The Third F0ST Cup
World 0pen Computer Go Championship
27(Wed) and 28(Thu. ), August l997
Nagoya Congress Center-Nagoya City)
The F0ST Cup is a World 0pen Computer Go Tournament which started in l995.
It was designed to measure the scientific advances in artificial intelligence as it grows every more human like by combining Go, a traditional and intellectually challenging Asian game, with personal computers, the forerunner of microelectronics technology.
The Third F0ST Cup has been recognized as an official event of IJCAI-97 (International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence), the biggest international conference in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Both events will be held concurrently at the Nagoya Congress Center.
Sponsor : The Foundation for the Fusion of Science & Technology(F0ST)
Joint Auspices: The Computer Go Forum(CGF)
Cooperation : The Nihon Ki- in,
The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence
Supporters : The Nippon Foundation, Apple Computer Inc. ,
Epson Hanbai Corporation, Compaq K. K., Japan IBM Ltd.,
NEC Corporation, Hitachi Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd.,
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Foundation for the Fusion of Science & Technology was established in April of l994 to support activities that improve the combination of science and technology, such as research on simulations and gaming.
The F0ST Cup is an event F0ST plans to sponsor annually for that purpose.
1. Schedule of events
Application Deadline : June 20
Confirmation of Receipt: July l5
System Testing : August 26
Tournament Dates : August 27, 28
Award Ceremony : August 28(After the Tournament)
Social Gathering : August 28(After the Award Ceremony)
2. Registration
(1)Eligibility
a)0pen to all nationalities, both genders and all ages.
b)Individual, team and group participation is accepted.
c)If plagerism is proven, all prize money and awards will be confiscated.
d)Participants are encouraged to implement the Standard Go Modem protocol(SGMP).
All participants are subject to the same time limits, whether programs implement SGMP or not.
(2)Participation Fee: None
(3)Application deadline: June 20, l997
