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AIList Digest Wednesday, 31 Aug 1988 Volume 8 : Issue 73
Announcements:
1st International Symposium On Artificial Intelligence
SGAICO Connectionism Conference: revised program
Project MAC 25th Anniversary Symposium
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning 89 - call for papers
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Date: Wed, 24 Aug 88 11:15:24 EDT
From: simposium internacional de inteligencia
<SIIACII%TECMTYVM.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Subject: 1st International Symposium On Artificial Intelligence
Here is the latest information about our symposium if you know persons in
your node who are involved on artificial intellegence
projects, Computer Science, Graduate Programs or Expert Systems
or Electrical Engineer Programs and could be interested in it, please
send it to them. thanks, I appreciate your help.
Teresa Lucio Nieto
Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
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1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MONTERREY, N.L. MEXICO
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THE INFORMATION RESEARCH CENTER OF
THE INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS
SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY
Is organizing The First International Symposium on Artificial
Intelligence to promote the Artificial Intelligence Technology among
professionals as an approach to problem-solving, to promote the use
of Knowledge-based systems paradigm in solving problems in industry
and business, to make professionals become aware of the Artificial
Intelligence techniques that exist and to demonstrate their use in
solving real problems, to show current Artificial Intelligence
applications in Mexico and other countries. (USA mainly).
Tentative Program:
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The symposium consists of a Tutorial, twelve lectures and selected
papers.
Tutorials: October 24 and 25.
Introduction to Knowledge-Based Systems:
RICHARD MAYER (Texas A & M University).
Patricia Friel (texas A & M University).
Randy Goebel (University of Alberta, Canada).
Randy Goebel (university of Alberta, Canada).
Conference: October 26, 27 and 28.
Contents:
* Knowledge-Based Systems.
* Knowledge Acquisition.
* Knowledge Representation.
* Inference Engine.
* Certainty Factors.
* Vision.
* Robotics.
* Expert Systems Applications in Industry.
* Natural Language Processing.
* Learning.
* Speech recognition.
* Artificial Intelligence in Mexico.
* Fifth Generation Computers.
Conference Participants:
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The speakers that have already confirmed their participation are:
* Romas Aleliunas (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Canada)
* Woodrow Bledsoe (U. of Texas at Austin).
* Francisco Cervantes (Instituto de Fisiologia Celular, UNAM,
Mexico)
* Robert Cartwrigth (Rice University, Tx).
* Gerhard Fisher (U. Boulder, Colorado).
* Randy Goebel (Alberta University, Canada).
* Adolfo Guzman (MCC, Austin Tx).
* Richard Mayer (Texas A&M).
* Pablo Noriega (Centro Cientifico de IBM, Mexico).
* Patricia Friel (Texas A&M).
* Rene Banares (UNAM, Mexico).
* Robert F. Port (Indiana University at Bloomington, USA).
* Anthony Gorry (Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx).
* David Poole (U. of British Colubia, Canada ).
Software and Hardware Exposition
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During the symposium there will be an exposition of computer hardware
and software including products and systems from companies and
institutions in Mexico and abroad.
We invite software and hardware businesses to participate in this
exposition.
"Call for Papers"
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We would like to invite all professors and researchers to submit papers
related to the previously mentioned topic areas of the 1st International
Symposium on Artificial Intelligence.
Please submit four copies of summary (4 to 5 pages) and resume to ITESM,
Centro de Investigacion en Informatica, Atn. David Garza.
Deadline: August 31, 1988.
The selected papers will be published in the symposium's proceedings and
will have the opportunity to be presented during the symposium.
Spanish-english and english-spanish will be available for $7. Most of
the lectures will be given in English.
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1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MONTERREY, N.L. MEXICO
Registration Procedure:
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Send personal check payable to I.T.E.S.M. to: "ITESM - Centro
de Investigacion en Informatica, Registration Comittee,
Sucursal de Correos 'J', 64849 Monterrey, N.L. Mexico".
*
15% tax included (prices had changed due Mexico's economical problems).
**
Hotel reservations are made by sending one night deposit no later than
forty days prior to arrival date (prices are per person, per night).
Advance registration is encouraged since the attendance is limited.
Place and Date:
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ITESM Monterrey N.L.
October 24-28, 1988
TUTORIALS:
- DATE.......... October 24-25.
- PLACE......... Auditorio Aulas V (ITESM).
SYMPOSIUM:
- DATE.......... October 26, 27, 28.
- PLACE......... Auditorio Luis Elizondo (ITESM).
