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IRList Digest Volume 3 Number 20
IRList Digest Saturday, 25 July 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 20
Today's Topics:
Call for Papers - RIAO '88
- Hypertext '87
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 87 12:29:46 GMT
From: Christian Fluhr <uspi020@frors31.bitnet>
Subject: RIAO 88
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CALL FOR PAPERS
RIAO 88
USER-ORIENTED CONTENT-BASED
TEXT AND IMAGE HANDLING
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
March 21-24, 1988
Conference
organized by:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Centre National de Recherche des Telecommunications (CNET)
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique
et Automatique (INRIA)
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris
Centre de Hautes Etudes Internationales d'Informatique
Documentaires (CID)
US participating organizations:
American Federation of Information Processing Societies
(AFIPS)
American Society for Information Science (ASIS)
Information Industry Association (IIA)
This conference is prepared under the direction of:
Professor Andre Lichnerowicz
de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris
and
Professor Jacques Arsac
correspondant de l'Academie des Sciences de Paris
RIAO: Recherche d'Informations Assistee par Ordinateur
A GENERAL INTRODUCTION:
RIAO 88 is being held to demonstrate the state of the art in
information retrieval, a domain that is in rapid evolution
because of developments in the technology for machine control of
full-text and image databases. This evolution is stimulated by
the demands of end-users generated by the recent availability of
CD-ROM full text publishing and general public access to
information data bases.
A group of French organizations has taken the initiative of
preparing this conference. Its wish in promoting this forum is
not only to stimulate and challenge researchers from all nations
but also to increase an awareness of European technology.
This "call for papers" is beeing distributed world-wide. We
want to reach individuals in the research communities throughout
the university and industrial sectors.
The conference will be held in Cambridge, MA. We hope that
it will encourage the exchange of European and American
viewpoints, and establish new links between research teams in
United-states and Europe.
CALL FOR PAPERS
General theme
Full-text and mixed media database systems are
characterized by the fact that the structure of the
information is not known a priori.
This prevents advance knowledge of the types of
questions that will be asked, unlike the situation found in
hierarchical and relational database management systems.
You are invited to submit a paper showing how the
situation can be dealt with. Special attention will be given to:
- techniques designed to reduce imprecision
in full-text database searching;
- data entry and control;
- "friendly" end-user interfaces.
- new media
A large number of specific subjects can be treated
within this general framework. Some suggestions are made in
the following section.
Specific themes
A) Linguistic processing and interrogation of full
text databases:
- automatic indexing,
- machine generated summaries,
- natural language queries,
- computer-aided translation,
- multilingual interfaces.
B) Automatic thesaurus construction,
C) Expert system techniques for retrieving information
in full-text and multimedia databases:
- expert systems reasoning on open-ended domains
- expert systems simulating librarians accessing
pertinent information.
D) Friendly user interfaces to classical information
retrieval systems.
E) Specialized machines and system architectures designed
for treating full-text data, including managing and accessing
widely distributed databases.
F) Automatic database construction scanning techniques,
optical character readers, output document preparation, etc...
G) New applications and perspectives suggested by
emerging new technologies:
- optical storage techniques (videodisk,
CD-ROM, CD-I, Digital Optical Disks);
- integrated text, sound and image retrieval
systems;
- electronic mail and document delivery based
on content;
- voice processing technologies for database
construction;
- production of intelligent tutoring
systems;
- hypertext, hypermedia.
Conditions for participation
The program committee is looking for communications
geared toward practical applications. Papers which have not been
validated by a working model, a prototype or a simulation, or for
which a realization of such a model seems currently unlikely, may
be refused.
Authors must submit a paper of about 10 pages doubled
spaced, and a 100 word abstract.
Four copies must be sent before October 30 to one of
these two addresses:
- RIAO 88, Conference Service Office, MIT, Bldg 7, Room 111
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139
- RIAO 88, CID, 36 bis rue Ballu, 75009 PARIS FRANCE
Each presentation will last 20 minutes followed by 10
minutes of discussion and questions.
Arrangement have been made with the international
journal "Information Processing and Management" for publishing
expanded versions of some papers.
High quality audiovisual techniques should be used
when presenting the paper.
Separate demonstration sessions can be scheduled
if requested.
Particular attention will be paid to :
- the use of readily available equipment for
demonstrations (IBM PC, APPLE, network connec-
tions...);
- pre-recorded video or floppy disk displays.
Hardcopy printouts of results should be avoided if
possible.
English is the working language of the conference.
