EPIA 2013 - 16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence

The worldwide AI research community is invited to submit proposals of thematic tracks for the 16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Thematic tracks are intended to provide an informal environment that fosters the active exchange of ideas between researchers within specific sub-areas of AI, including theoretical/foundational, integrative, application oriented and newly emerging areas.
Important dates
Deadline for track proposals: November 30, 2012
Notification of track acceptance: December 17, 2012
Deadline for paper submission: March 15, 2013
Conference dates: September 9-13, 2013
Proposal submission
Track proposals should not exceed 3 pages and should contain the following information:
Thematic track title.
A brief description of the specific scientific/technical scope of the track (max 500 words).
A list of topics of interest (max 20 topics).
The reasons the track should be held within EPIA’2013.
Name, postal address, phone and fax numbers and email address of all the members of the track Organizing Committee.
Identification of the member of the track Organizing Committee who is the contact person.
The list of members of the proposed track Program Committee.
A preliminary version of the track Call for Papers.
The planned format (e.g., invited talks, paper presentations, panel discussions, etc.) and duration of the track.
Planned forms of publicizing the track.
A list of audio-visual or technical requirements and any special room requirements.
Specific initiatives to support and improve the quality of the overall conference.
Sponsors or other funding initiatives for the thematic track.