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NL-KR Digest (Mon Jun 25 17:24:31 1990) Volume 7 No. 10
Today's Topics:
IWPT'91
Call For Papers - AI and Law Journal
5th Pragmatics in AI conference
Journal of Idea, CFP
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Path: k.gp.cs.cmu.edu!jfm
From: jfm@k.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Joan Maddamma)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.nlang-know-rep,news.announce.conferences
Subject: IWPT'91
Keywords: iwpt, parsing
Date: 24 May 90 20:01:37 GMT
Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI
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IWPT-91: INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON PARSING TECHNOLOGIES
SHERATON CANCUN RESORT & TOWERS
CANCUN, MEXICO
13 - 15 February 1991
Program Chairman: Martin Kay; General
Chairman: Masaru Tomita; Program
Committee: Bob Berwick, Harry Bunt, Eva
Hajicova, Aravind Joshi, Ron Kaplan, Bob
Kasper, Makoto Nagao, Yorick Wilks
CALL FOR PAPERS
Topics of Interest include: Formal
Parsing Algorithms, Linguistic Parsing
Algorithms, Parallel Parsing Algorithms,
Unification Algorithms, Spoken Sentence
Parsing Algorithms, and other
theoretical and application papers
related to parsing.
Authors should submit six (6) copies of
preliminary versions of their papers,
not to exceed 3200 words (exclusive of
references). The title page should
include the title, the name(s) of the
author(s), complete addresses, and a
short (5 line) summary. Each submitted
paper will be fully reviewed by the
program committee. Send to:
Martin Kay
IWPT-91 Program Chair
XEROX PARC
3333 Coyote Hill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
415-494-4343
kay@arisia.xerox.com
Schedule
- 20 AUG 1990 --- Paper
submission due.
- 15 OCT 1990 --- Notification
of acceptance.
- 30 NOV 1990 --- Camera-ready
copy due.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The number of participants is limited;
thus register as early as possible to
ensure your participation. To register,
fill out the registration form and send
it with check or money order (make it
payable to "Masaru Tomita, IWPT
chairman") to:
Masaru Tomita
IWPT-91 General Chair
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Registration fee includes 4 nights
accommodation at Sheraton Cancun Resort
& Towers and two buffet parties.
Schedule
- 1 November 1990 --- Early
Registration Deadline
- 20 November 1990 --- Receipt
and Tentative Program will be
mailed
Inquiries should be directed to:
Joan Maddamma
IWPT-91 Workshop Secretary
412-268-7656 (TEL)
412-621-5473 (FAX)
jfm@cs.cmu.edu
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REGISTRATION FORM
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Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail Address:
Accompanying Person:
Registration fee includes 4 nights
accommodation (arriving on 2/12/91 and
leaving on 2/16/91). All costs include
15% Tax. Make check or money order
payable to "Masaru Tomita, IWPT
chairman".
Early Registration
Before 1 November 1990
_____ Standard Single: $ 780
_____ Standard Double: $ 960
_____ Deluxe Single: $ 940
_____ Deluxe Double: $1120
_____ Share: $ 500
(with another participant)
Late Registration
After 1 November 1990
_____ Standard Single: $ 980
_____ Standard Double: $1160
_____ Deluxe Single: $1140
_____ Deluxe Double: $1320
_____ Share: $ 620
(with another participant)
Additional Nights
Standard Single or Double:
$150 x _____ = $_______
Deluxe Single or Double:
$190 x _____ = $_______
Dates: ______________________
Total (Check enclosed):
$____________
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 90 10:17:22 -0400
From: hafner@corwin.CCS.Northeastern.EDU (carole hafner)
Subject: Call For Papers - AI and Law Journal
************ CALL FOR PAPERS *************
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW
An International Journal
Artificial Intelligence and Law, a new journal to be published quarterly
by Kluwer Academic Publishers, is soliciting research contributions in the
following areas:
A. Theoretical or empirical studies in artificial intelligence,
cognitive psychology, jurisprudence, linguistics, or philosophy
which address the development of formal or computational models
of legal knowledge, reasoning, and decision making.
