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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Please consider attending the IBM Academy
of Technology Conference on the Human Impact and Application of Autonomic
Computing Systems (CHIACS2), to be held April 21, 2004 at the IBM T.J.
Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY. The call for attendance
is attached below. </font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Note that the <b>deadline for registration
is April 14, 2004</b>.</font>
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Eser Kandogan, Ph. D.<br>
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Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction<br>
USER Group, IBM Almaden Research Center<br>
Ph: (408) 927-1949, tie: 457-1949, Fax: (408) 927-3030</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt> Conference on the Human
Impact and Application of</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Autonomic
Computing Systems (CHIACS2)</tt></font>
<br>
<br><font size=2><tt> Sponsored
by the IBM Academy of Technology</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>
April 21, 2004</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>
Yorktown Heights, New York</tt></font>
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Web: http://www.almaden.ibm.com/asr/chiacs</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Registration deadline: April 14, 2004</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Conference Date: April
21, 2004 (7:00am-8:00pm)</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Chairs:
Rob Barrett,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>
Paul Maglio, and</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>
Michael Shallcross</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Contact:
chiacs@us.ibm.com</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>The complexity of large-scale computing systems is
beginning to overwhelm</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>software developers and system administrators. One
approach to this</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>problem is to create systems that configure and manage
themselves under</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>human supervision---an approach often called autonomic
computing.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Introducing autonomic components into the creation
and management of large-</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>scale computer systems will change the relationships
between systems and</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>people; for instance, high-level policy-based control
(supervision) will</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>replace low-level parameter tuning (configuration
setting). But not a lot</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>is known about this kind of transformation in the
human-computer</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>relationship. How will human system supervisors
learn to trust an</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>autonomic system that sets its own configuration parameters?
How should</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>an autonomic system keep its supervisors informed
of its states, problems,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>or suggested solutions? How will developers
treat autonomic systems?</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>This conference aims to bring together stakeholders
in the success of</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>autonomic computing---including human science researchers,
computer science</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>researchers, IT architects, product developers, outsourcing
practitioners,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>and consultants---to explore real-world autonomic
computing and its effects</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>on the way people and systems work together to generate
business value.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Conference topics will include:</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Transforming the Human-Computer Relationship</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Trust and Adoption of Autonomic Systems</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Advancing Policy-based Management
</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Experience with Real-World Automated
Systems</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>CONFERENCE FORMAT</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>The format will be a single-track, one-day conference
and is open to both</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>IBM and non-IBM participants. The day will feature
keynote presentations</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>from IBM executives, invited presentations from noted
academics, as well</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>as accepted submissions. In the evening, there
will also be a poster</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>session, demos, hors d'oeuvres, and plenty of time
for conference attendees</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>to interact in an informal setting. Registration
will begin at 7:00 am and</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>the first presentation will be at 8:00 am. The
poster session will</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>conclude at 8:00 pm. A more complete conference
schedule may be found on</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>the conference web site (http://www.almaden.ibm.com/asr/chiacs/).</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>LOCATION, EXPENSES AND ACCOMMODATION</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Speakers and attendees will be responsible for their
own air travel, hotel</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>reservations/fees, ground transportation, lodging,
meals, and other</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>expenses. There is no charge for the conference.
Directions to the T. J.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY and
accommodation suggestions</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>can be found at the T. J. Watson web site at</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> http://www.watson.ibm.com/visitor.html.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>REGISTRATION</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Attendees must register via email to chiacs@us.ibm.com
no later than</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>April 14, 2004. It will not be possible to register
at the door.</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Registration email should include the attendee's name,
institution and city,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>state, country as they should appear on the name tag.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>FEATURED SPEAKERS</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Thomas B. Sheridan</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Professor Emeritus,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Ford Prof.
of Engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus, MIT</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Senior Research
Fellow,</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> DoT Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Susan Brennan</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Associate Professor,
Psychology, SUNY Stony Brook</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Alan Ganek</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Vice President Autonomic
Computing, IBM Software Group</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> * Robert Morris</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Vice President Personal
Systems and Storage</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt> Director, IBM Almaden
Research Center</tt></font>
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