2 n d C A L L F O R P A P E R S M A I C S '9 6 Seventh Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference April 26-28, 1996 (Friday evening - Sunday noon) Indiana University, Bloomington [Paper deadline: February 15, 1996] The 1996 Midwest Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science Conference will be held in Bloomington, Indiana -- known for its music, its basketball, its woods and lakes, and its cognitive science and logic programs. This year we seek to expand the range of participating institutions and research areas. We think a strong and inclusive regional conference on cognitive science is both possible and desirable. The conference will feature invited talks by Jon Barwise (Indiana) and Gary Dell (Illinois), technical papers, symposia, a Best Student Paper prize, and several social events. Symposia proposed thus far include Symbol Grounding and Case-Based Reasoning. We invite papers in all areas of artificial intelligence and cognitive science, including psychology, linguistics, logic, and philosophy of mind, as long as they are appropriate for a general cognitive science audience. Graduate students in particular are encouraged to submit. We also welcome proposals for symposia on particular topics. Up-to-date Conference information will be provided on the MAICS96 World-Wide Web page at: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/event/maics96/. ORGANIZERS Conference Chair Robert Port, Indiana University, Bloomington Program Chair Michael Gasser, Indiana University, Bloomington Program Committee Martha Evens, Illinois Institute of Technology Robert Goldstone, Indiana University, Bloomington Tom Hinrichs, Northwestern University Vasant Honavar, Iowa State University Richard Maclin, University of Minnesota, Duluth Gregg Oden, University of Iowa David Opitz, University of Minnesota, Duluth Terry Regier, University of Chicago Jude Shavlik, University of Wisconsin, Madison Alice ter Meulen, Indiana University, Bloomington DeLiang Wang, The Ohio State University SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Authors should submit full papers on any topic in artificial intelligence or cognitive science, broadly conceived. These will be evaluated for originality and significance of the research, for clarity of presentation, and for relevance to a broad audience of cognitive science researchers. All accepted papers will be presented orally and will be made available in the On-Line Proceedings. Papers whose first author is a student are eligible for the Best Student Paper Prize if the authors of the paper assert that primary responsibility for the work lies with the student. Papers may be submitted either electronically or in hard copy form. Electronic submissions may take the form of plain text or LaTeX files or a URL to an HTML file which is accessible on the World-Wide Web. Authors should be careful to include all macro files necessary for LaTeX files as we will not be responsible for files which cannot be formatted. Figures for LaTeX and plain text files should be Postscript files. Figures for HTML documents should be inline images (GIF, JPEG, XBM, or Postscript). Hard-copy submissions should have 1-inch margins on all sides and should be in 12-point type. Papers should be a maximum of six pages long, including figures and references. (The relevant length for an HTML document is the number of pages required to print it out in 12-point type.) Names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of authors and an abstract should be included at the beginning of each paper. The Proceedings for the Conference will appear on-line on the World-Wide Web. Final papers should be in either HTML or Postscript format; the former is highly recommended because it permits searches. Details of final format will be forthcoming on the Conference Web page. Hard copy submissions must be postmarked by Thursday, February 15, 1996, and sent to Michael Gasser Indiana University Computer Science Department Lindley Hall 215 Bloomington, IN 47405 Electronic submissions should by e-mailed by Thursday, February 15, 1996, to gasser@cs.indiana.edu Papers not meeting the deadline will not be considered. Proposals for symposia should also be sent to either of the above addresses by February 15. IMPORTANT DATES February 15 Deadline for paper submissions March 15 Notification of acceptance or rejection April 19 Final versions of papers due April 26-28 Conference dates REGISTRATION: Registration will be $30 for faculty, $15 for students. This includes an opening reception and morning refreshments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Our web page will contain all official updated information relevant to the conference: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/event/maics96/ Or contact: Michael Gasser, (812) 855-7078 gasser@cs.indiana.edu Robert Port, (812) 855-9217 port@cs.indiana.edu Conference Student Coordinator: Doug Blank, (812) 855-8702 blank@cs.indiana.edu