ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYMPOSIUM

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• Publication Date: March 28, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D.C. 20505
Intelligence Research and Development Council
IR&DC 85-0018
28 March 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Director, Intelligence Community Staff f I" MAR 1985
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT: . Artificial Intelligence Symposium
1. The Third Annual IR&DC-sponsored Artificial Intelligence Symposium,
held at the new DIA building from 19-21 March, was quite successful. There
were close to 500 attendees from Government, Industry, and Academia; and, in
addition, 17 corporations exhibited their artificial intelligence products.
2. The keynote speech was given by the Director, DIA, who told the
attendees that he hoped artificial intelligence initiatives, would provide
help to DIA to cope with the increasing information explosion problems. He
noted that a few years ago DIA was receiving about 5,000 messages a day for
processing and were keeping up with the workload. Today, DIA is receiving
close to 10,000 messages per day, and lack the capability to keep pace with
the flow of information. As an aside, I was told by the Symposium Chairman,
that LTG Williams had been speaking to the HPSCI and had mentioned the
problems DIA was having with the information explosion. When queried by the
HPSCI members as to what he was doing to correct the situation, he cited the
potential of artificial intelligence applications and the utility of the
Symposium to stimulate innovative thinking on Al techniques and applications.
(C)
3. There were 25 principal speakers, as well as a dozen or so others, who
gave presentations in informal special interest working groups. In talking to
many of the attendees, I found that they believed that the Symposium
accomplished two things. First, it presented an update of artificial
intelligence technologies and what new techniques were being developed, and
second and most important, it provided a focus on how these new technologies
might be applied throughout the Intelligence Community. I believe that the
Symposium, through your support, has now reached a critical mass and will be a
continuing annual event. (C)
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SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence Symposium
4.. I have drafted two memoranda for your signature in your capacity as
Acting Chairman of the Council. The memorandum at Attachment A thanks
Jim Williams and his staff for hosting the Symposium and providing such fine
support. The memorandum at Attachment B is to Phil Eckman, the Council's
Artificial Intelligence Steering Group Chairman, thanking him for the Group's
leadership in directing this year's Symposium. For your information, I have
enclosed the Symposium brochure (Attachment C). (C)
Attachment:
A - Draft Memo to D/DIA (U)
B - Draft Memo to Chairman AISG (U)
C - Symposium Brochure (U)
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Intelligence Research and Development Council
IR&DC 85-0019
0 2 APR 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
FROM: John N. McMahon
Acting Chairman
SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence Symposium
1. On behalf of the Intelligence Research and Development Council, I wish
to extend my personal thanks to you and the members of your organization, who
played a part in hosting and supporting the Third Annual Community Artificial
Intelligence Symposium. From all indications, the Symposium was quite
successful in achieving its intended purpose of focusing on artificial
intelligence techniques, which may have application to intelligence
collection, processing, and production problems. The Intelligence Research
and Development Council will continue to support this important technology for
future applications.
2. Please extend my appreciation to Commandant of
the Defense Intelligence College, and , Symposium .
Chairman, whose hard work and attention to the numerous details required made
for such a fine event.
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Intelligence Research and Development Council
IR&DC 85-0020
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Artificial Intelligence Steering Group
FROM: John N. McMahon
Acting Chairman
SUBJECT: Artificial Intelligence Symposium
I wish to express my appreciation for your direction and leadership in
carrying out this year's Artificial Intelligence Symposium. Please extend my
thanks to the Steering Group members for their fine work, which contributed to
a most successful Symposium. In particular, STAT
Symposium Chairman, and Mr. Paul E. Tilson, Jr., Program Chairman, are to be
commended for putting together an outstanding program.
LSL.J?hi blo. hlaMahon
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THIRD ANNUAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
SYMPOSIUM
"INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS OF AI"
19-21 MARCH 1985
HOSTED BY THE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PRESENTED BY
THE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL'S
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE STEERING GROUP
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM Philip K. Eckman
Chairman, Artificial Intelligence Steering Group
SUBJECT Invitation to AI Symposium
1. I am pleased to extend this invitation you to attend the
Artificial Intelligence Symposium being hosted by the Defense
Intelligence College on 19-21 March 1985. The Symposium is
sponsored by the Community's Artificial Intelligence Steering
Group. It will be held in the Defense Intelligence College
Auditorium at Bolling Air Force Base.
2. Top Secret/SI/TK clearances will be required to attend a few
of the Special Interest Working Groups.
'3. Keynote speakers will speak on Tuesday and Thursday morning;
vendor demos (TI, Symbolics, Teknowledge, etc.) from 1100 to 1300
each day; Technical papers Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning;
and Special Interest Working Group meetings on Wednesday afternoon
with their reports to the Symposium on Thursday afternoon.
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Intelligence Research and Development Council
IR&DC 85-0009
6 February 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Executive Secretary
SUBJECT: Third Artificial Intelligence Symposium
1. The third Community Artificial Intelligence Symposium will be held on
19-21 March 1985 at the Defense Intelligence Agency auditorium at Bolling Air
Force Base. As you recall at the last Symposium, which was held in the CIA
auditorium, you were the keynote speaker and your remarks were much
appreciated. (C)
2. This year's event seems to be shaping up as an even better Symposium
with additional vendor displays, special interest working group meetings, and
added academic inputs. Therefore, we would like to again invite you to be our
keynoter and to address the Symposium attendees (about 15 to 25 minutes) on
Tuesday, 19 March at 0900. Your talk would be preceded by short "Welcome to
DIA" remarks given by Jim Williams. An alternative time for your presentation
could be at 1000 on Thursday, 21 March 1985. (C)
3. If your schedule permits, we will be pleased to provide you a point
paper of remarks that you might consider incorporating into your address, as
well as a full description of the overall Symposium activities. (U)
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