B. In-depth studies of innovative artificial intelligence systems
that are being used in the legal domain.
C. Studies which address the ethical and social implications of
the field of Artificial Intelligence and Law.
In addition to original research contributions, the journal will include
a Book Review section, and a series of Technology Reports describing
existing and emerging products, applications, and technologies. The first
issue will appear in late 1991 or early 1992.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Computational models of legal reasoning and decision making
* Jurisprudential theories of legal reasoning
* Specialized logics for law
* Psychological and linguistic studies
* Legal expert systems
* Intelligent document processing
* Intelligent computer-assisted instructional systems
* Evaluation and auditing techniques for legal AI systems
* Systemic problems in the construction and delivery of legal AI systems
* Impact of AI on the law and legal institutions.
* Ethical Issues
Manuscripts in English may be submitted to the Editors. All articles submitted
will be fully refereed by experts in the subject of the article. Guidelines for
Authors may be obtained by contacting the Editors:
Donald H. Berman Carole D. Hafner
School of Law College of Computer Science
Northeastern University Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115 Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 617-437-3346
FAX: 617-437-8793
Internet: berman@corwin.ccs.northeastern.edu
Publishers may submit copies of books directly to the Book Review Editor:
Anne v.d.L. Gardner
286 Selby Lane
Atherton, CA 94027
Internet: gardner@neon.stanford.edu
EDITORIAL BOARD
Layman E. Allen A. A. Martino
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Istituto per la Documentazione
MI, U.S.A. Guiridica, Florence, Italy
Kevin D. Ashley L. Thorne McCarty
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,
PA, U.S.A. U.S.A.
Helene Bauer-Bernet Anya Oskamp
University of Brussels, Belgium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
Trevor Bench-Capon
University of Liverpool, England, U.K. Enrico Pattaro
CIRFID, Bologna, Italy
Jon Bing
Norwegian Research Center for Computers Edwina L. Rissland,
and Law, Oslo, Norway University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
MA, U.S.A.
Thomas F. Gordon
German National Research Center for Marek J. Sergot
Computer Science (GMD), Sankt Imperial College, London, England, U.K.
Augustin, F.R. Germany
J. C. Smith
Frithjof Haft University of British Columbia,
University of Tubingen, F.R. Germany Vancouver, BC, Canada
Andrew J. I. Jones Alan L. Tyree
University of Oslo, Norway University of Sydney, Australia
Robert A. Kowalski Hajime Yoshino
Imperial College, London, England, U.K. Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo, JAPAN
Ejan Mackaay
University of Montreal, Canada
TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENTS
Marc Lauritsen Richard E. Susskind
Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA, Masons, London, ENGLAND, U.K.
U.S.A.
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
From: paul@NMSU.Edu
Date: Tue, 22 May 90 12:48:54 MDT
Subject: 5th Pragmatics in AI conference
PRAGMATICS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
5th Rocky Mountain Conference on Artificial Intelligence (RMCAI-90)
Science Hall and Music Center Auditorium
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA, June 28-30, 1990
PRAGMATICS PROBLEM:
The problem of pragmatics in AI is one of developing theories, models,
and implementations of systems that make effective use of contextual
information to solve problems in changing environments.
CONFERENCE GOAL:
This conference will provide a forum for researchers from all
subfields of AI to discuss the problem of pragmatics in AI.
The implications that each area has for the others in tackling
this problem are of particular interest.
COOPERATION:
American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
IEEE Computer Society
SPONSORSHIP:
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Computing Research Laboratory (CRL), NMSU
Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (SIGART)
U S WEST Advanced Technologies and the Rocky Mountain Society
for Artificial Intelligence (RMSAI)
INVITED SPEAKERS:
The following researchers are invited to present papers
at the conference:
*Martin Casdagli, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos USA
*Arthur Cater, University College Dublin, Ireland EC
*Jerry Feldman, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley USA
& International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley USA
*Barbara Grosz, Harvard University, Cambridge USA
*James Martin, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder USA
*Derek Partridge, University of Exeter, United Kingdom EC
*Roger Schank, Northwestern University, Illinois, USA
*Philip Stenton, Hewlett Packard, United Kingdom EC
*Robert Wilensky, University of California at Berkeley Berkeley USA
SUBMITTED PAPERS:
In addition over 40 papers on pragmatics in AI have been accepted
for the conference.
THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT:
Las Cruces, lies in THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT (New Mexico),
USA and is situated in the Rio Grande Corridor with the scenic
Organ Mountains overlooking the city. The city is
close to Mexico, Carlsbad Caverns, and White Sands National Monument.
There are a number of Indian Reservations and Pueblos in the Land Of
Enchantment and the cultural and scenic cities of Taos and Santa Fe
lie to the north. New Mexico has an interesting mixture of Indian, Mexican
and Spanish culture. There is quite a variation of Mexican and New
Mexican food to be found here too.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The Rocky Mountain Conference on Artificial Intelligence is a major
regional forum in the USA for scientific exchange and presentation
of AI research.
The conference emphasizes discussion and informal interaction
as well as presentations.
The conference encourages the presentation of completed research,
ongoing research, and preliminary investigations.
Researchers from both within and outside the region
are invited to participate.
DEADLINES:
Pre-registration: June 1st, 1990
Final papers due: June 1st, 1990
TRANSPORT:
Las Cruces, New Mexico is located one hour from El Paso, Texas on I-10
West. Participants can fly into El-Paso International Airport and
transport will be provided from and to the airport.
SOCIALS:
The conference will include a registration reception buffet,
going_away_party full-buffet, banquet and banquet speaker (+ $25.00),
and numerous refreshments,
HOTELS:
The Las Cruces Hilton has rooms for $47.00 per night.
(Call 1-800-284-0616, cutoff date is June 13th)
Accommodation is also available in other Hotels and Motels.
REGISTRATION:
Pre-Registration: Professionals: $50.00; Students $30.00
(Pre-Registration cutoff date is June 1st 1990)
Registration: Professionals: $70.00; Students $50.00
(at the conference)
(Copied proof of student status is required).
Registration form (IN BLOCK CAPITALS).
Enclose payment made out to New Mexico State University.
(ONLY checks in US dollars will be accepted).
Send to the following address (MARKED REGISTRATION):
Local Arrangements Chairperson, RMCAI-90
Computing Research Laboratory
Dept. 3CRL, Box 30001, NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001, USA.
Name:_______________________________ E-mail_____________________________ Phone__________________________
Affiliation: ____________________________________________________
Fax: ____________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
COUNTRY__________________________________________
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Local Arrangements Chairperson, RMCAI-90.
(same postal address as above).
INQUIRIES:
Inquiries regarding conference brochure and registration form
should be addressed to the Local Arrangements Chairperson.
Inquiries regarding the conference program should be addressed
to the Program Chairperson.
Local Arrangements Chairperson: E-mail: INTERNET: rmcai@nmsu.edu
Phone: (+ 1 505)-646-5466
Fax: (+ 1 505)-646-6218.
Program Chairperson: E-mail: INTERNET: paul@sparta.nmsu.edu
Phone: (+ 1 505)-646-5109
Fax: (+ 1 505)-646-6218.
Paul Mc Kevitt,
Program Chairperson, RMCAI-90,
Computing Research Laboratory (CRL),
Dept. 3CRL, Box 30001,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001, USA.
TOPICS OF INTEREST:
You are invited to submit a research paper addressing Pragmatics
in AI, with any of the following orientations:
Philosophy, Foundations and Methodology
Knowledge Representation
Neural Networks and Connectionism
Genetic Algorithms, Emergent Computation, Nonlinear Systems
Natural Language and Speech Understanding
Problem Solving, Planning, Reasoning
Machine Learning
Vision and Robotics
Applications
TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
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\fBRMCAI-90 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE\fR
WEDNESDAY 27th June 1990:
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Registration and Reception, Double Eagle, Old Mesilla
THURSDAY 28th June 1990:
\fB8:50 am: Yorick Wilks and Paul Mc Kevitt: Welcome\fR
\fB9:00 am: Invited talk: Jerry Feldman, UC Berkeley \fR
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Miniature Language Acquisition: A Paradigm problem and some approaches
10:00 am: Coffee
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Three tracks of submitted papers.
