Sony CSL presents its biannual symposium/Openhouse on October 5 & 6, 2004 in Paris. The event will include a symposium / concert and open house (Sony CSL) centered around the theme of Creativity.

Press release for the OpenHouse 2004, in english and french.

Sony CSL is a fundamental research laboratory working in cutting edge research fields with a great potential for revolutioning information technology and its applications.

Since its founding in 1996, the laboratory has organised bi-annual public symposia in Paris on exciting novel topics relevant to science, technology and society.

A first symposium (organised in the Galerie de l'Evolution in 1996) was on the origins and evolution of language. A second symposium (organised in the Musee d'Art Moderne de la ville de Paris in 1998) focused on complex systems science and its impact on a diverge range of fields. The third symposium (organised in the Institut Curie 2000) focused on 'Language and the Brain' and explored the neurological foundations of language.  The most recent one (in 2002) explored issues in neuroscience, particularly in relation to sensori-motor control and the cerebellum (see past symposia webpage).

This year symposium is on the theme of Creativity. The event consists of a symposium, open house, and concert. The symposium gathers leaders in the field for a day of conference lectures. The open house presents the CSL Paris facilities and the researching taking place at the laboratory. The concert is a first for a CSL symposium, and presents a program of music by pioneers of digital music creation.

Please note that attendance at the open house is by invitation. Because of space and time constraints, please register at

e-mail: symposium2004 at csl.sony.fr
tel : +33 (0)1 44 08 05 01
fax : +33 (0)1 45 87 87 50
post : Sony CSL Paris, 6, Rue Amyot F-75005, Paris