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!