*********************************************************************** C A L L F O R P A P E R S ============================= The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IC-AI'2000) June 26 - 29, 2000 Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The 2000 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26 - 29, 2000. The IC-AI'2000 will be held simultaneously (same location and dates) with The International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA) and The International Conference on Imaging Science, Systems, and Technology (CISST). (A link to IC-AI'2000 web site will soon be available from: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) You are invited to submit a draft paper of about 4 pages and/or a proposal to organize a technical session (see below for submission information). All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. THE NAMES OF TECHNICAL SESSION CHAIRS WILL APPEAR AS ASSOCIATE EDITORS ON THE COVER OF THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: O. Intelligent Information Systems O. Intelligent Software Engineering O. Intelligent Agents O. Intelligent Networks O. Intelligent Databases O. Brain Models O. Evolutionary Algorithms O. Data mining O. Machine Learning O. Reasoning Strategies O. Automated Problem Solving O. Distributed AI Algorithms and Techniques O. Distributed AI Systems and Architectures O. Expert Systems O. Fuzzy Logic O. Genetic Algorithms O. Heuristic Searching O. Knowledge Acquisition O. Knowledge Discovery O. Knowledge Representation O. Knowledge-Intensive Problem Solving Techniques O. Languages and Programming Techniques for AI O. Software Tools for AI O. Natural Language Processing O. Neural Networks and Applications O. Multisource Information Fusion: Theory and Applications O. Multisource-Multisensor Data Fusion O. Learning and Adaptive Sensor Fusion O. Multisensor Data Fusion Using Neural and Fuzzy Techniques O. Integration of AI with other Technologies O. Evaluation of AI Tools O. Evolutionary Computation O. Social Impact of AI O. Applications - Computer Vision O. Applications - Signal Processing O. Applications - Military O. Applications - Surveillance O. Applications - Robotics O. Applications - Medicine O. Applications - Pattern Recognition O. Applications - Face Recognition O. Applications - Finger Print Recognition O. Applications - Finance and Marketing O. Applications - Stock Market O. Applications - Education O. Emerging Applications SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (about 4 pages) to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below) by the due date. E-mail and Fax submissions are also acceptable. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, and Fax number for each author. The first page should also include the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of 5 keywords. PROPOSAL FOR ORGANIZING TECHNICAL SESSIONS: Each technical session will have at least 6 paper presentations. The session chairs will be responsible for all aspects of their sessions; including, soliciting papers, reviewing, selecting, ... The names of session chairs will appear as Associate Editors in the conference proceedings. After the conference, some sessions will be considered for publication in appropriate journals as Special Issues with the session proposer as the Guest Editor of the journal. Proposals to organize technical sessions should include the following information: name and address (+ E-mail) of proposer, title of session, a 100-word description of the topic of the session, and a short description on how the session will be advertised (in most cases, session proposers solicit papers from colleagues and researchers whose work is known to the session proposer). Mail your proposal to H. R. Arabnia (address is given below); E-mail submissions are preferred. EVALUATION PROCESS: Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready papers will be reviewed by one person. PUBLICATION: The conference proceedings will be published by CSREA Press (ISBN). The proceedings will be available at the conference. Some accepted papers will also be considered for journal publication (soon after the conference). ORGANIZERS/SPONSORS: A number of university faculty members and their staff in cooperation with the Monte Carlo Resort (Conference Division, Las Vegas ), will be organizing the conference. The conference will be sponsored by Computer Science Research, Education, & Applications Press (CSREA: USA Federal EIN # 58-2171953) in cooperation with research centers, international associations, international research groups, and developers of high-performance machines and systems. The complete list of sponsors and co-sponsors will be available at a later time. (Last conference's sponsors included: CSREA, the National Supercomputing Center for Energy and the Environment - DOE, The International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, The International Technology Institute (ITI), The Java High Performance Computing research group, World Scientific and Engineering Society, Sundance Digitial Signal Processing Inc., the Computer Vision Research and Applications Tech., ...) LOCATION OF CONFERENCE: The conference will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities and over 3000 rooms. The hotel is minutes from the Las Vegas airport with free shuttles to and from the airport. This hotel has many vacation and recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, casino, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, Easy River water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, ... Many of these attractions are open 24 hours a day and most are suitable for families and children. The negotiated hotel's room rate for conference attendees is very reasonable (79USD + tax) per night (no extra charge for double occupancy) for the duration of the conference. The hotel is within walking distance from most other Las Vegas attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining and night clubs, free street shows, ...). For the benefit of our international colleagues: the state of Nevada neighbors with the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona. Las Vegas is only a few driving hours away from other major cities, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... EXHIBITION: An exhibition is planned for the duration of the conference. We have reserved 20+ exhibit spaces. Interested parties should contact H. R. Arabnia (address is given below). All exhibitors will be considered to be the co-sponsors of the conference. IMPORTANT DATES: February 28, 2000 (Monday): Draft papers (about 4 pages) due April 3, 2000 (Monday): Notification of acceptance May 1, 2000 (Monday): Camera-Ready papers & Prereg. due June 26 - 29, 2000: IC-AI'2000 Conference Proposals to organize technical sessions should be submitted as soon as possible. All accepted papers are expected to be presented at the conference. MEMBERS OF PROGRAM & ORGANIZING COMMITTEES: The Program Committee is currently being formed. Those interested in joining the Program Committee should email H. R. Arabnia (hra@cs.uga.edu) the following information: Name, affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address, tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with research interests. OTHER INFORMATION: It is planned to add other related conferences to be held simultaneously (same location and dates) creating an international multiconference. Each conference will have it's own proceedings and technical/research sessions. CONFERENCE CONTACT: Hamid R. Arabnia The University of Georgia Department of Computer Science 415 Graduate Studies Research Center Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, U.S.A. Tel: (706) 542-3480 Fax: (706) 542-2966 E-mail: hra@cs.uga.edu (A link to IC-AI'2000 web site will soon be available from: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta) ***********************************************************************