From: owner-agents-digest To: agents-digest Subject: agents-digest V1 #238 Reply-To: agents Errors-To: owner-agents-digest Precedence: bulk agents-digest Friday, 23 April 1999 Volume 01 : Number 238 In this issue: The state of the art in agent communication 1 agent and 2 agent-related symposi/um/a at the 15th EMCSR 2000 Re: agents-digest V1 #237 Call for Participation: International Workshop on Instructional Uses of Animated and Personified Agents application? Attention all JAFMAS Users!! CfP: IEEE Internet Computing Special Issue on Agents Re: Attention all JAFMAS Users!! 11 more days before ASA/MA deadline; ** new submissioninstructions ** -AGENTS-DIGEST@CS.UMBC.EDU is a digest form of the software agents mailing -list. For more information, send mail to MAJORDOMO@CS.UMBC.EDU with -"info agents" in the message body or see http://www.cs.umbc.edu/agentslist/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mamadou Tadiou Kone Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:21:34 +0900 Subject: The state of the art in agent communication "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 20. - --------------A01AC1340B40F90625A5A2B8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear readers, I am about to embark on a survey on the state of the art in agent communication. I would appreciate any suggestion, advice or hint about this subject. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely, Mamadou. - -- Mamadou Tadiou Kone JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAIST) Departement of Information Science, Nakajima-lab 1-8 Asahidai, Tatsunokuchi-machi Nomi-gun, Ishikawa-ken, T923-12, Japan. Internet: mamadou@jaist.ac.jp / tadiou@yahoo.com Tel. +81-0761-51-1699 (ext. 1344) Fax. +81-0761-51-1340 - --------------A01AC1340B40F90625A5A2B8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear readers,

I am about to embark on a survey on the state of the art in agent  communication.
I would appreciate any suggestion, advice or  hint  about  this subject.

Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,

Mamadou.
 
  

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Departement of Information Science, Nakajima-lab
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  - --------------A01AC1340B40F90625A5A2B8-- -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Robert Trappl Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:38:06 +0200 Subject: 1 agent and 2 agent-related symposi/um/a at the 15th EMCSR 2000 * * * * * FIFTEENTH EUROPEAN MEETING * * ON * * CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH * * (EMCSR 2000) * April 25 - 28, 2000 UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA organized by the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies in cooperation with Dept.of Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, Univ.of Vienna and International Federation for Systems Research * * * * * An electronic version of this CfP (and further information whenever it becomes available) can be found at http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/ * * * * * Cybernetics - "the study of communication and control in the animal and the machine" (N.Wiener) - has recently returned to the forefront, not only in cyberspace and cyberpunk, but, even more important, contributing to the corroboration of various scientific theories. Additionally, an ever increasing number of research areas, including social and economic theories, theoretical biology, ecology, computer science, and robotics draw on ideas from second order cybernetics. Artificial intelligence, evolved directly from cybernetics, has not only technological and economic, but also important social impacts. With a marked trend towards interdisciplinary cooperation and global perspectives, this important role of cybernetics is expected to be further strengthened over the next years. Since 1972, the biennial European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR) have served as a forum for discussion of converging ideas and new aspects of different scientific disciplines. As on previous occasions, a number of sessions providing wide coverage of the rapid developments will be arranged, complemented with daily plenary meetings, where eminent speakers will present latest research results. SESSIONS + Chairpersons: A Systems Science G.J.Klir, USA B New Developments in Mathematical Systems Theory Y.Rav, France, and F.Pichler, Austria C System, the Quantum, and Complexity M.Carvallo, Netherlands D Time's Arrow: Irreversibility from Quantum Systems to Biological Evolution G.Groessing, Austria E Fuzzy Systems, Approximate Reasoning and Knowledge-Based Systems C.Carlsson, Finland, and K.