Machine Vision News
Vol. 10, 2005
Vision Club of Finland
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Editorial

Vision Club of Finland (VCF)

was established in 1995. It is a section of the Finnish Society of Automation (FSA).

The aim of VCF is to

Promote MV theory, technological development and diffusion to industrial applications,be a forum for members and all machine vision users to disseminate technological experience and to advance professional skills, and enhance exchange of information between domestic and international organizations
VCF has been active in collecting information and publishing this annual newspaper for the past nine years. VCF is a member of European Machine Vision Association (EMVA).

Members of VCF

The membership of the Club consists of ordinary individual members and patrons. The members represent machine vision providers, users, researchers and students.

Vision Boulevard at Automation 03 Fair

Vision Boulevard is a concept by which machine vision vendors and research institutes present together recent advances in machine vision. The concept consists of a boulevard like coherent decorations, joint advertising and public relations. The key idea behind Vision Boulevard is to attract larger public visibility than each individual exhibitor could achieve.
Vision Boulevard was organized second time in Jyväskylä, now at Tekniikka 2004 fair 6.-8.10.2004. Next time the Vision Boulevard will be arranged in September 2005 at Automaatio 05 fair in Helsinki.




The Finnish Society of Automation (FSA)

The FSA, founded in 1953, is a professional association for specialists within the field of automa-tion technology. The FSA operations cover all branches of the industry. The members represent various fields of automation, including trade, research, manufacturing, education, design and use.

The Aim of the Society

is to promote control theory, technological development and industrial applications, be a forum for members and all users of automation to disseminate technological experience and to advance profes-sional skills, enhance exchange of information between domestic and international organizations 

Members of the FSA

The membership of the society consists of ordinary, young, per-manent and honorary members and patrons. Any person willing to promote the goals of the society may apply for membership. Any legal body may register with the council as a patron of the society.

Automation Foundation

The society has established a foundation to give financial support to publishing in the automation field, Finnish professional literature, in particular

Finnish Automation Support Ltd

The company provides the society with necessary office services. It also makes practical arrangements of scientific events, excursions, society meetings, exhibitions etc.

Automaatioväylä

The Automaatioväylä (Automation Bus) periodical is the leading Finnish professional publication in the automation field. The members of the society receive seven annual volumes included in the membership fee.


Mauno Kemppainen

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