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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IFIP WG8.4 Workshop on Office Knowledge: Representation, Management and Utilization 17-19 August 1987 University of Toronto Toronto, Canada WORKSHOP CHAIRMAN PROGRAM CHAIRMAN Prof. Dr. Alex A. Verrijn-Stuart Dr. Winfried Lamersdorf University of Leiden IBM European Networking Center ORGANIZING CHAIRMAN Prof. Fred H. Lochovsky University of Toronto This workshop is intended as a forum and focus for research in the representation, management and utilization of knowledge in the office. This research area draws from and extends techniques in the areas of artificial intelligence, data base management systems, programming languages, and communication systems. The workshop program will consist of one day of invited presentations from key researchers in the area plus one and one half days of contributed presentations. Extended abstracts, in English, of 4-8 double-spaced pages (1,000-2,000 words) are invited. Each submission will be screened for relevance and potential to stimulate discussion. There will be no formal workshop proceedings. However, accepted submissions will appear as 2 submitted in a special issue of the WG8.4 newsletter and will be made available to workshop participants. How to submit Four copies of double-spaced extended abstracts in English of 1,000-2,000 words (4-8 pages) should be submitted by 15 April 1987 to the Program Chairman: Dr. Winfried Lamersdorf IBM European Networking Center Tiergartenstrasse 15 Postfach 10 30 68 D-6900 Heidelberg West Germany Important Dates Extended abstracts due: 15 April 1987 Notification of acceptance for presentation: 1 June 1987 Workshop: 17-19 August 1987