-P.Adlassnig, Austria F Designing and Systems, and Their Education B.Banathy, USA, W.Gasparski, Poland, and M.Jackson, UK G Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology L.M.Ricciardi, Italy H Medical Cybernetics and Telemedicine M.Baljon, Netherlands, and G.Porenta, Austria I Management and Organizational Change G.Broekstra, Netherlands, and R.Hough, USA J Forecasts of the Y2K Consequences - and Discussions at the Conference Why and Where They Were Right/Wrong P.Ballonoff, USA, and S.A.Umpleby, USA K Simulation of Social Behaviour and Artificial Economy R.Conte, Italy, and A.Taudes, Austria L Communication and Computers A M.Tjoa, Austria M Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems H.-M.Gross, Germany, and G.Dorffner, Austria N From Agent Theory to Agent Implementation II J.P.Mueller, UK, and P.Petta, Austria O Autonomy Control: Lessons from the Emotional C.Pinto-Ferreira, Portugal, R.Ventura, Portugal, and P.Petta, Austria P Knowledge Discovery in Data and in Texts Y.Kodratoff, France Q Theory and Applications of Artificial Intelligence V.Marik, Czech Republic, and E.Buchberger, Austria R Virtual and Interactive Museums: Visions, Concepts and Initiatives G.Chroust, Austria, and G.Silvestri, Austria SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Acceptance of contributions will be determined on the basis of Draft Final Papers. Each paper must explain clearly - - what problem it is trying to address, - - what has been tried before and why it isn't good enough, - - WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHY IT IS BETTER, - - some proof that your method is sound (or reference to it), - - how it will help others/apply to other problems, - - some results/proof it works. Draft Final Papers must not exceed 10 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum 43 lines, max. line length 160 mm, 12 point), in English. They have to contain the final text to be submitted, including graphs and pictures. However, these need not be of reproducible quality. They must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and affiliation (incl. e-mail address, if possible) in this order, and must include an abstract. Please specify the symposium in which you would like to present your paper. Each scientist shall submit only o n e paper. Please send f o u r hard copies of the Draft Final Paper to the Conference Secretariat (NOT to symposia chairpersons!) Electronic or fax submissions cannot be accepted. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: October 20, 1999. Submissions received after the deadline cannot be considered. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION: Authors will be notified about acceptance or rejection no later than December 7, 1999. Successful authors will be provided by the conference secretariat at the same time with the instructions for the preparation of the final paper, which will also be available via ftp and World-Wide Web. FINAL PAPERS: The final paper will be limited to a maximum of 6 pages (10-point, double column). Camera-ready copies of the final paper will be due at the conference secretariat by January 31, 2000. Acceptance of the final paper will be based on compliance with the reviewers' comments. PRESENTATION: It is understood that each accepted paper is presented personally at the Meeting by one of its authors. CONFERENCE FEE: AS 2900 (Euro 210.75) if received before January 31, 2000 AS 3500 (Euro 254.35) if received later AS 4200 (Euro 305.23) if paid at the conference desk. The Conference Fee includes participation in the Fifteenth European Meeting, attendance at official receptions, coffee during breaks, and the volumes of the proceedings available at the Meeting. Please send cheque, or transfer the amount free of charges for beneficiary to the account no. 0026-34400/00 of the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies at Creditanstalt-Bankverein Vienna (bank routing number: 11000, SWIFT code: CABVATWW). Please state your name clearly. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS will be handled by AUSTROPA INTERCONVENTION, Waehringer Strasse 6 - 8, A-1090 Vienna, phone +43-1-31680-23, fax +43-1-3155650. Reservation forms will be sent to all those registering for the conference. SCHOLARSHIPS: The International Federation for Systems Research is willing to provide a limited number of scholarships covering the registration fee for the conference for colleagues from weak currency countries. Applications should be sent to the Conference Secretariat before October 20, 1999. INSURANCE: The conference organizers can accept no liability for personal injuries, or for loss or damage to property belonging to conference participants, either during or as a result of the conference. Please check the validity of your personal insurance. * * * * * There are a limited number of proceedings of the last two conferences "Cybernetics and Systems '96", 2 vols., and "Cybernetics and Systems '98", 2 vols., plus some of former conferences, available. Please contact the conference secretariat for more details. