Forwarded message from [hra@cs.uga.edu] sent originally on Sat, 22 Jan 2000 15:41:16 +0800 (GMT-8): : Dear Colleagues: : : I would be most grateful if you could distribute the appended : Call For Papers (for the three major international conferences - : the CFPs are separated with a row of stars, "*") to your : colleagues who might be interested. This will be a major : international gathering in year 2000. Four other new : conferences (METMBS, IC, CIC, DOCS) are planned to be : held simultaneously with these conferences (a total of : seven.) Any help in distributing this announcement would be : most appreciated. : : 1. The 2000 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed : Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2000), : June 26 - 29, 2000, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. : : 2. The 2000 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, : and Technology (CISST'2000), : June 26 - 29, 2000, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. : : 3. The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence : (IC-AI'2000), : June 26 - 29, 2000, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. : : Those interested in organizing technical sessions for any of : the above conferences need to submit a proposal to hra@cs.uga.edu : (see below for submission guideline.) The names of session : organizers will appear as Associate Editors on the cover of the : conference proceedings. Those who would like to become a : member of the international Program Committee for any of the above : conferences are requested to email their short biography to : hra@cs.uga.edu. : : Deadlines (for PDPTA, CISST, IC-AI): : February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages) due : April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance : May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due : June 26 - 29, 2000: PDPTA + CISST + IC-AI + 4 others : : As of Dec. 31, 1999, the following NEW conferences have been approved : to be held simultaneously with the main three conferences mentioned : above (the Call For Papers for these conferences are not included in : this announcement but they can be found at the web sites mentioned : below): : : O. The 2000 International Conference on Mathematics and : Engineering Techniques in Medicine and Biological : Sciences (METMBS'2000) : http://www.cns.bu.edu/metmbs : : O. International Conference on Internet Computing 2000 : (IC'2000) : http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~iwic : : O. International Conference on Communications in : Computing (CIC'2000) : http://www.cs.uakron.edu/~cic2000 : : O. First Conference on Distributed Objects in Computational : Science (DOCS'2000) : http://www.jhpc.cs.depaul.edu/conferences/docs2000 : : Kindest regards, : Hamid : ps. If you have no interest in these conferences and would like your : email address be removed from the conference email lists, then : please send me a note so that I could have your email removed. : ---------------- : Hamid R. Arabnia : Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Kluwer) : Associate Editor, International Journal of Parallel : & Distributed Systems & Networks : General Chair: PDPTA, CISST & IC-AI : The University of Georgia : Department of Computer Science : 415 Graduate Studies Research Center : Athens, Georgia 30602-7404 : U.S.A. : Tel: (706) 542-3480 : Fax: (706) 542-2966 : email: hra@cs.uga.edu : ---------------- : : *********************************************************************** : : C A L L F O R P A P E R S : ============================= : : The 2000 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed : Processing Techniques and Applications : (PDPTA'2000) : : June 26 - 29, 2000 : Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA : : The 2000 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing : Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'2000) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, : June 26 - 29, 2000. : The PDPTA'2000 Conference will be held simultaneously (ie, same location : and dates) with The International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, : and technology (CISST), The International Conference on Artificial : Intelligence (IC-AI), and The International Conference on Internet : Computing (IC). : : The last conference (PDPTA'99) had research contributions from 44 : countries (750 participants from all over the world.) It is hoped that : PDPTA'2000 will also have a strong international flavor. For information : regarding the five most recent PDPTA conferences (PDPTA'95, PDPTA'96, : PDPTA'97, PDPTA'98, & PDPTA'99), refer to: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta : (there will soon be a link from the same web site for PDPTA'2000.) : : You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 4 pages and/or a : proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission : information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference : proceedings. : : THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS : ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. : : SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: : : O Parallel/Distributed applications: : Numerical computations/methods, neural networks and fuzzy : logic, medicine, remote sensing, GIS, computer vision, : computer graphics and virtual reality, parallel/distributed : databases, banking, financial markets, ... : : O Parallel/Distributed architectures: : Clusters and parallel systems of various topologies, : supercomputers, shared memory, distributed memory, : general- and special-purpose architectures, : instructional level parallelism, ... : : O Building block processors: : Applications of processors that can be used as basic building : blocks for multicomputer systems. : : O Networks and Interconnection networks: : Scalable networks, Reconfigurable networks, routing issues, : general-purpose network performance for distributed : applications, network protocols, ATM-based systems, internet : technology, Optical interconnections and computing, ... : : O Reliability and fault-tolerance: : Software and hardware fault-tolerance (system- and : application-level), fault diagnosis, fault-tolerance : measurement. : : O Performance analysis, evaluation, prediction, ... : : O Real-time and embedded systems: : Small-scale parallel systems for high-performance control, : data acquisition, and analysis; configuration, routing, : scheduling, performance guarantees. : : O Parallel/Distributed algorithms: : Algorithms exploiting clusters and general-purpose : distributed and parallel systems, new vector/pipeline issues, : shared memory, distributed memory, virtual memory, ... : : O Mobile computation and communication. : : O Object Oriented Technology and related issues. : : O Multimedia Communications, Systems, and Applications: : High-speed networking, multimedia architectures and protocols, : multimedia applications, quality of service support, : operating system and networking support, internet tools and : applications, audio/video delivery over the internet, ... : : O Software tools and environments for parallel and distributed : platforms: Operating systems, compilers, languages, : debuggers, monitoring tools, software engineering on parallel/ : distributed systems, ... : : O High-performance computing in Computational Science: : Intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research programs : and applications. : : O Information and data fusion. : : O Web-based simulation and computing. : : O Education: parallel and distributed processing in computer : science curriculum (both graduate and undergraduate levels.) : : O Recent history (1990-1999) of parallel/distributed processing : and what to expect during the next decade (2000-2009) if history : repeats itself; New horizons. : : O Other aspects and applications relating to high-performance : computations. : : SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: : : Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their : draft paper (about 4 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given : below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also : acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) : will be limited to 7 pages. Papers must not have been : previously published or currently submitted for publication : elsewhere. : : The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the : paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, : telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first : page should also include the name of the author who will be : presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. : : PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: : : Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. : The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their : sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ... : The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in : the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions : will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as : Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor : of the journal. : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the : following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, : title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the : session, and a short description on how the session will : be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers : from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the : session proposer). : Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below); : E-mail submissions are preferred (hra@cs.uga.edu). : : After approval of the proposal, each session chair is expected : to email hra@cs.uga.edu a list containing information about : the accepted papers in the following format (or similar): : : Paper 1: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : : Paper 2: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : and so on. : : The above information must be received by April 3, 2000 (Monday). : As soon as we receive this list, we will send the necessary : information to Contact Authors (such as, typing instructions : for the preparation of the Camera-Ready papers, copyright forms, : hotel information, conference registration form, ...) : : EVALUATION PROCESS: : : Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, : and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in : the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by : one person. : : PUBLICATION: : : The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press : (ISBN). It will be a multivolume set. The proceedings will : be available at the conference. Some accepted papers will also : be considered for journal publication (soon after the conference). : : : ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS: : : A number of university faculty members and their staff : in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, : Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conference. The conference : will be sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, & : Applications Press (CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953) : in cooperation with research centers, international associations, : international research groups, and developers of high-performance : machines and systems. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors : will be available at a later time. : (Last conference's sponsors included: CSREA, the National : Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment - DOE, : The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in : Simulation, The International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java : High Performance Computing research group, World Scientific and : Engineering Society, Sundance Digitial Signal Processing Inc., : the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., ...) : : LOCATION OF CONFERENCE: : : The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort : hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel : with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. : The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free : shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many : vacation and recreational attractions, including: : waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, : Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted : tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, : sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly : shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping : area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 : hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. : The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees : is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge : for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. : : The hotel is within walking distance from most other : Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational : destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street : shows, ...). : For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of : Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, : Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away : from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, : Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... : : IMPORTANT DATES: : : February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages) due : April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance : May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due : June 26 - 29, 2000: PDPTA'2000 Conference : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as : soon as possible. : All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference. : : MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: : : The Program Committee is currently being formed. Those interested : in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia : (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: : Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, : email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with : research interests. : : OTHER INFORMATION: : : It is planned to add other related conferences to be held : simultaneously (same location and dates) creating an international : multiconference. Each conference will have it's own proceedings : and technical/research sessions. : : CONFERENCE CONTACT: : : Hamid R. Arabnia : The University of Georgia : Department of Computer Science : 415 Graduate Studies Research Center : Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. : : Tel: (706) 542-3480 : Fax: (706) 542-2966 : E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu : : (A link to PDPTA'2000 web site will soon be available from: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) : : *********************************************************************** : : C A L L F O R P A P E R S : ============================= : : The 2000 International Conference on Imaging Science, : Systems, and Technology : (CISST'2000) : : June 26 - 29, 2000 : Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA : : The 2000 International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and : Technology (CISST'2000) will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26 - 29, : 2000. All aspects of image processing, graphics, and pattern : recognition are included in CISST. The CISST'2000 Conference : will be held simultaneously (ie, same location and dates) with The : International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing : Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), The International Conference : on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI), and The International Conference : on Internet Computing (IC) - : (a link for CISST'2000 will soon be available from the PDPTA's site: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta). : : You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 4 pages and/or a : proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission : information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference : proceedings. : : THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS : ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. : : SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: : : O Image generation, acquisition, and processing : O Image display techniques : O Image data structures and databases : O Convergence of imaging media (video and computer) : O Virtual reality : O Image compression, coding, and encryption : O Tools for multimedia production and services : O Digital imaging for film and television : O Visualization : O Scene and object modeling : O Knowledge acquisition : O Visual inspection : O Document image understanding : O Image algebra : O Optical image processing systems : O Mathematical morphology : O Architecture of imaging and vision systems (including : parallel architectures and algorithms) : O Neural network techniques and fuzzy logic : O Performance analysis and evaluation : O Software tools and environments for imaging : O Animation : O Geometric modeling and Fractals : O CAD/CAM systems : O Rendering techniques : O Applications including: