From: skalsky@aaai.org (Rick Skalsky)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: AAAI-92 AI-on-Line
Date: 17 Aug 92 15:35:10 GMT

The American Association for Artificial Intelligence 
Cordially Invites and Solicits Proposals from Exhibitors 
to Participate in:

AI-on-Line

in conjunction with the Fifth Annual Conference on 
Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence
July 11-16, 1993. The conference is collocated with 
AAAI-93 in Washington, D.C. Both conferences are 
sponsored by the American Association for Artificial 
Intelligence

AI-on-Line is a series of panels focusing on critical 
issues involved in AI development and deployment.  AI-
on-Line has become an integral part of IAAI, the 
Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence 
conference.  While IAAI showcases the most innovative 
deployed AI applications world-wide, AI-on-Line 
explores important issues involved in delivering 
effective and successful AI systems.

Panels have typically, but not exclusively, been organized 
by trade show vendors.  AAAI encourages vendors as well 
as other organizations or individuals to submit proposals 
for AI-on-Line panels.  Panelists are usually experienced 
AI users and have a strong business view of leveraging AI 
technology to achieve business benefit.  Sufficient time 
in each panel is allocated to allow audience questions 
and comments.

Requirements & Participation

Each panel should address a practical problem or theme 
of broad interest to developers of AI applications.  
Panelists should focus on specific issues, such as 
problems and solutions, technical trade-offs, managerial 
issues, organizational concerns, and challenges for the 
future.  Case studies can be used to illustrate the issues, 
but should not be the principal focus of the panel 
presentations.  (Case studies are the focus of IAAI.)

Panel proposals should include a description of the 
sessions, the name and full address and phone of the 
principal contact of the organizer, the name of the 
proposed panel moderator, and a list of proposed 
panelists.  The moderator should be impartial, and should 
not be affiliated with the sponsoring organization.  
Panelists should be selected to provide a balanced, 
unbiased panel where alternative views and approaches 
can be presented.

Panel proposals will be judged based on the importance 
and relevance of the proposed topic, and on the range and 
experience of the proposed panelists.


Content

Each panel will have the following format:

-  Sponsoring organizer introduces the panel moderator.
-  Brief summary of panel issues and objectives by 
moderator.
-  Short presentations (10 minute maximum) by 4-5 
panelists.
-  Quick summary or list of challenges by moderator.
-  Audience question-answer session.
-  Final summary by moderator.

Panelists should focus on the specific issues, using 
direct experience to support their positions.


Topics

The following topics are suggestions of panels that 
would be of particular interest to our audience:

-  Methodologies for AI Development (how do they 
compare and contrast with other methodologies?)
-  Management Involvement in AI Applications (how to 
overcome reluctant management)
-  Computing Return-on-Investment for AI Systems (how 
are AI systems costs justified?)
-  What Users are Buying in AI Today and Why (what's 
available and what's needed)
-  Embedded AI (AI components within products or large 
software systems)
-  Knowledge Acquisition (is it getting easier or harder?)

-  Evaluating and Validating AI Systems (how is it done 
and how effective is it?)
-  Maintenance of AI Systems (overcoming organizational 
and technical problems)
-  How Would You Do It Differently Today? (lessons 
learned)


Submission Deadline

The final deadline for submissions is January 8, 1993.  
Please send your proposals to:
   AI-on-Line
   American Association for Artificial Intelligence
   445 Burgess Drive
   Menlo Park, CA 94025-3496
   415-328-3123