RICKL@AI.AI.MIT.EDU (02/28/88)
From: Richard H. Lathrop <RICKL@AI.AI.MIT.EDU> Conference Announcement: THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERT DATABASE SYSTEMS Dates: April 25-27, 1988 Location: Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner, Virginia Sponsored by: George Mason University In Cooperation With: American Association for Artificial Intelligence Association for Computing Machinery --- SIGART and SIGMOD IEEE Computer Society --- T.C. on Data Engineering Conference Objectives: The International Conference on Expert Database Systems has established itself as the leading edge forum that explores the theoretical and practical issues in making database systems more intelligent and supportive of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. Expert Database Systems represent the confluence of R&D activities in Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, Logic and Logic Programming, Information Retrieval, and Fuzzy Systems Theory. It is precisely this synergism among disciplines which makes the Conference both stimulating and unique. Conference Sessions include: Object-Oriented Systems, Expert Database System Architectures, Knowledge/Data System Architectures, Learning and Adaptation in Expert Databases, Intelligent Database Interfaces, Knowledge Management. Tutorial Sessions: Logic and Databases, Distributed Problem Solving in Knowledge/Data Environments, Knowledge Representation and Data Semantics, Acquisition of Knowledge from Data. For More Information: call (703) 323-2198 Registration Address: EDS Conference Office of Community Services, Div. of Continuing Education George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030