11.0261 town meeting; conference calls

Humanist Discussion Group (humanist@kcl.ac.uk)
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Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 11, No. 261.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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[1] From: David Green <david@ninch.org> (122)
Subject: Portland Town Meeting - REGISTER / SEND QUESTIONS

[2] From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu> (124)
Subject: ECAI-98 #2: CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

[3] From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu> (91)
Subject: ECAI-98 #3: CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 09:26:58 -0400
From: David Green <david@ninch.org>
Subject: Portland Town Meeting - REGISTER / SEND QUESTIONS

NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
SEPTEMBER 10, 1997

COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE DIGITAL WORLD:
FAIR USE, EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES AFTER CONFU

A reminder from organizer Christine Sundt of the registration deadline for
the latest in the FAIR USE TOWN MEETINGS, this one Sept 26-27 at Reed
College, Portland, oregon.

David Green

COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE DIGITAL WORLD: FAIR USE, EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES AFTER
CONFU
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Presented by the College Art Association (CAA), the American Council for
Learned Societies (ACLS), and the National Initiative for a Networked Cultural
Heritage (NINCH)

Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27, 1997

Reed College, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR
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There is still time to register for this program, so if you have not yet
made your reservation, please do so without further delay. We are
anticipating a full house, but as of today, some seats are still available.

The program is described in detail at our website:

Program description: <http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/pdx.htm>
Schedule: <http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/schedule.htm>
Accommodations & transportation: <http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/local.htm>

If you are unable to access this information for any reason, please contact
me directly at csundt@oregon.uoregon.edu or by phone: 541-346-2209.

SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! In keeping with the spirit of the "town meeting"
format, I invite you to send your questions or comments related to the
issues that will be covered in the program to me or to any of the speakers
listed below. We will endeavor to address these at an appropriate time
during the program.

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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Friday, September 26, 1997 (BONUS SESSION)

3:00 - 5:00 PM
WORKSHOP: Copyright and Fair Use -- Higher Education and Libraries
Professor Kenneth Crews, Indiana University (kcrews@iupui.edu)

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Saturday, September 27, 1997

8:15 - 9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee

9:00 - 9:30 AM
WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION:
Elaine Koss, College Art Association (ekoss@collegeart.org)

9:30 - 10:45 AM
SESSION I: FACING THE CHALLENGE
Moderator: Victoria Hanawalt, Reed College (hanawalt@reed.edu)
* The Challenge to Educators:
Robert Baron, Museum Consultant (rabaron@pipeline.com)

* The Challenge to Rightsholders:
Mike Holcomb, University of Oregon (mikeh@nmc.uoregon.edu)

* The Challenge to Libraries:
J.Q. Johnson, University of Oregon (jqj@darkwing.uoregon.edu)

11:00 - 12:15 PM
SESSION II: USERS' PERSPECTIVES
Moderator: Charles Rhyne, Reed College (Charles.Rhyne@reed.edu)
* Electronic Reserves:
Penny Hazelton, University of Washington (pennyh@u.washington.edu)

* Distance Learning:
Gerald Barnett, University of Washington (barnett@u.washington.edu)

* Digital Images:
Maryly Snow, University of California, Berkeley (slides@ced.berkeley.edu)

12:15 - 1:45 PM
Lunch

1:45 - 3:00 PM
SESSION III: WORKING WITH THE GUIDELINES, OR WHAT FOLLOWS AFTER CONFU
Moderator: Deborah Carver, University of Oregon (dcarver@oregon.uoregon.edu)

* CONFU: The Big Picture:
Georgia Harper, University of Texas System (GHarper@utsystem.edu)

* Trying out the Guidelines:
Mary Levering, Library of Congress (mlev@loc.gov) and
Robert Baron, Museum Consultant (rabaron@pipeline.com)

* Licensing and Other Initiatives:
Chrysanne Lowe, Academic Press, Inc. (clowe@acad.com)

3:30 - 5:30 PM
SESSION IV: FORUM
Moderator: Christine Sundt, University of Oregon (csundt@oregon.uoregon.edu)

Questions and discussion, between and among participants and speakers

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REGISTRATION FORM:

The registration for "Copyright Law in the Digital World: Fair Use,
Education and Libraries after CONFU (The Conference on Fair Use)" is $40.
Your registration includes a box lunch, conference materials, refreshments
and admission to the program. Seating is strictly limited. Registrations
invited from all interested persons. Electronic and faxed registrations
will be accepted with payment immediately following. Please make checks
payable to the College Art Association (Federal ID#13-1671148).

Please complete the following information:

NAME_________________________________________________________

NAMETAG NAME_________________________________________________

TITLE/INSTITUTION____________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE________________________ FAX________________________

EMAIL________________________________________________________

Box lunch preference: 1)meat 2)poultry 3)vegetarian

Do you plan to attend the Bonus Session on September 26? Yes or No

BONUS SESSION: On Friday, September 26, 3:00-5:00 PM, Prof. Kenneth
Crews will lead a workshop on copyright issues as they relate to higher
education and library services. This session will be useful background for
analyzing the issues encompassed in the CONFU report and on the agenda
during the next day's conference.

