From: bengio@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Bengio Samy)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: ITS'92: Registration
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:10:47 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal




                                 ITS'92

                   Second International Conference on 
                      Intelligent Tutoring Systems

                            June 10-12 1992
                         Universite de Montreal
                            Montreal, Quebec
                                 Canada



                        Topics of Interest
                        ------------------

Architectures for ITS, Student modelling, Teaching and learning strategies,
Cognitive models, Discovery environments, Learning environments, Software
tools for tutoring, Knowledge representation in ITS, Neural models applied
to ITS, Design issues, Empirical studies, Practical issues in ITS, Real
world applications, Alternatives to one-on-one tutoring, Evaluation and
testing of ITS, Help and advising systems, Collaborative learning, Situated
learning, Negotiated tutoring, Formal models.


                          Invited speakers
                          ----------------

John R. ANDERSON (Depart. of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

     -> Intelligent Tutoring and High School Mathematics

Benedict du BOULAY (School of Cognitive and Comp. Sciences, University of 
     Sussex, UK).

     -> Programming environments for novices

Joost BREUKER (Social Science Informatics, University of Amsterdam, 
     The Netherlands)

     -> The Generality Watchers: ITS caught between science and engineering

William CLANCEY (Institute for Research on Learning, Palo-Alto, USA)

     -> Guidon-Manage Revisited: A Socio-Technical Systems Approach

Jim GREER (ARIES Laboratory University of Saskatchewan, Canada).

     -> Granularity and Context in Learning

Alan LESGOLD (Learning Research & Development Center, Pittsburgh, USA)

     -> Going from Intelligent Tutors to Tools for Learning 


                             Tutorials
                             ---------

1. Architecture of ITSs, June 8th AM

     Beverly WOOLF (U. of Massachussets at Amherst, USA)

2. Expert Critiquing Systems, June 8th PM

     B. SYLVERMAN (The George Washington University, USA)

3. AI Applications in Training, June 9th AM

     M. JONES (Alberta Research Council, Canada)

4. Interactive Learning Environments, June 9th PM

     Elliot SOLOWAY (University of Michigan, USA) 



                       Conference Registration
                       -----------------------


Name       :                                                
Affiliation:                                                
Address    :                                               
           :                                                      
City       :            State   :                          
Zip        :           	Country :                      
Tel.       : (    )                                                   
E-mail     :                                                 


                                Conference fees
                                ---------------

In order to receive the member discount registration fees, enter your ACM,
AFCET, IEEE, CSCSI, No or proof of membership
                                                     
Please circle the appropriate choice

                Up to April 30        After April 30

Member             $280                    $340
Non-member         $330                    $390
Student            $ 75                    $100
Banquet            $ 35


                                 Tutorials fees
                                 --------------

                Up to April 30        After April 30

Each tutorial      $120                    $160
(half-day)

Please enroll me in the following tutorials

                     1      2       3      4


Check     Visa     Master Card
CC#                                                           
Expiration date                                          
Total                                Can $
Signature                                                   



                      ITS'92 Registration Fees
                      ------------------------

Member (ACM, IEEE, AFCET, CSCSI) and normal fees include :
conference, proceedings, 3 lunches, evening reception, coffee-breaks, bus
transportation (hotel-conference).

Student fees include conferences, lunches and coffee-breaks. They are only
granted to full time students. A letter from the department head verifying
status or a photocopy of the id student card is required.

All the fees are in Canadian dollars and include all taxes.

Payments can be made by Master card, Visa, or by draft on a Canadian bank
in Canadian dollars to ITS-92.

