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ES98: The Eighteenth SGES International Conference on Knowledge Based Systems and Applied Artificial Intelligence Cambridge, UK December 14th-16th 1998 The conference brochure for ES98 giving full details of the programme is now out. There is also a conference website at http://www.bcs-sges.org where full details of the conference including a copy of the registration form are available. NOTE that all paid up members of SGES as at October 31st 1998 are entitled to register at a reduced rate. There is a late booking penalty for all registrations received after November 13th 1998. All enquiries about the conference should be addressed to Miss Linsay Turbert: Conference Secretariat ES98 Intelligent Applications Ltd 1 Michaelson Square Livingston West Lothian, EH54 7DP UK Tel: +44 (0)1506 47 20 47 Fax: +44 (0)1506 47 22 82 Email: [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------------------------- ES98 is the eighteenth International Conference of the British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Expert Systems (SGES). The two principal aims of the Conference are to review the recent technical advances in Knowledge-based systems technology and to show how this leading edge technology has been applied to solve business problems. To meet these objectives, ES98 has a number of parallel sessions on both the technology and applications. The programme also includes a preliminary day of tutorials to provide greater depth in four selected topics. We are confident that ES98 has the widest possible appeal to the industrial, commercial and academic communities. A MAJOR TWO-DAY CONFERENCE (DECEMBER 15th-16th) The papers in both the Technical and Application Streams have been selected through a rigorous process of refereeing. The papers in the Application Track have been chosen to reflect the practical issues of applying the technology to real world problems. Papers from both tracks will be published as separate volumes of the Conference proceedings - Research and Development in Expert Systems XV and Applications and Innovations in Expert Systems VI. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The Conference is aimed at those who wish to update themselves with news and views of recent developments, understand how other groups are applying the technology and exchange ideas with leading international experts in the field. Our goal, as always, is for ES98 to be a meeting place for the international knowledge based systems community. The two-track Conference, the Tutorials and the Exhibition are designed to provide a wide range of options for delegates, whether they are newcomers to the technology or seasoned practitioners. The social programme provides an opportunity to relax, meet old friends and make new contacts. INVITED SPEAKERS Professor David Goldberg, Univ. Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA The Race, the Hurdle and the Sweet Spot: Three Lessons from Genetic Algorithm Design for the Understanding of Human Innovation Robert Taylor : KPMG, UK Expert Systems in the Knowledge Management Era TUTORIALS (DECEMBER 14th) ES98 is supported by four state-of-the-art tutorials: NeuroFuzzy - Using Neural Networks Combined with Fuzzy Logic in Financial Applications Bill Edisbury: Npower Ltd, UK Knowledge Bases for Ill-Structured Knowledge Dr. Andrew Basden: University of Salford, UK Putting Data Mining to Work Alan Montgomery: Integral Solutions Ltd, UK Knowledge Asset Management: Identification of Problems and Selection of Appropriate AI Solutions Ian Filby & Ann Macintosh: AIAI, University of Edinburgh, UK The presenters are all technical authorities in their own right. Delegates will find these tutorials to be especially valuable where there is a current need to consider the introduction of these technologies into their own organisations. THE GREAT DEBATE "Intelligent agents are just the latest in a series of popular and short lived fads that have plagued AI since its inception." Chairman: Richard Ellis, Crew Services For the Motion. Proposer: Ian Graham, Ian Graham Associates Against the Motion. Proposer: Rick Magaldi, British Airways ____________________________________________ Max Bramer Professor of Information Technology, University of Portsmouth and Chairman BCS-SGES URL: http://www.dis.port.ac.uk/~bramerma/ and http://www.bcs-sges.org Email (preferred address): [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%