FHT Workshop

3rd Annual Family History Technology Workshop
Call for Papers

The workshop spans all areas of computer science research (database systems,
artificial intelligence, image processing, ...) that can collectively help
resolve a single problem -- computer support for family history and genealogy.

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE
This conference provides a forum for presenting and discussing current and
emerging research work on technology that support family history and genealogy.
Results should address technology problems whose solutions have the potential
to improve family-history and genealogical research work.  The format of the
conference will include a keynote speaker, panel discussions and demonstrations
as well as technical presentations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
We invite all who enjoy presenting and learning about emerging technological
research, as it applies to genealogy.  We especially invite those who do
research and publish in the areas of informatics and computer science.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST
The workshop focuses on research issues in technology that support family
history and genealogy.  We solicit submission of original research, as well as
demos and experience papers that address these themes.  Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:

Digitized Images of Historical Data
- Digital Photography - Scanning Technology - Image Enhancement
- Record Construction - Element Classification - Segmentation
- Handwriting Recognition - OCR for Old Type-Set Text
- Handwritten Extraction from Forms

Digital Historical Data Sources
- Extraction from Semi-structured and Unstructured Sources
- Mapping between Heterogeneous Structured Views
- Recognizing and Updating Legacy Data
- XML for Historical Data

Information Integration
- Value Normalization - Integrating Legacy Data - Object Identity
- Merging Extracted Data - User-Friendly Meta-Model Editing
- Definition of Ontological Expectations - Managing Uncertainty
- Peer-to-Peer Information Sharing

Human Interfaces/Delivery Systems
- Indexing Original Source Information - Storage of Large Volumes of Data
- Human-Computer Interfaces - Workflow for Directing Patron Efforts
- Notification Systems - Distributed Storage - Just-in-Time Browsing
- Visualization

Expert and Intelligent Systems
- Speech/Interfaces - Machine Learning - Automated Guidance - Pattern Matching
- Data Clustering

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IMPORTANT DATES

Extended Abstracts Due     : February 28, 2003
Notification of Acceptance : March    14, 2003
Revised Extended Abstracts : March    21, 2003
Advanced Registration      : March    21, 2003
Workshop                   : April     3, 2003

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HOW TO SUBMIT

Authors should submit extended abstracts via the workshop's web site, in the
form of PostScript or PDF files (contact Scott Woodfield, the workshop
Webmaster at woodfiel-LBaQsqPCPro3uPMLIKxrzw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you need 
assistance). Extended abstracts
should range from about seven hundred to one thousand words in length and may
not exceed two thousand words.  The workshop's home page
(www.FamilyHistoryTechnology.byu.edu/workshop03) contains further details on
electronic submissions.  A proceedings will be provided for all workshop
attendees and published on the workshop's Web site for archival reference.

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PROGRAM OFFICIALS

General Chair:           David W. Embley
Program Committee Chair: Tom Sederberg
Demonstrations Chair:    William A. Barrett
Webmaster:               Scott N. Woodfield
Local Arrangements:      Elena Thurston

Program Committee
Cory Barker (BYU Computer Science Department)
William A. Barrett (BYU Computer Science Department)
Kirk Duffin (Northern Illinois University)
Jake Gehring (Heritage Quest)
Mike Goodrich (BYU Computer Science Department)
Spence Kohler (LDS Church Family History Department)
Deryle W. Lonsdale (BYU Linguistics Department)
Bryan Morse (BYU Computer Science Department)
Paul Muehlmann (Genealogy.com)
Dallan Quass (XWBL Consulting)
Steve Liddle (BYU Information Systems Department)
Tom Sederberg (BYU Computer Science Department)
Don Snow (Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at BYU)

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