Date: Thu, 16 May 85 18:01:50 edt
From:: Walter Hamscher
To: *mac@mc
Subject: REVOLTING SEMINAR FRIDAY AT NOON

DATE:	Friday, 17 May
TIME:	12 NOON
PLACE:	8th FLOOR PLAYROOM
HOST:	Michael Kashket

    QUALITATIVE CALCULATORS IN CLINICAL DECISION MAKING

		 (-:    Tex Tuftsman    :-)

The classical approach to decision analysis in medicine has been
based on constructing decision trees, giving numerical weights to
outcomes, and banging away at the keys of an ordinary 16-key
calculator to choose between appropriate therapies.  Some of the
weaknesses in this approach can be avoided by using a QUALITATIVE
CALCULATOR (c) from Ronco.

Envision yourself with a QUALITATIVE CALCLUATOR (c) -- A QUALITATIVE
CALCULATOR especially designed for Naive Physicists.  Comes with [+],
[-], and [0] keys, plus a Clear key and a DeClear key.  Was $20.99,
marked down to [+].  But wait -- There's more!  Qual before [0] tonight
and get a free State Map for your locality.  Operators are standing by!
Don't miss this landmark value!

		   REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED

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The following (serious) announcement comes courtesy of Prof. Randy Davis:

In a time when near-term applications of AI have received considerable
attention and reward, it is encouraging to announce the first award of the
Philip A. Cooper Fellowship, designed to recognize important progress on
fundamental research in AI.  The Fellowship has been made available through
the generosity of Philip A. Cooper (SM '84), as a result of his feeling
that commercial enterprises have a responsibility to support basic
research, the exploration of important advances on fundamental problems,
ideas whose significance lies in the insight they provide rather than
potential near-term application.

The Award this year is being made jointly to ...

Come to the GSL this week and find out, when the presentation is made.

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The following (also serious) announcement comes from me:

Many, many thanks to everyone who helped with GSL this year.
Thanks to Patrick Winston for footing the bill and Spaulding & Slye
for cleaning up afterwards.  Thanks to Bonnie Dorr and Dave Braunegg
for coaxing volunteers and filling in during emergencies.  Thanks to
ADS@oz, BECKERLE@xx, BG@xx, CHIEN@xx, CRISSE@oz, DMS@oz, DTC@oz, ELAN@mc,
ELISHA@mc, GASP@mc, GERSTEN@oz, HJH@ht, HLV@oz, KAP@oz, KASH@oz, KT@xx,
LUCASSEN@xx, MARTY@oz, MEC@oz, MHS@mc, MICHAELG@oz, MPW@mc, NSING@oz,
RAG@mc, REID@oz, SANDIWAY@oz, STAMOS@xx, SUNDAR@oz, TAR@mc, TUTTLE@xx,
WELD@oz, WILLIAMS@oz, and anybody else I've unintentionally forgotten,
for doing all the good work.  Thanks to you, it's edible!

The next GSL will be on Friday, September 13th.  See ya there!