For further information call:
in North America : Karen Daifuku,
tel: (202) 944 62 52
in other countries: Secretariat General du CID in France,
tel: (1) 42 85 04 75
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
French co-chairman US co-chairman
Prof. Christian FLUHR Dr. Donald WALKER
Universite Paris XI/INSTN BELL Communications Research
J.C. Bassano (F) Universite d'Orleans
A. Bookstein (USA) University of Chicago
J. Bing (N) Norwegian research Center for Comp. and law
E. Black (USA) T.J. Watson IBM Research Center
C. Boitet (F) Universite de Grenoble
J. Boucher (CAN) Universite de Montreal
C. Chen (USA) Simmons College
Y. Choueka (Israel) Bar-Ilan University
C. Ciampi (I) Instituto per la Doc. jiuridica
X. Dalloz (F) Centre National de la Cinematographie
T. Doszkocs (USA) National Library of Medecine
E. Fox (USA) Virginia Polytechnic Institute
E. Garcia Camarero (SP) Universitad Complutense de Madrid
C. Goldstein (USA) National Library of Medecine
G. Grefenstette (F) Universite de Tours
H. Hjerppe (S) University of Link~oping
D. Kayser (F) Universite Paris XIII
P. Kirstein (UK) University College of London
R. Marcus (USA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P. Mordini (F) Ecole des Mines de Paris
C. D. Paice (UK) University of Lancaster
A. S. Pollitt (UK) The Polytechnic Queensgate Uddersfield
F. Rabitti (I) Instituto dei Elabor. della Informazione
J. Rohmer (F) Bull, Louveciennes
G. Sabah (F) LIMSI(CNRS) Orsay
T. Saracevic (USA) Rutgers University
W. Turner (F) CDST (CNRS) Paris
H. J. Schneider (FRG) Technische Universit~at Berlin
C. Schwartz (FRG) Siemens M~unchen
assisted by a Technical and an Organisation Committee.
APPLICATION FORM
NAME:...........................................................................
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TITLE/POSITION:.................................................................
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ORGANIZATION:...................................................................
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ADDRESS:........................................................................
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CITY:................................STATE:............................ZIP:.....
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COUNTRY:........................................................................
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I plan to attend the conference, please send me the program: YES NO
I plan to present a paper: YES NO
Conference theme (circle one): A B C D E F G
Title of the communication:
Are you willing to present a demonstration of your prototype?
YES NO
Equipment needed:
Please mail this form before Septembre 15, 1987 to:
RIAO 88
Conference Service Office
MIT
Bldg 7, Room 111
CAMBRIDGE, MA
02139 USA
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 87 12:00:56 CDT
From: Frank Halasz <halasz@mcc.com>
Subject: Re: HYpertext '87 and ACM SIGIR
. . .
Call for Participation
HYPERTEXT 87
WORKSHOP ON SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AND ISSUES
November 13-15, 1987
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sponsored by ACM, IEEE, U. of North Carolina, ONR, MCC, NSF
Hypertext is an approach to information management in which data is
stored in a network of nodes connected by links. Nodes can contain
text, source code, graphics, audio, video, or other forms of data, and
are meant to be viewed and manipulated interactively. Hypertext
systems support collaboration and cooperation among users in a wide
varieties of activities, ranging from medical instruction to software
development.
Hypertext has come of age. An increasing number of hypertext systems
and applications have been built and used within the last few years.
This Workshop will be the first opportunity for implementors,
application builders, and users of hypertext systems to come together
to share information and ideas.
Suggested Topics
The workshop will focus equally on implementations of hypertext
systems, applications of hypertext, and issues surrounding the use of
hypertext. Possible topics for papers include, but are not limited
to, the following:
Implementations and technical issues
- abstract machines and base engines
- complete systems
- user interfaces
- multi-media support
- distributed systems
- query and search
- storage management
Applications and experiences
- Computer-aided engineering (CASE, CAEE, ...)
- Authoring and technical documentation
- Medical and legal information management
- Electronic encyclopedias
- Interactive tools for education and museums
- Information analysis and knowledge acquisition
- Scholar's workbenches for the humanties and social sciences
Issues surrounding use of hypertext
- Cognitive aspects of using and designing hypertext systems
- Strategies for effective use of hypertext
- Supporting collaborative work
- Managing complexity in large information networks
- Legal issues (copyrights, royalties, ...)
- Social implications
Information for participants:
Papers are invited for presentation at the Workshop and subsequent
publication in proceedings. Papers should be limited to 20 pages, and
5 copies should be submitted to the following address:
Hypertext 87
Department of Computer Science
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Attendance at the workshop will be limited. Prospective participants
not submitting a paper should submit a brief (1-2 page) position paper
describing their activities or interests in hypertext.
Important dates:
8/1/87 Submission of papers (Both position papers and presentations)
9/15/87 Notice of acceptance for full papers
9/15/87 Notice of admission to the Workshop
10/5/87 Camera-ready copy of papers for preprints
Planing Committee:
Frank Halasz, MCC, (Workshop Co-chair)
Mayer Schwartz, Tektronix, (Program Co-chair)
John B. Smith, UNC, (Workshop Co-chair)
Nicole Yankelovich, Brown Univ. (Publications Chair)
Local Arrangements Committee:
David V. Beard, UNC, (Arrangements Chair)
James M. Coggins, UNC, (Workshop Manager)
Leigh Pittman, (Workshop Coordinator),
Program Committee:
Mayer Schwartz, Tektronix, Program Co-chair
Stephen F. Weiss, UNC, Program Co-chair
Greg Crane, Harvard University
Norman Delisle, Tektronix
Mark Frisse, Washington Univ. Med. School
Frank Halasz, MCC
David Lowe, NYU
Norm Meyrowitz, Brown Univ.
Theodore Nelson, Project Xanadu
Walter Scacchi, USC
John B. Smith, UNC
Lucy Suchman, Xerox Parc
Randy Trigg, Xerox PARC
Andries van Dam, Brown Univ.
Stephen A. Weyer, Apple Computer
Nicole Yankelovich, Brown Univ.
For more information contact:
John B. Smith, 919-962-5021, jbs@cs.unc.edu
Frank Halasz, 512-338-3648, halasz@mcc, seismo!ut-sally!im4u!milano!halasz
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