.nf
\fBTRACK A:\fR
PRACMA: Processing Arguments between Controversially-Minded Agents
Jurgen Allgayer : Alfred Kobsa : Carola Reddig : Norbert Reithinger
Relevant Beliefs
Afzal Ballim : Yorick Wilks
Speech Acts and Mental States
Robbert-Jan Beun
Extensions of Constraints on Speech Act Ambiguity
Elizabeth A. Hinkelman
\fBTRACK B:\fR
Dynamic Route Planning
E. Cortes-Rello : F. Golshani
Strategic Planning System (SPS)
Mitchell Smith : Peter Briggs : Edward Freeman
Re-planning a Route - A Pragmatic Approach
Wai-Kiang Yeap
Evaluation of Pragmatics Processing in a Direction Finding Domain
Deborah A. Dahl
\fBTRACK C:\fR
Computing with Fast Modulation: Experiments with Biologically
Realistic Model Neurons
Mark DeYong : Randall Findley : Chris Fields
Competition and Selection in Neural Networks with Distributed
Representations
Kankanahalli Srinivas : John Barnden
Using Genetic Algorithms as a Post-Processor for Improving Vehicle
Routing Solutions
Nagesh Kadaba : Kendall E. Nygard
An Application of Neural Networks is Robotics
Dr. Behzad Ghavimi
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch
\fB2:00 pm: Invited talk: Robert Wilensky, UC Berkeley, USA\fP
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Coffee
\fB3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Invited talk: Phil Stenton, HP Laboratories, Bristol, UK\fP
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Putting NL to work: A dialogue modeling approach
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Three tracks of submitted talks
\fBTRACK A:\fR
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Using relational knowledge structures to handle null value situations
in natural language interfaces
Nick Cercone : Dan Fass : Chris Groeneboer : Gary Hall : Mimi Kao :
Paul McFetridge : Fred Popowich
A Classification of User-System Interactions in Natural Language
with Special Reference to :
Dan Fass : Nick Cercone : Gary Hall : Chris Groeneboer :
Paul McFetridge : Fred Popowick
\fBTRACK B:\fR
Problem Solving Experience and Problem Solving Knowledge
Stephen W. Smoliar
An Abstraction-Partitioned Model for Reactive Planning
Lee Spector : James A. Hendler
\fBTRACK C:\fR
A Graph Theoretic Basis for Problem Solving
Daniel P. Eshner : Heather D. Pfeiffer
Meta-Structures: Intelligent Structures for Inference Control
Daniel J. Goter : David E. Monarchi
FRIDAY 29th June 1990:
\fB9:00 am: Invited talk: Barbara Grosz, Harvard University\fP
Collaborative Planning for Discourse
10:00 am: Coffee
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Three tracks of submitted papers
\fBTRACK A:\fR
Why Does Language Matter to Artificial Intelligence
Marcelo Dascal
Pragmatics of Postdeterminers Non-restrictive Modifications & Wh-phrases
Frens J.H. Dols
Pragmatics and Natural Language Processing
Eduard H. Hovy
On the Semantics of the Conjunction "but"
Wlodek Zadrozny : Karen Jensen
\fBTRACK B:\fR
How to Become Immune to Facts
M.J. Coombs : R.T. Hartley : W.B. Kilgore : H.D. Pfeiffer
Constrained Rational Agency
Bruce D'Ambrosio : Tony Fountain : Lothar Kaul
Abductive Inference in AI: Potential Unifications
Venugopala Rao Dasigi
A Prolog Implementation of the Stable Model TMS
Stephen Pimentel : John L. Cuadrado
\fBTRACK C:\fR
Multiple Level Island Search
Peter C. Nelson : John F. Dillenburg
Efficient Learning with Representative Presentations
Xiaofeng (Charles) Ling
User Modelling in a Knowledge-Based Environment for European Learning
Michael F. McTear : Norman Creaney : Weiru Liu
Training a Neural Network to be a Context Sensitive Grammer
Robert F. Simmons : Yeong-Ho Yu
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch
\fB2:00 pm: Invited talk: Roger Schank, Northwestern University\fP
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Coffee
\fB3:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Invited talk: Arthur Cater, University College Dublin, Ireland\fP
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Three tracks of submitted papers
\fBTRACK A:\fR
Towards Empirically Derived Semantic Classes
Brian M. Slator : Shahrzad Amirsoleymani : Sandra Andersen : Kent Braaten
