Information Retrieval List Digest 011 (February 20, 1990) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-011 IRLIST Digest February 20, 1990 Volume VII Number 5 Issue 11 *************************************************************** I. NOTICES: Meeting announcements / Calls for papers A. Meetings announcements/ Calls for papers A.1. International Conference on Multimedia Information Systems, January 16-18, 1991 A.2. ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research November 4-8, 1990 A.3. 1990 BRS Users Group Conference, May 15-18, 1990 A.4. Advanced Computing for the Social Sciences, April 10-12, 1990 A.5. 5th Workshop on Explanations, April 25-27, 1990 *************************************************************** I. NOTICES I.A.1. Fr: munkew@csli.stanford.edu (Mun-Kew Leong) (Posted on behalf of the Institute of Systems Science, National University of Singapore) CALL FOR PAPERS International Conference on Multimedia Information Systems Singapore, January 16 - 18, 1991 Co-Organizers : ACM SIGIR and The Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore In Co-operation with : ACM SIGOIS Co-operation sought from : ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGMOD Theme: Multimedia Information Systems - Towards Better Integration The last few years have seen some dramatic trends in computer technology: Faster workstations, higher resolution displays, cheaper and larger storage, improvements in graphics packages and progress in broad-band communications. While all these topics have forums where the research, development and application efforts are reported, there is yet to be a forum which promotes discussion and exchange of ideas on how all these interesting technologies could converge towards the next generation of tools and applications. This effort is very timely since one perceives a confluence of three major industrial sectors: Publishing and printing, Video and Movie, and Computer technology. Through this conference, we hope to bring together people from various individual technologies to exploit the combined advantages in building integrated systems using some or all of the technologies. Papers Technical papers reporting either original research or interesting applications are invited in areas relevant to the theme. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: Hardware: Optical Disk devices and their use, High Bandwidth Buses, Multimedia networking, Communication protocols for Multimedia systems, etc. Systems Software: Distributed Multimedia architectures, Support for Multimedia Databases, Object-oriented Multimedia systems, Co-operative authoring tools for Multimedia Systems, Video and Still Image compression, etc. Content-based retrieval of Multimedia Objects: Object oriented languages for multimedia retrieval, Retrieval in hypertext/hypermedia networks, Hierarchical languages, Access methods for multimedia systems, Indexes for video, images and voice, Browsing in very large images and video, etc. User Interfaces: Visual interfaces to Multimedia systems, Browsing interfaces, Agents in interfaces, Physical metaphors, Adaptive interfaces, Authoring and editing tools. Applications and Systems: Picture and document-image archival systems, Standards for electronic document preparation and submission, Engineering applications, Medical Information Systems, Libraries of the future, Multimedia in education, Home entertainment systems. Panels Proposals are invited for panels relevant to the theme of the conference. The person proposing a panel should identify the topic and the participants. The co-ordinator should also identify alternates. Written consent is required from the proposed panelists agreeing to participate in the panel. Proposals for panels should be received by 31 March, 1990 Tutorials Proposals for tutorials are also welcomed on topics relevant to the theme of the conference. The person proposing the tutorial should give an outline of the topic and indicate the duration of the tutorial. Proposals for tutorials should be sent in by 31 March, 1990. Demonstrations Proposals are sought for demonstrations during the conference. These can be either stand alone or on-line connected to overseas facilities. Proposals should be sent by July 1, 1990. Special Sessions Proposals are invited for organizing special sessions which focus on emerging technologies. Proposals for special sessions should be received by May 1, 1990. Deadlines Four copies of full papers should be (20 pages or approximately 500 words) sent to the following addresses by 10 April, 1990. North America and Europe: Professor Stavros Christodoulakis Institute for Computer Research University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3 G1 Bitnet: Watmath!WatDaisy!Schrisodoul @ uunet.uu.net FAX: 1-519-8851208 Australia, Asia and Others: Dr Desai Narasimhalu Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 0511 Bitnet: ISSAD @ NUSVM FAX : 65-7782571 Notification of acceptance of papers will be mailed to authors on or before 1 July, 1990. Accepted papers, camera ready, are due no later than 1 September, 1990. Venue The conference sessions will be held in the premises of the Institute of Systems Science (ISS). General Chairman : Dr Juzar Motiwalla, ISS Organizing Chairman : Professor Nick Belkin Rutgers