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From: Al Roth <alroth@pap.com>
Subject: Practical Applications of Prolog and Constraints
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Announcing the PAP'95 and PACT'95 conferences....


                 The Third International Conference on 

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             The Practical Applications of PROLOG - PAP'95
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                 Monday 3rd April - Friday 6th April 1995
 
            The Hotel Sofitel Paris St Jacques, Paris, France

 
                The Commercial Value of Prolog:-

            An Exploration Through Practical Applications


The PAP conferences are the world's showcase for Prolog systems and 
applications. Outstanding examples of fielded industrial applications 
from all over the world formed the core of the previous two 
conferences.

In recognition of the international status of Prolog technology, 
this event takes place outside the UK for the first time, and 
features a rich mix of excellent speakers from international 
companies, tutorials presented by the world's leading developers 
of state-of-the-art systems, and exhibits of the latest applications, 
tools and products.

This year's Conference and Exhibition will focus on the industrial 
and commercial exploitation of Prolog and Constraint Logic 
Programming.

PAP'95 will bring together major Prolog users, researchers, 
developers  and suppliers, in a relaxed but productive setting, 
to explore the growing capability and power of these rapidly 
evolving technologies.

An industrial exhibition will accompany the main conference, 
providing delegates and visitors with an opportunity to see 
demonstrations of the latest Prolog technology.


INVITED TALKS

PAP'95 includes invited talks from: 

Oskar Bartenstein, IF Computer Japan
     Prolog Success Factors - Current Trends in the East

Ross Overbeek, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
     Genetic Sequence Analysis - the Grand Challenge

David Hovel, Microsoft Research, USA
     The Use of Prolog in Windows/NT Network  Configuration

Professor Luis Moniz Pereira, Lisbon University, Portugal
     Prolog Applications: the Portuguese Twenty-Year Experience


TUTORIALS

Monday 3rd April, 14:00 - 17:30

Tutorial  1A - Prolog for Software Engineering
               Peter Reintjes, IBM - T.J.Watson Research Center
               Leon Sterling, Case Western Reserve University
                       

Tutorial  1B - Applications of Constraint Programming
               Mark Wallace, IC PARC.


Tuesday 4th April, 9:00 - 12:30

Tutorial  2A -  How to teach Prolog:  Teaching beginners Prolog  
                Ulrich Neumerkel, Technical University of Vienna

Tutorial  2B -  Planning and Scheduling
                Helmut Simonis, COSYTEC


 Tuesday 4th April, 14:00 - 17:30 

Tutorial  3A -  Object-Oriented Programming in Prolog
                Chris Moss, Imperial College, 
                Bruce Smith , Quintus Corporation

Tutorial  3B -  User-Defined Constraints in CLP
                Micha Meier, ECRC


PAP'95 CONFERENCE       Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th April

A two day conference designed to cater for the varied interests of 
each delegate. Invited lectures by a number of world authorities on 
Prolog lead this multi-track conference, with the main programme 
featuring a wide cross section of application stories, case studies 
and technical presentations.

    Two day multi-level conference and exhibition
    Presentations from leading international developers
    Bound copy of conference proceedings
    Lunches and Gala Dinner
    Poster Session


PACT'95 CONFERENCE      Friday 7th April

This year sees the launch of PACT'95, a special one-day conference 
and exhibition on the practical application of constraint technology. 
This sister event will focus on the industrial exploitation of 
Constraint Programming and Constraint Logic Programming, examine the 
benefits for business, and indicate the future trends of this 
important technology.

This exciting one-day event includes presentations from leading 
international companies which have successfully introduced this key 
technology, case studies, technology overviews, demonstrations, and 
round table panel discussion. PACT'95 will provide an opportunity to 
find out how companies in many industries are controlling their costs,
 and achieving superior customer service through the application of 
constraint technology. 


EXHIBITION              PAP'95:  Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th April
                        PACT'95: Friday 7th April                                

Leading suppliers of Prolog based products and services will provide 
practical displays of Prolog applications and development tools. 
Delegates will have the opportunity to see the latest Prolog systems 
and to discuss at length any issues with individual companies. The 
exhibition is open to non-delegates and will be adjacent to the 
conference sessions. 


SPONSORS

PAP'95 is supported and sponsored individual members of the Prolog 
Management Group, an international organisation of companies 
including AdTrack, AI International, ALS, Boeing, BIM, Cosytec, 
Dassault Electronique, DS Logics, SLIGOS-Delphia, ECRC, IBM, ICON, 
Integral Solutions, IQSoft, LPA, Paralogic, Prolog Development 
Center, PrologIA, Quintus Corporation, SICS, and Siemens Nixdorf. 
The PMG aims to demonstrate the successful use of Prolog throughout 
industry and commerce for the development of practical, real-world 
applications.

COMPULOG NET is the Network of Excellence in Computational Logic 
supported by the ESPRIT Program of the European Union. Founded in 
1991, this fast-expanding network already links over 90 centres in 
leading European Universities, research institutions, and industrial 
companies.

INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and 
Control) is a French public sector scientific and technological 
institute under the responsibility of the Ministry for Research and 
the Ministry of Industry.  INRIA's missions include basic and applied
research, design of experimental systems, technology and knowledge 
transfer, international scientific exchanges, contribution to 
international cooperation programmes, scientific assessments, 
contribution to standardisation.

UNICOM SEMINARS is a value-added information company, specialising 
in high quality seminars, conferences, well-focused workshops and 
business to business information products. Unicom publishes a series 
of industry reports and books which are carefully reviewed by 
professional peers. The company specialises in the fields of Software 
Development, Corporate Information Systems, Telecommunications, 
Computing / Multimedia Convergence and IT in management.


ORGANISATION

The Conference Organiser is Al Roth, and the Sponsorship and 
Exhibition Coordinator is Clive Spenser, PMG Treasurer, and Marketing 
Director of Logic Programming Associates.

The Chair of the Programme Committee is Andre' Marien, BIM. The 
Tutorial Chair is Peter Reintjes, IBM Watson Research Centre. The 
Programme Committee is drawn worldwide from industry leaders 
including Boeing, Dassault Electronique, British Telecommunications, 
Lockheed Canada, Motorola, US West, British Petroleum, and first rate 
universities and research organisations. 


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The organisers of PAP'95 are also grateful for the support of PC AI 
magazine and the Windows/DOS Developers Journal.

PAP'95 is run in cooperation with the Association of Logic 
Programming, AFCET, ALP, and its French national equivalent ALPS.

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