IRList Digest Friday, 28 August 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 34 Today's Topics: Query - Needed: dictionary Call for Papers - Conf. on Expert Systems Tech. in the ADP Environment - EURINFO'88 Conf. on Inf. Tech. for Organisational Systems News addresses are Internet or CSNET: fox@vtcs1.cs.vt.edu BITNET: foxea@vtvax3.bitnet UUCPNET: fox@vtopus.uucp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 87 21:53:30 EDT From: ackerman@athena.mit.edu Subject: Needed: dictionary We're looking for dictionaries (English or otherwise) that have been formatted. I've got the Collins and Webster's 7th, but I'd like to find a version that isn't raw. We're also looking for French, Spanish, and German dictionaries. Any info would be appreciated. [Note: We are really just about done here working on cleaning up the Collins dictionary. If our computers stay up, we should be able to get final sorting and checking done within a few weeks, and will mail that version back to Oxford Text Archive. How about comments on other efforts? Will someone report on the Century project and ASCIIDD? - Ed] Among other parts to our visual courseware system, we're writing a text display/browser that can pop up another display/browser on a word hit. A number of our projects are encyclopedic dictionaries, and I'd like the default condition to search a "standard" dictionary. [Note: please send in a more complete description if available in machine readable form. I believe there are many people at universities who don't know about latest efforts at Athena, and would especially like to know what is available for use besides X. - Ed] Mark Ackerman Visual Courseware Group MIT/Project Athena (ackerman@athena.mit.edu) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Aug 87 20:48 EST From: Subject: Call for papers. Please route to Computer Science faculty. CALL FOR PAPERS NARDAC Washington/ORNL/DSRD Conference on Expert Systems Technology in the ADP Environment to be held in Washington, D.C. November 2-3, 1987 THE CONFERENCE The Naval Regional Data Automation Center in Washington, D.C., the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Data Systems Research and Development Program, Martin Marietta Energy Systems are hosting a conference; its primary focus is on the use of Artificial Intelligence in traditional computing domains and its potential for further exploitation. Both invited talks and contributed papers will be given at the conference. INVITED SPEAKERS Several individuals have tentatively accepted invitations to speak at this conference on the various aspects of Artificial Intelligence as it pertains to traditional computing problems. Scheduled speakers and their topic areas include: Prof. James Slagle (Minnesota) - Keynote speaker Prof. Brian Gaines (Calgary) - Intelligent Interfaces for Knowledge-Based Systems Prof. Larry Henschen (Northwestern) - Logic and Databases Dr. Sukhumay Kundu (Louisiana State) - AI in Software Engineering CONTRIBUTED PAPERS In addition to the invited talks, papers are being solicited from researchers in academia, government and industry in the following areas: ADP Project and Systems Management, Knowledge-Based Simulation and Modeling, Intelligent Man-Machine Interfaces, Intelligent Databases, AI in Software Engineering, AI as a Tool for Decision-Making, and Innovative Applications in MIS or Scientific Computing. SUBMISSION DETAILS Authors are asked to submit five (5) copies of their paper, which is to be single-spaced and between five to seven pages in length. Both finished and ongoing research will be considered by the program committee and reviewers. Send papers (in English), requests for additional information, and all other correspondence to Lloyd F. Arrowood Program Chairman Oak Ridge National Laboratory Building 4500-North, Mail Stop 207 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 or BITNET: lfa@ornlstc ARPA: lfa@ornl-stc10.arpa ------------------------------ From: seismo!unido!iaoobel!reim (Friedemann Reim) Subject: EURINFO'88 Date: Mon, 17 Aug 87 9:35:32 MET DST E U R I N F O '88 FIRST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS ATHENS 16-20 MAY 1988 CONCEPTS FOR INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS organised by: COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES sponsored by: IFIP The development of Information Systems cannot be separated from the develop- ment of organisation style. The aim of this conference is to explore trends and concepts in organisations triggered by the widespread introduction of information technologies. These technologies are making possible profound changes in the way which organi- sations react to the market. Technological developments have a significant impact on the competitive environment of companies of nearly all industries, administrations and enterprises changing their shape, size, and mode of oper- ation. The conference will bring together decision makers, managers and researchers from Europe and overseas, who are working on these issues. Key questions the Conference aims to address are: - What are the strategic neeeds of organisations which are not yet being aided by information technology? - What are the problems and difficulties with present information tech- nology at both strategic and operational levels? - What are the most significant trends in information technology? - How does information technology change the competitive environment and the nature of organisations? - What are the requirements for further information technology develop- ments from the users point of view? - Which new concepts and tools for applied information system design are available? - What is the payoff for modern technology-based tools in the office? in the factory? for engineers? TECHNICAL PROGRAMME: Complex information systems offer suppliers and system designers a very wide range of design