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*** Last call: deadline for papers January 8, 1994 ***


          11th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE



           2ND CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, AND VIDEO SUBMISSIONS


                            ECAI'94

                      AUGUST 8 - 12, 1994




  AMSTERDAM RAI INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONGRESS CENTRE
                        THE NETHERLANDS


Organized by the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial
Intelligence (ECCAI)
Hosted by the Dutch Association for Artificial Intelligence
(NVKI)

For information please contact: 
Erasmus Forum, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Tel: +31-10-408.2302, Fax: +31-10-453.0784, E-mail:
M.M.deLeeuw@apv.oos.eur.nl


P A P E R S

You are invited to submit an original research paper that represents a
significant contribution to any aspect of AI, including the principles
underlying cognition, perception, and action in humans and machines;
the design, application, and evaluation of AI algorithms and
intelligent systems; and the analysis of tasks and domains in which
intelligent systems perform. Theoretical and experimental results are
equally welcome. Papers describing innovative ideas are especially
sought providing such papers include substantial analysis of the
ideas, the technology needed to realize them, and their potential
impact.

Of special interest this year are papers which address applied AI. Two
kinds of papers are sought. The first category is case studies of AI
applications that address significant real-world problems and which
are used outside the AI community itself; these papers must justify
the use of the AI technique, explain how the AI technology contributed
to the solution and was integrated with other components, and most
importantly explain WHY the application was successful (or perhaps why
it failed) -- these "lessons learned" will be the most important
review criteria.  The second category is for papers on novel AI
techniques and principles that may enable more ambitious real-world
applications. All the usual AI topics are appropriate. These papers
must describe the importance of the approach from an application
context, in sufficient technical detail and clarity, and clearly and
thoroughly differentiate the work from previous efforts. There will be
special prizes for the best papers in both these areas. In addition to
these prizes, a prize for the best paper as determined by the
Programme Committee will be awarded; the Digital Equipment Prize and a
prize for the best paper from Eastern Europe will also be awarded.

Details of the requirements and format for the submission of papers
can be found in the call for papers, obtainable from the Conference
Office or by anonymous FTP from agora.leeds.ac.uk, file:
ECAI94/cfp.txt. Papers must be received by the Programme Chairperson
no later than January 8, 1994.


PANELS

Proposals for panel discussions (up to 1000 words) should be sent
to the Programme Chairperson by February 8, 1994. E-mail is
preferred.


VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Videos unaccompanied by papers may be submitted for presentation
in special video track sessions. The purpose of these videos
should be to demonstrate the current levels of usefulness of AI
tools, techniques and methods. Videos presenting research arising
out of interesting real-world applications are especially sought.
Details of how to submit a video tape are given in the full
version of the call for papers available from the Conference
Office or by anonymous ftp from agora.leeds.ac.uk, file:
ECAI94/cfp.txt. The deadline for submission is the same as that
for papers.


INFORMATION ON OTHER ECAI'94 ACTIVITIES

WORKSHOPS
A full workshop programme is planned for ECAI '94. This will take
place in the two days immediately before the main technical
conference, i.e., on August 8 and 9, 1994. They will give participants
the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in a small,
informal environment, which encourages interaction and exchange of
ideas.

Details of all workshops will be available by anonymous FTP from
cs.vu.nl, directory /pub/ecai94 by January 31, 1994; or via electronic
mail to ecai94-workshops@cs.vu.nl. It should be noted that
registration for the main conference will be required in order to
attend an ECAI '94 workshop.

TUTORIALS
A full tutorial programme will take place on August 8 and 9,
1994. Extended tutorial information can be obtained by anonymous
FTP from swi.psy.uva.nl, directory/pub/ecai94.

ECCAI GRANT
The ECCAI Board has established a grant for East European
researchers. Persons interested in a grant are invited to contact
Prof. J. Cuena, ECCAI Secretary, Departamento de Intelligencia
Artificial, Campus de Montegancedo s/n, E-28660 Boadilla del
Monte [Madrid], Spain, fax:(+34)-1-352.4819, phone: (+34)-1-
352.4803, e-mail: jcuena@mayor.dia.fi.upm.es for details on the
submission procedure.

EXHIBITION
An industrial and academic exhibition will be held from August
9 - 11, 1994. Detailed information can be obtained at the
Conference Office.

SPONSORS (preliminary list)
PTT Research
Bolesian B.V.
Municipality of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
University of Limburg
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of 
the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research Institute Knowledge Systems
Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Bristol
Centre for Knowledge Technology


INFORMATION

For more information please contact

ORGANIZING CHAIRPERSON:
Prof.dr Jaap van den Herik
President Foundation ECAI '94
University of Limburg
Department of Computer Science
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD  Maastricht
The Netherlands
Phone:    (+31)-43-88.34.77
Fax:      (+31)-43-25.23.92
E-mail:   bosch@cs.rulimburg.nl

PROGRAMME CHAIRPERSON:
Dr Tony Cohn
Division of Artificial Intelligence
School of Computer Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Phone:    (+44)-532-33.54.82
Fax:      (+44)-532-33.54.68
E-mail:   ecai94@scs.leeds.ac.uk

WORKSHOP CHAIRPERSONS:
Prof.dr Jan Treur
Dr. Frances Brazier
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Department of Computer Science
De Boelelaan 1081 a
1081 HV  Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Phone:    (+31)-20-548.55.88
Fax:      (+31)-20-642.77.05
E-mail:   ecai94-workshops@cs.vu.nl

TUTORIAL CHAIRPERSON:
Dr Frank van Harmelen
SWI
University of Amsterdam
Roetersstraat 15
1081 WB  Amsterdam
Tel:      (+31)-20-525.67.91, or
          (+31)-20-525.67.89
Fax:      (+31)-20-525.68.96
E-mail:   ecai94-tutorials@swi.psy.uva.nl

CONFERENCE OFFICE:
Erasmus Forum
c/o ECAI '94
Marcel van Marrewijk, Project Manager
Mirjam de Leeuw, Conference Manager
Erasmus University Rotterdam
P.O. Box 1738
3000 DR  Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Tel:      (+31)-10-408.2302
Fax:      (+31)-10-453.0784
E-mail:   M.M.deLeeuw@apv.oos.eur.nl

Andre' Nijenhuis, Expo Manager
Phone:    (+31)-1806-18314
Fax:      (+31)-1806-17592

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