University Program Chairs : Professor Stavros Christodoulakis University of Waterloo Dr A Desai Narasimhalu, ISS Tutorials Chair: Dr Huang Kuan Tsae, ISS International Publicity Chair: Dr Vijay Raghavan South Western Louisiana State University Regional Publicity Chair : Dr Ang Yew Hock, ISS Local Arrangements Chair : Ms Vicky Toh, ISS Preliminary Program Committee (to be expanded): M Adiba Genoble, France Robert Allen Bellcore Nick Belkin Rutgers University David Choy IBM P Constantopoulos Crete, Greece Bruce Croft UMass, Amherst Umesh Dayal DEC Chris Faloutsos University of Maryland Ed Fox Virginia Polytechnic and State University N Georganas Ottawa, Canada Don Herbison-Evans Sydney University K T Huang ISS, IBM Watson Research Labs Y Ichikawa Hiroshima University T Kunii University of Tokyo Luke Lien IBM Tokyo Research Labs Peter Lockemann Karlshruhe Vincent Lum Naval Postgraduate School Tim Oren Apple R MacNamara BNR, Canada N Naffah Bull, France Jack Orenstein Object Design Inc. Dick Phillips Los Alamos National Labs Keith Rijsbergen University of Glasgow D Thanos CNR, Italy D Tsichritzis Geneva Janet Walker DEC Clement Yu University of Illinois, Chicago For all information contact: Desai Narasimhalu Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore Heng Mui Keng Terrace Singapore 0511 Telephone : 65-772-2002 or 65-772-2096 Telefax : 65-7782571 Bitnet : ISSAD @ NUSVM ********** I.A.2. Fr: humphrey@mcs.nim.nih.gov (Susanne M. Humphrey) Re: ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research ASIS '90 Workshop on Classification Research Organized by ASIS Special Interest Group on Classification Research (SIG/CR) Call for Papers The American Society for Information Science Special Interest Group on Classification Research (ASIS SIG/CR) invites submissions for the ASIS '90 Classification Research (CR) Workshop, to be held at the 53d Annual Meeting of ASIS in Toronto, Canada. The Workshop will take place Sunday, November 4, 1990, 9am - 5pm. ASIS '90 continues through Thursday, November 8. The Workshop is designed to be an exchange of research ideas by participants, addressing creation, development, management, representation, display, comparison, compatibility, theory, and application of classification schemes. Emphasis will be semantic classification, in contrast to statistically-based schemes. However, a topic like statistical techniques used for developing explicit semantic classes, which in turn might be applied to databases, would be in scope. Topics include, but are not limited to: - Warrant for concepts in classification schemes. - Concept acquisition. - Basis for semantic classes. - Automated techniques to assist in creating classification schemes. - Knowledge representation systems. - Relations and their properties. - Inheritance and subsumption. - Classification algorithms. - Procedural knowledge in classification schemes. - Reasoning with classification schemes. - Software for managing classification schemes. - Interfaces for displaying classification schemes. - Data structures and programming languages for classification schemes. - Comparison and compatibility between classification schemes. - Applications such as subject analysis, natural language understanding, information retrieval, expert systems The CR Workshop welcomes submissions from various disciplines. Attendance will be limited to authors of papers. Those interested in participating are invited to submit short (2-3 single-space page) position papers, reflecting substantive work that has been performed in the above areas or other areas related to semantic classification schemes. Submissions may include background papers as attachments. Position papers will be published in proceedings to be distributed prior to the Workshop. Participants are encouraged to distribute background papers at or prior to the Workshop. Lunch will not be served; however, refreshments will be available during the day. Workshop registration fee is $30. Order of preference for mode of transmitting submissions: [1] Electronic mail [2] Diskette accompanied by paper copy [3] Paper copy only (fax or postal). Electronic submissions should be ASCII text; paper-only submissions should be keyable as ASCII. Submissions should be sent to arrive by May 1, 1990, to: Susanne Humphrey Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications National Library of Medicine Bldg 38A, Rm 9N903 Bethesda, MD 20894 Internet: humphrey@mcs.nlm.nih.gov Fax: 301-496-0673 Phone: 301-496-9300 For additional information, contact the CR Workshop Co-Chairs, Susanne Humphrey, as above, or Barbara Kwasnik, School of Information Studies, 4-206 Center for Science and Technology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100, e-mail bkwasnik@suvm.bitnet, fax 315-443-1954, telephone 351-443-4547 (direct office) or 351-443-2911 (department office). ********** I.A.3. Fr: Ches Martin (CHES@CLEMSON.BITNET) Re: 1990 BRS Users Group Conference I am making final preparations for the 1990 BRS North American Users Group Conference to be held in Albany, NY (home of the BRS Software Products) May 15-18, 1990. The theme for the conference is Information Retrieval: Searching the Horizons. Our group's charter states that conference participants must be holders of a BRS software license. However, the conference