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A new initiative being introduced for the 2026 International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS-26) is the Shadow Program Committee (Shadow PC). The Shadow PC is a training-oriented committee that mirrors the work of the main Program Committee.
Its goal is to help students and junior researchers gain first-hand experience with the peer-review and decision-making process for a top academic conference like ICAPS.</div>
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Shadow PC members will receive teaching materials regarding the practice of reviewing, review 1-2 papers submitted to ICAPS-26, participate in online discussions about papers, produce an acceptance recommendation, and receive feedback and mentorship on reviewing
quality from senior researchers. A full call for participation can be found at <a title="https://icaps26.icaps-conference.org/calls/shadow_pc/" href="https://icaps26.icaps-conference.org/calls/shadow_pc/">
https://icaps26.icaps-conference.org/calls/shadow_pc/</a> . <b>We note that decisions made by the Shadow PC are for training purposes only, and will have no impact on the decisions made for acceptance at the main conference.</b></div>
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The organizers of the Shadow PC now invite applications from motivated students and early-career researchers who wish to be on the Shadow PC. The application form can be found at
<a title="https://forms.office.com/r/9vggMgzYrC" href="https://forms.office.com/r/9vggMgzYrC">
https://forms.office.com/r/9vggMgzYrC</a> . Please submit your application for the Shadow PC no later than
<b>December 31st</b>. The application requires you to submit your name, email, affiliation, a brief description of what stage of your career you are at, and a brief description of your research area and relevant reviewing/publishing experience.</div>
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For more information please contact the <a title="mailto:patrik.haslum@anu.edu.au,gabriele.roeger@unibas.ch,rick.valenzano@torontomu.ca" href="mailto:patrik.haslum@anu.edu.au,gabriele.roeger@unibas.ch,rick.valenzano@torontomu.ca">
Shadow PC Chairs</a>.</div>
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<b>Important Dates</b></div>
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- Shadow PC application deadline: December 31, 2025</div>
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- Paper bidding deadline: January 6, 2026</div>
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- Review assignments released: January 9, 2026</div>
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- Paper review deadline: early February 2026</div>
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- Paper discussions, decisions, and review feedback: early to mid February</div>
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<b>Shadow PC Chairs</b></div>
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Patrik Haslum, Australian National University</div>
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Gabriele Röger, University of Basel</div>
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Rick Valenzano, Toronto Metropolitan University</div>
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