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Machine Vision News
Vol. 9, 2004
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Editorial
Vision Clubof 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 seven years.
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.
The Vision
Boulevard will be arranged at Automaatio 03 fair in Septemper 2003.
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.
Juhani Hirvonen
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