Call for Tutorial Proposals

The IJCAI-99 Program Committee invites proposals for the Tutorial Program for IJCAI-99, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. Tutorials will be held in the period of August 1-2, immediately before the start of the main conference.

Tutorials will be offered both on standard topics and on new and more advanced topics.

A list of suggested topics for tutorials is given below; this list is only a guide, however, and other topics will be considered.

Important Dates for Tutorials

• October 1, 1998: Proposal Submission Deadline
• November 4, 1998: Acceptance Notification
• December 1, 1998: Deadline for Receipt of Title, Abstract, and Speaker Biography
• April 30, 1999: Deadline for Receipt of Course Materials
• August 1 - 2, 1999: IJCAI-99 Tutorials

Requirements for Submission

Those interested in presenting a tutorial should submit a proposal to the IJCAI-99 Tutorial Chair, Prof. Boi Faltings. A tutorial proposal should contain the following information:

• A brief description of the tutorial, suitable for inclusion in the conference registration brochure.
• A detailed outline of the tutorial.
• The necessary background and potential target audience for the tutorial.
• A description of why the tutorial topic is of interest to a substantial part of the IJCAI audience.
• A brief resume of the presenter(s), which should include name, postal address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address if available, background in the tutorial area, any available example of work in the area (ideally, a published tutorial-level article on the subject), evidence of teaching experience (including references that address the proposer's presentation ability), and evidence of scholarship in AI/computer science (equivalent to a published IJCAI conference paper or tutorial syllabus).

Those submitting a proposal should keep in mind that tutorials are intended to provide an overview of the field; they should present reasonably well established information in a balanced way. Tutorials should not be used to advocate a single avenue of research, nor should they promote a product.

Timetable

Proposals must be received by October 1, 1998. Decisions about topics and speakers will be made by November 4, 1998. Accepted tutorial presenters must provide title and abstract for their tutorial, and a brief biography and photograph for publicity, by December 1, 1998. They will then be sent a set of guidelines for the preparation of course materials, which will be due on April 30, 1999. Please note that IJCAI will normally duplicate no more than 200 pages per participant.

IJCAI reserves the right to cancel any tutorial if deadlines are missed or if too few attendees register for the tutorial to support the costs of running the tutorial.

Proposals should be sent to: