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AIList Digest Volume 8 Issue 137
AIList Digest Saturday, 10 Dec 1988 Volume 8 : Issue 137
Announcements:
Urgent Note on IJCAI Deadline
Change in Symposium Series Deadline Dates (AAAI)
Neural Networks Training Program at UCSD
Second European Natural Language Generation Workshop
Workshop on Formal Aspects of Semantic Networks
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Date: 02 Dec 88 20:09:10 PST (Fri)
From: sridhara@cel.fmc.com (Sridharan)
Subject: Urgent Note on IJCAI Deadline
There has been some confusion on Deadlines for paper submission to
IJCAI89. If the paper arrives by Dec 12th at the AAAI-Office it has
made the deadline.
Another slew of questions have been regarding Margins. Please consider
margin requirement flexible.
Titles, Abstracts, Figures, References (everything that should be appearing in
the proceedings) count to the page limit.
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Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1988 14:53:11 PST
From: AAAI <aaai@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Subject: Change in Symposium Series Deadline Dates
We have extended the deadline dates for the submission of abstracts or
papers to the Spring Symposium to be held on Stanford's campus, March
28-30, 1989. The revised deadline date is now DECEMBER 23, 1988.
Please send your submission to the following chair:
AI and Software Engineering-David Barstow, Schlumberger Doll Research,
Old Quarry Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877-4108
AI in Manufacturing-Mark Fox, Robotics Institute, CMU, Pittsburgh, PA
15213
Knowledge System Development Tools and Languages-Richard Fikes, Price
Waterhouse, 68 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Planning and Search-Richard Kord, CS Dept, 3532H Boelter Hall, UCLA,
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596
Robot Navigation-Bill Thompson, CS Dept, 4-192 EE?CS Bldg, 200 Union ST, SE
University of Minnesota,
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Date: 1 Dec 88 18:41:46 GMT
From: elman@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Jeff Elman)
Subject: neural networks training program at UCSD
RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM IN NEURAL MODELLING FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGISTS
Center for Research in Language
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093
The Center for Research in Language at UCSD has just
obtained a pilot grant from the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation, to provide 5 - 10 developmental
psychologists at any level (dissertation students through
senior investigators) with short-term training in neural
computation. The program has two goals:
(1) To encourage developmental psychologists in target
interest areas (speech, language, early visual-motor
and cognitive development, future oriented processes)
to begin making use of connectionist modelling as a
tool for evaluating theories of learning and change;
(2) To encourage greater use of realistic developmental
data in the connectionist enterprise.
Our experience at UCSD suggests that a well-prepared
and computer literate developmental psychologist can learn
to make productive use of neural modelling techniques in a
relatively short period of time, i.e. 2 weeks to 3 months,
depending on level of interest and prior experience. Appli-
cants may request training periods in this range at any
point from 9/89 through 8/90. Depending on the trainee's
needs and resources, we will provide (1) lodging at UCSD,
(2) travel (in some cases), (3) access to SUN and VAX works-
tations with all necessary software, and (4) hourly services
of an individual programmer/tutor who will supervise the
trainee's progress through self-paced learning materials
while assisting in the implementation of the trainee's pro-
posed developmental project. Trainees are also welcome to
attend seminars and workshops, and to consult with the rela-
tively large number of faculty involved in connectionist
modelling at UCSD.
Applicants are asked to submit 5 - 10 page proposals
outlining a specific modelling project in a well-defined
domain of developmental psychology. Criteria for evaluating
proposals will include (1) the scientific merit and feasi-
bility of the project itself (2) the applicant's computer
sophistication and probability of success with short term
training, (3) the probability that the applicant can and
will continue working at the interface between neural model-
ling and developmental psychology (including access to ade-
quate computer facilities at the applicant's home site).
Applicants should indicate the preferred duration and start-
ing date for the training program.
Applications should be submitted to Jeff Elman, Direc-
tor, Center for Research on Language, University of Califor-
nia, San Diego, La Jolla, Ca. 92093. For further informa-
tion, contact Jeff Elman (619-534-1147) or Elizabeth Bates
(619-534-3007). Email inquiries may be sent to
elman@amos.ling.ucsd.edu or bates@amos.ling.ucsd.edu.
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Date: 5 Dec 88 20:16:23 GMT
From: Robert Dale <rda%epistemi.edinburgh.ac.uk@NSS.Cs.Ucl.AC.UK>
Subject: Second European Natural Language Generation Workshop
Call for Participation
in
The Second European Workshop on Natural Language Generation
6th-8th April 1989
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Following on from the successful First European
Workshop on Language Generation held at Abbey de Royaumont, near
Paris, in January 1987, this workshop aims to bring together
researchers in a rapidly growing field. Papers are invited on
substantial, original and unpublished research on all aspects of
natural language generation, including, but not limited to, text
planning, the use of discourse and hearer models in generation, the
generation of referring expressions, and the use of linguistically
well-founded grammars in generation.
