The final camera-ready papers must be received by the Publications Chair no later than 15 May 1996. Invited sessions may include survey papers and possibly a panel discussion. Tutorials will be held on Sunday, June 9, 1996. Proposals for Panel Discussions will also be received with great interest. Its mountains are in excess of 2400 m. high, so that the winter snows melt throughout the spring making it a fertile land producing olives, almonds, oranges, grapes, and other fruits.
Cretan wine is excellent.
As a centrally located island, Crete has been a nexus of civilization and trade in the Mediterranean for at least 6000 years. The Minoan civilization, with city-states at Knossos and Phaestos, had close ties to the Egyptian and Hittite civilizations as well as the eastern Mediterranean and the Peloponnesus. The Louis Maleme Beach Hotel is towards the west end of Crete approximately 45 minutes west of Chania airport by rental car. Flights also arrive at Heraklion near the middle of Crete's north coast. The drive from Heraklion west to Chania is about 2 hours.