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CSLI Calendar, Wednesday, 6 August 2003, vol. 18:45
CSLI CALENDAR OF PUBLIC EVENTS
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6 August 2003 Stanford Vol. 18, No. 45
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A weekly publication of the
Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI)
Stanford University, Ventura Hall, Stanford, CA 94305-4115
http://www-csli.stanford.edu/
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ACTIVITIES FROM 6 AUGUST 2003 TO 15 AUGUST 2003
THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST 2003
4:00pm SRI AI Seminar Series
EJ228, SRI International
"A Knowledge Acquisition Tool for Course of Action Analysis"
Tomas E Uribe
AIC, SRI
http://www.ai.sri.com/seminars/
Abstract below
4:00pm PARC Forum
George Pake Auditorium at PARC
"Everything you didn't know you wanted:
The Forrester Electronic Toy Show"
Dan Rasmus and Rob Enderle
Forrester Research, Giga Information Group
http://www.parc.com/forum/
Abstract below
WEDNESDAY, 13 AUGUST 2003
7:30am Stanford Breakfast Briefings
Stanford Faculty Club
(fee $48/$36 for Stanford staff/students/alumni)
"Organizing Your Business Around the Customer"
Roger Siboni
E.piphany
http://breakfastbriefings.stanford.edu/
Abstract below
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WALLENBERG HALL TOURS
Wednesdays, 12 noon
Meet lobby of Wallenberg Hall
http://wallenberg.stanford.edu/
Tour given each Wednesday at 12 noon includes the history of the
building, exploration of the Hall's pioneering architectural and
design features, and demonstrations of the technological innovations
that have made Wallenberg Hall the "smartest" building on campus.
Part of CSLI is in Wallenberg so I thought some people might be
interested. The tour is free.
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SRI AI SEMINAR SERIES
on Thursday, 7 August 2003, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
EJ228, SRI International
http://www.ai.sri.com/seminars/
"A Knowledge Acquisition Tool for Course of Action Analysis"
Tomas E Uribe
Artificial Intelligence Center, SRI International
We present the novel application of a general-purpose knowledge-based
system, SHAKEN, to the specific task of acquiring knowledge for
military Course of Action (COA) analysis. We show how SHAKEN can
capture and reuse expert knowledge for COA critiquing, which can then
be used to produce high-level COA assessments through declarative
inference and simulation. The system has been tested and evaluated by
domain experts, and we report on the results. The primary objective of
this work is to demonstrate the application of the knowledge
acquisition technology to the task of COA analysis. Developing a
system deployable in an operational environment is the subject of
future work. This talk reflects work by the SRI SHAKEN Team: Vinay
Chaudhri, Sunil Mishra, Ken Murray, Tomas Uribe, and a cast of dozens:
Ken Barker, Jim Blythe, Gary Borchardt, Peter E. Clark, Paul Cohen,
Julie Fitzgerald, Ken Forbus, Yolanda Gil, Boris Katz, Jihie Kim, Gary
King, Clayton Morrison, Charley Otstott, Bruce Porter, Robert C.
Schrag, Jeff Usher, and Peter Z. Yeh.
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PARC FORUM
on Thursday, 7 August 2003, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
George Pake Auditorium, PARC
http://www.parc.com/forum/
"Everything you didn't know you wanted:
The Forrester Electronic Toy Show"
Dan Rasmus and Rob Enderle
Forrester Research, Giga Information Group
We will demonstrate the latest business and consumer gadgets and toys.
We will walk you through products you can think about using to impress
that special relative or friend. In this session, we rapidly go
through a long list of products that can improve, excite, or
complicate our lives. We will cover the good, the bad, and the
incredibly ugly and do it all with our tongue solidly stuck in our
cheeks. As much entertainment as content, this is one session you
will remember into the new year. See wearable computers, mobile power
options, fingertip styli, miniature whiteboards, Pocket PCs (even
pockets for PCs), the revolutionary Modular Computer, and many
surprises you won't find at you local office outlet store. Don't leave
early, or you will miss the fun.
About the Speakers: Daniel W. Rasmus covers knowledge management (KM)
and collaboration for Giga Information Group with more than 20 years
of IT experience. Dan has been involved in client interaction and
research for many companies in North America and Europe. He has worked
with a large number of industry leaders and emerging companies,
including Lotus, Microsoft, Intel, AIG, US Postal Service, BAE. Dan is
editorial advisor to PC AI Magazine and the author of 190 trade
journal articles and three books, including Rethinking Smart Objects
and Leveraging Knowledge (U of Cambridge Press). Dan attended the UC
Santa Cruz, and received a certificate in intelligent systems
engineering from the UC Irvine. He has also been a guest lecturer at
the UC Irvine and Stanford University.
Rob Enderle is an analyst providing IT advice for the desktop. His
current client activities include helping companies anticipate future
changes in personal computing technology. Robs client and research
activities have covered the PC space from vendors like IBM, Dell and
Compaq, to technology companies like Intel, Creative Labs and Matrox,
and has included software companies like Symantec and Microsoft. In
2002, Technology Marketing named Rob as one of the 20 most influential
industry analysts. Rob earned a marketing degree from Orange Coast
College, a B.S. in business and an M.B.A. with an emphasis on market
research, both from the CalState Long Beach, and a C.M.A. Certificate
from Pace University.
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STANFORD BREAKFAST BRIEFINGS
on Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 7:30am-9:00am (talk at 8:00am)
Stanford Faculty Club
(fee $48/$36 for Stanford staff/students/alumni)
http://breakfastbriefings.stanford.edu/
Stanford Breakfast Briefings is a distinguished speaker series
designed for the academic, business, and technology community. The
speakers are industry leaders, tenured faculty from Stanford
University, and other academicians who specialize in current
management topics.
Fee is $48; it includes a deluxe buffet breakfast ($36 for Stanford
Affiliates -students/alumni please indicate graduation year. Stanford
staff please list your department. All other discounted groups please
enter your group name).
"Organizing Your Business Around the Customer"
Roger Siboni
Chairman of the Board of Directors, E.piphany
Problem: Historically many companies have failed to organize
themselves around their most important asset: their customers. In
fact, many business processes are diametrically opposed to what
customers want.
Solution: Companies that are succeeding are building a Customer
Integrated Enterprise, integrating all of their business processes,
strategies, channels and technologies around providing a unified
customer experience.
About the Speaker: Prior to joining E.piphany, Roger was deputy
chairman and chief operating officer of KPMG Peat Marwick, where he
was centrally involved in driving the firm's rapid growth, including
growing its consulting practice 100% over the last two years and its
high technology practice 250% over the previous four years. During his
twenty-year tenure at KPMG, Roger has helped grow numerous technology
startups into major public companies. He serves on the boards of
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., FileNet Inc. and is the chair of the
Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Roger
points out that historically many companies have failed to organize
themselves around their most important asset: their customers. In
fact, many business processes are diametrically opposed to what
customers want. Roger will discuss how companies are succeeding by
building a Customer Integrated Enterprise integrating all of their
business processes, strategies, channels and technologies around
providing a unified customer experience.
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