Call for participation: 4th International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-12, 2012

[Bart Verheij]

COMMA 2012 - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

4th International Conference on Computational Models of Argument
(COMMA 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-12, 2012

*** Early registration deadline: July 4, 2012 ***


COMMA is a regular forum for presentation and exchange of the latest
research results related to computational aspects of argumentation.

The technical programme of COMMA 2012 includes 28 full presentations,
17 presentations of short papers, and 13 system demonstrations. A
special track is devoted to innovative applications.
The COMMA 2012 programme includes invited lectures by

 * Trevor Bench-Capon (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
 * Erik Krabbe (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
 * Keith Stenning (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

and, as part of the Vienna Logic Weeks
(http://www.vcla.at/events/vienna-logic-weeks_2012/), a plenary
lecture by

 * Bob Kowalski (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)


REGISTRATION

COMMA 2012 registration fee includes lunches for three workshop days,
coffee breaks, one ticket for the social event, and copy of the
proceedings.
Registration is made online via the following link:

http://www.kr.tuwien.ac.at/events/comma2012/registration.php

* Discounted Early Registration ends: July 4, 2012
* Late Registration ends: August 30, 2012
* On-site registration will be possible during the conference.


ACCOMMODATION

Details on accommodation can also be found on the registration site:

http://www.kr.tuwien.ac.at/events/comma2012/registration.php


STUDENT GRANTS

A limited number of student grants is available for participation in
COMMA 2012. Each grant will cover the registration fee and will
provide a contribution to the accommodation costs.
The students who want to apply for this grant write an email to
comma12 at kr.tuwien.ac.at providing

* a proof of full-time student status (copy of valid student ID card
  or letter from their institution or program director),
* a short justification confirming that the attendance to COMMA 2012
  could not be financed by other means such as project funds,
* whether you are a coauthor of an accepted paper/system demonstration
  at COMMA 2012.

The deadline for applying to the student grants is July 1, 2012.


LOCATION

The conference will be held in the main building of Vienna University
of Technology, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria.


ORGANISING COMMITTEE

* Program Chair:              Bart Verheij
                              (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
* Conference Chairs:          Stefan Szeider and Stefan Woltran
                              (Vienna University of Technology, Austria)
* Demonstrations coordinator: Adam Wyner
                              (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)


CONTACT

comma12 at kr.tuwien.ac.at