Hi all,

I know AI is dear to the hearts of many of you on this list. If you will be in San Francisco on February 5, consider attending AI in Practice. The lineup of speakers makes this a great event to attend if you're into AI.

Please find more information below.

Best,

Leila

Subject: Call for Participation: AI in Practice event at AAAI 2017 (Sun, Feb 5, San Francisco)

AAAI-17 — AI IN PRACTICE

The Thirty-First Conference on Artificial Intelligence
February 4–9, 2017, San Francisco, California, USA

AI in Practice will showcase invited presentations of visionary AI practitioners that will reflect on key successes of AI in the commercial world and crystalize emerging technologies and promising new directions.

AI in Practice is a special event of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). AAAI is the premier membership organization in artificial intelligence (AI). With several thousand members, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (formerly the American Association for Artificial Intelligence) is a nonprofit scientific society founded in 1979 devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI aims to promote research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence. AAAI also aims to increase public understanding of artificial intelligence, improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance for research planners and funders concerning the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.

Chairs

Evgeniy Gabrilovich (Google Research) and Vanja Josifovski (Pinterest)

Presenters

Invited keynote by Haifeng Wang (Baidu)
Invited talk by Deepak Agarwal (LinkedIn)
Invited talk by Michael Witbrock (IBM)

Dialog with Ray Kurzweil (Google)
Invited talk by Vincent Vanhouke (Google)
Invited talk by Alex Smola (Amazon)

Invited keynote by Gary Marcus, Uber and NYU
Invited talk by Joaquin Quinonero Candela (Facebook)
Invited talk by Xavier Amatriain (Quora)

Tentative Schedule

Sunday February 5, 2017

9:30 – 10:15 — Invited keynote by Haifeng Wang (Baidu)
10:15 – 11:00 — Invited talk by Deepak Agarwal (LinkedIn)
11:00 – 11:45 — Invited talk by Michael Witbrock (IBM)
11:45 – 1:00 — Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 — Dialog with Ray Kurzweil (Google)
1:45 – 2:30 — Invited talk by Vincent Vanhouke (Google)
2:30 – 3:15 — Invited talk by Alex Smola (Amazon)
3:15 – 3:45 — Coffee break
3:45 – 4:30 — Invited keynote by Gary Marcus (Uber and NYU)
4:30 – 5:15 — Invited talk by Joaquin Quinonero Candela (Facebook)
5:15 – 6:00 — Invited talk by Xavier Amatriain (Quora)

Further information is available online at http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/2017/aaai17inpractice.php