rwoldford@water.waterloo.edu (R.W. Oldford) (10/18/88)
Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics January 4-7, 1989 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA The workshops on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics aim to bring together researchers in AI and statistics to broaden the flow of information between the fields. The goal is to encourage interdisciplinary work, which research to date has found to be fruitful, between the two fields. The Workshop includes one day of tutorials and three days of single session research presenta- tions. Attendance is not limited. The language is English. Tutorials January 4 Four tutorials are scheduled sequentially for about 90 minutes each: W. Gale, AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA Consultation Systems R.W. Oldford, U. Waterloo, Canada Knowledge Representation D. Spiegelhalter, MRC Cambridge, UK Uncertainty Representation R. Quinlan, U. Technology, Australia Machine Learning Research Presentations January 5, 6, 7 Focus Areas and Expected Speakers include: Consultation Systems in Statistics Clayden (Leeds), Coleman (Alcoa), Darius (Leuven), de Greef (Am- sterdam), Gale (AT&T), Haaland (Becton Dickinson), Hand (Open U), Hietala (Tampere), Irani (Minnesota), Taylor (USDOD). Knowledge Representation for Statistics Dambroise (IBM Montpelier), DuMouchel (BBN), Lubinsky (Rutgers), Oldford (Waterloo), Spirtes (CMU). Representing Uncertainty Neufeld (Waterloo), Pearl (UCLA), Shafer (Kansas), Spiegelhalter (MRC), Wen (Melbourne), Yeh (MIT). Clustering and Concept Formation Abramson (USC), Chan (Vanderbilt), de Ville (KnowledgeWorks), Hansson (UCLA), Kandt (Teknowledge), Kwok (Sydney), McLeish (Guelph), Pregibon (AT&T), Tan (CMU). Statistical Methods for Knowledge Acquisition Berzuini (Pavia), Carrol (AT&T), Cholawsky (Pantech), Cox (USWest), Sauter (Missouri). Poster Sessions Poster sessions will be held to allow attendees to discuss further presentations accepted for the Workshop. Publications Advance papers will be printed for all participants regis- tering before December 1, 1988. A surplus will be printed to ac- commodate on site registrants, available on a first registered, first served basis. The papers will be refereed and revised to produce a volume of papers in the Annals of Mathematics and Ar- tificial Intelligence as the permanent record of the Workshop. Functions Lunches at poolside, in the hotel's garden, and on the beach are included in the registration fees. For other meals you will be on your own at area restaurants. Beverage service for morning and afternoon breaks is also included. A reception will be held January 4, from 8:00 p.m. til 11:00 p.m. Lodging A block of rooms has been reserved through December 1 at the beach front Bahia Mar Hotel, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33316, USA; Telex: 514569, Fax: (305)524-6912. The rooms are available for the special Workshop rate of $75 per night (+9% tax), single or double occupancy. (You must arrange your own roommate if you want to share a room.) Reservations for this block of rooms must be received by December 1, 1988. After De- cember 1, you must make your own room arrangements. (Mention the Workshop in any correspondence with the hotel to get the Workshop rate.) Transportation There are international airports in Miami and in Fort Lauderdale, located about 30 and 10 minutes respectively from the conference site. Both have regularly scheduled limousines which go to hotels in Fort Lauderdale. Taxi service from the Miami airport costs about $30, the limousine is $11.50. The hotel pro- vides parking at no charge for registered guests. Registration You can register in advance by sending the attached form to Daryl Pregibon by December 1, 1988. Please do not mail registra- tions after that, as they may be lost or delayed in holiday mails. Advanced registrations will be acknowledged by mail. You can also register at the Workshop, but the fees are higher. Separate registration fees are required for the tutorials and for any part of the research presentations. Registration fees at the Workshop will be $125 for the tutorials and $150 for the research presentations. Discounts are available for early registration and for students registering early. Fees must be paid by check or money order payable to SAIAS in US dollars. To qualify for a refund of registration fees, notification of cancellation must be received by December 1, 1988. A cancellation charge of $20 will be withheld from refunds. Sponsors Society for Artificial Intelligence and Statistics American Statistical Association Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence Statistical Society of Canada with the support of American Association for Artificial Intelligence REGISTRATION FORM Please Print. Name ______________________________________________________ Affiliation _____________________________________________________ Street ____________________________________________________ City ______________________________________________________ Country _______________Telephone ___________________________ e-mail ________________________________________________________ __Tutorial Registration: $100 before Dec. 1, $50 for students be- fore Dec. 1. (Otherwise $125). __Research Registration: $125 before Dec. 1, $65 for students be- fore Dec. 1. (Otherwise $150). __Please guarantee a Bahia Mar room: $82. Arriving on ___________ at _________, departing ______________. Include your check or money order in US dollars payable to SAIAS. Send to Daryl Pregibon, AT&T Bell Laboratories 2C264, 600 Moun- tain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ, 07974, USA. Please copy this flyer and give it to your colleagues!