AAAI News

We hope you are planning to join us for AAAI-14, and collocated events IAAI-14 and EAAI-14, in Québec City, Quebéc, Canada, July 27-31, 2014. The AAAI-14 technical program will kick off with the opening reception at the Québec City Convention Centre on the evening of Monday, July 28. On Tuesday morning, July 29, the program chairs will welcome attendees, and conference and AAAI awards will be presented. The Presidential Address by Manuela Veloso will be delivered on Wednesday, July 30, at 1:00 PM. The AAAI-14 program will feature invited talks by Cynthia Breazeal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Michael Kearns (University of Pennsylvania), Padhraic Smyth (University of California, Irvine), and Milind Tambe (University of Southern California). The recipient of the 2014 Robert S. Engelmore Memorial Award, Craig Knoblock (University of Southern California), will deliver his lecture, on Tuesday, July 29 during IAAI-14, and Ron Kaplan (Nuance Communications) will address the IAAI-14 conference on Wednesday, July 30. AAAI-14 will introduce many innovations and will feature several new programs. The technical program will include a conference-wide poster session, comprising posters for all 398 accepted papers, which will be available for viewing throughout the three days of the technical program. Authors presenting oral talks will do so in two ways: traditional 15-minute presentations in parallel sessions, and short 2.5-minute presentations in a series of plenary sessions. AAAI-14 will also feature many new collocated programs, including the CRAW/CDC Broadening Participation in AI event, promoting increased participation of women and members of other underrepresented groups in AI research. A special women's lunch on Tuesday, July 29 is open to all women attending AAAI (preregistration required), and other special events are planned. In addition to the return of Puzzle Night on Tuesday, July 29 (also including some new challenges!), the entertainment portion of the program is expanding to include a Speed Dating event, scheduled for 5:00 PM on Wednesday, July 30, designed to promote opportunities for networking, mentoring, and sharing research. Speed Dating will be followed by the AAAI-14 Conference Fête, open to all AAAI registrants, at Le Théâtre and Le Cabaret du Capitole de Québec, a five-minute walk from the Convention Centre. Established in 1903 and located in the heart of Old Québec, this unique urban architectural building is considered the loveliest banquet hall in Québec City. The connecting Cabaret is the old Cinéma de Paris and has a charming Art Deco style. A jazz trio will perform, and heavy hors d'oevres and desserts will be served along with a complimentary beverage.