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Best regards Oskar Bartenstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ifcomputer.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAP/PACT98 CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION ============================================== Incorporating The Sixth International Conference and Exhibition on The Practical Application of Prolog and The Fourth International Conference and Exhibition on The Practical Application of Constraint Technology Wednesday 25th March - Friday 27th March 1998, London, UK http://www.demon.co.uk/ar/PAPPACT98/ ****** Paper Submission deadline: December 5th, 1997 ****** PAP/PACT98 is sponsored and supported to date by: AI International, Amzi! inc., CompulogNet, IF Computer, Integral Solutions Ltd, LPA, Prolog Development Centre, PrologIA, Prolog Management Group, Association of Logic Programming, Lionheart Publishing Inc. and is held in cooperation with the AAAI. Call for Participation The PAP/PACT conference and exhibition is the premier forum for Prolog and Constraint applications and systems. Now in their sixth and fourth years respectively this joint conference builds on the success of previous conferences and continues to demonstrate the benefits of using Prolog and constraints for solving real-world problems. PAP/PACT98 will focus on the growing industrial exploitation of these technologies, and explore the tangible benefits for business, and identify future trends. Both Prolog and constraints offer significant advantages, including increased productivity, reduced maintenance, and adaptable solutions which can react to changing business requirements. Moreover, the underlying research and scope of these technologies is still evolving with new ideas and techniques continually emerging. PAP/PACT98 provides an excellent opportunity to appreciate the breadth of application of these technologies, to share new developments in the field and to find out how to exploit these developments in practice. Conference Objectives PAP/PACT98 will provide a rich blend of tutorials, invited talks, refereed papers, panel discussions, an exhibition, a poster session and social agenda. The result, as in previous years, is an ideal forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, between experts from a broad spectrum of industries and technologies. PA EXPO98 PAP/PACT98 will form part of a five day Practical Application Expo which will also include: PADD98-The Practical Application of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining PAAM98-The Practical Application of Intelligent Agent and Multi Agent Technology PAKeM98-The Practical Application of Knowledge Management. The Four conference and tutorial programmes will overlap, enabling delegates to get the best possible value from attending these events. You are invited to register your interest for PAP/PACT98 by completing the reply form below. Call for Papers As the conference focuses on the real-world benefits of technology, preference will be given to papers describing fielded applications, and to papers describing techniques which have ready application in producing industrial strength code. Also of interest are descriptions of advanced prototypes, tools and techniques, and general survey papers which indicate the future directions for logic programming and constraint technology. Topics might include but are not limited to: Applications for: The Web/Multimedia Manufacturing/Engineering Commerce Consumers Medicine Finance/Insurance Tools for: Timetabling Transportation and Distribution Planning Scheduling Business Process Modelling Databases and Data Exchange Diagnostics Resource Allocation Expert Systems Techniques for: Heuristics and Algorithms Parsing and Browsing Visualization Decision Support Knowledge Engineering Software Engineering Resource Optimisation Natural Language Papers should be no more than twenty pages long. Five copies of your paper, in English, should be received by the conference organisers, on or before December 5,1997. Papers from non English speakers are strongly encouraged, however we would ask that your paper is proof read by a native English speaker, if possible, before submission. Please include: A Cover Page containing Full Contact Details A Short Abstract Your E-mail Address Authors of successful submissions will be notified by January 12, 1998. Accepted papers in camera-ready format will be due by February 13, 1998. Call for Exhibitors PAP/PACT98 provides an excellent opportunity for vendors and developers to demonstrate their systems. You are invited to contact the conference organisers to arrange for your application to be exhibited at the event. Programme Committee Chaired by Guy Narboni of IMPLEXE, the programme committee is drawn worldwide, from industry leaders and first class universities and research organisations. Syed Sibte Raza Abidi USM, Malaysia Kent Andersson Uppsala University, Sweden Pedro Barahona New University of Lisbon, Portugal Oskar Bartenstein IF Computer, Japan Ivan Bratko University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Norman Cruse Cruse Systems Services Ltd, Canada Andrew Davison Prince of Songkhla Univ., Thailand Pierre Deransart INRIA, France Robin Drogemuller James Cook University, Australia Marcus Fromherz Xerox PARC, USA Gopal Gupta New Mexico State University, USA Kazuyoshi Honda Tokyo Gas Company, Japan George Imlah BICC, UK Leo Jensen PDC, Denmark Peter Ludemann InXight Software, Inc.,USA Dennis Merritt Amzi! inc, USA Karen Morrisey Analysts International Corporation, USA David Pearce DFKI, Germany Donald Nute University of Georgia, USA Luis Moniz Pereira New University of Lisbon, Portugal Peter Reintjes NetSpeak Corporation, USA Thomas Sjoland SICS, Sweden Brian Steel LPA, UK Leon Sterling University of Melbourne, Australia Geoff Sutcliffe James Cook University, Australia Peter Szeredi IQSOFT, Hungary Osamu Takata Toyota Central R&D Labs., Japan Patrick Taillibert Dassault Electronique, France Masanobu Umeda Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan Andrew Verden IF Computer, Germany Jan Van Der Vorst NedCar, The Netherlands David RR Weber Exemplar Systems Inc, USA George Yaeger US Army, USA PACT98 Programme Committee Henri Beringer ILOG, France Mouhssine Bouzoubaa Sintef, Norway Andre Chamard Dassault Aviation, France Jean-Marc David Renault, France Tim Duncan Harlequin Ltd, UK Jacob Feldman IntelEngine, USA Eugene C. Freuder University of New Hampshire, USA Geir Hasle Sintef, Norway Baudouin Le Charlier F.U.N.D.P., Belgium Claude Le Pape Bouygues, France James Little Brunel University, UK Micha Meier ECRC, Germany Paola Mello University of Bologna, Italy Guy Narboni IMPLEXE, France Mike Pegman Vine Solutions, UK Francesca Rossi University of Pisa, Italy Helmut Simonis Cosytec, France Peter Stuckey University of Melbourne, Australia Erik Tiden Siemens, Germany Edward Tsang University of Essex, UK Michel Van Caneghem PrologIA, France Pascal Van Hentenryck Brown University, USA Mark Wallace IC-Parc, UK Andrew Verden IF Computer, Germany Organisation The Conference is organised by The Practical Application Company. The Sponsorship and Exhibition Coordinator is Clive Spenser, PMG Treasurer, and Marketing Director of Logic Programming Associates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To register interest please take the time to fill in this quick reply form and send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Name: Position: Organisation: Address: Postcode: Country: Telephone: Fax: E-mail: URL: [ ] I may submit a paper to PAP/PACT98 (Give provisional title if possible) [ ] I may wish to attend PAP/PACT98 as a delegate [ ] My company may wish to sponsor or exhibit at the event [ ] I have no interest in this technology. But keep me informed of other events in your advanced software technology series [ ] I am interested in other events at the Practical Application Expo [ ] I have no interest in this. Please remove me from the mailing list -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
