How to Get the Most Out of IJCAI-83

WHEN I TOOK ON THE JOB of programme chairman of IJCAI-83 the trustees presented me with a list of problems with the way IJCAI programmes had traditionally been organised. Some of these problems had been raised by previous programme chairmen, some by authors, some by attendees and some have been subsequently been raised by me. I have tried to organise the IJCAI-83 programme to solve tftese problems or at least some of them, I have been unable to devise a scheme which simultaneously solves all the problems. (I leave this as an exercise for the reader.) My plans converged after consultation with many people in the AI community, including the IJCAI-83 conference committee, and they have that committee’s approval. Inevitably this means that IJCAI-83 will be a little different from here-to-fore, and in order for my changes to be also solutions, it is necessary for you, the paying customer, to be aware of these differences and to take advantage of t,hem. The aim of this article is to raise your awareness.