The Fourteenth International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS-04)

ference series was formed in 2003 by merging two biannual conferences: the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Planning and Scheduling (AIPS) and the European Conference on Planning (ECP). It covers the latest theoretical and empirical advances in planning and scheduling, from new theoretical frameworks and algorithms to practical implementations in a variety of domains. ICAPS-04 was held June 3–7, 2004, in Whistler (British Columbia) during sunny weather. This was the first time that ICAPS was held in Canada. Whistler, a year-round pedestrian resort that is two hours away from Vancouver, turned out to be an excellent choice. In addition to dining, shopping, and nightlife, Whistler offered an endless variety of outdoor activities including mountaintop sightseeing, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, fishing, and even glacier skiing. ICAPS-04 was colocated with the Ninth International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR-04), the Tenth International Workshop of ■ The Fourteenth International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS-04) was held in Canada in June of 2004. It covered the latest theoretical and empirical advances in planning and scheduling. The conference program consisted of tutorials, workshops, a doctoral consortium, and three days of technical paper presentations in a single plenary track, one day of which was jointly organized with the Ninth International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning. ICAPS-04 also hosted the International Planning Competition, including a classical track and a newly formed probabilistic track. This report describes the conference in more detail.