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From: fen@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: IJCAI91
Message-ID: <1991Apr15.235724.466@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
Date: 16 Apr 91 05:57:24 GMT
References: <9104112019.AA16151@endor.harvard.edu>
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In article <9104112019.AA16151@endor.harvard.edu>, morrow@DAS.HARVARD.EDU writes:
> 
> Please post the following.
> ====================================
> 
> 
> ==========================================================================
> 
>   12th INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
> 
> 		    24 - 30 August, 1991
> 
> 	  * Darling Harbour * Sydney * Australia *
> 
> 
> 			  IJCAI-91
> 			  ========
> 
> IJCAI-91 will be held at Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, 24-30
> August, 1991.  Professor Barbara Grosz of Harvard University is the
> Conference Chair; Professor John Mylopoulos and Professor Ray Reiter,
> both of the University of Toronto, are Program CoChairs; and
> Professor Michael McRobbie of the Australian National University is
> the Australian National Committee Chair. Dr. Donald Walker of
> Bellcore is Secretary-Treasurer for the Conference.
> 
> 	REGISTRATION BROCHURES AND FORMS FOR IJCAI-91
> 	=============================================
> 
> The Australian National Committee has arranged for Registration
> Brochures and Forms for IJCAI-91, to be obtained by three methods:
> hard copy, ftp, e-mail.  These are described below.  As noted
> below, the e-mail option is an option of last resort only.
> 
> *******************************************************************************
> 
> 	               IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP PROGRAM 
> 		       =========================
> 
> It is strongly recommended that people interested in the IJCAI-91
> Workshop Program obtain a copy of the Registration Brochure via
> anonymous ftp (see below) as soon as possible since the closing date
> for submissions for all workshops is 15 May, or in some cases earlier.
> 
> *******************************************************************************
> 
> 
>                     OBTAINING REGISTRATION BROCHURES
>                     ================================
> 
> 1. Hard Copies
> --------------
> 
> Hard copies of the Registration Brochures will be available
> mid- to late April, 1991.
> 
> Brochures will then be mailed to all current members of the national
> and regional AI societies and interest groups in the following
> countries: Australia, Canada, China, Europe (to all who receive AICOM
> publications), Japan, Korea, Mexico, United States (AAAI), USSR, and
> to all people who have requested information from IJCAI-91 Conference
> Committee members or the IJCAI-91 Secretariat.  Attempts are being
> made to send mail to Eastern European countries as well.
> 
> Anyone who is not a member of one of these societies or does not
> receive a brochure by mid-May can request one by sending an e-mail
> message to: 
> 
> 	ijcai.rego.hardcopy@vulcan.anu.edu.au
> 
> PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN E-MAIL ADDRESS TO WHICH *ONLY* E-MAIL
> REQUESTS FOR *HARD COPIES* OF THE REGISTRATION BROCHURES AND FORMS
> SHOULD BE SENT. IT IS *NOT* A GENERAL IJCAI CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS.
> 
> Requests for hard copies of the Registration Brochure and Form and
> any other enquiries concerning IJCAI-91, can be made directly to:
> 
> 	IJCAI-91 Secretariat
> 	PO Box 787
> 	Potts Point, NSW 2011
> 	AUSTRALIA
> 
> 	Tel: (+61-2) 3572600
> 	Fax: (+61-2) 3572950
> 
> 
> 2. Anonymous ftp
> ----------------
> 
> For those connected to the Internet, the IJCAI Registration Brochure
> and Form are available as compressed POSTSCRIPT files via anonymous
> ftp from
> 
> 	vulcan.anu.edu.au (IP number 130.56.4.173) (in /IJCAI)
> 
> and from
> 
> 	uunet.uu.net (alias ftp.uu.net, IP number 137.39.1.2) (in /doc/IJCAI)
> 
> **********************************************************************
> NOTE: So as to reduce unnecessary network traffic and the number of
> transfers from vulcan.anu.edu.au, please make the relevant POSTSCRIPT
> files publicly available at your site. Please contact your local
> system manager for details of how best to do so.
