The International FLAIRS Conference

Future Conferences

• Future Sites Proposals
• FLAIRS-24, 2011, West Palm Beach
  • Conference chairs: Hans Guesgen
  • Program chairs: Phil McCarthy, Chas Murray
  • Special tracks chair:
  • Invited speakers:
• 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

Previous Conferences

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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:
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• 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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