schedule does contain time for exhibits from third party vendors of BRS products and vendors with add-on products. If you are such a vendor, and would like to participate, please contact me and I will put you in touch with our Vendor Coordinator. A packet containing more details about the conference has been sent to those on the BRS mailing list. The packet should be delivered in early January. If anyone on this list (IR-L) is a BRS license holder and does not receive the information, please contact me, and I will forward it to you. Ches Martin President, BRS North American Users Group Clemson University Clemson, SC (803) 656-2481 CHES@CLEMSON ********** I.A.4. Fr: Lloyd F. Arrowood (LFA@ORNLSTC.BITNT) Re: Advanced Computing for the Social Sciences, April 10-12, 1990 ADVANCED COMPUTING FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES A Conference Sponsored by The Energy Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The United States Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census at Williamsburg Hilton and National Conference Center Williamsburg, Virginia April 10-12, 1990 GOALS This conference will serve as an ideal forum for industry, academia, and government social scientists to exchange ideas about the current trends, future directions, and applications that center around the rapidly advancing capabilities of electronic data capture, computation, analysis, and information processing. The conference will focus upon endeavors in social sciences that either advance or exploit the development of current computing technology. SPECIAL WORKSHOP Jerry Mechling (Director of Strategic Computing and Telecommunications in the Public Sector, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) will lead the conference with a special workshop. He will present thought-provoking statements about advanced computing in the Social Sciences. Conference participants will record their thoughts and reactions on a survey. Dr. Mechling will conclude the conference with a presentation of the survey results. TUTORIALS This conference will offer seven half-day tutorials which reflect advanced computing technology issues. The offerings are: Knowledge Engineering, Hypertext, CD-ROM, Networking Technologies, Parallel Computation, Machine Learning, and Qualitative Analysis. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about these current topics and meet with individuals who work in these fields. SUMMARY OF AGENDA TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 -- Morning 8:00am - 7:00pm REGISTRATION CONCURRENT TUTORIALS 8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 1: KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING Bruce Buchanan (University of Pittsburgh) 8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 2: HYPERTEXT Catherine Plaisant (University of Maryland) 8:30 - 11:30 TUTORIAL 3: CD-ROM James Clark (Bureau of the Census) TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 -- Afternoon PLENARY SESSION 1:00pm - 1:30 OPENING REMARKS Robert Hammond (Bureau of the Census) Bruce Tonn (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) 1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 1: STATE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING 3:00 - 3:30 BREAK 3:30 - 4:30 SURVEY 1: CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING Jerry Mechling (Harvard University) CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 1: NATIONAL PROBLEMS SOLVED BY ADVANCED COMPUTING 4:30 - 6:00 SESSION 2: REASONING SYSTEMS 4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION TUESDAY, April 10, 1990 -- Evening 6:30 - 7:30 RECEPTION 4:30 - 7:30 VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued) WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 -- Morning 8:00am - 5:00pm REGISTRATION 8:30 - 5:00 VENDOR EXHIBITION CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL 8:15 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 4: NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES Darlene Fisher (National Science Foundation) 8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 3 (invited): 1990 DECENNIAL CENSUS: FACTS AND FIGURES 8:15 - 9:45 SESSION 4: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS 9:45 - 10:15 BREAK 10:15 - Noon SESSION 5 (invited): COMPUTER-ASSISTED MARKET INSTITUTIONS 10:15 - Noon SESSION 6: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Noon - 1:30pm LUNCH AND SPEAKER "And What Foul Beast? Of Prospects and Problems in Data Management and Access," Ken Thibodeau (Director of the Center for Electronic Records, U.S. National Archives, Washington, DC) WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 -- Afternoon 8:30am - 5:00pm VENDOR EXHIBITION (continued) CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND TUTORIAL 1:30 - 4:30 TUTORIAL 5: PARALLEL COMPUTATION Charles Romine and George Ostrouchov (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) 1:30 - 3:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS Demonstrations will be presented by presenters and vendors in repeating 30-minute blocks. 