John Davis : Rhonda Ficek : Hossein Hakimzadeh : Lester McCann :
Joseph Rajkumar : Sam Thangiah : Daniel Thureen
Using Words
Louise Guthrie : Paul Mc Kevitt : Yorick Wilks
\fBTRACK B:\fR
An Expert Tool for Digital Circuit Design
F.N. Sibai : K. L. Watson
Explaining Control Strategy in Second Generation Expert Systems
Xuejun Tong
\fBTRACK C:\fR
A New Approach to Analyzing Aerial Photographics
Dwayne Phillips
Acquiring Categorical Aspects: A Connectionist Account of Figurative
Noun Semantics
Susan Hollbach Weber
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Japanese Buffet in Garden Center (Budagher's)
SATURDAY 30th June 1990:
\fB9:00 am: Invited talk: Derek Partridge, University of Exeter, UK\fP
10:00 am: Coffee
10:30 am - 11:30: Two tracks of submitted papers
\fBTRACK A\fR
An Experiment on Technical Text Reproduction
Wanying Jin
Explanation Dialogues: Interpreting Real Life Questions & Explanations
Efstratios Sarantinos : Peter Johnson
Modeling of mind and its application to image sequence understanding
Naoyuki Okada
\fBTRACK B:\fR
Communication and Belief Changes in a Society of Agents
Graca Gaspar
An Interval Calculus Based Finite Domain Constraint and
its Implementation in Prolog
Jin-Kao Hao : Jean-Jacques Chabrier
Dynamic Context Diagrams:
the pragmatics of social interaction in KBS development
Simon P.H. Morgan
11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Lunch
\fB1:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Invited talk: James Martin, University of Colorado at Boulder\fP
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A Unified Approach To Conventional Non-Literal Language
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Coffee
\fB2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Invited talk: Martin Casdagli, Los Alamos National Laboratories\fP
Pragmatic Artificial Neural Nets for the Nonlinear Prediction of Time Series
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Banquet (Double Eagle)
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
*John Barnden, New Mexico State University
(Connectionism, Beliefs, Metaphor processing)
*Hans Brunner, U S WEST Advanced Technologies
(Natural language interfaces, Dialogue interfaces)
*Martin Casdagli, Los Alamos National Laboratory
(Dynamical systems, Artificial neural networks, Applications)
*Mike Coombs, New Mexico State University
(Problem solving, Adaptive systems, Planning)
*Dan Eshner, University of Maryland
(Planning, Search, Knowledge Representation)
*Thomas Eskridge, Lockheed Missile and Space Co.
(Analogy, Problem solving)
*Chris Fields, New Mexico State University
(Neural networks, Nonlinear systems, Applications)
*Roger Hartley, New Mexico State University
(Knowledge Representation, Planning, Problem Solving)
*Victor Johnson, New Mexico State University
(Genetic Algorithms)
*Paul Mc Kevitt, New Mexico State University
(Natural language interfaces, Dialogue modeling)
*Joe Pfeiffer, New Mexico State University
(Computer Vision, Parallel architectures)
*Keith Phillips, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
(Computer vision, Mathematical modelling)
*Roger Schvaneveldt, New Mexico State University
(Knowledge representation, Knowledge elicitation, cognitive modeling)
*Brian Slator, North Dakota State University
(Natural language processing, Knowledge acquisition)
*Yorick Wilks, New Mexico State University
(Natural language processing, Knowledge representation)
*Scott Wolff, U S WEST Advanced Technologies
(Intelligent tutoring, User interface design, Cognitive modeling)
Organizing Committee RMCAI-90:
Paul Mc Kevitt Yorick Wilks
Research Scientist Director, CRL
CRL and Professor, NMSU Computer Science
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: 13 Apr 90 00:22:22 EDT
From: Elan Moritz <71620.3203@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Journal of Idea, CFP
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NEW JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENT
&
CALL FOR PAPERS
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. .
