Forwarded message from [bach@informatik.hu-berlin.de] sent originally on Thu, 4 Nov 1999 23:16:37 +0800 (GMT-8): : This call has been sent to several distribution lists. : We apologize if you receive multiple copies of it. : : +++ CALL FOR PAPERS +++ CALL FOR PAPERS +++ CALL FOR PAPERS +++ : : ECAI 2000 : 14th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence : Berlin, Humboldt University : August 20-25, 2000 : : Organized by GI (German Informatics Society) and ECCAI (European : Coordinating Committee for Artificial Intelligence) : Hosted by Humboldt University Berlin : : We invite you to celebrate ECAI 2000 in Berlin. : : In the tradition of previous ECAIs the conference will bring together : researchers and developers from academy and industry in order to present : the state of the art in AI both in research and in applications. : The technical program will have a scientific track (paper presentations, : invited talks, panel discussions), workshops, and tutorials. : : For the first time ECAI comprises the "Prestigious Applications of : Intelligent Systems (PAIS-2000)" sub-conference. The purpose of this : event is to provide a forum for industry practitioners to learn about : the power and applicability of selected intelligent systems techniques : and share experience on the applicability, development and deployment : of intelligent systems in industry. This will be the largest showcase in : Europe of real application using intelligent systems technology and the : ideal place to meet with those working to make successful applications. : : ECAI 2000 differs from previous ECAIs in that we plan a very special : conference. Among the programs thought to realize this purpose is an : exhibition concept that reflects the AI's history and its gaining : grounds in the 20th century and its progress paths envisioned into the : 21st century. Furthermore, we plan to have a rather unusual sidetrack : meant to attract layman such that ECAI 2000 becomes an event in Berlin : and not only one of diverse scientific congresses hardly noticed by the : public. In so far, we aim at presenting AI on ECAI 2000 in a very broad : scope in order to show its relation to other classical and advanced : IT-themes (e.g. databases, distributed computing, robotics, operations : research, artificial life, neuro sciences, virtual reality, and : multimedia). : : You find further information on the web pages of ECAI 2000: : www.ecai2000.hu-berlin.de : : On behalf of the conference officials : : Kurt Sundermeyer : DaimlerChrysler AG : Local Chair ECAI2000 : : "At the change of ages we will make ECAI 2000 in Berlin a special : conference" : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : ECAI 2000 CALL FOR PAPERS : : The ECAI-2000 Programme Committee invites submission of papers for the Technical : Programme of the 14th biennial European Conference on Artificial Intelligence : (ECAI-2000). : : IMPORTANT DATES : : 2 Feb 2000 Deadline for paper summaries : 4 Feb 2000 Deadline for papers : 28 Apr 2000 Notification of acceptance : 29 May 2000 Camera-ready copies of papers : 23-25 Aug 2000 Technical programme at ECAI-2000 : : Submissions are invited on substantial, original and previously unpublished : research in all fields of Artificial Intelligence, including, but not limited : to: : : Abduction : AI and Creativity : Adaptive Systems : Affective Computation : Art and Music : Automated Reasoning : Autonomous Agents : Bayesian Learning : Belief Revision : Case-Based Reasoning : Causal Reasoning : Cognitive Modelling : Cognitive Robotics : Conceptual Graphs : Constraint Programming : Constraint Satisfaction : Constraint-Based Reasoning : Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery : Deduction : Description Logics : Diagnosis : Distributed AI : Genetic Algorithms : Human Language Technology : Inductive Logic Programming : Information Retrieval and Presentation : Intelligent User Interfaces : Knowledge Acquisition : Knowledge Representation : Lifelike and Believable Characters : Logic Programming : Machine Learning : Meta-Heuristics for AI : Model-Based Reasoning : Multi-Agent Systems : Natural Language Processing : Neural Networks : Nonmonotonic Reasoning : Ontologies : Perception : Philosophical Foundations : Planning : Probabilistic Networks : Qualitative Reasoning : Reactive Control : Real-time Systems : Reasoning about Actions and Change : Reinforcement Learning : Resource-Bounded Reasoning : Reuse of Knowledge : Robotics : Scheduling : Search : Signal Understanding : Spatial Reasoning : Speech Processing : Temporal Reasoning : Text Mining : Theorem Proving : Uncertainty in AI : User Modeling : Verification and Validation of Knowledge-Based Systems : Virtual and Augmented Reality : Vision : : Formatting guidelines : : It is highly recommended to submit papers using the final camera-ready : formatting style. Submissions must not exceed five pages in camera-ready format. : Submissions of unformatted papers are limited to 6000 words including footnotes, : figure captions, tables, appendices, and bibliography. Each half-page of figures : will be counted as 600 words. (Please note that for some papers five camera- : ready pages may be considerably less than 6000 words in practice.) Overlength : submissions will be rejected without review. Authors submitting unformatted : papers must include a word count on their paper. : Latex style files to support formatting of submissions will be available. : Final versions of accepted papers will be required to conform strictly to the : formatting requirements specified in the ECAI-2000 Style Guide (not available : yet). Each accepted paper will be allocated five pages in the proceedings. : : Submission procedure : : Submission