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AIMSA'96
7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence:
Methodology, Systems, Applications
Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 18 - 20, 1996
Call for Papers and Participation
General Information:
The AIMSA conference series has provided a biennial forum for
presentation of AI research and development since 1984. The
conferences, which are held in Bulgaria, cover the full range
of AI, and are noted for their well established tradition of
international scientific exchange between Central and Eastern
Europe and the rest of the world.
AIMSA'96 is sponsored by ECCAI, European Coordinating Committee
for Artificial Intelligence.
Topics of interest (including, but not limited to):
Automated Reasoning, Cognitive Modeling, Genetic Algorithms,
AI Languages and Architectures, AI Applications,
Intelligent Decision Support Systems,
Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge-Based Systems,
Knowledge Representation, Machine Learning,
Natural Language Processing,
Neural Networks, Robotics, Vision.
Submission of papers:
Papers should be written in English and be printed on A4 paper (double-sided
printing is encouraged), using high quality printers. Format should be single
-spaced, 12 point type with no more than 50 lines per page and maximum 5000
words (10 pages). The first page of each copy of a submitted paper should
contain title of the paper, names and addresses of all authors, an abstract
(100-150 words) and a list of keywords. Electronic and fax submissions will
not be considered.
The Proceedings of AIMSA-96 will be published by IOS Press and will be
available at the conference.
Four copies of submitted papers must be received before 1 April 1996
by the Program Chair:
Allan Ramsay - AIMSA'96 Program Chair
Department of Language and Linguistics Email: allan@ccl.umist.ac.uk
UMIST Fax: (44) (0) 161 200 3099
PO BOX 88, Manchester M60 1QD Phone: (44) (0) 161 200 3108 (direct)
United Kingdom (44) (0) 161 2036 3311 (switch)
Selection of papers:
Each paper will be reviewed by at least two members of the program committee.
Selection criteria include accuracy and originality of ideas, clarity and
significance of results, quality of presentation.
At least one of the authors of an accepted paper is expected to present
the paper at the conference.
The program committee will select one paper of exceptional quality
among the accepted papers. The authors will receive the best paper
award during the conference.
Program committee:
Benedict du Boulay (UK) Pedro Meseguer (Spain)
Peter Braspenning (The Netherlands) Ewa Orlowska (Poland)
Ivan Bratko (Slovenia) Ivan Plander (Slovakia)
Peter Brusilovsky (Russia) Allan Ramsay (UK, programme chair)
Christo Dichev (Bulgaria) Ronan Reilly (Ireland)
Danail Dochev (Bulgaria) Vassil Sgurev (Bulgaria)
Altay Guvenir (Turkey) Mark Stickel (USA)
Steffen Hoelldobler (Germany) Dan Tufis (Romania)
Philippe Jorrand (France) Dimitar Vakarelov (Bulgaria)
Vladimir Marik (Czech Republic) Tibor Vamos (Hungary)
Alberto Martelli (Italy) David Young (UK)
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 1 April, 1996
Notification of acceptance: 20 May, 1996
Deadline for final papers: 10 June, 1996
Conference: September 18 - 20, 1996
Organization:
- Bulgarian Artificial Intelligence Association
- Institute for Information Technologies
- Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians
with the support of the Bulgarian Society for Cognitive Science
and of the Bulgarian Association for Pattern Recognition.
Local arrangements:
Christo Dichev - AIMSA'96,
Institute for Information Technologies Email: cdichev@iinf.bg
Bl. 29A, Acad. G. Bonchev St. Fax: (359) (2) 720 497
1113 SOFIA - BULGARIA Phone: (359) (2) 707 586
http://www.aubg.bg/faculty/cs/nikolaev/aimsa96.html
Language:
The official language of the conference is English.
Joint Event:
Second Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering
(JCKBSE'96), Sozopol, Bulgaria, 21-22 September, 1996.
The aim of JCKBSE'96 is to provide a forum for scientific interchange among
scientists in Knowledge-Based Software Engineering mainly from Japan, the
CIS countries and Bulgaria on a broad spectrum of academic research,
implementation technologies and application systems.
Registration:
The registration fee for AIMSA-96 includes admission to the technical sessions,
a copy of the AIMSA-96 proceedings, the welcome reception and the conference
diner. A joint registration for AIMSA-96 and JCKBSE'96 is also available.
Fees (USD)
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AIMSA-96 AIMSA-96 & JCKBSE'96
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Early (10 June, 96) Onsite Early (10 June, 96) Onsite
200 250 250 300 ECCAI member
250 300 300 350 non member
100 150 150 200 student
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Conference Package:
A conference package including full board (accommodation in a holiday home
and meals) is available for the conference participants and accompanying
persons for the period 17-22 September, 1996. The rate per day is 50 USD
(single room) and 40 USD (double room). Optional programmes are organized
for the participants for their leisure time and for accompanying persons
during the conference program.
Payment may be made by bank transfer to
BULBANK Sofia, account No 62196214/1104225314 Apply Math Ltd.
with the Union of Bulg. Mathematicians. Please make sure that
banking fees will not be deduced from the amount sent.
Conference Venue:
Sozopol is a small ancient and picturesque town on the Black sea cost,
famous with its architecture and art exhibitions. It is a favorite place
for rest and entertainment to most Bulgarians and many foreigners. AIMSA-96
will take place in a holiday home near the beach and in a walking distance
from downtown Sozopol.
Travel Information:
Sozopol is located 30 km south to Bourgas. Bourgas has an international and
domestic airport with frequent flights from and to Sofia (the capital city
of Bulgaria). There are also direct flights connecting the major European
cities with Sofia and Bourgas. Transportation between the conference location
and the Bourgas airport will be provided.