Four lectures and a selected paper
will take place each day. Lectures
will be one hour long. After each
one there will be a thirty minutes
questions and answers session.
Information and Registration
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* I T E S M *
* Centro de Investigacion en Informatica *
* *
* Registration Committee. *
* *
* Sucursal de Correos "J" *
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* Monterrey, N.L. Mexico 64849 *
* *
* Phone: (83) 59-57-47 *
* (83) 59-57-50 *
* *
* AppleLink: IT0023 *
* *
* BitNet: SIIACII@TECMTYVM *
* *
* Internet: *
* SIIACII%TECMTYVM.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU *
* *
* Telex: 0382975 ITESME *
* *
* Telefax: (83) 58 89 31 *
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P.S. ANY INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND YOU
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SYMPOSIUM.
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Date: 29 Aug 88 15:00 +0200
From: Rolf Pfeifer <pfeifer%ifi.unizh.ch@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: SGAICO Connectionism Conference: revised program
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SGAICO Conference (REVISED PROGRAM)
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Program and Call for Presentation of Ongoing Work
C O N N E C T I O N I S M I N P E R S P E C T I V E
University of Zurich, Switzerland
10-13 October 1988
Tutorials: 10 October 1988
Technical Program: 11 - 12 October 1988
Workshops and
Poster/demonstration
session 13 October 1988
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Organization: - University of Zurich, Dept. of Computer Science
- SGAICO (Swiss Group for Artificial Intelligence and
Cognitive Science)
- Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI)
About the conference
____________________
Introdution:
Connectionism has gained much attention in recent years as a paradigm for
building models of intelligent systems in which intresting behavioral
properties emerge from complex interactions of a large number of simple
"neuron-like" elements. Such work is highly relevant to fields such as
cognitive science, artificial intelligence, neurobiology, and computer
science and to all disciplines where complex dynamical processes and
principles of self-organization are studied. Connectionism models seem to be
suited for solving many problems which have proved difficult in the past
using traditional AI techniques. But to what extent do they really provide
solutions? One major theme of the conference is to evaluate the import of
connectionist models for the various disciplines. Another one is to see
in what ways connectionism, being a young discipline in its present form,
can benefit from the influx of concepts and research results from other
disciplines. The conference includes tutorials, workshops, a technical program
and panel discussions with some of the leading researchers in the field.
Tutorials:
The goal of the tutorials is to introduce connectionism to people who are
relatively new to the field. They will enable participants to follow the
technical program and the panel discussions.
Technical Program:
There are many points of view to the study of intelligent systems. The
conference will focus on the views from connectionism, artificial
intelligence and cognitive science, neuroscience, and complex dynamics.
Along another dimension there are several significant issues in the study
of intelligent systems, some of which are "Knowledge representation and
memory", "Perception, sequential processing, and action", "Learning", and
"Problem solving and reasoning". Researchers from connectionism, cognitive
science, artificial intelligence, etc. will take issue with the ways
connectionism is approaching these various problem areas. This idea is
reflected in the structure of the program.
Panel Discussions:
There will be panel discussion with experts in the field on specialized
topics which are of particular interest to the application of connectionism.
Workshops and Presentations of Ongoing Work:
The last day of the conference is devoted to wokrshops with the purpose of
identifying the major problems that currently exist within connectionism,
to define future research agendas and collaborations, to provide a
platform for the interdisciplinary exchange of information and experience,
and to find a framework for practical applications. The workshop day will
als feature presentation of ongoing work (see "Call for presentation of
ongoing work").
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* CALL FOR PRESENTATION OF OINGOING WORK *
* *
* Presentations are invited on all areas of connectionist research. The focus *
* is on current research issues, i.e. "work in progress" is of highest *
* interest even if major problems remain to be resolved. Work of RESEARCH *
* GROUPS OR LABORATORIES is particularly welcome. Presentations can be in the *
* form of poster, or demonstration of prototypes. The goal is to encourage *
* cooperation and the exchange of ideas between different research groups. *
* Please submit an extended abstract (1-2 pages). *
* *
* Deadline for submissions: September 2, 1988 *
* Notification of acceptance: September 20, 1988 *
* *
* Contact: Zoltan Schreter, Computer Science Department, University of *
* Zurich, Switzerland, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland *
* Phone: (41) 1 257 43 07/11 *
* Fax: (41) 1 257 40 04 *
* or send mail to *
* pfeifer@ifi.unizh.ch *
* *
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Tutorials
MONDAY, October 10, 1988
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08.30 Tutorial 1: Introduction to neural nets.
