[PlanetKR] Call for Proposals to Host KR2018 [Deadline: Sept 30]

[Sheila McIlraith]

Reminder [Deadline: September 30, 2015]:


Call to Host KR2018
16th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

*** Deadline for expression of interest:  September 30, 2015

The KR Steering Committee is seeking statements of interest from organizations 
or consortia interested in hosting the 16th International Conference on 
Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, (KR2018). At this time, 
there are few constraints. We are accepting bids from all locations and while 
the conference typically takes places in May or June, we will also give full 
consideration to dates outside these two months.

The process comprises two stages. During the first stage, KR Inc solicits 
statements of interest through an open call. They should be submitted using the 
letter-of-interest form. Once the first phase is complete, KR Inc will 
shortlist a number of applications, which will be then invited to submit a full 
proposal.

The important dates for applying to host the KR2018 Conference are:

September 30, 2015: Deadline for receiving statements of interest
October 31, 2015: Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out
December 5, 2015: Formal applications received from shortlisted bids
February 1, 2016: Selection decision announced

Parties wishing to host KR2018 should contact Sheila McIlraith, President of KR 
Inc. (sheila at cs followed-by-dot toronto.edu).  You will need:

     The letter of interest template
     The application form
     The budget worksheet

These forms are linked from the following web page:
   http://www.kr.org/index.php?page=futureconfs

We look foward to hearing form you.
Sheila McIlraith,
on behalf of KR Inc.

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Sheila McIlraith
Professor
Dept of Computer Science, University of Toronto
www.cs.toronto.edu/~sheila
Phone: 416-946-8484, Fax: 416-978-1455
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