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			CALL FOR PAPERS

	WCES'94:THE SECOND WORLD CONGRESS ON EXPERT SYSTEMS
			LISBON, PORTUGAL
			10-14 January 1994

In cooperation with:

	American Association for AI
	Australia SIG in AI
	Canadian Society for Computational
	Studies of Intelligence
	Caribbean AI Interest Group
	Danish AI Society
	European Coordinating Committee for AI
	Egyptian ES Interest Group
	Finnish AI Society
	IEEE Technical Committee on ES Applications
	International Association of Knowledge Engineers
	Italian Association for AI
	Japanese Society for AI
	MPA Stuttgart
	Norwegian AI Society
	Portuguese Association for AI
	Singapore Computer Systems SIG in AI
	Swedish AI Society
	United Nations Industrial Development Organization
	Venezuelan Association for AI

The second WORLD CONGRESS ON EXPERT SYSTEMS focuses on expert systems
technology, applications and management with an international
perspective, Papers from universities, industry, private and
government institutions in all countries are sought in, but not
limited to, the following areas:

ES Technology: knowledge acquisition; knowledge representation;
developing ES shells and tools; verification, validation, testing and
evaluation of ES; methods for handling uncertainty in ES; search and
problem solving; neural networks; multimedia; object-oriented
programming; genetic algorithms;embedded ES; case-based reasoning;
fuzzy logic; learning; user interface design; integration of ES with
conventional and other AI systems.

ES Applications: business and management; engineering; manufacturing;
agriculture; medical; telecommunications; environmental and energy;
social science, scientific, military; government; law.

ES Management: ES technology transfer, cost justification; project
management; project management; legal and societal issues;
standardization, institutionalization of ES; training issues.

Special themes: Linkage of ES to innovation efforts necessary for
companies to survive/grow and for national economies to compete
Enabling technologies in the mid to late nineties ES with global
implications

Persons wishing to submit a paper should send five (5) copies written
in English to:

The Second WORLD CONGRESS ON EXPERT SYSTEMS
Congress Secretariat, c/o Congrex (USA) Inc.
7315 Wisconsin Ave., Suite 606W
Bethesda, MD 20814
USA
Tel: 1-301-469-3355 Fax: 1-301-469-3360

The paper should identify the area and sub-category to which it
belongs (see above). Papers will be evaluated with respect to their
originality, correctness, clarity and relevance. Please limit papers
to a maximum length of eight (8) pages, single-spaced, A $50.00,
non-refundable, paper processing fee must accompany each submission. 
For accepted papers the fee will be applied toward registration. 
Papers will not be accepted by fax or any other electronic means. All
submissions should include an Abstract, 200 words or less, and a
listing of 5 Key Words. Please specify the author to whom all
correspondence should be addressed.

Important Dates: Papers must be received by 15 March 1993. Notices of
acceptance or rejection will be sent 31 May 1993. A final copy of
accepted papers, camera-ready for inclusion in the Congress
Proceedings is due 30 July 1993.

Conference Chairman:
Professor Jay Liebowitz
Department of Management Science
George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
Tel: 202-994-6969
Fax: 301-770-2978
jayl@aic.nrl.navy.mil

Honorary Conference Chair:
Professor Edward Feigenbaum
Stanford University

Contact point: 
Regional Chairperson of Far East
Riichiro Mizoguchi
Osaka University
Fax: 06-877-4977
email: miz@ei.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp


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Riichiro Mizoguchi                
Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
Osaka University
8-1, Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, 567 Japan 
miz@ei.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp