6th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop - Call for Participation

	    	    CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
                                
	6th ASIS SIG/CR Classification Research Workshop:
  		  An interdisciplinary meeting 

The American Society for Information Science Special Interest Group on 
Classification Research (ASIS SIG/CR) invites submissions for the 6th 
ASIS Classification Research Workshop, to be held at the 58th Annual 
Meeting of ASIS in Chicago, IL.  The workshop will take place Sunday, 
October 8th, 1995, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ASIS '95 continues through 
Thursday, October 12th. 

The CR Workshop is designed to be an exchange of ideas among active 
researchers with interests in the creation, development, management, 
representation, display, comparison, compatibility, theory, and 
application of classification schemes. Emphasis will be on semantic 
classification, in contrast to statistically based schemes. Topics 
include, but are not limited to:

- Warrant for concepts in classification schemes.
- Concept acquisition.
- Basis for semantic classes.
- Automated techniques to assist in creating classification schemes.
- Statistical techniques used for developing explicit semantic classes.
- Relations and their properties.
- Inheritance and subsumption.
- Knowledge representation schemes.
- Classification algorithms.
- Procedural knowledge in classification schemes.
- Reasoning with classification schemes.
- Software for management of classification schemes.
- Interfaces for displaying classification schemes.
- Data structures and programming languages for classification schemes.
- Image classification.
- Comparison and compatibility between classification schemes. 
- Applications such as subject analysis, natural language understanding, 
information retrieval, expert systems.
- Representation and access on the Internet

The CR Workshop welcomes submissions from various disciplines. Those 
interested in participating are invited to submit a short (1-2 page 
single-spaced) position paper summarizing substantive work that has been 
conducted in the above areas or other areas related to semantic 
classification schemes, and a statement briefly outlining the reason for 
wanting to participate in the workshop. Submissions may include 
background papers as attachments. Participation will be of two kinds: 
presenter and regular participant. Those selected as presenters will be 
invited to submit expanded versions of their position papers and to speak 
to those papers in brief presentations during the workshop.   Submitted 
position papers will be refereed for acceptance for publication in the 
proceedings.  Some of the accepted papers will be selected for an 
expanded version in the proceedings.  Authors of expanded papers will be 
invited to speak to their papers in brief presentations during the 
workshop.  All position papers (both expanded and short papers) will be 
published in proceedings to be distributed prior to the workshop.  The 
workshop's early registration fee is $35.00 for SIG/CR members and/or 
participants; $45.00 for ASIS members; $60.00 for non-members.  (The 
workshop is separate from the ASIS Annual, an additional registration is 
required for the Annual Conference).

Previous proceedings are titled "Advances in Classification Research: 
proceedings of the ... ASIS SIG/CR Classification Workshop" and are 
published by Learned Information, Inc., Medford, NJ.

Submissions should be made by email, or diskette accompanied by paper 
copy, or paper copy only (fax or postal), to arrive by April 15, 1995, to:

Ray Schwartz, 530 Jefferson St., #13, Hoboken, New Jersey 07030, USA
Work Phone: 212-305-3294; Fax: 212-305-6193;
Home Phone: 201-656-8807; Email: rps4@columbia.edu
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/~rps4/sigcr.html

Email or Postcard confirmations will be sent upon receipt of 
submissions.  For additional information, email rps4@columbia.edu or 
access URL: http://www.columbia.edu/~rps4/sigcr.html

Received on Thursday, 2 February 1995 15:40:51 UTC