wick@UMN-CS.CS.UMN.EDU (Michael Wick) (04/01/88)
Here is a call for participation I would like to post on AIList. As the deadline for submission to the announced workshop is May 1, I am hopeful that the call can be posted as soon as possible. Thank you. ******* CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ******* The first Workshop on Explanation will be held on Monday, August 22 prior to the Seventh National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-88) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The one day workshop will bring together active researchers in expert system explanation. The major focus of the workshop will be to explicitly outline the goals of explanation systems and possible architectures for achieving these goals. Potential participants are invited to submit an extended abstract on issues relating to the workshop's focus, including but not limited to: categorizations of explanation, specific explanation designs, goals of explanation, assumptions of explanation, and properties of explanation that influence system design. Abstracts are limited to 1000 words (LaTeX 11 point article type preferred) and should include all key figures and references. Potential participants should send four (4) copies of their abstract to the Workshop Chairman listed below no later than May 1, 1988. Each abstract must be marked with the author's name, address, net address (if available), and telephone number. Contributors will be notified of a acceptance or rejection no later than June 1, 1988. Workshop Chairman: Michael R. Wick Computer Science Department University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455