hendler@BRILLIG.UMD.EDU.UUCP (01/30/87)
Call for Participation Fourth Annual Workshop on Theoretical Issues in Conceptual Information Processing Washington, D.C. June 4-5, 1987 Sponsored by American Association for Artificial Intelligence and University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies Objectives: The goal of the investigations under the title "conceptual information processing" has been understanding intelligence and cognition computationally, rather than merely the construction of performance programs or formalization per se. Thus, this workshop will focus on an exploration of issues common to representation and organization of knowledge and memory for natural language understanding, planning, problem solving, explanation, learning and other cognitive tasks. The approaches to be covered are united by a concern with representation, organization and processing of conceptual knowledge with an emphasis on empirical investigation of these phenomena by experimentation and implementation of computer programs. Format: The TICIP workshop will be comprised of a combination of panels, invited paper presentations, and "debates" designed to encourage lively and active discussion. Not all participants will be invited to present, but all will be expected to interact. Attendance: In order to maximize the interactive nature of this workshop, attendance will be limited. Those interested in participating, either as speakers or audience, are asked to submit a one-page summary of work in this area. A small number of invitations will be extended to those who are interested in the area but have not yet contributed. Those interested in such an invitation should contact the Program Chair. A limited amount of financial assistance will be available to graduate students invited to participate. Review Process: Invitation will be based on an informal review of submissions by the Program Committee. Workshop Information: The conference chair is Prof. B. Chandrasekaran (Ohio State University). The program committee consists of Prof.s R. Alterman (Brandeis), J. Carbonell (CMU), M. Dyer (UCLA), and J. Hendler (U of Maryland, Chair). Submission: A one page abstract of recent work in the area should be submitted to the Program Chair. The deadline for these submissions is April 15, 1987. Applicants will be informed of their status soon thereafter. Send abstracts (but please, no papers) to: James Hendler Computer Science Department University of Maryland College Park, Md. 20742. hendler@brillig.umd.edu hendler@maryland