. JOURNAL of IDEAS .
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IMR, BOX 16327, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32406, USA
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The Institute for Memetic Research [IMR] is publishing a new journal
called 'Journal of Ideas'. The main purpose of the journal is to provide an
archival forum for discussion of the genesis, evolution, competition and death
of 'ideas' and 'memes'. The term 'idea' is one that requires careful
discussion. The original term 'meme' [pronounced: meem] is a conceptual
construct introduced by Richard Dawkins to describe units of cultural
transmission and imitation. IMR uses the term 'meme' as a point of departure
for an area we call 'Memetic Science'. Ultimately, 'meme' requires further
definition and clarification. The primary thesis of Memetic Science is that
'ideas' and 'memes' are entities that are functionally similar to biological
genes in their ability to replicate, mutate, and undergo natural selection.
What are sought in Memetic Science are: rigorous quantitative foundations,
theory, and experimental methodology and measurements.
The history of the study of 'ideas'-as-entities-by-themselves is ancient.
From Plato & Aristotle, through Locke, Hume, Descartes, Kant and modern
philosophers, we have a variety of qualitative theories and speculations.
Logic theory, philology, modern linguistics, and computer oriented
technologies, have provided a start in the area of understanding structures,
grammars, and truth conditions of sentences and small collections of
sentences. Population geneticists and biologists have provided initial models
for spread of 'cultural' constructs. These models incorporate the techniques
of dominant/recessive allele spreading in genetic pools and epidemiological
approaches. Some models use compound constructs of 'gene + culture' elements
as the particulate elements that replicate and propagate. While the
contributions from these diverse disciplines are useful, there are needs for
systematic, robust and, most importantly, quantitative approaches.
Present day applications of Memetic Science include both human aspects
of replication, mutation, competition, spread and death of ideas and memes, as
well as their electronic analogs. The 'electronic memes' are beneficial
messages, reusable subroutines, programs that are freely [or surreptitiously]
copied and modified, computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, etc.
To address the needs stated above the Institute for Memetic Research
is launching the Journal of Ideas (first issue printing, September 1990).
The detailed statement of scope, pivotal references, subscription information,
and instruction for authors is available upon written request from:
Elan Moritz, Editor
Journal of Ideas
The Institute for Memetic Research
Box 16327
Panama City, Florida 32406, USA
email address: INTERNET: 71620.3203@compuserve.com
or INET: 71620.3203@compuserve.com
The Journal of Ideas will appear [initially] quarterly, and will
contain the following reqular sections:
1) Invited papers, 2) Research Contributions, 3) Rapid Publications
and 4) Discussion of persistence and spread of existing 'Major Ideas'.
Only previously unpublished papers will be accepted.
Page charges for invited papers will be waived.
Brevity, and jargon accessible to interdisciplinary researchers are encouraged.
Standard transfer of copyrights is required prior to printing.
To encourage participation and discussion of this new area, IMR/JoI will
experiment with two categories of papers. One category will be strictly
reviewed and refereed, while another will be reviewed by the editor but not
refereed. Non-refereed papers will be so marked; they will have the advantages
of rapid publication and possible disadvantages of archival of errors.
To expedite processing, authors can immediately submit papers prepared
according to a standard professional society [e.g. IEEE, AIP, APS] journal
manuscript format. Three copies are required. On an experimental basis, authors
who would like to submit papers for rapid publication using email may submit
papers using the internet address [INTERNET: 71620.3203@compuserve.com]. These
papers should consist of ASCII text only, with equations built up carefully
using ASCII text. Papers submitted through email should be followed up by
submitting a written version via regular postal channels.
Readers of this message are encouraged to suggest topics and individuals
[including themselves] to be considered for invited papers.
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PLEASE POST: CALL FOR PAPERS
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