DM: CFP: 2nd European Agent Systems Summer School EASSS-2000

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                         Call for Participation

______________________________________________________________________

                                 Second

                  European Agent Systems Summer School
                              (EASSS'2000)

             Saarbruecken, Germany, August 14 - 18, 2000
______________________________________________________________________

                       http://www.dfki.de/easss/


EASSS'2000 is organized  by AgentLink (http://www.AgentLink.org/) -
Europe's ESPRIT-funded Network of Excellence for agent-based computing
- and hosted  by DFKI GmbH  (http://www.dfki.de/) and Universitaet des
Saarlandes (http://www.uni-sb.de/Welcome.html.en). The school will
consist of a mixture of introductory and advanced courses.
The courses will be presented by internationally leading experts in 
the
field and cover the full range of theoretical and practical aspects
of agent-based computing.

TOPICS:

  - Foundations of Intelligent Agents and Multiagent Systems
  - Logical Foundations of Agent Systems
  - Problem Solving and Planning
  - Intelligent Cooperative Information Systems
  - Coordination, Communication, and Collaboration
  - Automated Negotiation and Decision Making
  - Computational Markets
  - Organization Design
  - Societies of Artificial Agents and Social Simulation
  - Behavior-oriented Control of Physical Agents
  - Learning Agents
  - Interface Agents
  - Mobile Agents and Security
  - Agent-oriented Software Engineering
  - Intelligent Agents for Telecommunication Applications
  - Agent-Mediated Electronic Business
  - Industrial and Commercial Applications
  - Agents Standards Activities


Furthermore, there will be evening talks on special subjects. Details
of the programme will be given on the EASSS'2000 home page at
http://www.dfki.de/easss/

Last but not least, there will be a warm-up event on the 15th of
August in an informal environment. Please check the information on how
to register for the summer school below.


ATTENDANCE AND REGISTRATION
---------------------------

The summer school will be open to anyone from research and industry. A
registration fee will be levied to cover  costs.  Some support will be
available for PhD students wishing  to  attend the summer school;  see
below   for  details. The    fees  are as follows  (accommodation  not
included):

(in EUROs) | early              | late              |
            | (before 14th July) | (after 14th July) | on site
-----------+--------------------+-------------------+---------
Students   |        150         |        175        |    200
Academia   |        300         |        350        |    400
Industry   |        450         |        600        |    700

Registration can be done on-line or by postal mail;
please visit the EASSS'2000 home page http://www.dfki.de/easss/
for to obtain details and registration form.


ACCOMMODATION
-------------

Student accommodation is  available   at the Jugendgaestehaus   (JGH)
Saarbruecken (Meerwiesertalweg 31, 66123 Saarbruecken, Germany, Phone:
+49-(0)681-33040,  Fax: +49-(0)681-374911).  Rooms   for two or   four
persons are  available.  It has been made a block reservation for
EASSS-2000  which  will guarantee  up to 130  places until
14th of June.  Please mention EASSS'2000 when making your reservation.

Further options for accommodation can be found via the EASSS home page
(http://www.dfki.de/easss/). To make  reservations, please contact the
hotels directly. With the hotels listed on the web page EASSS'2000 has
special arrangements  which   guarantee special prices   and a certain
amount  of   rooms, again  mention   EASSS'2000  when  you  make  your
reservation.  It is strongly recommended to make hotel reservations as
early as possible.


FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
------------------------------

Some financial support   is   available for full-time  PhD    students
registered  at universities  that    are  members of AgentLink.    The
application deadline is the 13th of June.
This support is intended to cover the cost of registration, student
accommodation, and some subsistence. Some additional support to cover
travel (to certain limits) may also be provided. Because of 
restrictions
with respect to time, students are obliged to make the travel  
arrangements
on their own  and  claim  for refund   on their scholarship after   
the
summer  school.   However,  it   is  strongly recommended that 
students
get the forms  for applying for scholarships and  read the conditions
under which  and to which  degree funding is possible, *before* they 
do
any booking.   PhD students should apply for this support by writing 
to:

     Gerhard Weiss
     --- EASSS'2000 ---
     Institut fuer Informatik
     Technische Universitaet Muenchen
     Arcisstrasse 21
     D-80290 Muenchen
     Germany

The application should arrive no later than Tuesday 13th of June 2000.

Each application should contain:

   - full name and full contact details of the student;

   - estimate  of travel costs to and  from the summer school 
(students
     will be expected to use  the cheapest reasonable travel 
available,
     staying over  the  Saturday night if   necessary to get  cheap 
air
     travel);

   - a  brief description of  your PhD research, and  a statement of 
no
     less than 500  words explaining  why  you feel  you should 
receive
     support;

   - a signed letter  from your PhD supervisor  or head  of 
department,
     supporting  your application and confirming  your status as a 
full
     time PhD  student. This letter should carry  the official stamp 
of
     your institution.


TRAVEL INFORMATION
------------------

Saarbruecken (http://www.saarbruecken.de/) is  a charming city located
in the south-west of Germany on the border to France.
The city of Saarbruecken, the 1000 year old capital of the Saarland 
region,
has around 0.2 million inhabitants and a few attractive features, in
particular its geographical closeness to France, which is reflected
in the Saarbruecken culture and cuisine.

Saarbruecken is about 140 minutes by train from Frankfurt airport and
Luxemburg airport (http://www.dfki.de/easss/pics/SBlocair.gif) 
depending
on the time of the day. It is also possible to  come directly to 
Saarbruecken
airport (http://www.flughafen-saarbruecken.de/)   from  a  number of
European cities including Luxemburg and Berlin.

All courses of the summer school will be given on the campus of the
Saarland University where also the DFKI site resides.
This campus is situated in a wooded area outside the city centre of
Saarbruecken.

EASSS'2000  will   take    place      the week    before     ECAI'2000
(http://www.ecai2000.hu-berlin.de/)  (Berlin, Germany).   Travel  from
Saarbruecken to ECAI'2000 by plane or train is straightforward.


EASSS'2000 ORGANISATION COMMITTEE
---------------------------------

Co-chairs:

    Michael Luck, University Southampton, United Kingdom
    Gerhard Weiss, TU Muenchen, Germany
    Michael Wooldridge, University Liverpool, United Kingdom

Local Arrangements Board:

    Klaus Fischer, DFKI GmbH, Germany
    Matthias Klusch, DFKI GmbH, Germany

--
__________________________________________________
Dr. Matthias Klusch
DFKI GmbH
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3
66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
Phone: +49-681-302-5297, Fax: +49-681-302-2235
http://www.dfki.de/~klusch/, klusch@dfki.de
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