[comp.ai.digest] Conference - Westex-88 Expert Systems

hsperling@NRTC.NORTHROP.COM (Harris Sperling) (03/08/88)

                  WESTEX-88
                  CALL FOR PAPERS
                  EXPERT SYSTEMS CONFERENCE

The objective of the third WESTEX conference is to explore the 
practical application of expert and knowledge-based systems in
industry.

The program will consist of invited speakers, submitted papers,
and panel sessions.  Other features of the conference will be
tutorials in expert system development, and exhibits of expert
system hardware and software.

WESTEX-88 will be held in June 28-30, 1988 in Anaheim, California.

Topics for papers and panel sessions are invited.  Please send
five copies of an abstract and clean review draft paper to:

     Bruce Bullock
     Program Chairman, WESTEX-88
     Teknowledge Federal Systems, Inc.
     501 Marin Street, Suite 214
     Thousand Oaks, CA  91360

For further information, contact the Conference Chairman, 
George Friedman, Northrop Corporation, 1840 Century Park East,
Los Angeles, California 90067-2199.  (213) 201-3311.


Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Aerospace & Commercial Applications

     Avionics
     Command & Control
     Diagnostic & Test
     Logistics
     Training & Tutoring
     Manufacturing
     Banking/Finance
     Management Information Systems


Development & Implementation Issues

     Knowledge Engineering Methodology
     Case Studies in KBS Development
     Systems Integration & Fielding
     Real Time Processing
     Hybrid Expert Systems
     Knowledge Base Verfication & Validation
     Expert Systems Transportability
     Measures of Quality and Performance

     Topics of interest also include other disciplines that 
     may be applied to problems normally considered to be in
     the Expert Systems domain.


Call for Paper Schedule
Abstract (500 Words) anc clean review draft paper (min. 3 pgs.)
Deadline:  March 15, 1988
Notification of acceptance:  April 16, 1988
Camera-ready copies due:  May 16, 1988