[PlanetKR] [CFP] Workshops and Tutorials at the 28th International Conference on Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2023) @ HU Berlin

[Kai Sauerwald]

[Apologies for multiple postings.]

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Call for Workshops and Tutorials at the 28th International Conference on 
Conceptual Structures (ICCS 2023)
September 11 - 13, 2023, Berlin, Germany

Website: https://iccs-conference.org
Twitter: @iccs_confs
Contact us:  contact at iccs-conference.org
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About ICCS
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The International Conferences on Conceptual Structures (ICCS) focus on 
the formal analysis and representation of conceptual knowledge at the 
crossroads of artificial intelligence, human cognition, computational 
linguistics, and related areas of computer science and cognitive 
science. The ICCS conferences evolved from seven annual workshops on 
conceptual graphs, starting with an informal gathering hosted by John F. 
Sowa in 1986. Recently, graph-based knowledge representation and 
reasoning (KRR) paradigms have been getting more and more attention. 
With the rise of quasi-autonomous AI, graph-based representations 
provide a vehicle for making machine cognition explicit to human users. 
ICCS 2023 will take place in Berlin, Germany, in September 2023. 
Scholars, students and industry participants from different disciplines 
will meet for several weeks of conferences, workshops, summer schools, 
and public events to engage with the broad topics, issues and challenges 
related to knowledge in the 21st century.

Submissions are invited on significant, original, and previously 
unpublished research on the formal analysis and representation of 
conceptual knowledge in artificial intelligence (AI). All papers will 
receive mindful and rigorous reviews that will provide authors with 
useful critical feedback. The aim of the ICCS 2023 conference is to 
build upon its long-standing expertise in graph-based KRR and focus on 
providing modelling, formal and application results of graph-based 
systems. In particular, the conference welcomes contributions that 
address graph-based representation and reasoning paradigms (e.g. 
Bayesian Networks (BNs), Semantic Networks (SNs), RDF(S), Conceptual 
Graphs (CGs), Formal Concept Analysis (FCA), CP-Nets, GAI-Nets, Graph 
Databases, Diagrams, Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web, etc.) from a 
modelling, theoretical and application viewpoint.

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Call for Workshops/Tutorials
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We invite proposals for workshops or tutorials to be held on the first 
day of ICCS 2023 (September 11, 2023) in Berlin, Germany. Proposals 
should address current and emerging topics related to the formal 
analysis and representation of conceptual knowledge (cf. also the list 
of topics in the CfP). Workshops and tutorials provide an opportunity to 
discuss novel topics in an interactive atmosphere. They can concentrate 
in-depth on research topics, but can also be devoted to application issues.

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Duration and Format
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We welcome both full- and half-day workshop/tutorial proposals and 
encourage a program that is both varied and interesting. We specifically 
encourage innovative formats for workshops that go beyond traditional 
paper presentations, for example, including a challenge for participants 
to solve, or jointly working on a specific problem or document at the 
venue. Combinations of half-day tutorial and workshop are also possible, 
thus providing the option to introduce a topic and then to discuss 
relevant research.

ICCS 2023 will be an on-site conference, thus all contributors are 
required to present their work locally in Berlin.

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Important Dates
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- Proposal deadline:          May        5, 2023
- Notification of acceptance: May       12, 2023
- Tutorial/Workshop day:      September 11, 2023

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Proposal/Submission Details
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Proposals for workshops/tutorials should (at least) provide the 
following information:

- A brief description of
   * the specific issues that will be addressed,
   * the reasons why the workshop/tutorial is of relevance,
   * the main research areas involved,
   * and what the workshop/tutorial will add to the conference (e.g., do 
you expect papers of a theme that would not fit the main conference?).

- Specifically for workshops,
   * information on the workshop chairs and the expected program committee,
   * a draft of the Call for Papers, including information on accepted 
formats (e.g., regular papers, extended abstracts, oral-only 
presentations of relevant recently published or submitted contributions, 
etc.)
   * and the expected format of the workshop (e.g., invited talks, 
presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, challenge sessions, 
or other ideas for ensuring an interactive atmosphere).

- Specifically for tutorials, please add some details on the person(s) 
who gives the tutorial and the expected length.

- In the case of a combined tutorial-workshop, please clearly indicate 
the format.

- Any special requirements regarding logistics (e.g., poster stands, 
audio equipment), if applicable.

Please send your applications or questions to Robert Jäschke 
(contact at iccs-conference.org). We are looking forward to your proposals.

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