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              PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

      International Workshop on Logic Programming and Multi-Agents
                                
	sponsored by the EC activity KIT011-LPKRR and the CLN

      in conjunction with ICLP'97, Leuven, Belgium. July 8--12, 1997
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To understand the paradigm shift in computing from stand-alone
computer systems to distributed systems based on the client-server
architecture and the internet, new conceptual models for computing are
needed. In particular, improved computational models of single agents
and of multi-agents are necessary.  We believe that computational
logic and logic programming provide the useful conceptual and
practical tools for developing and studying these models.

The workshop will serve as a forum for disseminating research and
experience in this important and fast advancing field.
  
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
 	Interacting agents
  	Meta logic programmming applied to  multi agent programming
  	Distributed reactive systems
	Cognitive robotics
  	Applications: Integration of heterogeneous autonomous systems
  		      Software agents
  		      agent oriented interface programming
		      real-time systems
		      Relations between agent oriented programming and
                                           object-oriented programming
		      Inductive logic programming for self-organizing agents

The main focus of the workshop is on new and original research.  But
we also strongly encourage the submission of papers describing
products and prototypes in development of multi-agent
systems. 'Vision' papers discussing the potential of a marriage of
computational logic, especially lp and multi-agents, are also welcome.

We also would like to have panels to discuss issues in the potential 
application areas of multi-agents.

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WORKSHOP COORDINATORS:
======================
	Phan Minh Dung (Thailand)
	Paolo Mancarella (Italy) 

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
=====================
	D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
	P.M. Dung (Thailand)
	T. Kakas (Cyprus)
	R. Kowalski (UK)
	P. Mancarella (Italy)
 
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PROGRAMME COMMITTEE :
=====================
	L. C. Aiello (Italy)
	L. DeRaedt (Belgium)
	D. DeSchreye (Belgium)
	P.M. Dung (Thailand)
	K. Fischer (Germany)
	M. Gelfond (USA)
	R. Kowalski (UK)
	T. Kakas (Cyprus)
	P. Mancarella (Italy)
	C. Palamidessi (Italy)
	L. M. Pereira (Portugal)
	D. Pearce (Germany)
	M. Shanahan (UK)
	Y. Shoham (USA)
	J. Siekmann (Germany)
	F. Toni (UK)
	G. Wagner (Germany)

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IMPORTANT DATES :
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        Submission Deadline :   May, 10, 1997
        Notification :          June, 10, 1997
        Final Version ready :   July, 1, 1997
        Workshop :              July, 12, 1997

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PAPER SUBMISSION:
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   A PostScript file not larger than 15 pages when printed, together with a  
   separate PostScript file of the abstract not larger than 1 page, should be 
   sent to: paolo@di.unipi.it

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FURTHER INFORMATION: 
====================
	Updated INFORMATION on the workshop is available at
		http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~iclp97/Multi

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CONTACT ADDRESS:
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	Phan Minh Dung <dung@cs.ait.ac.th>
	Paolo Mancarella <paolo@di.unipi.it>