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAIRMAN of the Meeting: Robert Trappl, President Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies SECRETARIAT: I. Ghobrial-Willmann and G. Helscher Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies A-1010 Vienna 1, Schottengasse 3 (Austria) Phone: +43-1-5336112-0, -60 Fax: +43-1-4277-9631 E-mail: sec@ai.univie.ac.at PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: K.-P. Adlassnig (Austria) Y. Kodratoff (France) M. Baljon (Netherlands) O. Ladanyi (Austria) P. Ballonoff (USA) V. Marik (Czech Republic) B. Banathy (USA) J. P. Mueller (UK) G. Broekstra (Netherlands) P. Petta (Austria) E. Buchberger (Austria) F. Pichler (Austria) C. Carlsson (Finland) C. Pinto-Ferreira (Portugal) M. Carvallo (Netherlands) G. Porenta (Austria) G. Chroust (Austria) Y. Rav (France) R. Conte (Italy) L. M. Ricciardi (Italy) G. Dorffner (Austria) N. Rozsenich (Austria) W. Gasparski (Poland) G. Silvestri (Austria) G. Groessing (Austria) A. Taudes (Austria) H.-M. Gross (Germany) A M. Tjoa (Austria) W. Horn (Austria) R. Trappl (Austria) R. Hough (USA) H. Trost (Austria) M. Jackson (UK) S. A. Umpleby (USA) G. J. Klir (USA) R. Ventura (Portugal) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: E. Buchberger J. Matiasek G. Chroust P. Petta I. Ghobrial-Willmann R. Trappl G. Helscher H. Trost W. Horn M. Veitl ******************************************* PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 20, 1999 ******************************************* - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMCSR 2000 15TH EUROPEAN MEETING ON CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH REGISTRATION: Electronic registration is possible via http://www.ai.univie.ac.at/emcsr/ or by sending an e-mail to sec@ai.univie.ac.at containing the following data: o I plan to attend the Meeting and to submit a paper to Session ..... o I plan to attend the Meeting, but I will not submit a paper. o I will not be at the Meeting but am interested to receive information about the Proceedings. NAME: ADDRESS: E-MAIL: -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Shamsi Moussavi Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 10:47:13 -0400 Subject: Re: agents-digest V1 #237 "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 18. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------208CC5FD7C2D43AE06674E31 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The last digest I recieved was sent on April 4 (#232) and today I recieved #237. What happened to 233, 234, 235, and 236? Is it only me missing these issues? Shamsi owner-agents-digest@cs.umbc.edu wrote: > agents-digest Monday, 19 April 1999 Volume 01 : Number 237 > - --------------208CC5FD7C2D43AE06674E31 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="vcard.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Shamsi Moussavi Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="vcard.vcf" begin: vcard fn: Shamsi Moussavi n: Moussavi;Shamsi org: GTE Labs Inc. adr;dom: 40 Sylvan Rd.;;;Waltham;MA;02451; email;internet: smoussavi@gte.com title: Sr. MTS tel;work: 781-466-2959 tel;fax: 781-466-2838 x-mozilla-cpt: ;0 x-mozilla-html: FALSE version: 2.1 end: vcard - --------------208CC5FD7C2D43AE06674E31-- -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Lewis Johnson Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:39:18 -0700 Subject: Call for Participation: International Workshop on Instructional Uses of Animated and Personified Agents CALL FOR PARTICIPATION International Workshop on Instructional Uses of Animated and Personified Agents Held in Conjunction with AIED 99 18th - 23rd July, 1999 Le Mans, France URL: http://ai-ed99.univ-lemans.fr/ Organizers: W. Lewis Johnson (contact), University of Southern California, USA Elisabeth André, DFKI GmbH, Germany Claude Frasson, Université de Montréal, Canada James Lester, North Carolina State University, USA Ana Paiva, INESC/IST, Portugal Jeff Rickel, University of Southern California, USA This workshop will focus on issues related to the creation and use of agents with animated or lifelike personas in education. Educators and educational technologists are increasingly interested in the potential of such agents to interact more naturally with learners and make the learning context more realistic. The persona may be able to express attitudes and moods, demonstrate the skills being learned, and use nonverbal cues to help focus the learner’s attention. Personified agents can perform a variety of possible roles in computer-based learning environments, including guides, tutors, peers, and team members. The workshop will review recent technical developments in personified agent technologies, experience with the use of personified agents, and define the agenda for future research. Submission Requirements Potential participants are requested to submit a description of their relevant experience, research interests, and issues of current concern in the area of personified agents. This can consist