medicine, robotic, GIS, : remote sensing, industrial inspection (or machine vision), : nondestructive evaluation (or NDE), ... : O Multi-resolution and multi-spectral image processing : O Image sequence processing : O Information fusion : O Other aspects and applications relating to imaging science : : SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: : : Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their : draft paper (about 4 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given : below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also : acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) : will be limited to 7 pages. Papers must not have been : previously published or currently submitted for publication : elsewhere. : : The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the : paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, : telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first : page should also include the name of the author who will be : presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. : : PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: : : Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. : The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their : sessions; including, soliciting papers (recruiting), reviewing, : selecting, ... The names of session chairs will appear as : Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. After the : conference, some sessions will be considered for publication : in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session : proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal. : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the : following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, : title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the : session, and a short description on how the session will be : advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers : from colleagues and researchers whose work is already known to the : session proposer.) : Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below); : E-mail submissions are preferred (hra@cs.uga.edu). : : After approval of the proposal, each session chair is expected : to email hra@cs.uga.edu a list containing information about : the accepted papers in the following format (or similar): : : Paper 1: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : : Paper 2: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : and so on. : : The above information must be received by April 3, 2000 (Monday). : As soon as we receive this list, we will send the necessary : information to Contact Authors (such as, typing instructions : for the preparation of the Camera-Ready papers, copyright forms, : hotel information, conference registration form, ...) : : EVALUATION PROCESS: : : Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, : clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two : researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers : will be reviewed by one person. : : PUBLICATION: : : The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press : (ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. : Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal : publication (after the conference.) : : ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS: : : A number of university faculty members and their staff : in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, : Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conference. The conference : will be sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, & : Applications Press (CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953) : in cooperation with research centers, international associations, : international research groups, and developers of high-performance : machines and systems. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors : will be available at a later time. : (Last conference's sponsors included: CSREA, the National : Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment - DOE, : The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in : Simulation, The International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java : High Performance Computing research group, World Scientific and : Engineering Society, Sundance Digitial Signal Processing Inc., : the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., ...) : : LOCATION OF CONFERENCE: : : The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort : hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel : with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. : The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free : shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many : vacation and recreational attractions, including: : waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, : Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted : tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, : sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly : shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping : area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 : hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. : The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees : is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge : for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. : : The hotel is within walking distance from most other : Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational : destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street : shows, ...). : For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of : Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, : Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away : from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, : Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... : : IMPORTANT DATES: : : February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages) due : April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance : May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due : June 26 - 29, 2000: CISST'2000 Conference : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as : soon as possible. : All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference. : : MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: : : The Program Committee is currently being formed. Those interested : in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia : (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: : Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, : email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with : research interests. : : OTHER INFORMATION: : : It is planned to add other related conferences to be held : simultaneously (same location and dates) creating an international : multiconference. Each conference will have it's own proceedings : and technical/research sessions. : : CONFERENCE CONTACT: : : Hamid R. Arabnia : The University of Georgia : Department of Computer Science : 415 Graduate Studies Research Center : Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. : : Tel: (706) 542-3480 : Fax: (706) 542-2966 : E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu : : (A link to CISST'2000 web site will soon be created from: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) : : *********************************************************************** : : C A L L F O R P A P E R S : ============================= : : The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence : (IC-AI'2000) : : June 26 - 29, 2000 : Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA : : The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence will be : held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26 - 29, 2000. : : The IC-AI'2000 will be held simultaneously (same location and dates) : with The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing : Techniques and Applications (PDPTA), The International Conference on : Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST), and The International : Conference on Internet Computing. : (A link to IC-AI'2000 web site will soon be available from: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) : : You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 4 pages and/or a : proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission : information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference : proceedings. : : THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS : ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. : : SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: : : O. Intelligent Information Systems : O. Intelligent Software Engineering : O. Intelligent Agents : O. Intelligent Networks : O. Intelligent Databases : O. Brain Models : O. Evolutionary Algorithms : O. Data mining : O. Machine Learning : O. Reasoning Strategies : O. Automated Problem Solving : O. Distributed AI Algorithms and Techniques : O. Distributed AI Systems and Architectures : O. Expert Systems : O. Fuzzy Logic : O. Genetic Algorithms : O. Heuristic Searching : O. Knowledge Acquisition : O. Knowledge Discovery : O. Knowledge Representation : O. Knowledge-Intensive Problem Solving Techniques : O. Languages and Programming Techniques for AI : O. Software Tools for AI : O. Natural Language Processing : O. Neural Networks and Applications : O. Multisource Information Fusion: Theory and Applications : O. Multisource-Multisensor Data Fusion : O. Learning and Adaptive Sensor Fusion : O. Multisensor Data Fusion Using Neural and Fuzzy Techniques : O. Integration of AI with other Technologies : O. Evaluation of AI Tools : O. Evolutionary Computation : O. Social Impact of AI : O. Applications - Computer Vision : O. Applications - Signal Processing : O. Applications - Military : O. Applications - Surveillance : O. Applications - Robotics : O. Applications - Medicine : O. Applications - Pattern Recognition : O. Applications - Face Recognition : O. Applications - Finger Print Recognition : O. Applications - Finance and Marketing : O. Applications - Stock Market : O. Applications - Education : O. Emerging Applications : : SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: : : Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their : draft paper (about 4 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given : below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also : acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) : will be limited to 7 pages. Papers must not have been : previously published or currently submitted for publication : elsewhere. : : The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the : paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, : telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first : page should also include the name of the author who will be : presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. : : PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: : : Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. : The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their : sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ... : The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in : the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions : will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as : Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor : of the journal. : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the : following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, : title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the : session, and a short description on how the session will : be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers : from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the : session proposer). : Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below); : E-mail submissions are preferred (hra@cs.uga.edu). : : After approval of the proposal, each session chair is expected : to email hra@cs.uga.edu a list containing information about : the accepted papers in the following format (or similar): : : Paper 1: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : : Paper 2: Title of Paper: : Author(s): : Contact Author's Name: : Complete mailing address of Contact Author: : E-mail address of Contact Author: : and so on. : : The above information must be received by April 3, 2000 (Monday). : As soon as we receive this list, we will send the necessary : information to Contact Authors (such as, typing instructions : for the preparation of the Camera-Ready papers, copyright forms, : hotel information, conference registration form, ...) : : EVALUATION PROCESS: : : Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, : and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in : the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by : one person. : : PUBLICATION: : : The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press : (ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. : Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal : publication (soon after the conference). : : : ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS: : : A number of university faculty members and their staff : in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, : Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conference. The conference : will be sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, & : Applications Press (CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953) : in cooperation with research centers, international associations, : international research groups, and developers of high-performance : machines and systems. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors : will be available at a later time. : (Last conference's sponsors included: CSREA, the National : Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment - DOE, : The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in : Simulation, The International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java : High Performance Computing research group, World Scientific and : Engineering Society, Sundance Digitial Signal Processing Inc., : the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., ...) : : LOCATION OF CONFERENCE: : : The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort : hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel : with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. : The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free : shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many : vacation and recreational attractions, including: : waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, : Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted : tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, : sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly : shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping : area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 : hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. : The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees : is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge : for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. : : The hotel is within walking distance from most other : Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational : destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street : shows, ...). : For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of : Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, : Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away : from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, : Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... : : IMPORTANT DATES: : : February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages) due : April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance : May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due : June 26 - 29, 2000: IC-AI'2000 Conference : : Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as : soon as possible. : All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference. : : MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: : : The Program Committee is currently being formed. Those interested : in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia : (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: : Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, : email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with : research interests. : : OTHER INFORMATION: : : It is planned to add other related conferences to be held : simultaneously (same location and dates) creating an international : multiconference. Each conference will have it's own proceedings : and technical/research sessions. : : CONFERENCE CONTACT: : : Hamid R. Arabnia : The University of Georgia : Department of Computer Science : 415 Graduate Studies Research Center : Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. : : Tel: (706) 542-3480 : Fax: (706) 542-2966 : E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu : : (A link to IC-AI'2000 web site will soon be available from: : http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) : : ***********************************************************************

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