@article{Reddy_2005, title={The Origins of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence}, volume={26}, url={https://ojs.aaai.org/aimagazine/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/1834}, DOI={10.1609/aimag.v26i4.1834}, abstractNote={This article provides a historical background on how AAAI came into existence. It provides a rationale for why we needed our own society. It provides a list of the founding members of the community that came together to establish AAAI. Starting a new society comes with a whole range of issues and problems: What will it be called? How will it be financed? Who will run the society? What kind of activities will it engage in? and so on. This article provides a brief description of the considerations that went into making the final choices. It also provides a description of the historic first AAAI conference and the people that made it happen.}, number={4}, journal={AI Magazine}, author={Reddy, Raj}, year={2005}, month={Dec.}, pages={5} }