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 Call-for-Papers for Conference on Cooperating Knowledge Based Systems

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Subject: Call for Papers for Working Conference on
         Cooperating Knowledge Based Systems, Keele, October 1990
From: confadm%cs.keele.ac.uk@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK
Date: Mon, 14 May 90 12:37:01 WET DST

            SECOND CALL-FOR-PAPER NOTICE

                              A Working Conference On
                        COOPERATING KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
                                 October 3-5, 1990
                            University of Keele, England


            The objective of the conference is  to  bring  database  and
            A.I.  researchers together, from both academia and industry,
            in order to discuss the issues of  the  next  generation  of
            knowledge  based systems.  The themes to be covered will in-
            clude:

                 Interaction of data and knowledge bases
                 Distributed knowledge base systems
                 Modular knowledge base systems
                 Cooperating expert systems
                 Multiagent systems
                 Mixed-mode systems

            It is hoped that  the  presence  of  both  database  and  AI
            researchers  will  help  to bring about a synthesis of ideas
            for fruitful industrial applications.  The conference is be-
            ing  organised  by the Data and Knowledge Engineering (DAKE)
            Centre at the University of Keele.  A  number  of  organisa-
            tions,  including  the  EEC ESPRIT programme, are supporting
            this event.

            Call for Papers

            Papers to be presented at the conference will be preselected
            on  the  basis  of extended abstracts; the full papers to be
            submitted  at the conference  which will be  refereed  after
            the conference for the final selection and publication.  Pa-
            pers are invited from workers active in this  broad  general
            area.  Idea  papers  and papers from incomplete projects are
            also welcome.  Abstracts of not more than 2000 words  should
            be  submitted  -  in  six  copies, or preferably one copy by
            email in troff or TEX format - to  the  organisers  by  30th
            June, 1990.

            Programme Committee

              Prof. S. M. Deen (U. of Keele, Chairman)

              Prof. M. Brodie (CISL, Mass., USA)
              Prof. V. R. Lesser (U. of Mass., USA)
              Dr. D. Corkill (U. of Mass., USA)
              Prof. E. Mamdani (Q.M. College, UK)
              Prof. G. Gardarin (INRIA, France)
              Dr. R. Manthey (ECRC, Munich, FRG)
              Prof. L. Gasser (U. of S. Calif., USA)
              Prof. J. Mylopoulos (U. of Toronto, Canada)
              Dr. M.N. Huhns (M.C.C., Austin, USA)
              Prof. E. Neuhold (GMD, FRG)
              Prof. M. Jarke (U. of Passau, FRG)
              Prof. M. Singh (UMIST, UK)
              Prof. L. Kerschberg (GMU, USA)
              Prof. Y. Vassiliou (ICS, Greece)
              Prof. J. Kouloumdjian (INSA-LYON, France)
              Dr. J. Widom (IBM Almaden, USA)
              Mr. B. Lepape (EEC ESPRIT Project)
              Dr. K. Yokota (ICOT, Tokyo, Japan)

            Further Information

            If you wish to be in the mailing list, please  complete  and
            return the attached slip. You may also contact:

            Dr. O. Pearl Brereton or Prof. S. Misbah Deen
            DAKE Centre, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs.   ST5  5BG,
            England.
                         Telephone: (0782) 621111,
                         Fax: (0782) 613847,
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            A WORKING CONFERENCE ON COOPERATING KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS
                                UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
                                 October 3-5, 1990.


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            I would like to     a)  receive further information
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            There will be only a limited number of places  for  partici-
            pants  without abstracts.  Please note that we do not intend
            to issue a separate call for registration (in order to  keep
            mailing  cost and hence registration fee low), and therefore
            if you wish to receive registration information, please fill
            in  this form and return it to:  Dr. O. Pearl Brereton, DAKE
            Centre, University of Keele, Keele, Staffs.  ST5  5BG,  Eng-
            land.