Information Retrieval List Digest 136 (November 3, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/irld/irld-136 ========================================================================= Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 08:01:23 PST Reply-To: "Information Retrieval List" Sender: "Information Retrieval List" From: IRLIST Subject: IR-L Digest, Vol.IX, No. 40, Issue 136 IRLIST Digest ISSN 1064-6965 November 3, 1992 Volume IX, Number 40 Issue 136 ********************************************************** I. NOTICES A. Meeting Announcements/Calls for Papers 1. 1993 Int'l. Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces January 4-7, 1993, Orlando, Florida 2. ECHT '92 Tutorials November 30-December 1, 1992, Milano, Italy 3. Technological Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Networked Multimedia Environment February 3-5, 1993, Cambridge, Massachusetts II. QUERIES B. Requests for Information 1. ASIS Forum ********************************************************** I. NOTICES I.A.1. Fr: ii-Workshop93.chi@xerox.com Re: 1993 International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces Advance Program and Registration Materials 1993 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACES Sponsored by the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery ACM SIGCHI - Special Interest Group on Computer & Human Interaction ACM SIGART - Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence In Cooperation with: AAAI - American Association for Artificial Intelligence British HCI Group January 4-7, 1993 Buena Vista Palace Hotel, Walt Disney World Village, Orlando, Florida COCHAIR'S INTRODUCTION/INVITATION TO IWIUI'93: The 1993 International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces will explore ways in which techniques for knowledge representation, inferencing, modeling, and presentation can provide the adaptability and reasoning capabilities required for more intelligent human-computer interaction. We aim to stimulate high quality discussion among participants from different countries and from disciplines such as cognitive science, human-computer interaction, computational linguistics and artificial intelligence. The workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners with an interest in methods, techniques, tools, and technology for constructing and evaluating intelligent systems. We invite you to attend the 1993 International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces to be held at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel, Walt Disney World Village, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. The outstanding technical program is enhanced by social events and opportunities for extensive interaction with colleagues from different countries and disciplines, allowing participants to take advantage of the many attractions which have made Orlando the world's number one vacation destination. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES: Advances in multidisciplinary research are creating a new generation of intelligent interfaces that use computers to facilitate the interaction of people with information, knowledge, tasks and situations. These interfaces rely on advanced computational techniques and cognitive science theories to build systems that enhance user performance. Such systems can help users to accomplish complex tasks by interpreting ambiguous input, phrasing multimodal output in ways sensitive to users' abilities and situations, and providing effective advice and assistance. This new event stems from a prior successful workshop in 1988 on Architectures for Intelligent Interfaces (sponsored by AAAI/ACM SIGCHI). The 1993 International Workshop will focus on a diversity of approaches to human- computer interaction, from those employing advanced computational techniques to those incorporating cognitive and user models to amplify human cognitive abilities. TECHNICAL PROGRAM: We will begin Monday evening with an invited plenary address, followed by our welcoming social hour. The core of the conference is a three-day block of technical presentations, including papers and poster sessions. These sessions are followed by a pair of sessions focused on defining and discussing future directions for the field. There will be numerous opportunities for intense interaction with colleagues throughout the community. WORKSHOP INFORMATION LANGUAGE: English will be the official language of the Workshop. PUBLICATIONS INFORMATION: All papers accepted for presentation at the Workshop will appear in the Workshop Proceedings which will be published by the ACM and distributed to Workshop attendees. One author of each paper is expected to present the paper at the conference. Following the conference, selected authors may be requested to submit a paper to special issues of archival journals related to the conference theme. A selection of papers presented at the meeting may also be considered for publication in a future book. