SGES: The BCS Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (an ECCAI Member Society)

ES2002: Cambridge, England, December 10th-12th 2002
Second Call for Papers

http://www.bcs-sges.org/es2002/

ES2002 is the twenty-second Annual International Conference of the
British Computer Society's Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence (SGES).

The scope of the conference comprises the whole range of AI
technologies and application areas. Its principal aims are to review
recent technical advances in AI technologies and to show how these
advances have been applied to solve business problems. To meet these
objectives, there will be two parallel streams of refereed and invited
papers, one on technology and one on applications.  The programme also
includes tutorials to provide greater depth in selected topics. Our
aim is to have the widest possible appeal to the industrial,
commercial and academic communities throughout Europe.

As in previous years the conference aims to bring together researchers
and developers from a wide range of academic, research and industrial
backgrounds.  Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss their
ideas and problems with research staff working at the leading edge of
AI developments and with developers with experience of the practical
issues of getting systems into operation. The conference will qualify
for the IEE and BCS CPD schemes.

In addition to the formal sessions, the conference programme includes
a welcome reception and a Gala Dinner. Plenty of time has been
inserted into the programme to allow discussions with other delegates
and time to make new contacts and renew old acquaintances. ES2002
offers a valuable opportunity to keep up to date with developments in
AI and to share experiences in the practical issues of developing AI
based systems.

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The Technical Stream aims to present the best of recent developments
in AI, covering a wide range of technical areas. Contributions are
invited in the form of papers of up to fourteen A4 pages presenting
original work in AI. Areas of interest include (but are not restricted
to): knowledge based systems; knowledge engineering; semantic web;
constraint satisfaction; intelligent agents; machine learning; model
based reasoning; verification and validation of AI systems; natural
language understanding; case based reasoning; neural networks; genetic
algorithms; data mining and knowledge discovery in databases.

The Application Stream is the largest annual showcase in Europe of
real applications using AI technology. Contributions are invited in
the form of papers of up to fourteen A4 pages presenting case studies
describing the application of AI to address real-world problems.
Papers in recent years have covered all application domains, including
commerce, manufacturing and defence, and every major AI technique.
Papers are selected to highlight critical areas of success (and
failure) and to present the benefits and lessons of value to other
developers.  Submitted papers should make these points clear. Guidance
notes for Application Stream authors are available from the website.

Publication of Papers
The conference proceedings will again be published in book form by
Springer-Verlag in their BCS Conference series. The books will be
prepared from camera-ready copy supplied by the authors of accepted
papers.  Formatting specifications for the proceedings have been
provided by the publisher and are available from the website. Authors
will retain copyright in all papers published in the two volumes of
proceedings.

It is expected that as in previous years, the best six refereed papers
in each stream will be reprinted as a special issue of the
international journal Knowledge Based Systems.

Submission of Papers
Those wishing to submit papers are asked to give advance notice by
sending in an abstract as soon as possible. Papers must be submitted
as either Word 2000 or PDF files and uploaded to the conference
website by Monday June 17th 2002 at the latest. Authors must indicate
the stream to which their papers are being submitted. At least one
author of each accepted paper will be expected to attend the
conference to present it in person. Presenting authors will be asked
to register for the conference at the discounted speakers' rate when
they return the final camera-ready printed versions of their papers.

Tutorials
The Conference Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be
presented on the first day of the conference. These should be directed
in the first instance to the Tutorial Organiser.

Poster Session
A poster session is being organised to enable PhD and MSc students to
present work in progress. Details are available on the conference
website.

Exhibition
A tabletop exhibition will run alongside the Conference. There will be
a limited number of spaces available and potential exhibitors are
encouraged to book early, as these will be on a first-come,
first-served basis. Exhibitors should contact the Conference Chairman.

Sponsorship
The Conference Committee is keen to make contact with any
organisations that may wish to sponsor the Conference, in whole or in
part. Sponsorship will ensure the highest visibility for the
benefactor, both through the appearance of the company logo on all
promotional literature and in references to the Conference in all
media exposure prior to and after the event. Potential sponsors should
contact the Deputy Conference Chairman (Finance and Publicity).

Prizes
There are sponsored prizes (a trophy plus £500) for the best paper
submitted in each stream and a sponsored prize for the best-presented
paper (awarded on the basis of delegate voting).

IMPORTANT DATES

Title/Abstract Notification: As soon as possible
Full Paper Submission: 17th June 2002  (This deadline will not be
extended)
Notification of Acceptance: 31st July 2002
Camera Ready Paper: 13th September 2002

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Chairman: Dr Frans Coenen, University of Liverpool
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Deputy Conference Chairman (Finance and Publicity): Dr Robert Milne,
Intelligent Applications Ltd  ([log in to unmask])
Poster Session Chair: Mr Mike Moulton, University of Portsmouth
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Tutorial Organiser: Prof. Adrian Hopgood, Nottingham Trent University
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Application Programme Chair: Mrs Ann Macintosh, Napier University
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Deputy Application Programme Chair: Mr Richard Ellis, Stratum
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Technical Programme Chair: Professor Max Bramer, University of
Portsmouth ([log in to unmask])
Deputy Technical Programme Chair: Dr. Alun Preece, University of
Aberdeen ([log in to unmask])

ABSTRACTS AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO
Ms. Helen Forster (Conference Secretary, ES2002)
Email: [log in to unmask]

Note that papers must be submitted electronically. See the website for
details.