NASSLLI 2012 June 18 - 22

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Turing Centenary Symposium

Alan Turing, inventor of the Turing machine and one of the earliest pioneers of computer science and artificial intelligence, was born June 23rd, 1912. To commemorate the centenary of Turing's birth, we are hosting three distinguished speakers who have been influenced by Turing's work. Lectures will be followed by a panel discussion, chaired by David Beaver, Director, NASSLLI 2012.

Registration:

Free tickets to TCS are available to everyone. NASSLLI, TLS or RAIN participants are already registered, and need not register for tickets to TCS. Others may be required to present 'tickets' (email confirmation of your $0 ticket purchase) at the door.

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Program: June 23, 2012

AT&T Conference Center, amphitheater

The symposium will be in the amphitheater at the AT&T conference center, near the entrance on Whitis.

4:30pm Introduction
4:40pm Kevin Knight: Language Translation and Code-Breaking
5:40pm Bob King: Alan Turing, Genius, Patriot, Victim
6:40pm Break
7:40pm Bruce Sterling: Turing's Strange Seas of Thought
8:40pm David Beaver: Discussion of Turing with Knight, King and Sterling


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