<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16pt">ECAI2016: upcoming deadlines and news<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN-GB">(Follow us in Twitter and Facebook for all news and updates!)<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">ECAI 2016 Submission Deadline: <u>15 April 2016 (23:59:59 CET)<u></u><u></u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">For full and short papers! See CfP: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/call-for-papers/" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/call-for-papers/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Also for submissions to the special track on “Artificial Intelligence and Human Values”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Paper template: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/content/uploads/2016/03/ecai.zip" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/content/uploads/2016/03/ecai.zip</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Submit through confmaster: <a href="http://ecai2016.confmaster.net/" target="_blank">http://ecai2016.confmaster.net/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><i><span lang="EN-GB">New this year:</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB"> If you are submitting a revised version of a submission to IJCAI2016, you can upload the IJCAI reviews of their papers and a response letter explaining changes in the revised submitted version, for consideration during the ECAI reviewing process. This innovation is intended to reduce the “lottery” effect which can happen when revised versions are reviewed by a new team of reviewers.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">PAIS 2016 Submission Deadline: <u>15 April 2016 (23:59:59 CET)</u><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">For papers to the Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems conference: See CfP: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/callspais-call-for-papers/" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/callspais-call-for-papers/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Paper template: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/content/uploads/2016/03/ecai.zip" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/content/uploads/2016/03/ecai.zip</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Submit through easychair: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pais16" target="_blank">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=pais16</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">STAIRS 2016 Submission Deadline: <u>16 May 2016 (23:59:59 CET)<u></u><u></u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">For papers to the “Starting Artificial Intelligence Research” Symposium: See CfP:<a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/stairs-call-for-papers/" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/calls/stairs-call-for-papers/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">Workshops<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">List of accepted workshops: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/program/workshops/" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/program/workshops/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">General workshop submission deadline: June 12, 2016. Check the workshop’s webpage for possible deviations!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">Tutorials<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">List of accepted tutorials: <a href="http://www.ecai2016.org/program/tutorials/" target="_blank">http://www.ecai2016.org/program/tutorials/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">Registration<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Information about registration fees and procedure will be online mid-April<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">AI@Work and Speed dates<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">Several companies will be recruiting at ECAI 2016. A special information session and speed dates with potential candidates will be held during the main conference days (Wed-Fri)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">If you are interested in this opportunity (companies, research centres, universities), let us know through <a href="mailto:contact@ecai2016.org" target="_blank">contact@ecai2016.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">If you are a jobseeker, stay tuned for more information! (through website, Facebook and Twitter)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:18pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><b><span lang="EN-GB">Announcing EURAI, the European Association for AI<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">ECCAI (the European Coordinating Committee for AI) has changed its name to the EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR AI (EurAI): <a href="http://www.eurai.org/" target="_blank">www.eurai.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">EURAI more accurately describes the aims of the association: a community-led scientific organisation that works to promote AI research and education throughout Europe, and to represent the European AI community internationally.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB"> In addition to the existing program of activities that ECCAI is engaged in, EURAI will expand its current role to include several new activities<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:54pt"><u></u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:'Courier New'">o<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span lang="EN-GB">More details will be announced at ECAI2016!<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><span lang="EN-GB"><br></span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature">Suzan Verberne, researcher<br>Information Foraging Lab, Institute for Computing and Information Sciences<br>Radboud University Nijmegen<br>Tel: 0031 24 36 53431/15775<br>Email: <a href="mailto:s.verberne@cs.ru.nl" target="_blank">s.verberne@cs.ru.nl</a><br><a href="http://sverberne.ruhosting.nl" target="_blank">http://sverberne.ruhosting.nl</a><br>--</div>
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