From: skalsky@aaai.org (Rick Skalsky)
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Subject: IAAI-93 Call for Papers
Date: 17 Aug 92 15:36:43 GMT

Call for Papers
IAAI-93

The Fifth Annual Conference on Innovative Applications 
of Artificial Intelligence will be held July 11-16, 1993, 
in Washington, D.C. The conference, collocated with 
AAAI-93, is sponsored by the American Association for 
Artificial Intelligence. IAAI-93's purpose is to showcase 
and promote AI applications of the highest caliber. The 
conference will highlight approximately twenty 
applications that represent the most innovative deployed 
AI applications world-wide.
   In addition to these case studies, IAAI will include 
"meet the author" sessions allowing people to talk 
directly with the award-winning authors, and AI-on-
Line, a series of panels which focus on the critical 
issues involved in successfully deploying AI applications. 
Focusing directly on business uses of AI, IAAI is 
complementary to the National Conference on Artificial 
Intelligence which emphasizes AI research results.
   IAAI-93 format will include IAAI plenary sessions, 
meet the author sessions and the AI-on-Line panels.
Program Chair
Philip Klahr, Inference Corporation
Program Cochair
Elizabeth Byrnes, Banker's Trust Company

Requirements for Submission
Papers must describe deployed applications with 
measurable benefits. We encourage authors to submit 
papers describing deployed applications that highlight 
any area of AI technology. Papers should be 10-15 pages 
in length, plus figures.

Timetable
Submit five (5) clearly legible complete copies of papers 
(hard copies only-we cannot accept computer files) to 
the AAAI office by January 15, 1993. Papers received 
after this date will be returned unopened. Notification of 
receipt will be mailed to the first author (or designated 
author) soon after receipt. All inquiries regarding lost 
papers must be made by January 22, 1993.
   Papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on 
February 20, 1993. Notification of acceptance or 
rejection will be mailed to the first author (or 
designated author) by February  26, 1993. Final paper 
version is due on April 2, 1993.

Content
Papers should cover the following topics:

Task or Problem Description
Describe the task the application performs or the 
problem it solves. State clearly the objectives of the 
application. Explain why an AI solution was important for 
this application. If other solutions were tried and failed, 
outline these solutions and the reasons for their failure.

Application Description
Describe the application. Give technical details about 
design and implementation. State what AI technology is 
used, why this technology was chosen, and why more 
traditional approaches are inadequate. What key aspects 
of AI technology enabled the application to succeed?
   If applicable, describe how AI technology is integrated 
with other technology. If an AI shell or product is used, 
explain the decision criteria used to select it. Describe 
any insights you may have gained about the application of 
AI technology.
   Explain what makes this application unique and why 
you consider it innovative. Does it demonstrate a new 
technology? Apply an existing technology to a new 
domain? Apply an old technology to an old domain in an 
innovative way? Demonstrate a novel integration of 
different technologies?

Application Use and Payoff
State how long the application has been deployed. Explain 
how widely the application is being used, how often it is 
used, and by whom.
   Describe the application's payoff. What measurable 
benefits have resulted from its use? What additional 
benefits do you expect over time?
   Quantify the benefits (e.g. in terms of financial return 
or time saved or earned).

Application Development & Deployment
Describe the development process. How long did 
application development take? How many developers 
were involved? What was the cost of development and 
how was this cost justified?
   Explain how the application was validated before 
deployment.
Describe the deployment process. How long did 
deployment take? What was involved in deployment (e.g. 
transfer to a new hardware platform, reimplementation 
with a different shell, development and delivery of a 
user training program, distribution to geographically 
distant sites)?
   Quantify the costs of development and deployment (e.g. 
in terms of money or person-years).

Maintenance
Describe your experience with and plans for maintenance 
of the application. Who maintains the knowledge base 
(e.g. original developers, domain specialists, less-
experienced maintainers)? How often is update needed? 
Is knowledge in this domain expected to change over 
time? How does the design of the applications facilitate 
update? Have you automated knowledge-base update in 
any way?

Presentation
The authors of each successful submission will have 
forty (40) minutes to present the application at the 
conference. We encourage presenters to employ audio-
visual media (such as videotape or live computer 
projection) to demonstrate their applications.

Publication
Successful authors will receive the Annual Innovative 
Applications Award and will be highlighted in a 
subsequent issue of AI Magazine.
   The proceedings on the conference will be published as 
a book, Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence 
5. Authors will be required to transfer copyrights of 
their papers to AAAI.

Submission
Please send papers and conference registration inquiries 
to:
IAAI-93
American Association for Artificial Intelligence, 445 
Burgess Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-3496
415-328-3123

Registration and clarification inquiries (ONLY) may be 
sent by email: iaai@aaai.org

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