Feiner@CS.COLUMBIA.EDU (Steve Feiner) (03/15/88)
AAAI-88 WORKSHOP AI AND HYPERTEXT: ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS Tuesday, August 23, 1988 St. Paul, MN OBJECTIVES The development of practical hypertext systems has evoked new interest in hypermedia through much of the AI community. Concurrently, progress in knowledge representation, user models, natural language synthesis and understanding, and in qualitative reasoning all promise to enhance the scope and utility of hypertext documents. Research into development and utilization of massive knowledge bases is of intense interest to both disciplines. The AAAI-88 Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Hypertext will explore novel and controversial issues at the frontier of AI and hypertext research. Suitable topics include, but are not limited to: * automatic creation of hypertext from linear documents * user models and adaptive documents * integrating hypertext and heuristic systems * truth maintenance, argumentation, and collaborative writing of text and of programs * design, development and utilization of large knowledge bases and docuverses This half-day workshop is intended to promote interaction among leading researchers and practitioners. Brief position statements will introduce central issues, to be followed by extensive general discussion. ATTENDANCE To promote lively and candid interchange, workshop attendance will be limited to 35 participants. Invitations to participate in the workshop will be extended on the basis of a position paper, outlining the writer's relevant work in, and positions on, the hypertext/AI frontier. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Mark Bernstein, Eastgate Systems, Inc. K Eric Drexler, Stanford University Steven Feiner, Columbia University REQUIREMENTS The deadline for submitting position papers is May 1, 1988. Online submissions will not be accepted; hard copy only, please. Position papers should not exceed four pages. Send position papers to: Mark Bernstein Eastgate Systems, Inc. PO Box 1307 Cambridge, MA 02238, USA (617) 782-9044 -------