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Registration fees include a copy of the Workshop Proceedings, admission to all workshop sessions, two hosted receptions, three lunches, and refreshment breaks. A special student rate is open to full-time students. In order to claim the student rate, you must provide proof of full-time status. The workshop registration fee does NOT include the Closing Celebration, accommodation, or transportation costs. Registration forms must be accompanied by full payment. Registration forms and payments submitted separately will be returned to the sender. Complete and fax or mail the registration form. Telephone and electronic mail registrations will NOT be accepted. You are encouraged to register by fax but if you wish to airmail your completed registration form, please remember that U.S. and international mail can take 10-14 days or longer. If registration and fees are faxed, do NOT also mail the original form. Only registration forms accompanied by credit card payment may be returned by fax to +1-412-621-5477. As an incentive to early registration, a discount fee will apply to registrations received on or before Monday, November 2, 1992. Early booking is advised as places are limited. Registrations should reach us by December 5 (by November 2 to qualify for early registration rates). December 5, 1992, is the last date to register by fax or mail. You will be sent a receipt as confirmation of your registration. LETTER OF INVITATION: Please write to the Workshop Secretariat if you require an official letter of invitation to 1993 International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces to assist an application for financial support. This invitation does not oblige the Organizing Committee to pay travel, accommodation or any other expenses incurred by the delegate. VISAS AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE: Most non-U.S. attendees will need a United States visa to enter the United States. Visas are usually simple to obtain. Ask for visa applications and consult the nearest U.S. consulate or U.S. interest section in your country. Early visa application is essential to smooth and timely processing of your visa. Attendees are strongly encouraged to apply for their visas as soon as possible. We recommend that you attach a copy of this Advance Program to your application to indicate that the event is an open scientific meeting. If you do not receive your visa in thirty days after the submission of your complete visa application, you should inquire on the status of your application with the U.S. consulate where you sent your application. If you encounter any difficulties, send your request, along with your conference registration and a complete copy of your visa application to the Conference Board Chair, ACM, 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 USA. If you require additional details about conference fees, methods of payment, etc., please fax, write or call the WORKSHOP SECRETARIAT: International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces c/o Bill Hefley Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 U.S.A. +1-412-268-7793 ii-Workshop93.chi@xerox.com For more information, contact the WORKSHOP SECRETARIAT: International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces c/o Bill Hefley Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 U.S.A. +1-412-268-7793 FAX: +1-412-268-5758 ii-Workshop93.chi@xerox.com ********** I.A.2. Fr: Enza Caputo Re: ECHT'92 Advance Program -- Tutorials ECHT'92 FOURTH ACM CONFERENCE ON HYPERTEXT AND HYPERMEDIA November 30/December 4, 1992 - Milano (Italy) TUTORIAL PROGRAM TUTORIALS AT-A-GLANCE November 30-December 1,1992 Tutorials will be held at: Fondazione Stelline, Corso Magenta 61, 20123 Milano ** TUTORIAL TRACK 1: HYPERMEDIA FOR DECISION MAKERS ** T1 HYPERTEXT AND MULTIMEDIA FOR MANAGERS Robert J. Glushko, Passage Systems, Inc. November 30, 9.30 - 13.00 T2 COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AND HYPERMEDIA APPLICATIONS Pamela Samuelson, University of Pittsburgh Law School November 30, 14.30 - 18.00 T3 HYPERMEDIA FOR DECISION SUPPORT AND COOPERATIVE WORK Norbert Streitz, GMD - IPSI December 1, 9.30 - 13.00 T4 DOCUMENT STANDARDS: ODA VS SGML Robert Schlupp, RANK XEROX Switzerland December 1, 14.30 - 18.00 ** TUTORIAL TRACK 2: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ** T5 OPEN INTEGRATED HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS Matthias Rhiner, IBM Switzerland and University of Zurich November 30, 9.30 - 13.00 T6 MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS Stavros Christodoulakis, Tech. Univ. of Crete and Multimedia