is a two-stage process. Authors are asked to submit a brief summary : of their paper by 2 February 2000. The strongly preferred submission method is : to use the web-based summary submission form. Submitted summaries will be : assigned a unique tracking number that should be marked on the full paper : submission. Authors without access to the web should send a summary including : the title, authors, contact address and abstract for the paper (maximum 200 : words), plus keywords drawn from the above list (plus other keywords if : appropriate) to the ECAI-2000 Programme Chair (by email or postal mail). The : summary information and the tracking number should also be included with the : paper itself, on a separate sheet of paper. (Authors not able to use the web- : based submission form may omit the tracking number). : : Submission of the paper is in hard copy form only, fax or electronic submissions : will not be accepted. Six copies of the paper (each including the summary sheet) : should be sent by postal mail or courier service to the ECAI-2000 Programme : Chair, Werner Horn, at the address below. The deadline for receipt of papers is : 4 February 2000. Papers received after this date will not be reviewed. : Notification of receipt of full papers will be mailed to the corresponding : author soon after receipt. : : ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION : : Werner Horn, ECAI-2000 Programme Chair : Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI) : Schottengasse 3 : A-1010 Vienna : Austria : : Summary form: : : http://www.ecai2000.hu-berlin.de/summary.html (not available yet) : : Multiple submissions policy : : ECAI-2000 will not accept any paper which at the time of submission is under : review for, or has already been published or accepted for publication in a : journal or another conference. Authors are also expected not to submit their : papers elsewhere during the review period. These restrictions apply only to : journals and conferences and not to workshops or similar specialized meetings : with limited audiences. The title page should include a statement that the paper : is not under review or accepted for publication in another conference or : journal. : : The review process : : All submissions will be subject to academic peer review by the ECAI-2000 : Programme Committee under the chairmanship of the ECAI-2000 Programme Committee : Chair. The ECAI-2000 Programme Committee Chair has final authority over the : review process and all decisions relating to acceptance of papers. Review : criteria include originality of ideas, technical soudness, significance of : results, and quality of presentation. Notification of acceptance or rejection of : submitted papers will be mailed to the corresponding author by 28 April 2000. : : Conference proceedings : : The conference proceedings will be published and distributed by IOS Press. The : authors will be responsible for producing camera-ready copies of papers, : conforming to the ECAI-2000 formatting guidelines, for inclusion in the : proceedings. The deadline for receipt of the camera-ready copy is 29 May 2000. : Note that at least one author of each accepted paper is required to attend the : conference to present the paper. : : ECAI-2000 is organised by the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial : Intelligence (ECCAI) and hosted by HU Berlin on behalf of Gesellschaft fuer : Informatik. : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : CALL FOR PAPERS : Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems : PAIS-2000 : : ECAI is pleased to announce its "Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems : (PAIS-2000)" sub-conference. The PAIS-2000 Programme Committee invites authors : to submit application papers. : : This event, associated with ECAI-2000 is created to specifically highlight : significant successful applications of Intelligent Systems technology. The : purpose of the event is to provide a forum for industry practitioners to learn : about the power and applicability of selected IS techniques and share experience : on the applicability, development and deployment of intelligent systems in : industry. This will be the largest showcase in Europe of real application using : Intelligent Systems (IS) technology and the ideal place to meet with those : working to make successful IS based applications. : : The Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems event will present papers : describing successful applications of intelligent systems. Papers are selected : to highlight critical areas of success (and failure) and to present the benefits : and lessons of value to other developers. Submitted papers should make these : points clear. Papers should contain sections covering the following information: : Descriptive Title and Abstract: These should convey clearly and simply what the : application is and its operational status. Do use a title that makes it clear to : a reader what the application is. Don't use a clever, but obscure title. : : Problem description: This should describe the problem that the application : solves, stating the objectives of the application and explaining why an : Intelligent Systems (IS) solution was required. If other solutions were tried : and failed, briefly outline these solutions with reasons for failure. : : Application description: This should describe the solution to the problem, with : technical details on design and implementation. It should describe any : methodological approach used, detail the key IS techniques used and if : appropriate show how they were integrated with conventional techniques. If : commercial tools were used they should be identified and reasons for their : selection given. : : Application building: This should describe the size and skill make-up of the : project team, how long is took to build and the costs involved. How it was/will : be installed and introduced to the users, with details of any training required. : Describe any plans for maintenance, in particular how the knowledge is expected : to change over time, and any features to aid the updating of knowledge, etc. : : Application benefits: Were potential benefits identified before building the : application and have these been realised or are likely to be realised? Has the : application been in use and, if so, how often has it been used and by how many : users? What further long term benefits are expected? What future plans have been : made for its enhancement and use? : : For PAIS-2000, a paper is acceptable even if it describes a system which has not : yet been installed, PROVIDED the application is original AND the paper discusses : the aspects and issues that would help someone thinking of implementing a : similar system in their own organisation. It must concisely describe and scope : the problem tackled, saying why it is hard, and why IS techniques are needed. It : should also make clear the status of the system, and should discuss such things : as the project duration and effort, how the project was justified and the : expected benefits estimated, any problems encountered, the performance of the : final system and the reactions of users. : The Review process is different and separate from the ECAI technical conference. : Papers will be evaluated by experienced application developers, based on the : above criterion. Accepted papers will be published in the ECAI proceedings. : : IMPORTANT DATES : : 2 Feb 2000 Deadline for PAIS paper summaries : 4 Feb 2000 Deadline for papers : 28 Apr 2000 Notification of acceptance : 29 May 2000 Camera-ready copies of papers : 23-25 Aug 2000 PAIS-2000 : : Formatting guidelines : : It is highly recommended to submit papers using the final camera-ready : formatting style. Submissions must not exceed five pages in camera-ready format. : Submissions of unformatted papers are limited to 6000 words including footnotes, : figure captions, tables, appendices, and bibliography. Each half-page of figures : will be counted as 600 words. (Please note that for some papers five camera- : ready pages may be considerably less than 6000 words in practice.) Overlength : submissions will be rejected without review. Authors submitting unformatted : papers must include a word count on their paper. : Latex style filesto support formatting of submissions will be available. : : Final versions of accepted papers will be required to conform strictly to the : formatting requirements specified in the ECAI-2000 Style Guide. Each accepted : paper will be allocated five pages in the proceedings. : : Submission procedure : : Submission is a two-stage process. Authors are asked to submit a brief summary : of their paper by 2 February 2000. The strongly preferred submission method is : to use the web-based PAIS summary submission form. Submitted summaries will be : assigned a unique tracking number that should be marked on the full paper : submission. : Authors without access to the web should send a summary including the title, : authors, contact address and abstract for the paper (maximum 200 words), plus a : set if indicative keywords to the ECAI-2000 Programme Chair (by email or postal : mail). The summary information and the tracking number should also be included : with the paper itself, on a separate sheet of paper. (Authors not able to use : the web-based submission form may omit the tracking number). : : Submission of the paper is in hard copy form only, fax or electronic submissions : will not be accepted. Six copies of the paper (each including the summary sheet) : should be sent by postal mail or courier service to the ECAI-2000 Programme : Chair, Werner Horn, at the address below. : The deadline for receipt of papers is 4 February 2000. Papers received after : this date will not be reviewed. Notification of receipt of full papers will be : mailed to the corresponding author soon after receipt. : : ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION : : Werner Horn, PAIS-2000 : Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OeFAI) : Schottengasse 3 : A-1010 Vienna : Austria : : Email: pais2000@ai.univie.ac.at : : Tel: +43-1-4277-63114 : Fax: +43-1-4277-9631 : : The review process : : All submissions will be subject to review by a team of experienced application : developers in the PAIS-2000 Programme Committee under the chairmanship of the : PAIS-2000 Programme Committee Chair, Rob Milne. The PAIS-2000 Programme : Committee Chair has final authority over the review process and all decisions : relating to acceptance of papers. Notification of acceptance or rejection of : submitted papers will be mailed to the corresponding author by 28 April 2000. : : Conference proceedings : : Accepted PAIS-2000 papers will appear in a special section of the ECAI : conference proceedings and will be published and distributed by IOS Press. The : authors will be responsible for producing camera-ready copies of papers, : conforming to the ECAI-2000 formatting guidelines, for inclusion in the : proceedings. The deadline for receipt of the camera-ready copy is 29 May 2000. : Note that at least one author of each accepted paper is required to attend the : conference to present the paper. : : PAIS-2000 is organised by the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial : Intelligence (ECCAI) and hosted by the Humboldt University on behalf of : Gesellschaft fuer Informatik.

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