PACLP99 - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
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***Paper Submission Deadline: December 7th, 1998***
The First International Conference and Exhibition on
The Practical Application of Constraint Technologies
and Logic Programming
Featuring Innovative Solutions in:
Planning and Scheduling, Decision Support
Transportation and Distribution
Multi-Technology Solutions, The Intelligent Internet
Expert Systems, Business Modelling and Support
Natural Language
19th -21 April 1999
Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre, London, UK
http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/PACLP99/
PACLP99 is sponsored and supported to date by:
CompulogNet, LPA, IF Computer, Prolog Developments Centre
PrologIA, Siemens
PACLP99
PACLP combines the Seventh International Conference on the Practical
Application of Prolog and the Fifth International Conference on the
Practical Application of Constraint technology, with the aim of showcasing
the potential business solutions that Constraint technologies and Logic
Programming can provide in key commercial areas.
PACLP and PA Expo99
PACLP is a key part of the Practical Application Expo: a unique five-day
multi-technology, multi-track event which takes place every Spring in
London. PA Expo99 will also include conferences on Agents, Data Mining,
Knowledge Management and Java.
PA Expo combines the peer-to-peer review process of an academic conference
with the commercial relevance of an applied industrial event. This contrast
of theory and practice, research and deployment is rarely found elsewhere,
and makes an ideal forum for participants to network and share ideas.
PA Expo offers a rich blend of tutorials, invited talks, refereed papers,
panel discussions, poster sessions, social agenda and a full industrial
exhibition. The result is a varied technical programme which caters for
delegates of various levels of expertise, from beginner to advanced
practitioner, in a pleasant and productive environment.
You are invited to register your interest in PACLP99 by completing
the reply form below.
Venue
PA Expo99 will take place at The Commonwealth Conference and Events Centre.
It enjoys a prime location in the heart of London, strategically situated
in Royal Kensington and Chelsea, leading onto High Street Kensington which
is home to one of London's premier shopping areas, and a selection of quality
hotels and restaurants.
For further information please visit our web site.
Call for Submissions
Your submission should describe one of the following:
Commercially available products
Internally deployed solutions
Fully advanced pre-production prototypes
There are two types of submission available:
1.Paper
2.Industrial Report
1.Paper
Papers will be refereed by the programme committee. Accepted
papers will have 30 minutes to present their papers at the conference.
Papers should be no longer than 20 pages.
Also of interest are survey papers that describe the general use of Constraint
technologies and Logic Programming, rather than the traditional close up
description of one application. For instance, this could be a survey on the
specific usage of a technology in a business area or demographic part of the
world.
In addition this year, we are including a new stream to emphasise other
techniques for solving constraint problems. These will especially come
from the Operational Research community such as Mathematical
Programming, Heuristics and Convergent Techniques (Tabu Search,
Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing).
Here suggested topics include:
Applications using multiple solving techniques
Evaluation and comparison of approaches
Hybrid solver configurations
2.Industrial Report
In recognition of the applied nature of PACLP, we encourage the submission
of Industrial Reports. This type of submission is intended for professionals
who do not have time to write a full paper, but nevertheless, would like the
opportunity to present the benefits of their work at the conference.
Also of interest under this header, are updates of previously submitted papers
(to this or another conference) with a special emphasis on usage, user
feedback and the lessons learnt.
Industrial Reports should be no more than 6 pages and will receive a fast track
review.
Submission Policies
Submissions need to meet the conference objectives and achieve a balance
between application and theory and with this in mind we have produced
guidelines to help you achieve this. Please visit our web site for further
information.
Papers: http://www.practical-applications.co.uk/PACLP99/guidelines
Papers and Industrial Reports will be published in the proceedings but note
that there will be a clear indication as to the type of submission.
In some cases revisions to submissions will be asked for by the programme
committee. Authors are responsible for making the required revisions and
submitting the final or revised version of the paper by the due date.
Papers not meeting the revision requirements will not be included in the
Proceedings.
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.
Submission Details
Dates
Paper Submission Deadline: December 7th, 1998
Report Submission Deadline: January 11th, 1999
Notification/Comments: January 18th, 1999
Final Papers/Reports due: March 8th, 1999
Five copies of your paper, in English, should be received by the conference
organisers, on or before December 7th, 1998.
Formatting instructions (Word), can be downloaded from our web site.
Please also submit an electronic version of your paper as a PDF file or Word
document. The email address for this will be made available in due course.
Please include a cover page including:
1.Full Contact Details
2.A Short Abstract
**Important Note**
Please use the following address when sending your papers to us.
PACLP99
54 Knowle Avenue
Blackpool
Lancs FY2 9UD
UK
Call for Exhibitors
The conference also provides an opportunity for software vendors and developers
to demonstrate their systems. You are invited to contact the organiser to
arrange for your application to be exhibited at the event.
Programme Committee
The PACLP99 Programme Committee comprises a number of highly influential
figures who are recognised experts in the field of Constraint Technologies and
Logic Programming . Chaired by James Little of Brunel University, this
programme committee is drawn 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
Mouhssine Bouzoubaa Sintef, Norway
Andre Chamard Dassault Aviation, France
Andrew Davison Prince of Songkhla Univ., Thailand
Pierre Deransart INRIA, France
Anne-Francoise Douix PrologIA, France
Robin Drogemuller James Cook University, Australia
Tim Duncan Harlequin Ltd, UK
Jacob Feldman IntelEngine, USA
Eugene C. Freuder University of New Hampshire, USA
Markus Fromherz Xerox PARC, USA
Gopal Gupta New Mexico State University, USA
Kazuyoshi Honda Tokyo Gas Company, Japan
Leo Jensen PDC, Denmark
Baudouin Le Charlier F.U.N.D.P., Belgium
Michel Leconte ILOG, France
Claude Le Pape Bouygues, France
Peter Ludemann InXight Software, Inc.,USA
Micha Meier ECRC, Germany
Paola Mello University of Ferrara, Italy
Dennis Merritt Amzi! inc, USA
Chris Moss Imperial College, UK
Guy Narboni IMPLEXE, France
Donald Nute University of Georgia, USA
David Pearce DFKI, Germany
Mike Pegman Vine Solutions, UK
Luis Moniz Pereira New University of Lisbon, Portugal
Peter Reintjes NetSpeak Corporation, USA
Francesca Rossi University of Pisa, Italy
Helmut Simonis Cosytec, France
Thomas Sjoland SICS, Sweden
Brian Steel LPA, UK
Peter Stuckey University of Melbourne, Australia
Peter Szeredi IQSOFT, Hungary
Patrick Taillibert Dassault Electronique, France
Osamu Takata Toyota Central R&D Labs., Japan
Graham Thwaites Grange Technology Limited, UK
Erik Tiden Siemens, Germany
Edward Tsang University of Essex, UK
Masanobu Umeda Kyushu Inst. of Technology, Japan
Jan Van Der Vorst NedCar, The Netherlands
Pascal Van Hentenryck Brown University, USA
Andrew Verden IF Computer, Germany
Mark Wallace IC-Parc, UK
David RR Weber Exemplar Systems Inc, USA
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.
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