Systems Institute of Crete November 30, 14.30 - 18.00 T7 PEN COMPUTING: THE NEW MOBILITY OF INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS Norman Meyrowitz, GO Corporation December 1, 9.30 - 13.00 T8 VIRTUAL REALITY: EXPERIENCES BEYOND PHOTOREALISM Peter Broadwell, Silicon Graphics USA December 1, 14.30 - 18.00 ** TUTORIAL TRACK 3: HYPERMEDIA COMMUNICATION ** T9 NEW HORIZONS IN HYPERTEXT WRITING I: EXCITEMENT, TENSION, AND DRAMA: TOOLS FOR HYPERTEXT WRITERS Marc Bernstein, Eastgate Systems, Inc. November 30, 9.30 - 13.00 T10 NEW HORIZONS IN HYPERTEXT WRITING II: HYPERTEXT FICTION Robert Coover, novelist, Brown University November 30, 14.30 - 18.00 T11 DESIGNING INFORMATION FOR THE COMPUTER SCREEN Krzysztof Lenk, Rhode Island School of Design and Dynamic Diagrams, Inc. Paul Kahn, IRIS-Brown University and Dynamic Diagrams, Inc. December 1, 9.30 - 13.00 T12 CINEMA STRUCTURE AND HYPERMEDIA CINEMA STRUCTURE AND HYPERMEDIA D.B. Jones, Drexel University December 1, 14.30 - 18.00 ** TUTORIAL TRACK 4: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES ** T 13 (full day) DESIGN AND USE OF HYPERTEXT TECHNOLOGY Robert M. Akscyn, Knowledge Systems, Inc. November 30, 9.30 - 13.00; 14.30 - 18.00 T14 (full day) DESIGNING ONLINE DOCUMENTATION WITH THE AID OF HYPERTEXT Ann Rockley, Heather Fawcett - Information Design Solutions December 1, 10:00 - 13:30; 14.30 - 18.00 ** TUTORIAL TRACK 5: EDUCATION AND TEACHING ** T15 (full-day) EDUCATIONAL USES OF HYPERMEDIA: FROM DESIGN TO THE CLASSROOM Daniel M. Russell, Xerox PARC George P. Landow, Brown University November 30, 9.30 - 13.00; 14.30 - 18.00 T16 (full-day) HYPERTEXT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING Nancy Kaplan, University of Texas - Dallas Michael Joyce, Jackson Community College Elli Mylonas, Harvard University December 1, 9.30 - 13.00; 14.30 - 18.00 >From Enza Caputo - ECHT'92 Conference Secretariat E-mail: caputo@ipmel1.polimi.it Fax: +39-2-23993411 Phone: + 39-2-23993405 ********** I.A.3. Fr: Brian Kahin Re: Technological Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Networked Multimedia Environment Call for Papers "Technological Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property in the Networked Multimedia Environment" Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 3-5, 1993 sponsored by: Coalition for Networked Information Information Infrastructure Project Science, Technology and Public Policy Program, Harvard University Interactive Multimedia Association Program on Digital Open High Resolution Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology This workshop will map the territory between security issues and the need for practical, user-friendly systems for marketing information resources and services. It will survey the technological landscape, evaluate the potential benefits and risks of different mechanisms, define a research agenda, and frame related implementation and policy issues. The workshop will give special attention to how and where within the overall infrastructure different technologies are best implemented. It will present and analyze models for explaining protection systems and strategies. Papers are invited on the foregoing and on the capabilities and relationship of the following technologies and strategies: -- billing servers -- type of service identifiers, header descriptors, and other forms of labeling and tagging -- fingerprinting -- digital signatures -- contracting mechanisms and EDI licensing of intellectual property -- copy protection and serial copy management -- authentication servers and site licensing -- software envelopes -- encryption -- display-only systems -- concurrent use limitations -- structured charging -- technology assessment and risk analysis The workshop will be held at MIT and Harvard on February 3-5, 1993. Participation at the two-day event would be limited to 35- 40 invitees, but the papers will be revised for publication as part of Information Infrastructure Project's publication program. Abstracts of proposed papers should be sent to: Thomas Lee DOHRS/CTPID MIT E40-218 Cambridge, MA 02139 tlee@farnsworth.mit.edu 617-253-6828 Fax: 617-253-7326 or 617-253-7140 ********************************************************** II. QUERIES II.B.1. Hello out there. My name is Martha Shirley. I am a student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at The University Graduate School of Library and Information Studies at The University of Alabama.I would like to here from some folks about the ASIS Forun. Send messages to MSHIRLEY @ ua1vm Thanks! ********************************************************** IRLIST Digest is distributed from the University of California, Division of Library Automation, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA. 94612-3550. 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