karl@grebyn.COM (Karl A. Nyberg) (02/26/88)
[Ed. - From the "Press" Release.] AIDA-88, the only technical conference addressing the interactions of Artificial Intelligence and the Ada programming language, will be held on November 15-16, 1988, in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. AIDA-88 is the fourth in a continuing series sponsored by the Computer Science Department of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. This year's conference will include corporate sponsors and vendor exhibits. The conference will feature a series of refereed papers on the use of AI technology with Ada. Topics will include the use of AI environments to support the development of Ada software, as well as the use of Ada to produce large-scale AI applications. Historically, the AIDA conferences have attracted both technical and management interest from academia, government, the Department of Defense, and industry. The call for papers has been released [attached in part below], with a deadline for abstracts of June 24, 1988. For conference information, contact Jorge Diaz-Herrera, Department of Computer Science, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, 703-323-2713. For information on the submission of papers, contact John Moore at the Software Productivity Consortium, 1180 Campus Commons Dr. N., Reston, VA 22091, 703-391-1729. For information on sponsoring the program or arranging for exhibits, contact Ralph Crafts, Ada Strategies, Rt. #2, Box 713, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, 304-725-6542 ======================================================================== Areas of interest AI Applications in Ada AI Methods for Software Engineering AI Environments and Ada Ada Environment Tools to Support AI Analysis of Language Features for AI AI Languages Implemented in Ada Managing the AI/Ada Interface Embedded AI Systems Papers: Authors should submit 4 copies of an extended abstract (appr. 1500 words) together with a cover page which includes title, all authors' names, complete addresses, and telephone numbers. References, figures and tables are permitted. Panel Session Proposals: Panel session organizers should submit 4 copies of a proposal which includes a description of the panel topics and their relevance to AIDA-88, the name complete mailing address, and telephone number of the panel organizer, and a list of 3-5 panelists who have agreed to participate. Dates: Mail to: June 24, 1988 Deadline for Submissions George Mason University August 5, 1988 Notification of Acceptance 4400 University Dr. October 7, 1988 Deadline for final versions Fairfax, VA 22030 703-323-2713 -- Karl --