From: Hitoshi Matsubara <matsubar <at> ETL <dot> GO <dot> JP>
Date: 13 apr 1996
Subject: CFP for GPW'96

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{\LARGE Third Game Programming Workshop in Japan:\\
 Call for Papers}

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The purpose of this workshop is to promote computer
game-playing researches, especially those on computer Shogi
(Japanese Chess) and
computer Go.

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\item Title: Third Game Programming Workshop in Japan

\item Sponsorship:   Computer Shogi Association

\item Co-sponsorship: Computer Go Forum

\item Date: September 20-22, 1996

\item Place $@!' (J Hakone Seminar House, Kanagawa, JAPAN\\
              (Accomodation: Japanese-style room)

\item Official languages: Japanese/English\ (no interpretation)

\item Expected number of participants: 80 people

\item Registration fee $@!' (J 30,000 yen \ \ (Student 15,000 yen)

\item Process:

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\item Submitted papers will be reviewed by the programming committee.

\item Authors must submit 3 printed copies of their extended
abstract (about 2000 characters in Japanese or about 500
words in English) to the following address. For those who
can submit electronically, please submit materials in plain,
unformatted text to gpw <at> etl <dot> go <dot> jp.

\item The length of the final(camera-ready) papers must be
at most 10 pages on A4 or 8 1/2'' x 11'' size.

\item When your paper is accepted, at least one author of
the paper has to attend the workshop and present your
paper.
If your presentation
is canceled, your paper is not included in the proceedings.

\item We have small amount of funds to support foreign presenter's
travel expenses, so we welcome your requests if you need financial
help.  Please indicate your needs when you submit your paper.
Remember that the total amount of the fund is very limited. The
number and the amount of support will vary depending on the number of
requests we receive. The programming commitee will decide whether you
can get the funds or not, so you may not be able to get the funds.

\item Schedule:

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\item Deadline of extended abstract:  May 25th, 1996

\item Notification:  June 21st, 1996

\item Deadline of final(camera-ready) paper:  August 17th,
1996

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\item Contact (chair of programming committee):\\
Hitoshi Matsubara\\
Electrotechnical Laboratory\\
Machine Inference Section\\
1-1-4 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305 JAPAN\\
tel:+81-298-58-5917 \ \ fax:+81-298-58-5918\\
e-mail: gpw <at> etl <dot> go <dot> jp\\

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