Call for Workshop Proposals

The KI-2001 Program Committee invites proposals for the Workshop Program for KI-2001, to be held in Vienna, Austria. Workshops will be held immediately before or after the main conference.

KI-2001 workshops will provide an informal setting where workshop participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas. Members from all segments of the AI community are invited to submit workshop proposals for review. Workshops at the boundaries between sub-areas of AI are particularly encouraged.

To encourage interaction and a broad exchange of ideas, workshop organizers may limit the number of participants. Workshops can vary in length, but most will last a full day. Workshop attendees must register for the main KI conference. Workshops may be held either in German or English. Hard copies of workshop notes will be published, electronic publication should also be considered by workshop organizers.

Important Dates for Workshops

• January 29, 2001: Proposal submission deadline
• February 26, 2001: Acceptance notification
• March 19, 2001: Deadline for receipt of Call for Participation
• July 2, 2001: Publication of KI-2001 workshop program
• August 24, 2001: Deadline for camera-ready workshop notes and other information
• September 17, 18, or 22, 2001: KI-2001 workshops

Requirements for Submission

Proposals for workshops should be between two and three pages in length, and should contain the following information:

• A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the workshop goals and the technical issues that will be its focus.
• A brief discussion of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
• A preliminary workshop agenda and a proposed schedule for organizing the workshop. This should include a brief description of how the organizers intend to encourage an atmosphere appropriate for a workshop.
• If available, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.
• The names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses (if available) of the proposed workshop organizing committee. This committee should consist of three or four people knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed. These people should not all work at the same institution.
• The name of the primary contact for the organizing committee; this person must have an email address.
• A description of the qualifications of the individual committee members with respect to organizing an KI workshop.

Proposers are encouraged to send their draft proposal to potential participants for comments before submission.

Timetable

All proposals should be submitted by electronic mail, to dorn@dbai.tuwien.ac.at, in plain ASCII text, as soon as possible but no later than January 29, 2001. Prospective organizers will be notified of the committee's decision no later than February 26, 2001.

Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for producing a Call for Participation for their workshop by March 19, 2001. The call must make it clear that the workshop is open. It should also note that all workshop participants must register for the KI conference and whether the number of participants is limited. Finally, it should also make clear the process by which the Organizing Committee will select the participants.

By August 24, 2001, workshop organizing committees must provide any working notes to be duplicated for the workshops (up to a maximum of 200 pages) and a list of audio-visual requirements and any special room requirements.

KI will be responsible for the following:

• Providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole.
• Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop.
• In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time.
• Duplicating working notes as described above and distributing them to the participants.

KI reserves the right to cancel any workshop if deadlines are missed or if too few attendees register.

To cover costs, hard copies of workshop notes will be charged in addition to the normal KI-2001 conference registration fee.

Please send your proposals and any inquiries to:

Jürgen Dorn
dorn@dbai.tuwien.ac.at