IJCAI-97 Workshop on Spatial and Temporal Reasoning Call for Participation Description: ------------ IJCAI and the organizers solicit participation in this workshop on spatial and temporal issues in representation and reasoning. Despite many obvious differences, techniques applied in both temporal and spatial aspects of problem domains are often very similar: constraint propagation, relation algebra, granularity control, and others. Even applications, such as planning and path finding, are often closely related. The Workshop on Spatial and Temporal Reasoning focuses on major problems facing the developers and users of temporal and spatial models in all areas of AI and in computer science. The organizers seek to establish a solid space-time bridge among the researchers in disciplines where spatio-temporal issues are a key concern. The workshop is open to all members of the AI community. Workshop Format: ---------------- The opportunity for interaction and exchange among the participants will be maximized. Using a varied format of invited presentations, keynote address, panel, and open discussion, participants are expected to become involved in the discussion, potentially leading to new insights about the interfaces between space and time, AI and Systems, and other related domains. A major goal of this workshop is to work towards a foundation of spatio-temporal reasoning. We therefore request authors to point out in their papers what they consider to be basic notions, concepts, algorithms, etc. necessary to understand the paper (but not explained in the paper). We intend to compile a list of those notions, concepts, algorithms, etc. and to make this list available to the participants before the workshop. Attendance: ----------- Around 40 participants will be selected to attend the workshop, contributing and participating in discussions. Accepted papers will be included in the Workshop Working Notes to be distributed by IJCAI. Screening will be based on reviews and relevance to the workshop goals, favoring papers incorporating a synthesis or spanning more than one traditional area (see description); a mix of views is sought. Participants are advised that they must register for the IJCAI conference and pay the corresponding fees as well as a US50 workshop fee. Submission Requirements: ------------------------ Electronic submissions are solicited in Tex, Latex, or PostScript format. The papers, starting with title, authors' names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and email addresses, followed by keywords, and concluding with relevant bibliographic references, should fit on 4 to 10 single-spaced typewritten 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 pages, in the form of an extended abstract or complete research, survey, or position paper. Selection of participants will be based on relevance to the indicated focus of the workshop, clarity of the work submitted, and the strength of the research. Submission Deadline: February 24, 1997 Notification Date: March 24, 1997 Final Date for camera-ready copies: April 16, 1997 Submit To: Gerard Ligozat Workshop Chairs: ---------------- Frank D. Anger C.S. Dept., Univ. W. Florida Mailing Address: 214 Elmar Dr. SE Vienna, VA 22180 (703) 306-1911, fax: 306-1947 fanger@nsf.gov Hans W. Guesgen Computer Science Department University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand (+64) (9) 373-7599 fax: (+64) (9) 373-7453 hans@cs.auckland.ac.nz Gerard Ligozat LIMSI, Universite Paris XI P.O. Box 133 91403 Orsay, France (+33) 01 69 85 80 18 fax: (+33) 01 69 85 80 88 ligozat@limsi.fr