ham, Ph.D.
President of the International Neural Network Society (2007-2008)