1:30 - 3:00 PANEL 2: NETWORK SIMULATION 3:00 - 3:30 BREAK 3:30 - 5:00 TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATIONS (continued) 3:30 - 5:00 SESSION 7: ADVANCED PC SYSTEMS CONCURRENT SESSION AND PANEL 5:00 - 6:30 SESSION 8: ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE APPLICATIONS 5:00 - 6:30 PANEL 3: FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING G. David Garson (North Carolina State University) WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 -- Evening 7:00 - 8:30 DINNER AND SPEAKER "Future Trends in Advanced Computing," Larry Smarr (Director of the National Center for Supercomputer Applications, University of Illinois) THURSDAY, April 12, 1990 -- Morning' 8:00am - Noon REGISTRATION 8:00 - Noon VENDOR EXHIBITION CONCURRENT SESSIONS, PANEL, AND TUTORIALS 8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 6: MACHINE LEARNING Gunar Liepins (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) 8:00 - 11:00 TUTORIAL 7: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS PROGRAMS Renata Tesch (Qualitative Research Management) 8:00 - 11:00 SESSION 9: ADVANCED COMPUTING AND CENSUS-RELATED APPLICATIONS 8:00 - 9:15 PANEL 4: COMPUTING FOR LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS 9:15 - 9:30 BREAK 9:30 - 11:00 SESSION 10: ADVANCED COMPUTING APPLICATIONS 9:30 - 11:00 SESSION 11: DATA ACQUISITION/ELICITATION APPLICATIONS CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND PANEL 11:00 - 12:15pm PANEL 5: ETHICS AND LARGE DATABASES 11:00 - 12:15 SESSION 12: EXPERT AND TEACHING SYSTEMS PLENARY SESSION 12:15 - 1:00 SURVEY 2: RESULTS OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SURVEY ON SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING Jerry Mechling (Harvard University) END OF CONFERENCE CONFERENCE FEES: The registration fee for the conference is $295 if your registration is received on or before March 2, 1990. Registration after March 2, 1990 will be $345. This includes admission to all technical sessions, panels, one copy of the proceedings, refreshments during beaks, lunch on Wednesday, the reception on Tuesday evening, dinner on Wednesday evening, and admission to the vendor and demonstration exhibit areas. Lodging is NOT included in the conference registration fee. Full-time student registration will] be $75.00 and includes admission only to all technical sessions and the vendor demonstration exhibit areas. You will need to present your full-time student ID at the conference to pick up your registration materials. TUTORIAL FEES: The registration fee is $150 for each tutorial you choose to attend. You may register for the tutorials on the pre-registration form found in the middle of the brochure. Class size is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For a complete conference agenda, send an email message to Lloyd F. Arrowood Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TRennessee 37831-6207 LFS@ORNLSTC.BITNET or LFA@STC10.CTD.ORNL.GOV ********** I.A.5. Fr: nick@computer-science,manchester.ac.uk@NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK Re: 5th Workshop on Explanations, April 25-27, 1990 Deadline for initial expression of interest: Friday 2nd March 1990 or as soon as possible after that date. Sponsored by: Department of Trade and Industry, Information Engineering Directorate. The 5th meeting of the Explanation SIG will take place on April 25-27th 1990 at the University of Manchester, UK. The workshop will be limited to approximately 30 places in order to facilitate open discussion. Time will be reserved for demonstrations of KBS which generate explanations. Most sessions will consist of a single group, whose time will be divided up into sections, to consider major themes such as: - The use and semantics of graphical explanations. - The design/generation of explanatory dialogue both on demand and spontaneously. - The design of Inference Engines and Knowledge Bases for explanation. - Why are "explanations" important, who wants them and what for (Such a theme might be directed at developing models of explanation requirement)? Papers from attendees will be published in the workshop proceedings. Contributors who can present systems which can be used as case studies will be especially welcomed. Case studies should ideally be presented in the form of an outline of a problem for which a system is going to be designed. Both completed and prototype systems may be demonstrated. It is an important characteristic of these workshops that ideas as well as developed exemplars are demonstrated and discussed. If you would like to participate, please send a one page abstract of your work relevant to "explanations" to the organiser before Friday 2nd March 1990. Fees for the workshop will be 300 pounds including accommodation and food. UK academics and post-graduate students should have most of their fees paid by the organisers. All correspondance should prominently display your name, address, international telephone number and electronic mail addresses. Organiser: Dr Nick Filer Department of Computer Science University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK EMAIL: nfiler@uk.ac.man.cs or ...!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!nfiler Telephone: +44 61 275 6171 FAX: +44 61 275 6280 *************************************************************** Continued in Volume VII, Number 7, Issue 12 *************************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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