<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">* Apologies for cross-posting *</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">** Call for POSTERS/DEMO PAPERS **</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In conjunction with </span><a href="https://cikm2020.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CIKM 2020</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (October 19th-23rd, 2020)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.37455;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CIKM 2020 will be a fully virtual conference, with no travel involved, and presentations will be given via pre-recorded videos, followed by synchronized online discussions during the scheduled conference period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.37455;text-align:justify;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this context, please note the revised </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">submission deadlines below.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The posters and demos track at CIKM aims to provide the opportunity for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to showcase their prototypes and research ideas to the community.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We seek demonstrations and posters that showcase exciting new technologies and early prototypes within the scope of CIKM, as well as case studies from more mature systems with innovative features and functionalities. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Important Dates (Updated):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demo and Poster Paper Submission Deadline: June 24, 2020</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demo and Poster Paper Acceptance Notification: August 7, 2020</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demo and Poster Paper Camera Ready Submission Deadline: August 28, 2020</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All of the above deadlines are based on the Anywhere on Earth time</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission Guidelines - Demos</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Demo papers</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> should describe the intended audience, point out the innovative aspects of the system being presented, and explain how those aspects contribute to the state of the art in knowledge and information management. The submissions must also make clear what the audience will experience during the demo. Submissions that are case studies should also explain the case being demonstrated. Authors may also include a URL of a screencast video (up to 10 minutes), screenshots, and additional external material (e.g., shared code on GitHub). A demo paper must be no more than 4 pages long (including references).</span></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard"><h2 dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submission Guidelines - Posters</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Poster papers generally include late-breaking results of new and innovative work-in-progress research. The poster session fosters informal interactions between presenters and conference attendees, who will have the opportunity to explore and exchange ideas on the latest ongoing research projects. Submitted posters are expected to be aligned with the main CIKM topics. A poster paper must be no more than 4 pages long (including references). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chairs</span></p><ul style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eirini Ntoutsi, L3S Research Center, Germany</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:14pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fouad Zablith, American University of Beirut, Lebanon</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.27636;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More info: </span><a href="https://cikm2020.org/call-for-poster-and-demo-papers/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://cikm2020.org/call-for-poster-and-demo-papers/</span></a></p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:-webkit-standard;line-height:1.37455;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:7pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Check our sponsorship </span><a href="https://cikm2020.org/sponsorship/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">options</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for an opportunity to reach out to the experts in the domain! 
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