CSCLP 2006: Annual ERCIM Workshop on
Constraint Solving and Constraint Logic Programming

June 26-28, 2006
FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

Recent Advances in Constraints

[Call for Papers] [Important Dates] [Registration and Scholarships] [Organization] [Invited Speakers] [Programme] [Accommodation] [Travel and Workshop Venue]

 

Background

This workshop is organized as the 11th meeting of the ERCIM Working Group on Constraints, co-ordinated by Francois Fages.

Call for paper submissions

The workshop will cover all aspects of constraint and logic programming, including various foundational issues, implementation techniques, new applications as well as teaching issues. Particular emphasis is on assessing the current state of the art and identifying future directions. We would like to invite authors to submit papers on all aspects of research on constraint and logic programming. Standard research papers, position papers and work-in-progress papers describing current projects are all welcome. To submit a paper to the workshop, please email a postscript or PDF file, preferably in Springer LNCS format to the workshop chairs at ercim06@di.fct.unl.pt. Papers can be of any length but should not exceed 15 pages. All submissions must be received by 10th May 2006.

    Publication

    A printed volume of the workshop papers will be given to the participants, free of charge. Note that the proceedings of the workshop are also available online here as a single pdf file. After the workshop, we decided to publish a subset of papers in a Springer Lecture Notes on Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) volume (Recent Advances in Constraints), as was done for previous editions of this workshop. In this case, these and other papers have to go through a new peer-review and selection process. This new Call for Papers is available here.

    Important dates

    Registration and Scholarships

    The workshop is open to all and is not restricted to ERCIM members. There is no registration fee. However, participants wishing to attend the workshop Banquet are kindly asked to contribute with 30 Euros to be paid on site.

    Participants are kindly asked to register for the workshop before the registration deadline - 9th June 2006 - by sending a message to the workshop chairs at ercim06@di.fct.unl.pt. Participants are kindly asked to attach the following registration form in their registration email.

    Some limited scholarships may also be available to help students with travel expenses. Students who need support should ask their primary advisor to send a reference letter to the workshop chairs at ercim06@di.fct.unl.pt before 2nd June.

    To submit the camera-ready version, please send a PDF file, preferably in Springer LNCS format to the workshop chairs at ercim06@di.fct.unl.pt. Papers can be of any length but should not exceed 15 pages.

    Organization

    The organizers of the workshop are:

    Invited Speakers

    • Nicolas Beldiceanu (École de Mines de Nantes): "Global Constraints"

    • Barry O'Sullivan (University College, Cork): "Constraints and Learning"

    • Ludwig Krippahl (New University of Lisbon): "Constraints Applied to Bioinformatics"
       

    Programme

      Monday, 26th Tuesday, 27th Wednesday, 28th
    9 Registration    
      Invited Talk: Barry O'Sullivan
    Constraints and Learning    		 Invited Talk: Nicolas Beldiceanu
    Global Constraints    		 Invited Talk: Ludwig Krippahl
    Constraints Applied to Bioinformatics
    10
      Break Break Break
    11 Session 1 Session 4 Session 6
     
    12
      Lunch Lunch Close
    13  
      Session 5  
    14 Session 2  
       
    15 Excursion  
      Break  
    16 Session 3  
       
    17  
         
    18    
         
    19    
         
    20   Banquet  
    ...    

     

    Monday, June 26th

    9:00    Registration opens

    9:30    Invited Talk by Barry O'Sullivan: "Constraints and Learning"

    10:30    Coffee / Tea  Break

    11:00    Papers Session 1

    12:30    Lunch

    14:00    Papers Session 2

    15:30    Coffee / Tea  Break

    16:00    Papers Session 3

     

     

    Tuesday, June 27th

    9:30    Invited Talk by Nicolas Beldiceanu: "Global Constraints"

    10:30    Coffee / Tea  Break

    11:00    Papers Session 4

    12:30    Lunch

    13:30    Papers Session 5

    15:00    Excursion

        Costa Azul (region to the south of Tagus river, near the sea): includes Azeităo (visit to wines cellar), Cabo Espichel (Cape), Arrábida and Setúbal (visits to convents), and Sesimbra (by the sea)

    20:00    Banquet in Sesimbra

     

     

    Wednesday, June 28th

    9:30    Invited Talk by Ludwig Krippahl: "Constraints Applied to Bioinformatics"

    10:30    Coffee / Tea  Break

    11:00    Papers Session 6

    12:30    Close

     

     

    Speakers should allow 5-10 minutes time for discussion.

    Note that the following equipments will be available for presentations:

     

    Accommodation

    15 rooms reserved for workshop; bookings should refer "CSCLP2006"
    Prices (in euros, breakfast included):

    room \ view mountain sea
    single 54.50 63.00
    double 59.50 72.50


    Travel and Workshop Venue

    The workshop will take place at the campus of FCT / UNL (Universidade Nova de Lisboa).
    The address is Departamento de Informática, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516 Caparica, PORTUGAL

    The venue is about 10km south of Lisbon, in direction of Caparica beaches..

    Transportation and Venue Maps

    From Lisbon airport you may want to take a taxi to the hotel.
    (see http://www.insidelisbon.com/EN/en_lisboa_transportes.htm#taxi )
    If you're staying in Lisbon you may have a bus to your hotel (check at the airport).

    To get from the hotel to the workshop, check this transportation link. Lisbon hotels (Novotel and Ibis) are in "Praça de Espanha", and "Hotel Costa da Caparica" is in Caparica.

    campus map (in pdf)
    The workshop will take place in the seminars room (in front of the secretary) of the Computer Science Department (DI: "Departamento de Informática") at the northwest wing of Edifício II, where a wireless internet connection is available.

    Sponsors

    ERCIM Working Group on Constraints

    Association for Constraint Programming

       DI / FCT/ UNL

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