KI 2012: Call for Workshop Proposal

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Call for Workshop Proposals
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KI 2012, Saarbr=C3=BCcken, 24-27 September, http://www.dfki.de/ki2012/


KI 2012, the 35th German Conference on Artificial Intelligence, invites=20
original research papers, as well as workshop and tutorial proposals=20
from all areas of AI, its fundamentals, its algorithms, and its=20
applications.

Together with the main conference, we aim at organizing a small number=20
of high-quality workshops suitable for a large percentage of conference=20
participants, including graduate students as well as experienced=20
researchers and practitioners.

General Information
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Workshops will be free of charge for conference participants and will be=20
held at the first day of the conference. Both full-day (6 hours) and=20
half-day (3 hours) workshops are of interest. They should preferably be=20
given in English.
The KI 2012 conference organizers will provide logistic support and=20
meeting places for the workshops as well as determine the dates and=20
times of the workshops.
Working and teaching material will be printed by the conference=20
organization. Volumes are limited to a total of 200 pages.

How to Propose a Workshop
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Proposals should be prepared in PDF, or plain ASCII (two pages) and sent=20
by email to the KI 2012 Workshop Chair. Each workshop proposal should=20
provide the following information:

     * Description of workshop topic and goal. This description should=20
discuss the relevance of the suggested topic and its interest to the=20
general AI community and the KI 2012 audience.
     * Names and full addresses (including email and web address) of the=20
workshop organizer(s). This can be a single person or a group of=20
persons. Please indicate the primary contact person for the workshop to=20
KI 2012. Strong proposals include organizers who bring differing=20
perspectives to the workshop topic and who are actively connected to the=20
communities of potential participants.
     * Names and affiliation of the members of the proposed Program=20
Committee.
     * For which areas of AI do you expect to draw participants for your=20
workshop and how many participants do you expect? How do you plan to=20
invite participants for the workshop?
     * A brief description of the workshop format regarding the mix of=20
events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels,=20
demonstrations, and general discussions.
     * Do you expect the workshop to be a full-day workshop or a=20
half-day workshop?
     * A list of important dates (submission deadline etc) for the worksh=
op.

Workshop organizers will be responsible for:

     * Producing a call for participation. This call will be posted on=20
the KI 2012 website.
     * Organizers are responsible for additional publicity such as=20
distributing the call to relevant newsgroups and electronic mailing=20
lists, and especially to potential audiences from outside the KI=20
conference community.
     * Submissions of the workshop papers will be handled by the=20
workshop organizers. Please make sure that you have a proper review proce=
ss.
     * Organizers are encouraged to maintain their own web site with=20
updated information about the workshop. This site will be linked from=20
the KI 2012 conference site.
     * Coordinating the production of the workshop notes. The workshop=20
organizers coordinate the paper collection, production, and distribution=20
of the working notes for the workshops.


Important Dates and Information
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Proposal deadline:                March 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance:                    April 1, 2012
CFP for the workshops due:        April 15, 2012
Workshop proceedings ready:        September 1, 2012
Workshop date:                September 24, 2012, Saarbr=C3=BCcken

Workshop Chair: Gabriele Kern-Isberner, TU Dortmund,=20
gabriele.kern-isberner-ogaGWlaKng3jEoi5djuKH7NAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org

KI 2012, Saarbr=C3=BCcken, 24-27 September, http://www.dfki.de/ki2012/