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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:IJCAI-97

Each IJCAI-97 workshop will provide an informal setting where workshop participants will have the opportunity to meet and discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere which fosters the active exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners. Members from all segments of the AI community are invited to submit workshop proposals for review.

To encourage interaction and a broad exchange of ideas, the workshops will be kept small, preferably under 30 participants and certainly under 40. Attendance should be limited to active participants only.

Workshops are intended to be genuinely interactive events and not miniature conferences. Thus, although the format of workshop presentations will be determined by the organizers proposing the workshop, ample time must be allotted for general discussion. Workshops can vary in length, but most will last a full day. Attendees at workshops will be required to register for the main IJCAI conference.

Requirements for Submission

• A brief technical description of the workshop, identifying specific technical issues that will be its focus.
• A brief discussion of why the workshop is of interest at this time.
• The names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses (if available) of the proposed workshop organizing committee. This committee should consist of three or four people knowledgeable in the technical issues to be addressed by the workshop. These people cannot all work at the same institution.
• The name of one member of the organizing committee who is designated as the primary contact; this person must have an e-mail address.
• A list of workshops previously arranged by any members of the proposed organizing committee. Previous experience with similar workshops is not required, but would clearly be helpful.
• If possible, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.
• A proposed schedule for organizing the workshop and a preliminary agenda.
• A description of how the organizers intend to encourage an atmosphere appropriate for a workshop, rather than a miniature conference.

Timetable

Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for producing a Call for Participation in the workshop by December 13, 1996. The call must make it clear that the workshop is open to all members of the AI community. It should also note that all workshop participants must register for the IJCAI conference and that the number of participants is strictly limited. Finally, it should also make clear the process by which the Organizing Committee will select the participants.

The workshop organizing committee should review requests to participate in the workshop and select the participants. By May 1, 1997, they must provide a provisional list of workshop participants, any working notes to be duplicated for the workshop (up to a total of 200 pages per participant), and a list of audio-visual requirements and any special room requirements. A final list of workshop participants must be provided by July 21, 1997.

By December 1, 1997, the workshop organizing committee must prepare a review of the workshop for possible publication. The review should be sent to the workshop chair.

IJCAI will be responsible for the following.

• Providing logistical support and a meeting place for the workshop.
• In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time. (Organizing committee constraints will be accommodated to the greatest possible extent, but the workshop chair has the final decision on any given workshop's date and time.)
• Duplicating working notes as described above and distributing them to the participants.

To cover costs, it will be necessary to charge a fee of $US 50 to each workshop participant, in addition to the normal IJCAI-97 conference registration fee.

Please submit your proposals and any inquiries as follows.

Dr. Mark Drummond, Workshops Chair
Electric Time Software
E-mail: med@electric-time.com
FAX: +1-415-949-2560