From jkk@aiai.UUCP Thu May 19 17:00:52 EDT 1994 Article: 22089 of comp.ai Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu comp.ai:22089 comp.ai.shells:1587 Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!newsfeed.pitt.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!festival!aiai!jkk From: jkk@aiai.ed.ac.uk (John Kingston) Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.shells,uk.events Subject: Expert Systems 94 - Call for papers Message-ID: <9043@skye.ed.ac.uk> Date: 13 May 94 13:13:43 GMT Reply-To: jkk@aiai.UUCP () Distribution: world Organization: AIAI, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Lines: 119 BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY SPECIALIST GROUP ON EXPERT SYSTEMS (SGES) ANNUAL CONFERENCE - EXPERT SYSTEMS '94 (ES94) CALL FOR PAPERS Expert Systems '94, the fourteenth annual conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Expert Systems, will be held in Cambridge from December 12th-14th 1994. A TECHNICAL CONFERENCE Following the Group's previous successful conferences, it is intended to continue in a similar format of a technical conference with the principal aim of reviewing recent advances in knowledge- based systems technologies and their successful application. It is expected that the programme will have wide appeal to the industrial, commercial and academic communities. We plan that, once again, the conference will be supported by a number of in-depth tutorials and a small exhibition. As before, the conference will have separate technical and applications streams. For the Technical Stream, contributions are invited in the form of papers of up to 5,000 words on knowledge-based systems and related areas of artificial intelligence. Papers representing original work on theoretical and applied AI relating to: constraint satisfaction; knowledge engineering methods; machine learning; model based reasoning; natural language understanding; verification and validation of KBS; case-based reasoning and other related areas are welcome. For the Applications Stream, contributions are invited in the form of papers of up to 5,000 words presenting case studies of knowledge based systems that address real-world problems such as: diagnosis, monitoring, scheduling and selection. Most importantly, the papers should highlight the critical elements of success and the lessons learned. Papers submitted to both streams will be refereed and it is expected that those accepted will again be published in book form in the 'Research and Development in Expert Systems' and 'Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems' series (for the technical and application streams respectively). To assist us with our planning of the conference, anyone intending to submit a paper should provide a short abstract, with title, at the earliest opportunity to the appropriate Programme Chairman: Technical Stream: Professor Max Bramer, Department of Information Science, University of Portsmouth, Locksway Road, Milton, Southsea PO4 8JF (email: bramerma@uk.ac.port.cv). Applications Stream: Dr. Rob Milne, Intelligent Applications Ltd., Kirkton Business Centre, Kirk Lane, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7AY (email: rmilne@uk.co.compulink.cix). Please include your full name and postal address in any email submissions. Formatting instructions for your paper will be sent as soon as your title and abstract are received. Four paper copies of papers should be submitted to arrive no later than Friday 24th June 1994 (the address to which submissions should be sent will be included with the formatting instructions). All enquiries about the conference should be directed to one of the above or the Conference Chairman: Ann Macintosh AIAI University of Edinburgh 80 South Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1HN (tel: +44 (0)31 650 2732 email: A.Macintosh@uk.ac.ed) as appropriate. Please note that presenters of submitted papers will be asked to cover their costs of attending the conference by paying at the SGES members' academic rate. Tutorials & Exhibition We would also be pleased to hear from you if you have ideas for a half-day tutorial or would like to provide a product display (exhibit). For further information contact the Conference Chairman. Sponsorship We are also keen to make contact with any organisations who may wish to sponsor the conference, in whole or in part. Sponsorship of an international conference such as ES94 will ensure the highest visibility for the benefactor, both through the appearance of the company logo on all promotional literature and in references to the Conference in all media exposure prior to and after the event. Please call the Conference Chairman for further details. -- John Kingston, | There is something very sad Knowledge Engineering Methods Group, | about a nation AIAI, University of Edinburgh | whose greatest heroes E-mail J.Kingston@ed.ac.uk, tel 031-650 2736 | are its entertainers