-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers: Linz2000 Mathematical Aspects of Non-Classical Logics and Fuzzy Inference To be held at Bildungszentrum St. Magdalena, Linz, Austria June 13-18, 2000 Sponsored by: FLLL Fuzzy Logic Laboratorium Linz - Hagenberg ------SHORT DESCRIPTION OF SEMINAR PURPOSE/MISSION------- Since their inception in 1979 the Linz Seminars on Fuzzy Sets have emphasized the development of mathematical aspects of fuzzy sets by bringing together researchers in fuzzy sets and established mathematicians whose work outside the fuzzy setting can provide direction for further research. The seminar is deliberately kept small and initimate so that informal critical discussion remains central. There are no parallel sessions and during the week there are several round tables to discuss open problems and promising directions for further work. Linz2000 will be the 21st seminar carrying on this tradition. Linz2000 will deal with Mathematical Aspects of Non-classical Logics and Fuzzy Inference. It is the hope of the organizers that the talks will provide a mathematical setting for both the theory and the practice of logical means of dealing with inference under uncertainty, limited resources, modalities of place, time, and state of knowledge. This Seminar will consider, but not be limited to, the following topics in logic: 1. Categorical Logic 2. Logic of cognition 3. Fuzzy Inference 4. Modal Logics 5. Many Valued Logics 6. Logics taking into account time, place, vagueness, and limited resources The total number of participants is usually bounded above by 40 with broad international representation and a mix of pure and applied interests. Invited talks are usually allowed an hour and a half and contributed talks 45 minutes. There are no parallel sessions. The Seminar will feature ample time for discussion of each presentation, a fundamental aspect of the Linz tradition. The schedule allows for daily round tables for discussion of open problems and issues raised by the day's talks. If you are interested in giving a contributed talk, please submit an abstract of no more than 650 words to the Program Chair, Lawrence Stout. The deadline for all submissions is 15 February 2000; and you should be notified no later than 15 April, 2000 concerning acceptance of your presentation into the Seminar. It is preferred that your submission be made by e-mail, in which case it is also preferred that this submission be a LaTeX 2e (or 2.09) file in ASCII: please, no zipped files. The subject line for such an e-mail should include the phrase Linz2000 Seminar and it should be addressed to lstout@sun.iwu.edu It would also be helpful if your submission included your snail-mail address, fax number, and any additional e-mail addresses or phone numbers that you deem helpful. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Lawrence N. Stout, Bloomington (IL, USA) - Chairman Dan Butnariu, Haifa (Israel) Didier Dubois, Toulouse (France) Lluis Godo, Barcelona (Spain) Siegfried Gottwald, Leipzig (Germany) Ulrich Ho"hle, Wuppertal (Germany) Erich Peter Klement, Linz (Austria) Wesley Kotze';, Grahamstown (South Africa) Radko Mesiar, Bratislava (Slovakia) Daniele Mundici, Milano (Italy) Endre Pap, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) Stephen E. Rodabaugh, Youngstown (OH, USA) Marc Roubens, Liège (Belgium) Aldo Ventre, Napoli (Italy) Siegfried Weber, Mainz (Germany) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Erich Peter Klement Ulrich Ho"hle Stephen E. Rodabaugh Siegfried Weber -- Lawrence Neff Stout Professor of Mathematics Illinois Wesleyan University http://www.iwu.edu/~lstout