SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ARPA/SISTO Software Technology and Intelligent Systems Symposium 18 - 31 August 1995 Westfields International Conference Center Chantilly, Virginia (20 miles west of Washington, D.C.) The Advanced Research Projects Agency Software and Intelligent Systems Technology Office is hosting a symposium for discussing, understanding and exchanging technical information, plans and visions. SISTO anticipates participants from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the current Administration, Congressional staff members, military service organizations, government agencies, industry and academia. A broad range of presentations, technical demonstrations, and discussion panels with a focus on advanced, as well as future technologies, will be featured. The program includes tracks addressing the following areas: --Battle Management and Crisis Resolution --Technology for the Intelligence Community --Weapon Systems Engineering & Acquisition --Design and Manufacturing --Healthcare Information Infrastructure --Education & Training --Dual-use Technologies The following technologies are among those to be featured: --Human Language Technology --Human Computer Interaction --Image Understanding --Real Time Planning & Control --Autonomous Vehicles --Software & Systems Engineering --Concurrent Engineering --Planning & Decision Aids --Intelligent Integration of Information Requests for registration materials should be sent to: sisto-symp95@arpa.mil ===================================