gjordan@cirm.northrop.COM (Greg Jordan) (05/04/88)
The third annual WESTEX conference, sponsored by the Western Committee of the Computer Society of the IEEE and the IEEE Los Angeles Council, will be held June 28-30, 1988 at the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, California. This year special emphasis will be given to management issues associated with fielding successful applications. Over the past two years a great deal of experience has been gained in the basic technology and early development of expert systems. As a result, many systems have been successfully prototyped for a broad range of applications. A common problem facing the field today is transitioning from prototypes to fielded solutions. WESTEX-88 will focus on the issues and problems that must be solved in this transition. The program will feature the internationally prominent speaker, Professor Edward Feigenbaum, Stanford University, who will present new observations and predictions regarding expert systems from his decades of leadership and experience. On Tuesday, June 28, three tracks of tutorials will be presented by leading expert system practitioners: "Basic Concepts", "Advanced Concepts" and "Special Topics". A two-day program featuring well-known invited speakers and submitted papers will be presented on Wednesday and Thursday, June 29 and 30. Technical exhibits featuring expert system products, tools and environments from commercial artificial intelligence hardware and software development firms are an important part of the conference. The exhibits provide potential users the opportunity to see and compare first hand what is available and to make contact with interested vendors. For exhibit information contact Martha B. Wolf, Electronics Conventions Management, 8110 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045, or call 1-800-421-6816(US) or 1-800-262-4208 (CA only).