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cogsci.ed.ac.uk>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% %% %% CALL FOR PAPERS %% %% %% %% ESSLLI Workshop on %% % Information Stucture, Discourse Structure and Discourse Semantics % %% %% %% http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~ivana/esslli01-wsh/ %% %% %% %% %% %% August 20-24, 2001 %% %% %% %% Helsinki, Finland %% %% %% %% The workshop is endorsed by SIGSEM: http://www.sigsem.org/ %% %% %% %% ESSLLI: http://www.helsinki.fi/esslli %% %% %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% BRIEF MISSION STATEMENT: - ------------------------------------------- This workshop aims to provide a forum for recent research on interactions between information structure (as a component of sentence-level semantics), discourse structure and discourse-level semantics. Both Information Structure (IS) and Discourse Structure (DS) are construed broadly here: - IS, as comprising structural and semantic properties of utterances relating to the discourse status of their content, the actual and attributed attentional states of the discourse participants, and the participants' prior and changing attitudes. - DS, as covering all aspects of the internal organizational structure of a discourse, an essential aspect being the use of explicit and implicit devices signifying links between clause and sentences. Understanding IS in light of DS and vice versa is not only justified on theoreticalgrounds: Experience with applications such as translating telephony and interactive query-answering makes it clear that a theory relating IS and DS is essential for accurate Natural Language Processing. The workshop aims to attract researchers in computational and theoretical linguistics and logic who are investigating IS-sensitive discourse processing and to facilitate contact, exchange of ideas and cooperation between them. We hope that the participants will transcend the difficulties caused by proliferating terminologies, and concentrate instead on investigating the interactions between IS and DS, with the goal of understanding how sentence-level semantic devices that make up IS symbiotically serve the needs of discourse cohesion and coherence. We seek contributions advancing beyond descriptive frameworks towards an explanatory account of how IS and DS, in whatever framework, interact to refer to and update a dynamically evolving representation of discourse context. The submitted papers will be refereed by the PC. See http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/~ivana/esslli01-wsh/ for more details. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: - --------------------------------------- Full papers addressing the above issues are solicited, not exceeding 5000 words including references. Each paper must contain a 5-10 lines abstract. A postscript or pdf version of the paper should be submitted (zipped) by e-mail to ivanaMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
di.fct.unl.pt>- ----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------- ICEIS-2001 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems Setubal, PORTUGAL July 7-10, 2001 http://www.iceis.org and http://www.est.ips.pt/iceis Organised by the School of Technology of Setubal, Portugal. With the collaboration of AAAI and IEEE (ComSoc and EnNet TC). SCOPE The purpose of this 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering different aspects of Enterprise Information Systems Applications, including Enterprise Database Technology, Systems Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Specification, Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce. ICEIS focuses on real world applications; therefore authors should highlight the benefits of Information Technology for industry and services. Ideas on how to solve business problems, using IT, will arise from the conference. Papers describing advanced prototypes, systems, tools and techniques and general survey papers indicating future directions are also encouraged. Papers describing original work are invited in any of the areas listed below. Accepted papers, presented at the conference by one of the authors, will be published in the Proceedings of ICEIS. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. Both full research reports and work-in-progress reports are welcome. There will be both oral and poster sessions. Special sessions, dedicated to case-studies and commercial presentations, as well as tutorials dedicated to technical/scientific topics are also envisaged: companies interested in presenting their products/methodologies or researchers interested in holding a tutorial are invited to contact the conference secretariat. Information concerning previous ICEIS editions (ICEIS'99 and ICEIS 2000) can be found at http://www.iceis.org and http://www.staffs.ac.uk/iceis TOPIC AREAS / CONFERENCE TRACKS Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas: 1. Databases and Information Systems Integration 2. Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems 3. Information Systems Analysis and Specification 4. Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce AREA 1: Databases and Information Systems Integration * Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources * Information Systems Architectures * Inter- and Intra-organisational Processes * Enterprise Resource Planning * Middleware Integration * Legacy Systems * Organisational Issues on Systems Integration * Distributed Database Applications * Object-Oriented Database Systems * Enterprise-Wide Client-Server Architecture * Database Security and Transaction Support * Data Warehouses * Multimedia Database Applications AREA 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems * Intelligent Agents * Industrial Applications of Artificial Intelligence * Strategic Decision Support Systems * Group Decision Support Systems * Applications of Expert Systems * Advanced Applications of Fuzzy Logic * Advanced Applications of Neural Network * Natural Language Interfaces to Intelligent Systems * Bayesian Networks * Evolutionary Programming * Agent-Oriented Programming * Coordination in Multi-Agent Systems * Intelligent Social Agents and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Applications * Intelligent Tutoring Systems * Software Agents: Agent-Based Modelling and Agent-Based Programming AREA 3: Information Systems Analysis and Specification * Systems Engineering Methodologies * Information Engineering Methodologies * Organisational Semiotics * Semiotics in Computing * Requirements Analysis * Ontology Engineering * Modelling Formalisms, Languages, and Notations (e.g. UML, ER variants) * CASE Tools for System Development * Modelling of Distributed Systems * Modelling Concepts and Information Integration Tools * Groupware and CSCW Systems Specification * Business Processes Re-engineering AREA 4: Internet Computing and Electronic Commerce * B2B and B2C Applications * Process Design and Organisational Issues in e-Commerce * E-Procurement and Web-based supply chain management * Market-spaces: market portals, hubs, auctions * Security, Privacy, Freedom of Information And Other Social and Ethical Issues * E-Learning and e-Teaching * Intranet and Extranet Business Applications * Agents for Internet Computing * Web Information Agents * Case studies on Electronic Commerce * Public sector applications of e-Commerce * Interactive and Multimedia Web Applications * Network Implementation Choices * Object Orientation in Internet and Distributed Computing * Internet and Collaborative Computing All papers will be reviewed by the International Programme Committee (see below). WORKSHOPS The following workshops are already confirmed. You can submit your papers to the workshops using the same guidelines as for the main conference. Deadlines are also the same unless explicitly stated otherwise. Please find further information about this subject on the workshops web page: http://www.iceis.org/workshops. W1: Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Information Systems (PRIS-2001) * W2: Workshop on New Developments on Digital Libraries (NDDL2001) W3: Workshop on Applications of JESS, the Java Expert System Shell (JESS-2001) W4: Workshop On Open Distributed Processing: Enterprise, Computation, Knowledge, Engineering, Realisation (WOODPECKER-2001) KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Professor Frank Dignum (University of Eindhoven / Holland) Dr. Tom Greene (MIT Laboratory for Computer Science / USA) Professor Anatol Holt (University of Milan / Italy) Professor Gio Wiederhold (Stanford University / USA) TUTORIALS Dr. Satya Chattopadhyay (University of Scranton / USA) - "Business Data Warehousing for Enterprise Management". Dr. Ulrich Reimer (Swiss Life Insurance / Switzerland) - "Organizational Memories for Capturing, Sharing, and Utilizing Knowledge". SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors should submit a paper in English of about 10 pages, up to 5.000 words, using the submission procedure indicated below. The programme committee will review all papers and the first author of each paper will be notified of the result, by email. Each paper should clearly indicate the nature of its technical/scientific contribution, and the problems, domains or environments to which it is applicable. Authors must also indicate the conference track to which the paper is submitted. Submitted papers should be formatted for A4 size paper, and must be written in English, and carefully checked for correct grammar and spelling. No restrictions are placed on the font size and style of the submitted papers. - Submission procedure A "blind" paper evaluation method will be used. To facilitate that, the authors are kindly requested to follow the indications below: * A paper's front-page must be provided, with: the title, author(s), affiliation(s), contact details, a list of keywords and an abstract. This page is to be provided as a separate file. * The full paper is to be provided as a separate file and MUST NOT have any reference to the authors. The manuscript must necessarily contain a title, an abstract and a list of keywords but NO NAMES OR CONTACT DETAILS WHATSOEVER are to be included. Postscript versions of the front-page and of the manuscript should be sent electronically, not compressed and not codified, to: secretariatMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue