The International FLAIRS Conference
Future Conferences
- Future Sites Proposals
- FLAIRS-26,
2013, St. Pete Beach (to be confirmed)
- Conference chairs: Phil McCarthy
- Program chairs: Chutima Boonthum, Michael Youngblood
- Special tracks chair: Chad Lane (to be confirmed)
- Invited speakers:
- FLAIRS-25,
2012, Marco Island
- Conference chairs: Chad Lane
- Program chairs: Michael Youngblood, Phil McCarthy
- Special tracks chair: Chutima Boonthum
- Invited speakers:
Previous Conferences
- FLAIRS-24,
2011, Palm Beach
- Conference chairs: Hans Guesgen
- Program chairs: Phil McCarthy, Chas Murray
- Special tracks chair: Chutima Boonthum
- Invited speakers: Thomas Landauer, Rosalind Picard, David Touretzky
- 179 submissions (?? GC + ?? ST), 94 papers (14 GC + 82 ST),
39 posters (10 GC + 29 ST)
- 161 paying attendees
- FLAIRS-23,
2010, Daytona Beach
- Conference chairs: David Wilson
- Program chairs: Chas Murray, Hans Guesgen
- Special tracks chair: Phil McCarthy
- Invited speakers: Eugene Charniak, Herb Clark, Janet Kolodner
- 171 submissions (58 GC + 113 ST), 83 papers (22 GC + 61 ST),
28 posters (13 GC + 15 ST)
- 138 paying attendees
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FLAIRS-22, 2009, Sanibel Island
- Conference chairs: Susan Haller
- Program chairs: Hans Guesgen, Chad Lane
- Special tracks chair: Phil McCarthy
- Invited speakers: Eugene Freuder, Arthur Graesser, Jan Wiebe
- 158 submissions (40 GC + 118 ST), 85 papers (21 GC + 64 ST),
29 posters (6 GC + 23 ST)
- 149 paying attendees
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FLAIRS-21, 2008,
Coconut Grove
- Conference chairs: Geoff Sutcliffe
- Program chairs: Chad Lane, David Wilson
- Special tracks chair: Hans Guesgen
- Invited speakers: Bruce Buchanan, Alfred Kobsa, Candy Sidner
- 181 submissions (48 GC + 133 ST), 107 papers (29 GC + 78 ST),
23 posters (8 GC + 15 ST)
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FLAIRS-20, 2007,
Key West
- Conference chairs: Doug Dankel
- Program chairs: David Wilson, Geoff Sutcliffe
- Special tracks chair: Rainer Knauf
- Invited speakers: Tim Finin, Ramon López de Mántaras,
Sebastian Thrun
- 182 submissions (65 GC + 117 ST), 95 papers (23 GC + 72 ST),
30 posters (8 GC + 22 ST)
- FLAIRS-19, 2006,
Melbourne Beach
- Conference chairs: Philip Chan, Debasis Mitra
- Program chairs: Geoff Sutcliffe, Randy Goebel
- Special tracks chair: Barry O'Sullivan
- Invited speakers: Alan Bundy, Bob Morris, Mehran Sahami, Barry Smyth
- 258 submissions (56 GC + 202 ST), 130 papers (24 GC + 106 ST),
18 posters (6 GC + 12 ST)
- FLAIRS-18, 2005,
Clearwater Beach
- Conference chairs: Lawrence Holder, Diane Cook
- Program chairs: Ingrid Russell, Zdravko Markov
- Special tracks chair: Todd Neller
- Invited speakers: Ted Senator, David Stork, Lawrence Hunter,
Martha Pollack
- FLAIRS-17, 2004,
South Beach
- Conference chairs: Ingrid Russell
- Program chairs: Valarie Barr, Zdravko Markov
- Special tracks chair: Timothy Huang
- Invited speakers: Justine Cassell, Edward Feigenbaum, Erol Gelenbe,
Jim Hendler, Tom Mitchell
- FLAIRS-16, 2003,
St. Augustine
- Conference chairs: Doug Dankel
- Program chairs: Ingrid Russell, Susan Haller
- Special tracks chair: Rosina Weber
- Invited speakers: Brice Buchanan, Paul Cohen, Michael Georgiopoulos,
Barbara Grosz
- FLAIRS-15, 2002,
Pensacola
- Conference chairs: John Kolen
- Program chairs: Susan Haller, Gene Simmons
- Special tracks chair: Rosina Weber
- Invited speakers: James Allen, William Clancey, Pamella Dana,
Randall Beer, Jeffery Bradshaw, Clark Glymour, Patrick Hayes
- FLAIRS-14, 2001,
Key West
- Conference chairs: Doug Dankel
- Program chairs: Ingrid Russell, John Kolen
- Special tracks chair: Ingrid Russell
- Invited speakers: Kenneth Forbus, Jonathan Schaeffer, (Ken Ford,
Pat Hayes), Gerhard Ritter
- FLAIRS-13, 2000,
Orlando
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez, Massood Towhidnejad
- Program chairs: James Etheridge, Bill Manaris
- Special tracks chair: Amruth Kumar
- Invited speakers: Nicola Muscettola, Subrata Dasgupta,
James Hendler, Janet Kolodner
- FLAIRS-12, 1999,
Orlando
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez, Massood Towhidnejad
- Program chairs: Amruth Kumar, Ingrid Russell
- Special tracks chair: Valarie Barr
- Invited speakers: John Laird, Bruce Buchanan, (Ken Ford,
Patrick Hayes), David Stork, Frank Anger
- FLAIRS-11, 1998,
Sanibel Island
- Conference chairs: Kenneth Bowyer, Lawrence Hall
- Program chairs: Diane Cook
- Special tracks chair: Amruth Kumar
- Invited speakers: Jim Bezdek, Oren Etzioni, Ken Ford, Pat Hayes,
Sridhar Mahadevan, Ray Mooney
- FLAIRS-10, 1997,
Daytona Beach
- Conference chairs: Massood Towhidnejad
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: Amruth Kumar
- Invited speakers: Steve Minton, Robin Murphy, Bob Engelmore,
Andres Zellweger
- FLAIRS-9, 1996,
Key West
- Conference chairs: Doug Dankel, Michael Prietula
- Program chairs: John Stewman
- Special tracks chair: Amruth Kumar
- Invited speakers: Michael Fehling, Clark Glymour, Mark Fox,
David Leake, (Geoffrey LaForte, Ken Ford, Patrick Hayes)
- FLAIRS-8, 1995,
Melbourne
- Conference chairs: Dan Tamir
- Program chairs: John Stewman
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Jay Honeycutt, Doug Fischer, Eugene Charniak,
Ken Ford, Peter Struss, Stuart Shapiro
- FLAIRS-7, 1994,
Pensacola Beach
- Conference chairs:
- Program chairs:
- Special tracks chair:
- Invited speakers:
- FLAIRS-6, 1993,
Ft. Lauderdale
- Conference chairs: Frederick Hoffman
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: H. Kyburg
- FLAIRS-5, 1992,
Ft. Lauderdale
- Conference chairs: Frederick Hoffman
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Lofti Zadeh, William Clancey, Patrick Hayes,
Ken Ford, Jack Adams-Webber
- FLAIRS-4, 1991,
Cocoa Beach
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Patrick Hayes, Russell Eberhart, Douglas Fischer
- FLAIRS-3, 1990,
Cocoa Beach
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Patrick Hayes, James Bezdek, Eugene Charniak
- FLAIRS-2, 1989,
Orlando
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez
- Program chairs: Doug Dankel, Ken Ford
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Ronald Yager, John Sowa, David Waltz, John Roach
- FLAIRS-1, 1988,
Orlando
- Conference chairs: Avelino Gonzalez
- Program chairs: Fred Hoffman, Doug Dankel
- Special tracks chair: -
- Invited speakers: Elaine Rich
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