<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
pre
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char";
margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.HTMLPreformattedChar
{mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char";
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted";
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-ligatures:none;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-GB" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">KR 2026<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">July 20-23, 2026 - Lisbon, Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">*** Second Call for Nominations ***<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Incorporated (KR Inc.) warmly invites nominations for the following KR awards, recognizing outstanding research, service, and future promise in Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Nominations can still be made </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#C00000">until the end of the week</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">KR Test of Time Award<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Nominate papers published at the KR conference whose contributions have had a significant and lasting impact on the KRR academic discipline and/or on the adoption of KRR techniques in industry or for the benefit of society.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">More details: <a href="https://kr.org/KR2026/call_tot_award.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_tot_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">KR Early Career Award<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Nominate early career researchers who have already made significant contributions to the theory and/or practice of knowledge representation and reasoning, and who show strong promise for continued, impactful work.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">More details: <a href="https://kr.org/KR2026/call_eca_award.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_eca_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">KR Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> Nominate colleagues who have provided exceptional and sustained service to the KRR community, including service to the KR conference series, KR Inc., related events, or other non-research activities that strengthen the community and increase the visibility of the field.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">More details: <a href="https://kr.org/KR2026/call_dsa_award.html">https://kr.org/KR2026/call_dsa_award.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><br>****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Awards Committee<br>****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Tommie Meyer (Chair for Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award and Test of Time Award)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Maurice Pagnucco (Chair for Early Career Award)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Francesca Toni<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">The committee composition may be modified if needed to handle any Conflict of Interest situations.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><br>****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Contact<br>****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Inquiries should be sent to <a href="mailto:tmeyer@cair.org.za">tmeyer@cair.org.za</a> for the Pavlos Peppas Distinguished Service Award and Test of Time Award, and to Maurice Pagnucco for the Early Career Award.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>