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<p>Dear EKAW community members,<br>
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As EKAW 2014 (<a href="http://www.ida.liu.se/conferences/EKAW14/" target="_blank">http://www.ida.liu.se/conferences/EKAW14/</a>) is quickly approaching, we are starting the preparations for the organisation of the next edition. We would kindly ask you to consider
submitting a proposal to host and organize EKAW in 2016.<br>
<br>
First held in 1987 and now in its 19th edition, EKAW represents the main European forum for presenting
<br>
the latest research in knowledge management and knowledge engineering. The conference is held every
<br>
two years and it is closely linked to the parallel series of K-Cap conferences in North America.<br>
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Typically, EKAW is jointly organized by a chair and a co-chair, one of which is local and the other from elsewhere. EKAW has traditionally featured a main conference track as well as poster and demonstration tracks in addition to a workshop and tutorial program.
The duties of the chair and co-chair will be to oversee the organisation of the whole conference including financial administration, registration, local organisation, program, publication of proceedings etc.<br>
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There is no budget available for organising an EKAW conference, so that each edition has to self-finance
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itself through registration fees and sponsoring.<br>
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An overview of earlier locations where the conference has taken place can be found here:<br>
<a href="http://www.ekaw.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ekaw.org/</a><br>
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We welcome proposals until the 15th of November 2014, to be sent to the current organisers of the
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conference: Patrick Lambrix (<a href="mailto:patrick.lambrix@liu.se" target="_blank">patrick.lambrix@liu.se</a>) and Eero Hyvönen (<span id="spnR" class="rwRRO" title="eero.hyvonen@tkk.fi"><font color="#408cd9"><a href="mailto:eero.hyvonen@tkk.fi" target="_blank">eero.hyvonen@tkk.fi</a></font></span>).
Please use "Bid for EKAW 2016" as subject of your email.<br>
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The proposal should include:<br>
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* Name, affiliation and short CV of chair and co-chair<br>
* Specification of the complete team that will run the conference and envisioned distribution of roles (PC
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Chair, Workshop Chair, Tutorial Chair etc.)<br>
* Indication of a place and venue for the conference<br>
* Possible Dates for the conference (October / November 2016)</p>
<p>* Indication of experience of the organizers in running scientific events<br>
* Indication of local support, infrastructure and other resources in the institution of the organizers that
<br>
will contribute to the organization of the conference<br>
* Information about easy of travel, accommodation, etc</p>
<p>* Preliminary budget</p>
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Best regards,<br>
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<p>Patrick Lambrix</p>
<p>Eero Hyvönen</p>
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