of a brief summary, a position paper, an extended abstract, or a full paper. Previously published work is acceptable. Papers should not exceed 8 pages, including figures and bibliography, using 12 point type. All submissions must include each author's name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. If there are multiple authors for a single submission, please indicate which ones want to attend. Submissions will be distributed to workshop participants as working notes. Please send submissions by email as a Web browser-readable attachment or send five hard copies. Submit electronic copies to johnson@isi.edu or hard copies to Lewis Johnson USC / Information Sciences Institute 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 1001 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Attn: Pedagogical Agents Workshop Important Dates Submission deadline: May 14, 1999 Notification date: June 1, 1999 Final date for camera-ready copy to organisers: July 1, 1999 -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: "EyeBall" Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:35:56 +0800 Subject: application? "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 23. Dear all: Can someone tell me what the most common application the Intelligent Software Agents on the Internet? Or what the most ideal application on Internet? Thanks for your reading this mail. Eyeball XOR myself to be Void...... E-mail: eyeball@ms7.url.com.tw HomePage: http://cseserv.cse.ttit.edu.tw/~u8506028/index.htm -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Alan Galan Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:27:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Attention all JAFMAS Users!! "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 20. Announcing a JAFMAS users meeting!! Dear JAFMAS Users, We invite all users of the Java-Based Agent Framework for Multi-Agent Systems (JAFMAS) to join us for discussions about JAFMAS. This meeting will take place in Seattle, Washington, USA during the Third International Conference on Autonomous Agents (Agents '99), On Sunday May 2, 1999 at 6:00 PM We will meet in the main lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Bellevue at 6:00 PM (The same hotel that the conference is in) and proceed to a local restaurant for dinner and discussion. Please respond to this message if you intend on joining us. Thanks, Alan Galan University of Cincinnati Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Mike Wooldridge Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:05:45 +0000 (GMT) Subject: CfP: IEEE Internet Computing Special Issue on Agents "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 22. Call for Papers AGENT TECHNOLOGY AND THE INTERNET A Special Issue of IEEE Internet Computing http://www.computer.org/internet/ INTRODUCTION The rapid growth of interest in agent technology throughout the 1990s has gone hand-in-hand with the well-documented growth of the internet. Most applications of agent technology on the eve of the new millennium involve agents either on or for the internet. The aim of this special issue is to investigate the issues surrounding the application and use of agent technology for internet/intranet-related applications. The scope of the issue is deliberately intended to be broad, including issues ranging from technological (such as: what are the right technologies for agent-based internet applications, and how are these deployed?) to the pragmatic (such as: how will users interact with and control agent-based internet systems?) TOPICS OF INTEREST Include, but are by no means restricted to: * Agents & expert assistants for the internet, including agents for information search, gathering, retrieval, filtering, and management * Coordination and cooperation protocols and techniques for internet-based agent applications * Agents and e-commerce, including agent-based services, automated trading and practical negotiation technologies * Electronic market systems and information economies/ecologies * Agent mediated brokering and matchmaking services * Legal and ethical aspects of agent-based internet applications, including security and privacy * Pragmatics of agent deployment for internet applications, including interface issues such as user control and case studies of successfully deployed agent systems * Integration of agent systems with internet/WWW components, including agent communication language applications * Scalability issues for agent systems * Agents and related internet technologies (CORBA, RMI, ...) Note that all submissions should clearly show their relevance to the field of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems. Abstract theory papers are probably not appropriate. Potential authors should consult and adhere to the IEEE Internet Computing instructions for authors (see http://computer.org/internet/). SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS Mike