F. Fogelman
- Adaptive systems: Perceptrons (Rosenblatt) and Adalines
(Widrow & Hoff)
- Associative memories: linear model (Kohonen),
Hopfield networks, Brain state in a
box model (BSB; Anderson)
- Link to other disciplines
09.30 Coffee
10.00 Tutorial 2: Self-organizing Topological maps.
T. Kohonen
- Theory
- Application: Speech-recognizing systems
- Tuning of maps for optimal recognition accuracy
(learning vector quantization)
11:30 Tutorial 3: Multi-layer neural networks.
Y. Le Cun
- Elementary learning mechanisms (LMS and Perceptron) and
their limitations
- Easy and hard learning
- Learning in multi-layer networks: The back-propagation
algorithm (and its variations)
- Multi-layer networks:
- as associative memories
- for pattern recognition (a case study)
- Network design techniques; simulators and software tools
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Tutorial 4: Parallel Distributed Processing of symbolic structure.
P. Smolensky
Can Connectionism deal with the kind of complex highly
structured information characteristic of most AI domains?
This tutorial presents recent research suggesting that
the answer is yes.
15.30 Coffee
16.00 Tutorial 5: Connectionist modeling and simulation in neuroscience and
psychology.
R. Granger
Biological networks are composed of neurons with a range of
biophysical and physiological properties that give rise to
complex learning and performance rules embedded in
anatomical architectures with complex connectivity.
Given this complexity it is of interest to identify which
of the characteristics of brain networks are central and
which are less salient with respect to behavioral function.
"Bottom-up" biological modeling attempts to identify the
crucial learning and performance rules and their
appropriate level of abstraction.
17.30 End of tutorial sessions
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Technical Program
TUESDAY, October 11, 1988
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Introduction
09:00 Connectionism: Is it a new paradigm? M. Boden
09:45 Discussion
10:00 Coffee
1. Knowledge Representation & Memory. Chair: F. Fogelman
The perspective of:
10:30 - Connectionism P. Smolensky Dealing with structure in
Connectionism
11:15 - AI/ J. Feldman A critical review of approaches
Connectionism to knowledge representation and
memory in Connectionism
12:00 - Neuroscience/ C. v. der Malsburg
Connectionism A neural architecture for
the representation of
structured objects
12:45 Lunch
2. Perception, Sequential Processing & Action. Chair: T. Kohonen
The perspective of:
14:30 - Connectionism M. Kuperstein Adaptive sensory-motor
coordination using neural
networks
15:15 - Connectionism/ M. Imbert Neuroscience and Connectionism:
Neuroscience The case of orientation
coding.
16:00 Coffee
16:30 - AI/ J. Bridle Connectionist approaches to
Connectionism artificial perception:
A speech pattern processing
approach
17:15 - Neuroscience G. Reeke Synthetic neural modeling:
A new approach to Brain Theory
18:00 Intermission/snack
18.30 - 20.00 panel discussion/workshop on
Expert Systems and Connectionism. Chair: S. Ahuja
D. Bounds D. Reilly
Y. Le Cun R. Serra
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WEDNESDAY, October 12, 1988
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3. Learning. Chair: R. Serra
The perspective of:
9:00 - Connectionism Y. Le Cun Generalization and network
design strategies
9:45 - AI Y. Kodratoff Science of explanations versus
science of numbers
10:30 Coffee
11:00 - Complex Dynamics/
Genetic Algorithms
H. Muehlenbein Genetic algorithms and
parallel computers
11:45 - Neuroscience G. Lynch Behavioral effects of learning
rules for long-term
potentiation
12:30 Lunch
4. Problem Solving & Reasoning. Chair: R. Pfeifer
The perspective of:
14:00 - AI/ B. Huberman Dynamical perspectives on
Complex Dynamics problem solving and reasoning
14:45 - Complex Dynamics
L. Steels The Complex Dynamics of common
sense
15:30 Coffee
16:00 - Connectionism J. Hendler Problem solving and reasoning:
A Connectionist perspective
16:45 - AI P. Rosenbloom A cognitive-levels perspective
on the role of Connectionism
in symbolic goal-oriented
behavior
17:30 Intermission/snack
18:00 - 19:30 panel discussion/workshop on
Implementation Issues & Industrial Applications. Chair: P. Treleaven
B. Angeniol G. Lynch
G. Dreyfus C. Wellekens
__________________________________________________________________________
Workshops and presentation of ongoing work
THURSDAY, October 13, 1988
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9:00-16:00 Workshops in partially parallel sessions. There will be a separate
poster/demonstration session for the presentation of ongoing work. The
detailed program will be based on the submitted work and will be available at
the beginning of the conference.
