ICLP 2009

=25th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2009)=
 * July 14-17, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA
 * http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/iclp2009/
 * In Conjunction with IJCAI 2009 http://ijcai-09.org/

Conference Scope
Since the first conference held in Marseilles in 1982, ICLP has been the premier international conference for presenting research in logic programming. Contributions are sought in all areas of logic programming including but not restricted to:


 * Theory:
 * Semantic Foundations
 * Formalisms
 * Non- monotonic Reasoning
 * Knowledge Representation
 * Implementation
 * Compilation
 * Memory Management
 * Virtual Machines
 * Parallelism
 * Environments:
 * Program Analysis,
 * Transformation
 * Validation
 * Verification
 * Debugging
 * Profiling
 * Language Issues
 * Concurrency
 * Objects
 * Coordination
 * Mobility
 * Higher Order
 * Types
 * Modes
 * Programming Techniques
 * Related Paradigms
 * Abductive Logic Programming
 * Inductive Logic Programming
 * Constraint Logic Programming
 * Answer-Set Programming
 * Applications:
 * Databases
 * Data Integration and Federation
 * Software Engineering
 * Natural Language Processing
 * Web and Semantic Web Agents
 * Artificial Intelligence
 * Bioinformatics

In addition to the presentations of accepted papers, the technical program will include invited talks, tutorials, a Doctoral Consortium, and workshops.

Submission Details
The three broad categories for submissions are: (1) technical papers, where, for ICLP 2009, specific attention will be given to work describing innovative language features leading to better software development, verification, and implementation; (2) application papers, where the emphasis will be on their impact on the application domain as opposed to the advancement of the the state-of-the-art of logic programming; and (3) short papers/posters, ideal for presenting and discussing current work not yet ready for publication and research project overviews.

All papers must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication elsewhere. They must be written in English. Technical and application papers must not exceed 15 pages. The limit for short papers is 5 pages.

Submissions must be in the Springer LNCS format http://www.springeronline.com/lncs/ via the Easychair submission system, available at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iclp2009

All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings, expected to be published by Springer-Verlag in the LNCS series.

Important Dates

 * Paper registration: February 27, 2009
 * Submission deadline: March 3, 2009
 * Notification of authors: April 7, 2009
 * Camera-ready copy due: May 5, 2009

ILCP 2009 Organization

 * General Co-Chairs: has general chair::Hai-Feng Guo, has general chair::Gopal Gupta
 * Program Co-chairs: has program chair::Patricia Hill, [[has program chair::David S Warren]

Programm Comittee

 * has PC member::Annalisa Bossi
 * has PC member::Paulo Moura
 * has PC member::Pedro Cabalar
 * has PC member::Steve Muggleton
 * has PC member::Mireille Ducasse
 * has PC member::Gopalan Nadathur
 * has PC member::Esra Erdem
 * has PC member::Lee Naish
 * has PC member::Francois Fages
 * has PC member::Enrico Pontelli
 * has PC member::Thom Fruehwirth
 * has PC member::Ricardo Rocha
 * has PC member::Maurizio Gabbrielli
 * has PC member::Torsten Schaub
 * has PC member::Maria Garcia de la Banda
 * has PC member::Terrance Swift
 * has PC member::Michael Hanus
 * has PC member::Peter Szeredi
 * has PC member::Patricia Hill(Co-chair)
 * has PC member::Mirek Truszczynski
 * has PC member::Katsumi Inoue
 * has PC member::Frank Valencia
 * has PC member::Joxan Jaffar
 * has PC member::Wim Vanhoof
 * has PC member::Andy King
 * has PC member::David Warren (Co-chair)
 * has PC member::Nicola Leone
 * has PC member::Neng-Fa Zhou
 * has PC member::Fangzhen Lin

Workshops
The ICLP 2009 program will include several workshops. They are perhaps the best places for the presentation of preliminary work, novel ideas, and new open problems to a wide and interested audience. Workshops also provide a venue for presenting specialized topics and opportunities for intensive discussions and project collaboration in any areas related to logic programming, including cross-disciplinary areas. Workshop proposals by Feb. 3rd, 2009.

Doctoral Consortium
The 5th Doctoral Consortium (DC) on Logic Programming provides research students with the opportunity to present and discuss their research directions, and to obtain feedback from both peers and world-renown experts in the field. Accepted participants will receive partial financial support to attend the event and the main conference. The best paper and presentation from the DC will be given the opportunity to present in special session of the main ICLP conference.