From: jkk@aiai.uucp (John Kingston)
Newsgroups: comp.ai,uk.misc,ai.msgs,uk.events
Subject: Call for Participation: Advanced Software Technologies In Scheduling
Date: 5 Oct 92 13:17:27 GMT
Reply-To: D_Lloyd@cix.compulink.co.uk
Organization: AIAI, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

International Conference & Exhibitions

ADVANCED SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCHEDULING

Call for Participation


Worldwide, a substantial investment has been made in the development
of advanced software for scheduling systems, as applied across the
widest possible range of industrial and commercial applications.
Classical techniques and methods drawn from "intelligent systems"
research have all benefited from industrial and government funding,
almost always in anticipation of the significant payback that can be
achieved through even small improvements in productivity.

A new conference and exhibition is now being planned for the Spring of
1993, to be held in London, England and your participation is invited
-- to submit a paper -- to lead a tutorial and/or workshop -- to
provide relevant product demonstrations -- or to attend as a
delegate.

The co-organisers of the conference are AIAI at the University of
Edinburgh and Applied Workstations Limited (AWL).  AIAI are leading
authorities on the development of advanced methods for scheduling
systems and other complex applications.  AWL specialises in the
planning, organisation and funding of conferences in the "advanced
software" sector.

Submission of Papers

The conference programme is expected to comprise two tracks.  The
Technical track will deal with novel techniques and methods for
scheduling and this track will be of particular interest to all
persons working in both theoretical and applied research.  Topics that
we would be keen to see presented include:

Constraint-based Scheduling	Incremental Rescheduling
Distributed Scheduling		Incorporation of operations research methods
Measures of schedule quality 	Exploiting human knowledge during schedule generation
Reactive Scheduling		Techniques to achieve robust schedules

The Applications track is intended for the presentation of case studies
of "advanced" scheduling solutions, with priority given to
presentations of operational systems.  We are hoping to receive
submissions from every market sector and especially:

Manufacturing:	Job Shop Scheduling
Space:		Mission sequencing
Transport:	Flight and crew scheduling
Defence:	Troop Transportation/Logistics
Administration:	Rostering and Timetabling
General:	Project Management

All papers will be fully refereed as a condition of acceptance; and an
award is planned for the Best Paper.

Your submission is now invited and should be in the form of papers of
up to 5,000 words.  To assist with our planning of the conference may
we request that all persons intending to submit a paper provide us
with a working title and short abstract at the earliest opportunity
(by fax to +44 306 631696 or by e-mail to
<d_lloyd@cix.compulink.co.uk>).  Full details regarding the precise
format required for your final submission will then be sent to you by
return.  The deadline for the submission of full papers is 27th
November 1992.   It is expected that all accepted papers will be
published in book form.

Also, please note that the current economic climate means that
substantial commercial support for the event is less likely than in
previous years and so presenters of submitted papers will be asked to
cover their costs of attending the conference by paying at a heavily
discounted "speaker" rate.

Tutorials and Workshop

It is planned that the conference will be supported by a number of
in-depth tutorials and workshops.  Proposals regarding the content and
scope for such additional events should be sent to the Conference
Secretariat.

Exhibition and Product Displays

Product demonstrations are an important feature of all "advanced
technology" conferences and a modest exhibition will be arranged to
accompany the event.  In addition to conference delegates it is likely
that such an exhibition will be of interest to a substantial number of
non-delegate visitors.  Accordingly, the organisers will be taking
steps to promote the complete event as widely as possible.
In addition to the product demonstrations, there will be many further
opportunities for companies to sponsor this important new conference
and hence provide additional visibility for their products and
services.  Please call the Conference Secretariat for further details.

Delegates

Please register your interest in attending this conference by writing,
faxing or e-mailing the Conference Secretariat at the address given
below.  There will be significant discounts for early bookings.  The
full conference brochure and provisional programme should be available
in February 1993.

Conference Secretariat

For further information about this new conference please contact:
                David Lloyd
                Applied Workstations Limited
                PO Box 110, Dorking
                Surrey, RH5 5YJ
                United Kingdom

e-mail D_Lloyd@cix.compulink.co.uk











John Kingston,                               | 
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AIAI, University of Edinburgh                | is the problem of the heart
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