bms@dcs.leeds.ac.UK (B M Smith) (08/24/90)
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS AISB'91 8th SSAISB CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE University of Leeds, UK 16-19 April, 1991 The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (SSAISB) will hold its eighth biennial conference at Bodington Hall, University of Leeds, from 16 to 19 April 1991. There will be a Tutorial Programme on 16 April followed by the full Technical Programme. The Programme Chair will be Luc Steels (AI Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel). Scope: Papers are sought in all areas of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour, but especially on the following AISB91 special themes: * Emergent functionality in autonomous agents * Neural networks and self-organisation * Constraint logic programming * Knowledge level expert systems research Papers may describe theoretical or practical work but should make a significant and original contribution to knowledge about the field of Artificial Intelligence. A prize of 500 pounds for the best paper has been offered by British Telecom Computing (Advanced Technology Group). It is expected that the proceedings will be published as a book. Submission: All submissions should be in hardcopy in letter quality print and should be written in 12 point or pica typewriter face on A4 or 8.5" x 11" paper, and should be no longer than 10 sides, single-spaced. Each paper should contain an abstract of not more than 200 words and a list of up to four keywords or phrases describing the content of the paper. Five copies should be submitted. Papers must be written in English. Authors should give an electronic mail address where possible. Submission of a paper implies that all authors have obtained all necessary clearances from the institution and that an author will attend the conference to present the paper if it is accepted. Papers should describe work that will be unpublished on the date of the conference. Dates: Deadline for Submission: 1 October 1990 Notification of Acceptance: 7 December 1990 Deadline for camera ready copy: 16 January 1991 Location: Bodington Hall is on the edge of Leeds, in 14 acres of private grounds. The city of Leeds is two and a half hours by rail from London, and there are frequent flights to Leeds/Bradford Airport from London Heathrow, Amsterdam and Paris. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is close by, and the historic city of York is only 30 minutes away by rail. Information: Papers and all queries regarding the programme should be sent to Judith Dennison. All other correspondence and queries regarding the conference to the Local Organiser, Barbara Smith. Ms. Judith Dennison Dr. Barbara Smith Cognitive Sciences Division of AI University of Sussex School of Computer Studies Falmer University of Leeds Brighton BN1 9QN Leeds LS2 9JT UK UK Tel: (+44) 273 678379 Tel: (+44) 532 334627 Email: judithd@cogs.sussex.ac.uk FAX: (+44) 532 335468 Email: aisb91@ai.leeds.ac.uk