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                     FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

               NATO Advanced Study Institute

         C O N S T R A I N T   P R O G R A M M I N G

                    August 13-24, 1993
                      Parnu, Estonia


OBJECTIVES

  The Advanced Study Institute (ASI) aims to bring together leading 
researchers and practitioners from industry and academy involved 
in constraint programming.

  The ASI seeks to provide a forum to address and discuss the state of 
the art as well as the future trends. The institute is biased towards 
comparison different existing schools and treatments in constraint 
programming, to establish a network of researchers and to encourage 
the build up of new ideas and theories.


SCOPE

 Topics of the ASI include:
   * 	theoretical aspects of constraint programming;
   * 	specification of constraints;
   *	constraints and mathematical logic;
   *	constraints and interval arithmetic;
   *	constraint programming and object-oriented programming paradigm;
   *	constraint-based reasoning;
   *	consistency and satisfaction of constraints;
   *	constraint propagation;
   *	parallel and distributed computing with constraints;
   *	constraint-based interfaces, languages and systems;
   *	applications of constraint programming.


INVITED LECTURERS

  In the ASI approximately 15 invited lecturers will participate, 
among them:

 H. Ait-Kaci (DEC Research Lab, France), 
 A. Borning (Washington University, USA), 
 R. Dechter (University of California, USA), 
 S. Haridi (SICS, Sweden), 
 B. Mayoh (Arhus University, Denmark), 
 G. Mints (Stanford University, USA), 
 E. Tyugu (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), 
 etc. 

  Participants (students) will also have the opportunity to present their 
own work with the help of posters as well as oral presentations and discussions.


PROCEEDINGS

  The results of the ASI are intended to be published in a book from 
the NATO ASI series by Springer Verlag.


VENUE

  The institute will be held in Parnu, which is easily reached from Tallinn, 
the capital of Estonia, on August 13-24, 1993.

  Parnu is a delightful summer resort on the shore of the Gulf of Riga.  
Parnu's 60 kilometres of tree-lined streets were once considered the most 
complete botanical garden of the Russian Empire. Parnu is also famous 
for its international jazz festivals being held every year.

  For the participants of the ASI, dormitory rooms will be available in 
a campus. All the attenders are expected to stay for the full duration of 
the institute.  The ASI will be followed by the Fifth International Symposium 
on Programming Languages Implementation and Logic Programming (PLILP'93), 
to be held on August 25-27, 1993. More precise information on the symposium 
can be achieved by e-mail plilp@ioc.ee


APPLICATIONS

  Participation is by invitations only. Persons wishing to apply for attending 
the institute are invited to send:

   *	full address including e-mail or fax if possible,
   *	curriculum vitae,
   *	list of publications and copies of major publications if possible,
   *	motivation how you would contribute to the ASI,
   *	arguments why a scolarship may be justified.

  Applications should be sent by e-mail or regular mail to one of the addresses
 below.

  The deadline for applications is April 1, 1993. Earlier applications are 
most welcome. Notification will be given by May 15, 1993.

  Only a limited number of participants (maximum 80) will be accepted. 
Participants come mostly from the NATO Alliance countries. A certain percentage 
of non-NATO nationals can attend as well as participants from Central and 
Eastern European countries.


FEES

  To cover living expenses  an attendance fee will be charged. It is anticipated
that the fee will be 3250 EEK (250 USD) for participants from the NATO Alliance 
and Central/East European countries, and 6500 EEK (500 USD) for participants 
from other countries.

  The registration fee for industrial participants is 12.000 EEK (925 USD).
There is no registration fee for academic participants.

  Every participant covers his/her own travel expenses. Any health and accident
insurance is also an individual responsibility.

  A limited number of scholarships  are available for subsidising those ASI 
students who are unable to obtain support from other sources.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

B. Mayoh (Arhus University, Denmark), director 
E. Tyugu (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) 
J. Penjam (Institute of Cybernetics, Estonia) 

CORRESPONDANCE ADDRESSES

Jaan Penjam                      Brian Mayoh 
Institute of Cybernetics         Comp.Sci.Dept.Arhus University 
21 Akadeemia tee                 Ny Munkegade Bldg. 540 
EE0026 Tallinn (via Helsinki)    DK-8000 Arhus 
Estonia                          Denmark 
 
E-mail:natoasi@ioc.ee		 E-mail: brian@daimi.aau.dk
Tel.: +7014-2 52 57 28           Tel.:  +45 86 12 71 88 
Fax: +7014-2 52 79 01            Fax:  +45 86 13 57 25 

  NB!	The country code of Estonia will change in the nearest 
	future (probably in March, 1993). The new code will be +372-2.


SPONSORS

  The ASI is organized by the Institute of Cybernetics (Tallinn, Estonia) 
in collaboration with the Arhus University (Denmark).

  The institute is sponsored by NATO as a NATO Advanced Study Institute.