SUBMISSIONS: Contributors interested in participating in this workshop
are requested to submit three copies of an extended abstract not to
exceed five double-spaced pages (exclusive of references) in a font no
smaller than 10 point (elite). The title page should include the
title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete addresses (including
email address if available), a short (5 line) summary, and a
specification of the topic area. Send to:
Chris Mellish
Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh
80 South Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1HN, Scotland
(+44) 31 225 7774 ext 247
chrism%uk.ac.ed.aiva@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk
SCHEDULE: Extended abstracts should be received prior to January 31st
1989. Approximately 15 abstracts will be accepted for presentation at
the workshop. Authors will be notified of acceptance by February 28th
1989.
WORKSHOP INFORMATION: Attendance at the workshop will be limited to 30
people. Copies of the chosen abstracts will be sent to each
participant prior to the workshop. Presenters will be encouraged to
expand their abstracts for inclusion in the workshop proceedings,
which will be published after the workshop.
The workshop has been timed to immediately precede the European ACL
meeting, being held in Manchester, England from 10th-12th April 1989.
Details of the ACL conference can be obtained from Harold Somers,
Centre for Computational Linguistics, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60
1QD, England; (+44) 61 236-3311 ext 2333.
The cost of the workshop, including accommodation and lunches but not
evening meals, is expected to be in the region of UK pounds 100 per
person.
The workshop is supported by the Society for the Study of Artificial
Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour. Local arrangements are
being handled by Robert Dale, Centre for Cognitive Science, University
of Edinburgh, 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW; (+44) 31 667 1011
ext 6470; rda%uk.ac.ed.epistemi@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk
ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Chris Mellish, Robert Dale, and Michael Zock.
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Robert Dale Phone: +44 31 667 1011 x6470 | University of Edinburgh
UUCP: ...!uunet!mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda | Centre for Cognitive Science
ARPA: rda%epistemi.ed.ac.uk@nss.cs.ucl.ac.uk | 2 Buccleuch Place
JANET: rda@uk.ac.ed.epistemi | Edinburgh EH8 9LW Scotland
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Date: 8 Dec 88 20:52:25 EST
From: John Sowa <SOWA@ibm.com>
Subject: Workshop on Formal Aspects of Semantic Networks
WORKSHOP ON FORMAL ASPECTS OF SEMANTIC NETWORKS
Dates: February 15 to 17, 1989
Location: Santa Catalina Island, California
Deadline for extended abstracts: Jan. 6, 1989 (address below)
Notification of acceptance: On or before January 20, 1989
A workshop to explore the foundations of semantic networks and related
AI systems will be held on Catalina Island from February 15 to 17, 1989.
The purpose is to analyze the structure of knowledge representation
schemes in order to determine how and what various graph and network
formalisms contribute to representational power, reasoning techniques,
and ease of use. Attendance at the workshop will be by invitation only.
Authors and coauthors of all accepted papers will be invited. Room and
board at the conference will be supported by grants from the AAAI and
Morgan Kaufmann Publishing Company.
After the workshop, the program committee will invite the authors of the
best papers to write chapters for a forthcoming book, Formal Aspects of
Semantic Networks, to be published by Morgan Kaufmann.
Suggested topics:
- Principles underlying various graph and network representations
- How various network systems are related to one another and to logic
- Reasoning techniques that use graphs and networks in significant ways
- Aspects of knowledge whose expression is facilitated by networks
In selecting papers, the program committee will be looking for an
emphasis on the underlying principles. A description of a notation,
a rule of inference, or an application by itself is not especially
interesting. Instead, papers should show how the structure of the
formalism affects the representational or deductive power. Comparisons
between various systems of networks, frames, and logic that clarify
the underlying principles are encouraged.
General Chairman: Norm Sondheimer, General Electric Research
Program Chairman: John Sowa, IBM Systems Research
Local Arrangements: Robert MacGregor, USC Information Science Institute
Program Committee: Ron Brachman, AT&T Bell Laboratories
Jaime Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University
Norman Foo, Sydney University
Christopher Habel, Hamburg University
Len Schubert, SUNY at Rochester
Stuart Shapiro, SUNY at Buffalo
Doug Skuce, University of Ottawa
James Slagle, University of Minnesota
Rich Thomason, University of Pittsburgh
David Touretzky, Carnegie Mellon University
Robert Wilensky, UC Berkeley
Send extended abstracts to John Sowa, preferably electronically.
Via Internet: sowa@ibm.com
Via BITNET: sowa@yktvmx
Otherwise: John F. Sowa
IBM Systems Research
500 Columbus Avenue
Thornwood, NY 10594
If you must submit a paper by U.S. mail, please send both a paper copy
and a floppy disk in IBM PC compatible format. Just send a plain ASCII
file with NO word processing marks, pointers, or formats.
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