> **********************************************************************
> 
> To transfer the Registration Brochure and Form proceed as follows:
> 
> 	diana 201 $ ftp vulcan.anu.edu.au
> 	Connected to vulcan.anu.edu.au.
> 	220 vulcan FTP server ($Header: ftpd.c 2.5 89/12/15 $) ready.
> 	Name (vulcan.anu.edu.au:gustav): anonymous
> 	331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
> 	Password:
> 
> Now type in your full e-mail address as password (it will be logged).
> After a successful login change to directory IJCAI. You can issue the
> command "ls" to see the contents of that directory:
> 
> 	230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
> 	ftp> cd IJCAI
> 
> (on uunet.uu.net do "cd pub/IJCAI" instead)
> 
> 	ftp> ls
> 	200 PORT command successful.
> 	150 Opening data connection for /bin/ls (ascii mode) (0 bytes).
> 	README
> 	reg.brochure.A4.ps.Z
> 	reg.brochure.11.ps.Z
> 	reg.form.A4.ps.Z
> 	reg.form.11.ps.Z
> 	226 Transfer complete.
> 	64 bytes received in 0.039 seconds (1.6 Kbytes/s)
> 	ftp>
> 
> Now enter ftp commands "binary" (in order to transfer the compressed
> files which are not ASCII) and "prompt" (in order to be able to
> transfer more than one file with one command without being molested
> by ftp with unnecessary questions):
> 
> 	ftp> binary
> 	200 Type set to I.
> 	ftp> prompt
> 	Interactive mode off.
> 	ftp>
> 
> At this stage things depend on whether your printers use 11 inch paper
> (e.g. as in the USA) or A4 size paper. If you use 11 inch paper say:
> 
> 	ftp> mget README *.11.*
> 
> After a successful transfer, quit ftp and unpack the files:
> 
> 	ftp> quit
> 	221 Goodbye.
> 	% uncompress reg.brochure.11.ps.Z reg.form.11.ps.Z
> 
> The two files: "reg.brochure.11.ps" and "reg.form.11.ps" can be now
> sent directly to any PostScript printer, e.g.,
> 
> 	% lpr -Plsr -s reg.brochure.11.ps
> 	% lpr -Plsr -s reg.form.11.ps
> 
> After uncompressing file reg.brochure.11.ps will be about 3.5 Mbytes
> in size. For this reason you should use "-s" option while invoking
> lpr as lpr will then make a symbolic link between that file and the
> spooler rather than copy the file to the spooler.
> 
> If your printer uses A4 instead of 11 inch paper repeat the above
> procedure for the files "reg.brochure.A4.ps.Z" and "reg.form.A4.ps.Z".
> 
> On some Sys V systems, you may not be able to create files with names
> longer than 10 or so characters. In that case you may have to transfer
> files one by one, e.g.:
> 
> 	ftp> get reg.brochure.11.ps.Z bro.ps.Z
> 	...
> 	ftp> get reg.form.11.ps.Z form.ps.Z
> 	...
> 
> Also, on Sys V systems the name of the print command is "lp" and some
> versions of Sys V do not support symbolic links. However, there
> should still be an option to lp which will prevent the printed file
> from being copied to the spooler.
> 
> In case of problems or difficulties contact your local system manager
> or:
> 
> 	ijcai.network.support@vulcan.anu.edu.au.
> 
> 
> 3. By automatic e-mail
> ----------------------
> 
> ******************************************************************************
> 
> NOTE:  This procedure is complex and it puts a great burden on any system
> that participates in the mailing process. Use it ONLY AS A LAST RESORT.
> If you transfer files in this way, make sure that they become publicly
> accessible within your site and its neighbourhood.
> 
> ******************************************************************************
> 
> 
> For those not connected to the Internet, A4 and 11'' versions of the IJCAI
> Registration Brochure and Form can be obtained via e-mail in uuencoded 
> compressed shar format. Send a message to
> 
> 	ijcai.rego.email.11@vulcan.anu.edu.au
> 
> for the 11 inch documents and to
> 
> 	ijcai.rego.email.A4@vulcan.anu.edu.au
> 
> for the A4 size documents.
