Forwarded message from [info@pap.com] sent originally on Wed, 27 Oct 1999 03:01:09 +0800 (GMT-8): : PACLP 2000 : CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION : ======================================================================== : : THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION ON : THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF CONSTRAINT TECHNOLOGIES AND LOGIC PROGRAMMING : (http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/Expo2000/) : ============================================================= : : Monday 10th - Wednesday 12th April 2000 : Crowne Plaza Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK : : ***VERY IMPORTANT DATES*** : Submission Deadline: December 6th, 1999 : Report Deadline: December 16th, 1999 : Notification/Comments: January 10th, 2000 : Final Papers due: February 21st, 2000 : : Building on the success of PACLP99, held in London, UK, PACLP 2000 will : showcase innovative business solutions that Constraint technologies and : Logic Programming can provide in key industrial and commercial areas : such as Planning, Scheduling, Transportation, Distribution, The : Intelligent Internet and Expert Systems. : : Of particular interest are papers that describe the general use of : Constraint technologies and Logic Programming, rather than the : traditional close up description of one application. For instance, this : could be a survey on the specific usage of a technology in a business : area or demographic part of the world. : : Also included are streams to demonstrate and expand the practicality and : effectiveness of recent lines of research such as integration of : multiple solvers, generic problem modelling and tackling of ill-defined : real-world constraint problems. The integration of solvers from : different paradigms, such as constraint programming, mathematical : programming, Operational Research techniques and stochastic techniques : (Tabu Search, Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing) is emerging as a : practical means to tackle large scale combinatorial optimization : problems effectively. Also most real-world problems are ill-defined in : nature. Their solving is not just about computing an optimal solution : but building an incremental and interactive decision support tool that : identifies and resolves the ill-defined components. Practical and : effective solutions that illustrate the hybridization of techniques, the : modelling and handling of uncertainty in real-world constraint problems : are most welcome. : : Suggested topics include: : Survey with respect to an application area : Evaluation and comparison of approaches : Solutions using multiple solving techniques : Hybrid solver configurations : Modelling and solving of ill-defined applications : : SUBMISSION POLICY : =============== : : Submissions need to meet the conference objectives and achieve a balance : between application and theory. With this in mind we have produced : guidelines to help you achieve this. Please visit our site for further : information. : : Papers: http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/PAExpo/guidelines.html : Reports: http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/PAExpo/report.html : : You should send FIVE copies of your paper, in English, to the conference : organisers at the address below. : : Formatting guidelines and a word RTF template can be found at : http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/PAExpo/template.html : : Please also submit an electronic version of your paper as a PDF file or : Word document. The email address for this is: PACLP@pap.com : : Please include a cover page including: : 1.Full Contact Details : 2.A Short Abstract : : **Important Note** : : Please use the following address when sending your papers to us. : : PACLP2000 : 54 Knowle Avenue : Blackpool : Lancs FY2 9UD : UK : : CALL FOR EXHIBITORS : ================== : : Exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase fielded applications and : development tools to an international audience of delegates, comprising : Software Developers and System Designers, KBS and Expert System : Developers, IT Managers and Directors, Knowledge Practioners, Project and : Business Managers, Applied Researchers and Consultants, Technical Advisors : and Innovators, Heads of Departments/Proffesors. : If you would like to exhibit at the conference, please contact us for : further information. : : ORGANISATION : ============= : : The Conference and Exhibition are organised by The Practical Application : Company Ltd. : : Contact Details : : Allison Roth / Anne Marie Purcell : : Telephone 44 (0) 1253 358081 : Fax 44 (0) 1253 353811 : E-mail practical-applications@pap.com : : ----------------------------------------------------- : To register interest please take the time to fill in this quick reply form : and send it to PACLP@pap.com : : Name: : : Position: : : Organisation: : : Address: : : Postcode: : : Country: : : Telephone: : : Fax: : : E-mail: : : Web: : : [ ] I may submit a paper to PACLP 2000 (Give provisional title if : possible) : : [ ] I may submit an Industrial Report to PACLP 2000 (Give provisional : title if possible) : : [ ] I may attend PACLP 2000 as a delegate : : [ ] My company may wish to sponsor or exhibit at the event. Please : contact me with further details. : : [ ] I have no interest in Constrain Technologies and Logic Programming, : but please keep me : informed of other events at the Practical Application Expo : : [ ] I have no interest in this. Please remove me from the mailing list

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