CfParticipation: Deontic Logic in Computer Science (DEON2006)

["Huhns, Michael" <huhns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

           FIRST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
                    DEON2006
          Eighth International Workshop on
          Deontic Logic in Computer Science
      Special Topic: Artificial Normative Systems
          Utrecht, The Netherlands
          12, 13, and 14 July 2006
          http://www.cs.uu.nl/deon2006/

   Early registration deadline: June 1st, 2006

The biennial DEON workshops are designed to promote cooperation among=20
scholars across disciplines who are interested in deontic logic and its=20
use in computer science. These workshops traditionally support research=20
linking the formal-logical study of normative concepts and normative=20
systems with computer science, artificial intelligence, philosophy,=20
organisation theory and law. In addition to these general themes,=20
DEON2006 features a special topic

  Artificial Normative Systems

There have been seven previous DEON workshops: Amsterdam (1991), Oslo=20
(1994), Sesimbra (1996), Bologna (1998), Toulouse (2000), London (2002),

and Madeira (2004). Selected papers from each of these workshops have=20
been published internationally.

* WORKSHOP VENUE:
The eighth DEON workshop will be held in Utrecht, the fourth largest=20
city of the Netherlands, organised by the Department of Information and=20
Computing Sciences of Utrecht University. The conference venue is=20
located at the heart of Utrecht's attractive historic centre.

* INVITED SPEAKERS:
- Jose Carmo (Madeira)
- Frank Dignum (Utrecht)
- Paolo Petta (Vienna)

* ACCEPTED PAPERS:
A list of accepted papers can be found at=20
http://www.cs.uu.nl/deon2006/program.html

* REGISTRATION:
The early registration deadline is June 1st, 2006. An online=20
registration form and local and travel information can be found on our=20
workshop website at http://www.cs.uu.nl/deon2006/.

* ACCOMMODATION:
We have secured limited availability of rooms against reduced rates with

three hotels, on a first-come, first-serve basis, to be booked before=20
May 1st or June 1st (2x). Information on these and other hotels is=20
available on our workshop website. We advise you to book your room as=20
soon as possible, since hotels in Utrecht tend to be fully booked during

summer time.

* TIMETABLE:
 - 1 June 2006: early registration deadline
 - 12-14 July 2006: The Workshop

* SPONSORS:
The workshop is sponsored by
- SIKS (Dutch Research School of Information and Knowledge Systems),
- JURIX (Dutch Foundation for Legal Knowledge and Information Systems),
- BNVKI (Belgian-Dutch Association for AI),
- NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research),
- KNAW (The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences),
- Faculty of Science, Universiteit Utrecht
- Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Universiteit Utrecht