TONI SICA/PRESSENS BILD The Nobel Prize has been awarded since 1901 on December 10, which is the day of death of its donor, Alfred Nobel. The picture shows José Saramago who has just received from the hands of the Swedish King, the literature prize for 1998. Additional Nobel Prizes include awards for Physics, Chemistry, Physiology, Medicine and the Peace Prize. Since 1964 a prize in Economy established in memory of Alfred Nobel, has been donated by the Bank of .

For further information Conference Arrangements Chair: Prof. Anita Kollerbaur University and Royal Institute of Technology Department of Computer and Systems Sciences Electrum 230 SE-164 40 Kista, SWEDEN Tel: +46 8 16 4994 (SECRETARY) Fax: +46 8 703 9025 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.ijcai.org/ijcai-99 Sixteenth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence

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31 July – 6 August 1999, Stockholm, Sweden

Sponsored by IJCAII and the Scandinavian AI Societies The Conference Installation Norra Latin was earlier a high school.

This elegantly renovated school house HANSSON is now one of Sweden’s top conference installations. This is where the major LARS part of the IJCAI-99 conference will take place.

Stockholm’s City Hall is located in the center of town on the shore of Lake Mälaren. City Hall is where Stockholm’s political leadership work. Here you can also find large, exclusive recep- tion rooms. The largest are “Blå Hallen” (The Blue Lounge) and “Gyllene Salen” (The Golden Room). City Hall was built during 1911-1923. IJCAI participants are invited to attend a reception in Blå Hallen on August 2. ASPLUND JAN

A view of the Fortress and the island Vaxholmen in the inner part of the . One of the two sea routes to Stockholm is by way of Vaxholmen, which is why in ancient days, it was of great importance for the defense of Stockholm. The fortress tower was built as early as 1560. If you want to experience the water way into Stockholm, a part of history as well as have an exciting evening, register for the IJCAI-99 Dinner August 4. It will be held at the Vaxholm Fortress.

Contents

Welcome to IJCAI-99 ...... 3 Workshop Program ...... 20 Location and Travel ...... 27 IJCAI-99 Awards ...... 5 Exhibition Program ...... 22 General Information on Venue ...... 28 IJCAI-99 Support Programs ...... 6 Robot World Cup Soccer Games ...... 22 Social Program ...... 29 Conference Program Description ...... 7 Affiliated Events ...... 23 Next IJCAI Conference ...... 30 Invited Speakers ...... 8 Registration Information ...... 25 IJCAI-99 Conference Officials ...... 30 Tutorial Program ...... 10 Important Addresses ...... 26 World Wide Web For the latest information about the Conference, please visit the Conference homepage at http://www.ijcai.org/ijcai-99

For further information about Stockholm please refer to http://www.stoinfo.se

Wallin Hotel Stockholm City

City Conference Centre

Buses from Arlanda Airport

Sheraton Hotel

City Hall

Old Town

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Royal Castle Boats to Vaxholm and the archipelago