   **************************************************************
   *   All registrations should be sent to:                     *
   *                                                            *
   *         Martine Gemme either                               *
   *                                                            *
   *   by fax : (514) 343-5834                                  *
   *   by email : gemme@iro.umontreal.ca                        *
   *   or by post :                                             *
   *                                                            *
   *        ITS'92                                              *
   *        Dept d'IRO                                          *
   *        Universite de Montreal                              *
   *        C.P. 6128 succ. A                                   *
   *        Montreal (Quebec) Canada                            *
   *        H3C 3J7                                             *
   *                                                            *
   **************************************************************



                            Accommodations
                            --------------

We have reserved several blocks of rooms in hotels; rooms are guaranteed
until April 20th and afterwards only according to availability.  However,
since in June a lot of festivities are to be organized for the
commemoration of the 350th anniversary of Montreal, we recommend that you
make your reservations  as soon as possible directly with the hotel of your
choice. Hotels are located downtown and bus transportation will be made
from the hotels to the conference site. The prices listed below are in
Canadian dollars and do not include local taxes.

     Hotel La Citadelle
     410, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
     Montreal (Quebec) H3A 1B3
     tel : (514) 844-8851
     fax : (514) 844-0912
     Canada : 1 800 263-8967
     $100 single or double

     Howard Johnson Plaza Montreal
     475, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
     Montreal (Quebec) H3A 2L9
     tel : (514) 842-3961
     fax : (514) 842-0945
     $95 single or double
     $125 junior suite, single or double

     Hotel Meridien Montreal
     4, Complexe Desjardins
     Montreal (Quebec) H5B 1E5
     tel : (514) 285-1450
     fax : (514) 285-1243
     Canada, E-U, Overseas : 1 800 543-4300
     $105 single or double
     
     Le Chateau Versailles
     1659, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
     Montreal (Quebec)  H3H 1E3
     tel : (514) 933-3611
     Fax : (514) 933-7102
     Canada : 1 800 361-7199
     USA : 1 800 361-3664
     $95 single or double

     Le Nouvel Hotel
     1740, boul. Rene-Levesque Ouest
     Montreal (Quebec)  H3H 1R3
     Tel : (514) 931-8841
     Fax : (514) 931-3233
     $92 standard rooms, single or double
     $102 luxury rooms, single or double

     L'Hotel Shangrila
     3407, rue Peel
     Montreal (Quebec) H3A 1W7
     Tel : (514) 288-4141
     Fax : (514) 288-3021
     Canada and E-U : 1 800 361-7791
     $99 $ Breakfast included, single or double



                        Special accommodations
                        ----------------------

A limited number of low cost rooms at the Universite de Montreal (students:
$21/day,  $90/week, plus taxes; others: $31/day, plus taxes) or at the
College Brebeuf close to the university (24$ plus taxes), have been
reserved in priority for students. Rooms are held until April 15, and after
that, according to availabilities. Reservations (indicating ITS'92) should
be addressed directly to Lise Julien, service des residences de
l'Universite de Montreal, Tel: (514) 343-6531 ext 8990, Fax : (514)
343-2353 or to Jacques Fournier, Fax (514) 342-0130 for the College
Brebeuf.


                           Air transportation
                           ------------------

Air Canada has been appointed the official Airline for  the ITS' 92
conference. By calling 1-800-361-7585, in North America, and quoting Event
No. CV920143, you can benefit from savings of up to 65% on the regular
Hospitality Class, with a minimum guaranteed saving of 15% on the full
Hospitality and Executive Class services.

As an added incentive, Air Canada will provide an additional 5% reduction
on its North American Excursion Fares ( Booking Classes V, H and B), with
the exception of flights to/from Florida.

To be eligible for the above savings, ask your Ticket Agent at Voyages
d'une Vie, Inc. (fax 514-844-5372) or Air Canada, to enter CV920143 in the
Tour Code box and ITS-92 in the Endorsement box, when purchasing your
ticket regardless of the fare basis.

If you are originating from an international point, you may either contact
the local Air Canada Office or your local Travel Agency, with the above
ticketing instructions.

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Samy Bengio	E-mail: bengio@iro.umontreal.ca	     Fax:       (514) 343-5834
		Tel: (514) 343-6111 ext. 3494/3545   Residence: (514) 495-3869
		Universite de Montreal, Dept. IRO, C.P. 6128, Succ. A,
		Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 3J7