Final Call for Hosting KR 2027 or KR 2028 (Deadline March 15)

Nico Potyka <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:38:48 +0000
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Dear Colleagues,

The KR Steering Committee is seeking statements of interest from individual=
s or consortia interested in hosting the 24th or 25th  International Confer=
ence on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2027 or KR=
 2028). We are accepting bids from all locations; however, especially for 2=
027, we particularly encourage bids from North America and South America. K=
R conferences usually take place between July and November.

For each of the two conferences, the process comprises two stages. During t=
he first stage, KR Inc. solicits statements of interest through an open cal=
l. They should be submitted using the letter-of-interest form. Once the fir=
st phase is complete, KR Inc. will shortlist a number of applications, whic=
h will then be invited to submit a full proposal.

The important dates for applying to host the KR 2027 or KR 2028 Conference =
are:
- March 15, 2026: Deadline for receiving statements of interest
- April 15, 2026: Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out
- May 15, 2026: Formal applications received from the shortlisted bids
- June 15, 2026: Selection decision announced

Parties wishing to host KR 2027 or KR 2028 should contact me (gabriele.kern=
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]=
>). For the full proposal, you will need:

- The letter of interest template (first stage)
- The application form (second stage)
- The budget worksheet (second stage)

This information is also available at https://kr.org/Hosting_KR_2027_28.htm=
l.
You can download the documents directly under the following links:
*        KR 2027: https://kr.org/documents_kr2027.zip
*        KR 2028: https://kr.org/documents_kr2028.zip

For other information on the KR conferences, please see http://www.kr.org<h=
ttp://www.kr.org/> . In particular, the link http://www.kr.org/pastconfs.ht=
ml has links to the past KR conferences and their locations.

Kind regards,
Gabriele Kern-Isberner
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]=
u-dortmund.de>



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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt">Dear <span style=3D"c=
olor:black">
Colleagues,<br>
<br>
The KR Steering Committee is seeking statements of interest from individual=
s or consortia interested in hosting the 24th&nbsp;or 25th&nbsp; Internatio=
nal Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR =
2027 or KR 2028). We are accepting bids from
 all locations; however, especially for 2027, we particularly encourage bid=
s from North America and South America. KR conferences usually take place b=
etween July and November.<br>
<br>
For each of the two conferences, the process comprises two stages. During t=
he first stage, KR Inc. solicits statements of interest through an open cal=
l. They should be submitted using the letter-of-interest form. Once the fir=
st phase is complete, KR Inc. will
 shortlist a number of applications, which will then be invited to submit a=
 full proposal.<br>
<br>
The important dates for applying to host the KR 2027 or KR 2028 Conference =
are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">- March 15, 2026: Deadli=
ne for receiving statements of interest<br>
- April 15, 2026: Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out<br>
- May 15, 2026: Formal applications received from the shortlisted bids<br>
- June 15, 2026: Selection decision announced<br>
<br>
Parties wishing to host KR 2027 or KR 2028 should contact me (<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
-dortmund.de</a>). For the full proposal, you will need:<br>
<br>
- The letter of interest template (first stage)<br>
- The application form (second stage)<br>
- The budget worksheet (second stage)<br>
<br>
This information is also available at </span><u><span style=3D"color:navy">=
<a href=3D"https://kr.org/Hosting_KR_2027_28.html"><span style=3D"color:nav=
y">https://kr.org/Hosting_KR_2027_28.html</span></a></span></u><span style=
=3D"color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">You can download the doc=
uments directly under the following links:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line=
-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-=
family:Symbol;color:black"><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span st=
yle=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style=3D"color:black">KR 2027: </span>=
<u><span style=3D"color:navy"><a href=3D"https://kr.org/documents_kr2027.zi=
p" title=3D"https://kr.org/documents_kr2027.zip">https://kr.org/documents_k=
r2027.zip</a></span></u><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line=
-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-=
family:Symbol;color:black"><span style=3D"mso-list:Ignore">&middot;<span st=
yle=3D"font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style=3D"color:black">KR 2028: <a href=
=3D"https://kr.org/documents_kr2028.zip" title=3D"https://kr.org/documents_=
kr2028.zip">
https://kr.org/documents_kr2028.zip</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify"><span style=3D"color:bl=
ack">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">For other information on=
 the KR conferences, please see
</span><u><span style=3D"color:#1155CC"><a href=3D"http://www.kr.org/"><spa=
n style=3D"color:#1155CC">http://www.kr.org</span></a></span></u><span styl=
e=3D"color:black"> . In particular, the link
</span><u><span style=3D"color:#1155CC"><a href=3D"http://www.kr.org/pastco=
nfs.html"><span style=3D"color:#1155CC">http://www.kr.org/pastconfs.html</s=
pan></a></span></u><span style=3D"color:black">&nbsp;has links to the past =
KR conferences and their locations.<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Gabriele Kern-Isberner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align:justify"><u><span style=3D"color=
:black"><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">gabriel=
[email protected]</a></span></u><span style=3D"color:black"=
><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span>=
</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p>&nbs=
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