The workshops:
1. Knowledge Representation & Memory
Chair: F. Fogelman
2. Perception, Sequential Processing & Action
Chair: F. Gardin
3. Learning
Chair: R. Serra
4. Problem Solving & Reasoning
Chair: R. Pfeifer
5. Evolutionary Modelling
Chair: L. Steels
6. Neuro-Informatics in Switzerland: Theoretical and technical neurosciences
Chair: K. Hepp
7. European Initiatives
Chair: N.N.
8. Other
16:10 Summing up: R. Pfeifer
16:30 End of the conference
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Program as of June 29, 1988, subject to minor changes
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THE SMALL PRINT
Organizers
Computer Science Department, University of Zurich
Swiss Group for Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (SGAICO)
Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI)
Location
University of Zurich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
Administration
Gabi Vogl
Phone: (41) 1 257 43 21
Fax: (41) 1 257 40 04
Information
Rolf Pfeifer
Zoltan Schreter
Computer Science Department, University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich
Phone: (41) 1 257 43 23 / 43 07
Fax: (41) 1 257 40 04
Sanjeev B. Ahuja, Rentenanstalt (Swiss Life)
General Guisan-Quai 40, CH-8022 Zurich
Phone: (41) 1 206 40 61 / 33 11
Thomas Bernold, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, CH-8803 Ruschlikon
Phone: (41) 1 461 37 16
Fax: (41) 1 461 37 39
Participation fees
Conference 11-13 October 1988:
Regular SFr. 350.--
ECCAI/SGAICO/
SI/SVI-members SFr. 250.--
Full time students SFr. 100.--
Tutorials 10 October 1988:
Regular SFr. 200.--
ECCAI/SGAICO/
SI/SVI-members SFr. 120.--
Full time students SFr. 50.--
For graduate students / assistants a limited number of reduced
fees are available.
Documentation and refreshments are included.
Please remit the fee only upon receipt of invoice by the
Computer Science Department.
Language
The language of the conference is English.
Cancellations
If a registration is cancelled, there will be a cancellation charge of
SFr. 50.-- after 1st October 1988, unless you name a replacement.
Hotel booking
Hotel booking will be handled separately.
Please indicate on your registration form
whether you would like information on hotel
reservations.
Proceedings
Proceedings of the conference will be published in book form.
They will become available in early 1989.
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 11:54 EDT
From: MAC-25-REQUEST@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU
Subject: Project MAC 25th Anniversary Symposium
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MIT COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF PROJECT MAC
OCTOBER 26-27, 1988
MIT, CAMBRIDGE, MA
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Sponsored by the MIT
Laboratory for Computer Science
and
Industrial Liaison Program
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION: The symposium will cover a full range of Computer
Science research ongoing at MIT LCS and AI Lab--the two labs which
grew from the original ``Project MAC'' founded in 1963. Leading researchers
from the faculty and staff of the laboratories will highlight current
research and future activities in multiprocessors; distributed systems;
intelligent systems (AI), linguistics and robotics; cryptology, complexity
and random computation theory; parallel algorithms and programming languages;
and computers and economic productivity. The symposium will be of interest
to those seeking an overview of research as well as to specialists.
LECTURES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: without charge, after seating by invited
and ILP affiliated guests.
PLACE: Kresge Auditorium, MIT.