> 
> The corresponding aliases on vulcan will automatically send you back
> several shar files. For 11 inch documents you will receive:
> 
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.1           94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.7
>   66 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.10          94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.8
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.2           94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.9
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.3           94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.1
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.4           94 r.f.11.ps.Z.shar.2
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.5           18 r.f.11.ps.Z.shar.3
>   94 r.b.11.ps.Z.shar.6           
> 
> and for the A4 size documents:
> 
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.1           94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.6
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.10          94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.7
>    9 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.11          94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.8
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.2           94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.9
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.3           94 r.f.A4.ps.Z.shar.1
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.4           94 r.f.A4.ps.Z.shar.2
>   94 r.b.A4.ps.Z.shar.5           18 r.f.A4.ps.Z.shar.3
> 
> Observe the numbers in front of file names. These are the sizes of the
> files in kilobytes. 
> 
> ******************************************************************************
> WARNING: Do not send an automatic e-mail request if:
> 
> 	1) you do not have enough space in the mail spooler to
> 	   accomodate these files;
> 	2) your mail links are very slow;
> 	3) your mailer cannot process files of this size;
> 	4) you can use ftp from a machine to which you have an access.
> ******************************************************************************
> 
> To unpack the documents, save the messages on the files with the corresponding
> names in a separate directory. For example, call that directory IJCAI.
> If you have program unshar (the latest versions of shar and unshar can
> be obtained from volume 15 of comp.sources.unix) then do:
> 
> 	$ cd IJCAI
> 	$ unshar *
> 
> otherwise you will have to strip the mail headers from all files by
> hand and then run /bin/sh on them (Bourne shell syntax assumed):
> 
> 	$ for i in *
>         > do
>         >    /bin/sh $i
>         > done
> 
> This will create numerous files in your directory with extensions .uu.aa,
> .uu.ab, .uu.ac, etc. It will also create two command files:
> 
> 	r.b.A4.ps.Z.unpack 
> 	r.f.A4.ps.Z.unpack
> 
> (if you have asked for A4 size documents). Execute these to finally
> recreate the PostScript files
> 
> 	r.b.A4.ps	(the registration brochure)
> and
> 	r.f.A4.ps	(the registration script)
> 
> The two files: "r.b.A4.ps" and "r.f.A4.ps" can be now sent directly to
> any PostScript printer, e.g., 
> 
> 	% lpr -Plsr -s r.b.A4.ps
> 	% lpr -Plsr -s r.f.A4.ps
> 
> The file r.b.A4.ps is about 3.5 Mbytes in size. For this reason you
> should use the "-s" option while invoking lpr as lpr will then make a
> symbolic link between that file and the spooler rather than copy the
> file to the spooler.
> 
> If your printer uses 11 inch instead of A4 paper repeat the above
> procedure for the files "r.b.11.ps.Z" and "r.f.11.ps.Z".
> 
> In case of problems or difficulties contact your local system manager
> or:
> 
> 	ijcai.network.support@vulcan.anu.edu.au.
> 
> PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE E-MAIL ADDRESSES TO WHICH *ONLY* E-MAIL
> REQUESTS FOR THE REGISTRATION BROCHURE AND REGISTRATION FORM *IN
> UUENCODED COMPRESSED SHAR FORMAT* SHOULD BE SENT. THESE ARE *NOT* 
> GENERAL IJCAI CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSES.
> 
> *******************************************************************************
> *  A note to system managers:                                                 *
> *                                                                             *
> *  The shar files described above live in ftp anonymous area on               *
> *  vulcan.anu.edu.au (IJCAI/shar). You are welcome to transfer these files    *
> *  to your system via ftp and set up a similar facility to the one described  *
> *  above. A script which bounces mail lives on "bouncepost" in the same       *
> *  directory. A script "pack" in that directory illustrates the packing       *
> *  process, in case you have to unpack files by hand.                         *
> *******************************************************************************