Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Austin, Texas, the "live music capital For more information about AAAI is pleased to announce the continued Conferences/conferences.html. Expository Writing Award will be presented members. AAAI is delighted to announce the 31-August 3 in Austin, Texas. This The conference will be held July collocation of SARA-2000 with AAAIaward joins the two special awards 31-August 3, 2000, at the Austin Convention 2000. The Symposium on Abstraction, established last year, the AAAI Classic Center and Hyatt Regency Reformulation, and Approximation Paper Award and the AAAI Distinguished Austin in Austin, Texas. AAAI-2000 will be held July 26-29, just outside Austin in Lago Vista on Lake Travis, Service Award. For more information about The AAAI Effective Expository Writing the Innovative Applications of SARA-2000, please visit sara2000.unl. Award honors the author(s) of a Artificial Intelligence, the Mobile edu/ high-quality, effective piece of writing, Robot Competition and Exhibition, AAAI also welcomes SARA-2000 as accessible to the general public or the Intelligent Systems Demonstrations, our first affiliate conference. For more to a broad AI audience (not just a subarea), the Robot Building Laboratory, information about the AAAI Affiliates written within the last two and the Doctoral Consortium. New Program, please write to Carol Hamilton years. The contribution should be for 2000 will be a technical paper at hamilton@aaai.org. Nominated papers must be Uncertainty: Operations Research AAAI is pleased to announce the continuation in English and must have been published Meets AI (Again)"; Justine Cassell, of its Student Abstract and in a publicly accessible place "Why Do We Need a Body Anyway?"; Poster Program, the SIGART/AAAI (for example, periodical, hard copy, or Carla Gomes, "Structure, Duality, and Doctoral Consortium, and the AAAI online journal but not only as a web Randomization: Common Themes in Scholarship and Volunteer Programs. The author(s) AI and OR"; James Hendler, "Missed Students interested in attending the of the award-winning paper(s) will Perceptions: AI versus the Funding National Conference on Artificial receive a $2500 prize (shared if more Agencies"; Geoff Hinton, "Modeling Intelligence in Austin, July 31-August than one author) as well as lodging High-Dimensional Data Distributions 3, 2000, should consult the AAAI web and travel to the National Conference by Combining Simple Experts"; Rich site for further information about all on Artificial Intelligence.

Ballots will be due Applications of Artificial Intelligence have an accepted technical paper, back at the AAAI office no later than (IAAI-97) will be held in and then to students who are actively June 13. Conference on Knowledge Discovery are encouraged to apply. For further information be held November 8-10 at the Massachusetts following the American Statistical about the Scholarship Program, Institute of Technology in Association annual meeting in Anaheim. The topics Information about these conferences please contact AAAI at scholarships@aaai.org, of seven symposia will be: is available by writing to All student scholarship recipients Context in Knowledge Representation Registration materials for AAAI-97, will be required to participate in the and Natural Language Sasa IAAI-97, and KDD-97 are now available Student Volunteer Program to support Buvac (buvac@cs.stanford.edu), For further information, participation is a valuable contribution.

Topics An all-star panel assembled to pose life, and a wealth of other topics were of the technical papers spanned a "Challenge Problems for Artificial Intelligence."