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From: zenon@utcsrgv.UUCP (Pylyshyn zenon)
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Subject: Preparing Govmt report on Canadian AI research
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Date: Sat, 23-Jul-83 16:30:27 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 23 16:30:27 1983
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A consortium of 4 groups has  been  awarded  a  contract  by  the
Secretary of State to prepare a report on what Canada ought to be
doing to support R & D in artificial intelligence in the next  5-
10  years.   The  groups  are Quasar Systems of Ottawa, Nordicity
Group of Toronto, Socioscope of Ottawa, and a group  of  academic
AI  people  (Pylyshyn,  Mackworth, Skuce, Kittredge, Isabel, with
consultants Tsotso, Mylopoulos, Zucker,  Cercone).   Because  the
client's  primary  interest  is in language (esp translation) the
report will concentrate on that aspect, though we plan  to  cover
all  of AI on the grounds that it's all of a piece.  The contract
period is July-Dec 1983.  I am coordinating the technical part of
the report.

We are seeking input from all  interested  parties.   I  will  be
touring  Canada, probably in September, and would like to talk to
anyone who has an AI lab and some ideas about where Canada  ought
to  focus.   I am especially eager to receive input from, and in-
formation about, what's happening in Canadian industry.

I welcome all suggestions and invitations.  This is the first  AI
study  commissioned  by a federal agency on AI and we should take
this as an opportunity to  give  them  a  good  cross-section  of
views.

Zenon Pylyshyn,
Centre for Cognitive Science,
University of Western Ontario,
London, Ontario,  N6A 5C2.
(519)-679-2461

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