Electronic or faxed registrations accepted, with payment immediately
following. Please return your completed registration form and your check in
the amount of $40.00 payable to College Art Association (Federal ID#
13-1671148) to:

John Farmer
College Art Association
275 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10001

Please send electronic reservations to: sball@collegeart.org

Fax reservations to: John Farmer, CAA, 212/627-2381

For general program information call: Christine Sundt, 541/347-2209 or
email csundt@oregon.uoregon.edu

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Christine L. Sundt
Visual Resources Curator
Architecture & Allied Arts Library
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403 - USA
541-346-2209 / FAX: 541-346-2205
http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/index.htm

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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:24:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu>
Subject: ECAI-98 #2: CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

>> From: ecai98@cogs.susx.ac.uk

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AUGUST 23-28 1998 BRIGHTON UK ( `-'

CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
http://www.coggs.susx/ac/uk/ecai98/workshopscall.html

The ECAI-98 Programme Committee invites proposals for workshops to be held
in conjunction with the conference. The workshops will be held on 24-25
August 1998, immediately prior to the start of the main conference.

IMPORTANT DATES
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1 Nov 1997 Deadline for proposals
1 Dec 1997 Notification of acceptance
15 Dec 1997 Deadline for workshop summaries
5 Jan 1998 Publication of ECAI-98 workshop programme
15 Jun 1998 Camera-ready workshop notes and other information
24-25 Aug 1998 Workshops at ECAI-98

ECAI workshops

Gathered in an informal atmosphere, workshop participants will have the
opportunity to meet and discuss selected technical topics, fostering the
active exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners. Members from
all segments of the AI community are invited to submit their proposals for
review.

To encourage interaction, the workshops will be kept small, preferably under
30 participants and certainly under 40. Attendance should be limited to
active participants only. Workshops are intended to be genuinely interactive
events and not mini-conferences. Thus, although the format of workshop
presentations are to be determined by their organizers, ample time should be
allotted for general discussion. Workshops can vary in length, but most will
last a full day. Attendees at workshops must also register for the main
ECAI-98 conference.

As a new feature in ECAI-98, a special series of sessions will be reserved
in the main ECAI-98 conference programme for 15 minute presentations of the
main workshop issues by each workshop chair. A booklet summarising the main
features of each workshop is also planned.

How to propose a workshop

Proposals for workshops should be two to three pages in length and should
contain:

+ A brief technical description of the specific technical issues that
the workshop will address
+ The reasons why the workshop is of interest this time.
+ The names, postal address, phone and fax numbers and email addresses
of the Workshop Organising Committee, which should consist of at
least three people knowledgeable in the field but not all at the same
institution.
+ The name of one member of the Workshop Organising Committee who is
designated the contact person.
+ A list of previously-organized related workshops by any of the
Workshop Organising Committee, although previous experience with
similar workshops is not required. This is to help the Workshop
Coordinator putting the workshop in context.
+ If possible, a list of potential attendees in case the proposal of
the workshop being accepted.
+ A schedule for organising the workshop and a preliminary agenda
+ A summary of the intended workshop Call for Participation, showing
how the organisers will encourage a workshop, rather than a
mini-conference, atmosphere.
+ A list of audio-visual or technical requirements and any special room
requirements.

Proposers are encouraged to send their draft proposal to the potential
participants for comments before submission.

Submission procedure

Proposals should be submitted electronically (in ascii, UNIX compatible
postscript or rtf) to the ECAI-98 Workshop Coordinator, Lluis Godo, at the
following address:

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION
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Lluis Godo, ECAI-98 Workshop Coordinator
IIIA - CSIC
Campus Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra
Spain

Email: godo@iiia.csic.es
URL: http://www.iiia.csic.es/IIIA.html
Tel: +34(3)580 95 70
Fax: +34(3)580 96 61

The deadline for receipt of proposals is 1 November, 1997. For other
important dates, see the table above.

Additional information

Workshop organizers will be responsible for:

+ Producing and distributing a Call for Participation in the workshop,
open to all members of the AI community. The Call for Participation
should be make clear that all workshop participants are expected to
register for the main ECAI-98 conference and that the number of
participants is limited. It should also make clear the process by
which the Workshop Organising Committee will select the participants
(for example, by reviewing submitted papers).
+ Reviewing requests to participate in the workshop and selecting the
participants.
+ The production of camera-ready copy for the workshop notes in
accordance with guidelines to be supplied by the Workshop
Coordinator.
+ Providing a provisional list of workshop participants.
+ Arranging for a short summary of the workshop to be presented to the
main conference if required, and providing a written summary to be
included in the workshops booklet.

The ECAI-98 Organising Committeee will be responsible for:

+ Providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole.
+ Providing logistic support and a meeting place for the workshop.
+ In conjunction with the workshop organisers, determining the workshop
date and time.
+ Setting the rate for participation and dealing with registration of
participants.
+ Duplicating working notes and distributing them to the participants.

ECCAI encourages the production of publications based on the workshops, but
the ECCAI and ECAI-98 names cannot be used on such publications without
prior permission being given.

In case of any disagreement over procedures or arrangements, the ECAI-98
Organising Committee Chair will have final authority. The ECAI-98 Organising
Committee reserves the right to cancel any workshop if deadlines are missed,
or if the number of registered attendees is too low to support the costs
related to organising and running the workshop.

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ECAI-98 Secretariat Tel: +44(0)1273 678448
Centre for Advanced Software Applications Fax: +44(0)1273 671320
University of Sussex Email: ecai98@cogs.susx.ac.uk
Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK URL: http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ecai98

ECAI-98 is organised by the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial
Intelligence (ECCAI) and hosted by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex
on behalf of AISB.

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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 09:23:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David L. Gants" <dgants@parallel.park.uga.edu>
Subject: ECAI-98 #3: CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS

>> From: ecai98@cogs.susx.ac.uk

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AUGUST 23-28 1998 BRIGHTON UK ( `-'

CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS
http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ecai98/tutorialscall.html

The ECAI-98 Organising Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be held
in conjunction with the conference. The tutorials will be held on 24-25
August 1998, immediately prior to the start of the main conference.

IMPORTANT DATES
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1 Nov 1997 Deadline for proposals
1 Dec 1997 Notification of acceptance
15 Dec 1997 Deadline for tutorial summaries
5 Jan 1998 Publication of ECAI-98 tutorial programme
1 May 1998 Camera-ready tutorial notes
24-25 Aug 1998 Tutorials at ECAI-98

We invite proposals for four-hour tutorials on topics relating to
theoretical and applied AI. The aim is to offer conference delegates both
tutorials on up-to-date AI technologies, and case study tutorials on the
application of the AI technologies to real-world problems. A list of
suggested topics is given below but other related topics will be considered:

case-based reasoning knowledge representation
constraint management machine learning
genetic algorithms model-based reasoning
information management natural language processing
intelligent agents neural networks
intelligent interfaces ontological engineering
intelligent workflow planning and scheduling
knowledge discovery and data mining probabilistic reasoning and uncertainty
knowledge engineering qualitative modelling and simulation.
knowledge management temporal and spatial reasoning

How to propose a tutorial

Proposals for tutorials should be between two and three pages in length and
should contain:

+ A brief description of the tutorial, suitable for inclusion in
ECAI-98 promotional literature and registration brochure.
+ A detailed outline of the tutorial specifying:
Tutorial Objectives: What should attendees know or be able to do
as a result of taking the tutorial and why is the topic important?
Tutorial Content: How will the objectives be met?
+ The necessary background and potential target audience for the
tutorial.
+ Administrative information concerning the presenter(s), including:
name, postal address, phone, fax numbers, and email address.
+ A brief resume of the presenter(s), including: background in the
tutorial area, references to published work in the area, evidence of
teaching experience. This information may be used in promotional
material relating to the conference.
+ A list of audio-visual or technical requirements and any special room
requirements.

Submission procedure

Tutorial proposals should be submitted by post or electronically (in ascii,
postscript or rtf) to the ECAI-98 Tutorial Chair, Ann Macintosh, at the
following address:

ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION
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Ann Macintosh, ECAI-98 Tutorial Chair
Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute
The University of Edinburgh
80 South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1HN, UK

Email: A.Macintosh@ed.ac.uk
URL: http://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/
Tel: +44(0)131 650 2732
Fax: +44(0)131 650 6513

The deadline for receipt of proposals is 1 November, 1997. For other
important dates, see the table above.

Additional information

Tutorial organisers will be required to enter into a contract with the
ECAI-98 Organising Committee. Remuneration will be on the basis of a flat
rate plus an amount per participant. Rates for participation will be set by
the ECAI-98 Organising Committee.

In case of any disagreement over procedures or arrangements, the ECAI-98
Organising Committee Chair will have final authority. The ECAI-98 Organising
Committee reserves the right to cancel any tutorial if deadlines are missed,
or if the number of registered attendees is too low to support the costs
related to organising and running the tutorial.

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ECAI-98 Secretariat Tel: +44(0)1273 678448
Centre for Advanced Software Applications Fax: +44(0)1273 671320
University of Sussex Email: ecai98@cogs.susx.ac.uk
Brighton, BN1 9QH, UK URL: http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ecai98

ECAI-98 is organised by the European Coordinating Committee for Artificial
Intelligence (ECCAI) and hosted by the Universities of Brighton and Sussex
on behalf of AISB.

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