options. Early feedback from potential users will be beneficial for all sides. In order to assess the impact of advanced infor- mation technology on future organisational systems, and to analyse user needs and user solutions for their impact on technological development, the tech- nical programme will be developed according to three main themes: I. Information management for organisations II. Advances in information technology III. Examples of advanced systems in a range of application domains STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME: PAPERS: The Conference will be structured in a number of parallel sessions to give appropriate time to each contribution. Each session will be planned to allow more discussion time than usual. INTERACTIVE POSTER SESSIONS: Some parallel sessions will be arranged in the interactive form which is becoming popular. WORKSHOPS: Some sessions are planned with speakers co-ordinated to address one parti- cular themes. Suggestions for themes and offers to convene panels, are in- vited. VIDEOTAPE DEMONSTRATIONS: New work will be presented in a continuous programme. TUTORIAL AND MANAGEMENT SEMINARS: These will be presented in separate sessions in the 2 days before the conference. CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: Contributed papers must be sent before October 31st, 1987, to the Programme Committee Secretariat. The Secretariat of the PC will be with the European Commission, DG XIII, in Brussels. Address as follows: The Programme Committee Chairman EURINFO '88 Commission of the European Communities, A25 3/8 200, Rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels Tel.: 00-32-2-2351942 Tlx.: 21877 comeu b Tfa.: 00-32-2-2356502 All papers will be refereed by the international Programme Committee. Presen- tation at the Conference will be oral or by poster. All accepted papers will be published in the Proceedings, in collaboration with a major international publishing house. All participants will receive a copy. The Conference language is English. Further instructions for the preparation of papers will be sent to proposers after receipt of the notification of the intention to submit a paper. SCHEDULE: TODAY: Send back the attached reply form and your intention to submit a paper. OCT. 31 '87: Deadline for submission of papers. NOV. 30 '87: Notification of acceptance of contributed papers. JAN. 15 '88: Deadline for submission of the final camera-ready paper copy. MAY 16-20 '88: Conference starts on Monday, May 16 in the afternoon and ends on Friday, May 20 in the evening. Welcome and Registration desk will be open from Saturday, May 14 at the Athaneum-Intercontinental. ADVISORY BOARD, STEERING AND PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: A high level Advisory Board will provide guidance on strategic issues. Member- ship will be published in the Preliminary Programme. The Steering Committee is responsible for the overall management of the Con- ference and will assist the Programme Committee. The Programme Committee is responsible for defining the detailed technical programme and the selection of the papers. The Committee membership represents all the domains concerned: Universities and Research Institutions, Industry and User Organisations. STEERING COMMITTEE: E.N. Protonotarios, Chairman, National Technical University of Athens V. Makios, Co-Chairman, University of Patras S.E. Aliprantis, Treasurer, Mnemonica Ltd. J. Coustas, Secretary, Danaos Shipping Company J. Roukens, Comm. Eur. Communities, Brussels T. Jones, CEC - Adm. Coordination, Comm. Eur. Communities, Luxemburg PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (PC) - (tentative list of members): H.-J. Bullinger, Chairman, Fraunhofer Institute IAO, Stuttgart Y. Vassiliou, Dep.Chairman, Cretan Research Center, Heraklion H. Benke, Heimstatt Bausparkassen, Muenchen N. Bjorn Andersen, Copenhagen Business School H. Bouma, Philips-IPO, Eindhoven G. Bracchi, Polytechnic of Milan G. Cunningham, Lamsac, London A. Danthine, University of Liege N. Dini, Alitalia, Rome C. Ellis, MCC, Austin, Texas W. Guyer, Schweiz.Kreditanstalt, Zuerich H. Hammer, Hammer&Co., Cambridge Mass. C. Haynes, ICL, Bracknell J.F. Kennedy, Captec, Dublin G. Metakides, University of Patras D. Monaco, Olivetti, Pisa J. Mulet, Telefonica, Madrid N. Naffah, Bull, Massy-Paris E. Pelletier, CIGREF, Paris M. Rathman, Danfoss, Nordborg A. Roza, Shell-SIPC, London B. Shackel, Loughborough University T. Steinbrinck, Datenzentrale Schleswig Holstein, Kiel J. Tarstrup, IT Consultant, Arhus C. Thanos, National Research Council, Pisa J.M. Tribolet, INESC, Lisboa R. Uhlig, Northern Telecom, Texas F. Vanden Bergen, Telindus, Leuven K. Van Rijsbergen, University of Glasgow A. Verijn Stuart, Leiden University I. Viale, Ministry of Finance, Paris C. Vissers, Technical University Twente, Enschede H. Wilmanowski, Volkswagen, Wolfsburg A. Wilhelm, Alfred Kaercher GmbH, Winnenden INFORMATION, REGISTRATION : ___________________________________________________________________________ |[ ] Please send registration form for [ ] I intend to submit a paper.| | EURINFO'88 and all further infor- Provisional title: | | mation to my address as below | | | | | | Name: | | Address: | | Phone: Telex: | | | | All correspondence and inquiries to be addressed to: | | | | Conference Office EURINFO '88 | | c/o GINIS Vacances Ltd. | | 23-25 Ermou Str., 105 63 Athens, Greece | | Tel.: (1) 32.29.808 & (1) 32.41.216.-19 | | Tlx.: 219249 | | Tfa.: (1) 32.37.703 | ___________________________________________________________________________ -- Friedemann Reim Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation Holzgartenstrasse 17 D-7000 Stuttgart 1 West Germany Phone +49 (711) 6648-180 BITNET: iaoobel.uucp!reim@unido.bitnet UUCP: ...{seismo!unido, pyramid}!iaoobel!reim ------------------------------ END OF IRList Digest ********************