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SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
TUESDAY, October 25
REGISTRATION (5PM-8PM) at Kresge Auditorium
RECEPTION (6PM-9PM) at the MIT Museum (Invited and ILP affiliated guests only)
WEDNESDAY, October 26
REGISTRATION (7:45AM-continuing) at Kresge Auditorium
WELCOMING REMARKS (8:45AM-9AM)
The MIT Administration
Michael L. Dertouzos, LCS Director
Albert R. Meyer, Symposium Chair
SESSION 1 (9AM-Noon) Chair: Fernando J. Corbato
John V. Guttag, Why Programming is Too Hard and What to Do About It
Nicholas P. Negroponte, Beyond the Desktop Metaphor
Barbara H. Liskov, Issues in Distributed Computing
Robert W. Scheifler, Windows in Time: The X Window System
David D. Clark, The Changing Nature of Computer Networks
LUNCH (Noon-1:30PM)
SESSION 2 (1:30PM-2:20PM) Chair: Robert M. Fano
Michael L. Dertouzos, Computers for Productivity
SESSION 3 (2:25PM-5:00PM) Chair: Randall Davis
Peter Szolovits, Knowledge-Based Systems
Ramesh S. Patil, An Expert System for Arrhythmia Detection in Noise
Berthold K.P. Horn, Parallel Networks for Vision
Rodney A. Brooks, Artificial Creatures
Marc H. Raibert, Robots that Run
TESTIMONIAL BANQUET (6:30PM-11:00PM) (By Invitation)
THURSDAY, Oct. 27
REGISTRATION (8:45AM-continuing) at Kresge Auditorium
SESSION 4 (9AM-Noon) Chair: Frederick C. Hennie, III
Harold Abelson, Computation as a Framework for Engineering Education
Albert R. Meyer, Observing Concurrent Processes
Michael F. Sipser, We Still Don't Know if P=NP
Shafi Goldwasser, The Quest for Provably Unbreakable Codes
Silvio Micali, Nothing but the Truth: Zero-Knowledge Protocols
Ronald L. Rivest, Learning Theory: What's Hard and What's Easy
LUNCH (Noon-1:30PM)
SESSION 5 (1:30PM-2:20PM) Chair: Marvin L. Minsky
Joel Moses, Cultural Biases in CS and AI
SESSION 6 (2:25PM-5:00PM) Chair: Jack B. Dennis
Arvind, A Dataflow Approach to General Purpose Parallel Computing
William J. Dally, Fine-Grain Concurrent Computing
Charles E. Leiserson, New Machine Models for Synchronous Parallel Algorithms
Gerald J. Sussman, Dynamicist's Workshop: Automatic Preparation, Execution,
and Analysis of Numerical Experiments
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ABSTRACTS: Detailed abstracts of the above talks is availabe upon request.
INVITATIONS: The symposium lectures are open to the public without charge.
Lunch will be provided for invited and ILP affiliated guests, while
the banquet is for invited guests and their companions. Invitations
are being sent to alumni and scientific collaborators of Project MAC/LCS/AI,
contract monitors and similar liaison officers from other organizations,
and other laboratory affiliates.
Completing the registration form below will also serve as a request for an
invitation if you have not received one.
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REGISTRATION FORM
TITLE (Mr. Ms. Dr. ...):
FIRSTNAME:
MIDDLE INITIAL:
LASTNAME:
POSITION (Vice President,...):
COMPANY:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION:
ADDRESS:
CITY:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
ZIP:
TEL:
EMAIL-ADDRESS:
I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND (mark with `x'):
October 25, RECEPTION:
October 26, SYMPOSIUM:
LUNCH:
BANQUET:
October 27, SYMPOSIUM:
LUNCH:
BANQUET COMPANION'S NAME:
REGISTRANT'S AFFILIATION
Former MAC/LCS/AI Lab member or student. Group:
Year:
Other MAC/LCS/AI affiliation
(funding officer, research collaborator,...):
Year:
Lab-member reference:
ILP affiliated (mark with `x'):
No affiliation, just want to register for
the symposium (mark with `x'):
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SEND Registration and further inquiries by EMAIL to
Internet: MAC25-registration@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU
or by REGULAR MAIL to
Professor Albert R. Meyer, Chairman
Project MAC 25th Anniversary Symposium
MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
545 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
tel: (617) 258-8215
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 88 01:43:10 EDT
From: Hector Levesque <hector%ai.toronto.edu@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning 89 - call for papers
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The First International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation
and Reasoning will be held in Toronto, Canada on May 15-18 1989. KR'89 will
bring together researchers interested in the principles governing systems that
use general-purpose reasoning algorithms over explicit representations of
knowledge. Authors are requested to submit extended abstracts (not complete
papers) of at most 8 double-spaced pages (12 point), although substantially
longer full papers will appear in the conference proceedings to be published by
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc. The important dates for KR'89 are:
Submission receipt deadline: November 1, 1988
Author notification date: December 15, 1988
Camera-ready copy due to publisher: February 15, 1989
Conference: May 15-18, 1989
A call for papers for KR'89 with full details on topics, submissions, and
review criteria can be found in the journal Artificial Intelligence (vol. 35,2,
June 1988, p. 281), the AI Magazine (vol. 9,1, Spring 1988, p. 137), the AISB
Newsletter (no. 64, p.27), the SIGART Newsletter (no. 104, April 1988, p. 47),
and the Canadian AI Newsletter (April 1988, p.36). Inquiries of a general
nature can be addressed to the Conference Chair, Ray Reiter, whose csnet
address is reiter@ai.toronto.edu.
Ron Brachman and Hector Levesque
KR'89 Program Chairs
[ See also news.announce.conferences on Usenet for a detailed CFP ]
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