[comp.ai.digest] Conference - AI Workshop in Singapore 1989

ISSLPL@NUSVM.BITNET (Joel Loo) (12/07/87)

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be beneficial to post a detailed one here for your convenience.

               2nd International IFIP/IFAC/IFORS
                        Workshop on
                  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

                         SINGAPORE
                    January 11-13, 1989

         Organized by the Institute of Systems Science
               National University of Singapore

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                    ! CALL FOR PAPERS !
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The Second International Conference on AI in Economics and
Management will be held in Singapore during the 2nd week of
January 1989. The workshop will address issues relevant to the
use of AI Technology in Economic and Management communities.
Topics for the workshop will cover both technology and
applications.

Professor Herbert Simon, Nobel Laureate will be the Keynote
Speaker.

This workshop will address research and applications of
artificial intelligence techniques and tools, in the areas of:
finance, accounting, marketing, banking, insurance, economics,
human-resource management,  assets adminstration, decision
support systems, public and private services, office automation,
law, and manufacturing planning.

The techniques to be presented should be explicitly relevant to
the above application areas, and include: knowledge
representation, search and inference, knowledge acquisition,
intelligent interfaces, knowledge base validation, natural
language analysis, planning procedures, and task support systems.

The tools to be presented should also be specific in design or in
use to the application areas discussed at the workshop, and may
cover: application specific expert systems, front-ends to
decision support systems, interfaces to database systems,
interfaces between symbolic and procedural processors, object
oriented environment.

The workshop will have contributed papers and case sessions.
There will be separate tutorials on the use of AI technology on
January 9 & 10.

                ** Paper Submission Procedure **

Authors should submit 700 word extended abstracts, typed with
double-spacing, in 2 copies before July 1, 1988 to:

               Mrs Vicky TOH
               Institute of Systems Science
               National University of Singapore
               Kent Ridge
               Singapore 0511

Each abstract should include full address of all authors, and
references in numerical order. Authors of accepted submission
will be notified by September 1, 1988. Papers not received in
full by this date will not be included for presentation. All
papers must be in English.

              ** Software Submission Procedure **

Authors not willing to submit a paper, but ready to demonstrate
an artifical intelligence software program are encouraged to do
so. The submission procedure is the same as for papers. The host
computers, operating systems, utilities and all interfaces must
be specified exactly, as well as the architecture and principles
underlying the program. Authors will have to be responsible for
all logistics, including supply of computers etc.

All authors of accepted papers or of accepted software demos, are
expected to present their work in person. Failure to do so will
result in the corrsponding paper not appearing in the workshop
proceedings.

                        ** Exhibit **

Companies interested in exhibiting publications equipment or
software falling within the scope of the workshop, should contact
the organizing committee.

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       Important Dates

 Tutorials      : 9 & 10 Jan 1989
 Workshop       : 11-13 Jan 1989

 For submission
 of extended
 abstract       : 1 Jul 1988

 Notification of
 Acceptance     : 1 Sep 1988

 Camera Ready
 Papers Due     : 1 Nov 1988
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Language    : Throughout the workshop, English will be the
              official language. Translation facilities will NOT
              be available.
Proceedings : Proceedings will be published after the workshop,
              with Y.H. Pao, L.F.Pau, J.Motiwalla and H.H.Teh as
              editors. Copyrights for accepted papers are thus
              transferred to the publishers.
Registration: US$200 for Tutorials
Fees          US$200 for Workshop
              US$300 for the complete Workshop & Tutorials.
              (fees cover freshments, lunches and conference
              documentation)
Hotels      : The price range for 5-star hotels in Singapore is
              US$50-US$75
Travel      : Arrangements will be made for special excursion air
              fares.

(Request for information should be directed as well to Mrs Vicky
Toh at the above address (Telex: ISSNUS RS 39988, Fax: 7782571,
BITNET: ISSVCT@NUSVM))

*** Conference Committee ***
Chairman : Juzar MOTIWALLA, Institute of Systems Science,
           National University of Singapore
Program Committee Chairmen:
           Yoh-Han PAO, Case Institute of Technology, US
           L.F. PAU, Technical University, Denmark
           Hoon-Heng TEH, Institute of Systems Science, Singapore
Organizing Committee Chairman:
           Desai NARASIMHALU, Institute of Systems Science, Singapore

*** International Program Committee *** (tentative)
  Jan Alkins, AION, US
  Jason Catlett, Univ. of Sydney, AUS
  C.H. Hu, Academy of Sciences, PRC
  Jae Kyu Lee, KAIST, KOREA
  Peng Si Ow, CMU, US
  Suzanne Pinson, Univ. of Paris, FRANCE
  Edison Tse, Stanford Univ., US
  Andrew Whinston, Purdue Univ., US