Wooldridge (Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, UK) mailto:M.J.Wooldridge@elec.qmw.ac.uk Keith Decker (University of Delaware, USA) mailto:decker@cis.udel.edu SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors who wish to submit to the special issue should send either PostScript or PDF versions of their paper by email to either guest editor (see above), or else provide a URL for an online version of the paper. (For online submissions, authors should ensure that relevant servers are reliable, and that links are kept live.) Hardcopy submission is discouraged, but may be possible if arranged in advance. Submissions should be no more than 5000 words length (approx 10 printed pages). ** The deadline for submissions is Friday 3rd September 1999. ** The first page of each submission should list the full contact details (including full name, postal address, email address, phone and fax number) of at least one author. Following peer review, notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent (by email where possible) on or around Friday 15 October 1999. Note that relevance will be a key factor in determining acceptance for the special issue. If in doubt about relevance, please contact one of the guest editors in advance. Final papers will be due no later than 10 December 1999, and the special issue is scheduled for publication in April/May 2000 (vol 4 number 2). IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for submissions Friday 3 September 1999 Notification sent Friday 5 November 1999 Final papers due Friday 10 December 1999 Publication Volume 4 Number 2 ABOUT IEEE INTERNET COMPUTING IEEE Internet Computing is a bimonthly magazine focusing on Internet-based applications and supporting technologies such as the World Wide Web, Java programming, and Internet-based agents. IC provides a technology roadmap for users and developers, as well as a venue for standards, case histories, and new ideas. Peer-reviewed articles describe Internet tools, technologies, and application-oriented research projects. Essays, interviews, and roundtable discussions address the Internet's impact on engineering practice and society in general. Columnists present tutorials and expert commentary on the latest Internet developments. See http://computer.org/internet/ for more information. -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: Santoro Corrado Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:55:17 +0100 (GMT+0100) Subject: Re: Attention all JAFMAS Users!! "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 18. On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Alan Galan wrote: > Dear JAFMAS Users, > > We invite all users of the Java-Based Agent Framework for Multi-Agent > Systems (JAFMAS) to join us for discussions about JAFMAS. > > Please respond to this message if you intend on joining us. > Hi Alan, I'm interested in the discussion but I will be not able to participate. Anyway, I would like to know if the results of the discussion will be somehow summarized and published. Thank you for your invitation. Corrado. ====================================================== Eng. Corrado Santoro - PhD Student Unversity of Catania - Engineering Faculty Institute of Computer Science and Telecommunications Viale A. Doria, 6 - 95125 CATANIA (ITALY) Tel: +39 095 7382365 Fax: +39 095 7382397 EMail: csanto@iit.unict.it ====================================================== -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ From: "Jeffrey M. Bradshaw" Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:44:33 +0200 Subject: 11 more days before ASA/MA deadline; ** new submissioninstructions ** "/usr/cs/majordomo/Lists/" for the list "agents". This should be fixed. at /usr/cs/majordomo/majordomo.pl line 263, chunk 26. >There are 12 more days before the ASA/MA submission deadline. We have >established the automated tool for paper submission. Please use the following >page to submit papers to ASA/MA: > >http://tesla.hpl.hp.com/asama/forms/authpaper_reg.html > >More details are currently available at the ASA/MA mirror web site >http://tesla.hpl.hp.com/asama and will shortly be available at the >ASA/MA main site: http://www.genmagic.com/asa. ***** CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Joint Symposium ASA/MA'99 First International Symposium on Agent Systems and Applications (ASA'99) Third International Symposium on Mobile Agents (MA'99) Featuring the Third Dartmouth Workshop on Transportable Agents (DWTA'99) October 3-6, 1999 Marriott's Rancho Las Palmas, Palm Springs, California http://www.generalmagic.com/asa Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on the Internet Cosponsored by the USENIX Association In Cooperation with the International Federation for Information Processing With Generous Contributions from: Dartmouth College and General Magic, Inc. In the age of information overflow, agents have become an