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Subject: Call for Papers: 5th Explanation Workshop
Summary: An opportunity to exchange ideas about explanations given by KBS
Keywords: ai explanations kbs dialogue graphics
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Date: 9 Jan 90 16:18:52 GMT
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Call for Papers
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*  5th Workshop on Explanations - April 25-27th 1990 *
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Deadline for initial expression of interest: Friday 2nd March 1990.

Sponsored by: Department of Trade and Industry, 
Information Engineering Directorate.

The 5th meeting of the Explanation SIG will take place on April
25-27th 1990 at the University of Manchester, UK. The workshop will be
limited to approximately 30 places in order to facilitate open discussion. 
Time will be reserved for demonstrations of KBS which generate 
explanations. Most sessions will consist of a single group, whose time 
will be divided up into sections, to consider major themes such as:

- The use and semantics of graphical explanations.

- The design/generation of explanatory dialogue both on demand and 
  spontaneously.

- The design of Inference Engines and Knowledge Bases for explanation.

- Why are "explanations" important, who wants them and what for (Such a theme
  might be directed at developing models of explanation requirement)?

Papers from attendees will be published in the workshop proceedings.

Contributors who can present systems which can be used as case studies will be
especially welcomed. Case studies should ideally be presented in the form of
an outline of a problem for which a system is going to be designed. 

Both completed and prototype systems may be demonstrated. It is an
important characteristic of these workshops that ideas as well as 
developed exemplars are demonstrated and discussed.

If you would like to participate, please send a one page abstract of
your work relevant to "explanations" to the organiser before Friday 
2nd March 1990. Fees for the workshop will be 300 pounds including 
accommodation and food. UK academics and post-graduate students should 
have most of their fees paid by the organisers.

All correspondance should prominently display your name, address, 
international telephone number and electronic mail addresses.

Organiser: 

Dr Nick Filer  
Department of Computer Science
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
UK
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