important paradigm. Agents can act on behalf of users to collect, filter and process information. They can act autonomously and react to changing environments. Agents appear in diverse forms, such as intelligent agents, multi-agents, mobile agents, Internet agents, and manufacturing agents. They are deployed in different settings, such as industrial control, Internet searching, personal assistance, network management, games, software distribution, and many others. The need for agents seems obvious, but a full understanding of their capabilities and limits is an open research topic in numerous communities. This symposium will showcase advanced R&D work in agent technologies. The symposium will focus on experimental research and experiences gained while developing and using agents that meet real user needs. Each submission will be encouraged to make the source code available, and if possible, to demonstrate the technology. We expect to attract submissions from different communities. ASA'99 and MA'99 are being held jointly with one Program Committee and a single technical track. DWTA'99 is a separate workshop held the day after the main symposium. SYMPOSIUM TOPICS - - agent systems - - agent applications - - tools for agent development - - security for agents - - communication, collaboration, and coordination - mobility of agents - - agent languages - - agents in electronic markets and commerce - agent societies and ensembles - - constraining agent behavior/resource management - agent standards - - agent design patterns IMPORTANT DATES - - Paper submissions due: May 3, 1999 - - Tutorial proposal: May 31, 1999 (new date) - Exhibition proposals: June 15, 1999 - - Notifications to authors (papers and tutorials): June 15, 1999 - Camera-ready final papers: August 8, 1999 - Symposium: October 3-6, 1999 SUBMISSIONS Send your complete manuscript (not to exceed 15 single-spaced pages of text using 12-pt type on 8 1/2x11 or A4 pages) to the Program Chair. Electronic submissions are encouraged and should be sent to asa@hpl.hp.com, or made available on the Web. Submissions must be in the form of a readable Postscript file. Please attach title, author name(s), postal address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers. All papers will be reviewed for quality and relevance to the symposium. Very similar papers must not have been published or concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere. Proceedings with presented papers will be published by IEEE. The best papers will appear in IEEE Concurrency, and/or other prominent journals. For tutorial proposals, please contact Jean-Pierre.Briot@lip6.fr. For exhibition proposals, please contact cheyer@ai.sri.com. The organizers of ASA/MA'99 and a related conference, the 2nd USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems (USITS) http://www.usenix.org/events/usits99, recognize that some papers are appropriate for either conference. By special arrangement, a single paper can be submitted to both conferences, and then withdrawn from ASA/MA'99 if accepted at USITS. Additional information and detailed guidelines for submission can be obtained from http://www.generalmagic.com/asa. ORGANIZERS General Chair Danny Lange, General Magic, Inc., USA Program Chair Dejan S. Milojicic, HP Labs, USA Finance/Registration Chair Robert Gray, Dartmouth College, USA Local Arrangements Chair Laura Wilton, General Magic, Inc., USA Publicity Chairs America: Jeffrey Bradshaw, Boeing, USA Europe and Africa: Jan Vitek, University of Geneva, Switzerland Asia and Oceania: Liz Kendall, BT and RMIT, Australia Tutorials Chair Jean-Pierre Briot, University of Paris 6 - CNRS, France Exhibition Chair Adam Cheyer, SRI, USA Program Committee Gul Agha, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA Michel Banatre, INRIA, France Luca Cardelli, Microsoft Research, UK David Chess, IBM, USA Tim Finin, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, USA Ramanathan Guha, Netscape, USA David Kotz, Dartmouth College, USA Dejan S. Milojicic, HP Labs, USA Charles Petrie, Center for Design Research, Stanford, USA Kurt Rothermel, University of Stuttgart, Germany Fred Schneider, Cornell University, USA Christian F. Tschudin, University of Uppsala, Sweden Jim Waldo, Sun Microsystems, USA Akinori Yonezawa, Tokyo University, Japan Mary Ellen Zurko, Iris, USA Steering Committee Fred Douglis, AT&T Research, USA (Chair) Robert Gray, Dartmouth College, USA Danny Lange, General Magic, Inc., USA Dejan S. Milojicic, HP Labs, USA Kurt Rothermel, University of Stuttgart, Germany ******************************* Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Associate Technical Fellow Intelligent Agent Technology The Boeing Company (425) 865-6086 (msg) email: jeffrey.m.bradshaw@boeing.com http://www.coginst.uwf.edu/~jbradsha/ -- See for list info & archives. ------------------------------ End of agents-digest V1 #238 ****************************