AISB2017: Society with AI (Bath, April) – Call for Symposia Proposals, Deadline 15 September
Julian Padget
masjap at bath.ac.uk
Mo Aug 22 12:25:38 CEST 2016
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA (OR OTHER) PROPOSALS
AISB '17, ~19-21 April 2017, University of Bath, UK
DEADLINE: 15 September 2016
http://aisb2017.cs.bath.ac.uk
Contact: aisb2017 at easychair.org <mailto:aisb2017 at easychair.org>
Dear Colleagues,
The world’s oldest AI society, The Society for the Study of Artificial
Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (AISB), sponsors the world’s
longest-running annual AI convention, consisting of a collocation of
themed symposia, workshops, and events in areas of artificial
intelligence and cognitive science. The AISB convention aims to provide
a unique opportunity to promote emerging work on a timely theme spanning
the full range of research taking place within Artificial Intelligence,
but with a particular emphasis on the simulation of behaviour (that is,
on understanding natural intelligence).
AISB 2017 will be held at the University of Bath, chaired by Joanna
Bryson, Marina De Vos, and Julian Padget. In addition to the academic
meeting, we anticipate having a conference dinner on the first night of
the meeting (on campus), and a general reception in town at the Roman
Baths on the second, with block bookings made at a variety of local
restaurants. Sign-up for the various bookings will be held at the
dinner and during the meeting’s second day. We will also try to arrange
special rates for tours (e.g. Stonehenge, Bletchley Park) and at the
Thermal Bath Spa for the weekend following, to encourage participants to
stay through the end of the third day.
We have reinstituted the idea of having a convention theme, and have
chosen Society with AI. Symposia are not required to contribute to the
theme, but creative linking is encouraged. While follow-on symposia
from previous years are welcome, new symposium topics and organisers are
particularly encouraged. We aim to promote this thesis: AI is neither
science fiction nor dystopian future, but rather a part of our present
and near-future lives,and to encourage the academic exploration of its
full consequences.
CONVENTION FORMAT
Symposia are held in parallel across several days. AISB encourages
cross-fertilisation through participation in multiple symposia.
Symposia are allocated time in half-day units based on the expected
number of talks and participation level. Participants are encouraged to
stay for the entire meeting. Discounted rates are available for students
and the unwaged; smaller discounts may be available for attending less
than the full meeting. Video talks are discouraged unless full virtual
participation can be arranged and full attendance fees paid
<http://joanna-bryson.blogspot.com/2016/04/draft-rules-for-virtual-presence-at.html>.
Organisers are otherwise offered considerable leeway in the structure of
their meetings, but they are required to both provide and conform to a
published schedule to facilitate movement between symposia. Symposia
can include any type of event of academic benefit: talks, posters,
panels, performances, discussions, demonstrations, outreach sessions, etc.
Typical topics include:
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Computational Intelligence
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Cognitive Phenomena such as Consciousness, Emotions, and Trust
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Human and Machine Creativity
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Human-Robot Collaboration
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Simulation of Human and Animal Behaviour
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Machine Ethics
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Machine Learning and/or Knowledge Representation
Topics related to this year’s theme might include:
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AI and Human Labour
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AI and Migrant Integration
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Robots and Human Mental Health
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Robots and Human Sexuality
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Technical Mediation of Robust Communities
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Modelling Cultural Evolution
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Simulating Socio Technical Systems
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The Future of Pets
PROPOSING A SYMPOSIUM
Each symposium is organized by its own programme committee. The chairs
of that committee propose the symposium, define the area(s) and
structure, issue calls for abstracts, papers, demos or other forms of
submission they deem appropriate, manage the process of submission
review and selection, and compiles an electronic copy for inclusion in
the convention proceedings. Because this is a considerable
responsibility, we encourage there to be at least three organisers for
each symposium.
The exact topic, call, and duration of the symposiums must be negotiated
with the convention organising committee and approved by the AISB
committee. Because space is expensive and we wish to keep registration
costs low, cognate symposium proposals may be encouraged to merge.
Proposers are welcome to submit–or otherwise be involved with–more than
one proposal. Proposers (and attendees) need not already be members the
AISB and will not be required to become members. They will of course be
encouraged to join!
Important dates
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Deadline for symposium proposals: 15th September 2016
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Notification to proposers of accepted symposia: 30th September 2016
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Notification to authors by symposia of accepted papers: 15th
February 2017 (at the latest!)
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Final papers delivered for the (online) proceedings: 20th March 2017
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Convention 19th-21st April 2017, depending on the number of
symposia. There may be a day of workshops or tutorials immediately
before the convention (18 April 2017).
CfP should be released as soon as possible after notification and
promoted by the individual symposia chairs. These CfP will be
circulated by the AISB to members in early October. Typically
submission deadlines are late December; acceptance / revision requests
are normally notified by February. The format of submissions is defined
by the organisers of the individual symposia, but any final papers or
abstracts for the proceedings should conform to the AISB style available
from the AISB web page. Chairs or individual authors may decide whether
to publish their papers archivally; proceedings will have an ISSN
provided by AISB, but may contain a mix of abstracts and full papers as
suits the publication needs of the individual symposia or their authors.
Symposia proposals should consist of the proposed call for papers or
abstracts. This will allow for quick announcement following acceptance.
The proposed call should include:
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A symposium title.
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A 300-1000 word description of the scope of the symposium and its
relevance to the convention, along with the nature of the academic
events (talks, posters, panels, demonstrations, etc.).
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The organising committee (names, affiliations, contact details).
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Mention of whether the symposium is intended as a sequel to a
symposium at a previous AISB conference, and if so how it will
relate to or extend from previous meetings (saying “more of the
same” is fine if prior editions have been successful, but
improvements are welcome).
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Description of submission format: e.g., by abstract, extended
abstract or full paper.
In addition, please include:
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Your preferences about the intended length of the symposium as a
number of days (preferably one or two, but anything from half a day
to three), together with a brief justification, including the number
of anticipated presentations and other participants.
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A description (up to 500 words) of any experience you have in
organizing academic research meetings (it is not a requirement that
you have such experience).
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Names and affiliations of any invited speakers that you have in mind
for the symposium.
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If possible, names and affiliations of the preliminary programme
committee (please indicate whether they have agreed, even
provisionally.)
Completed proposals should be submitted to the committee via EasyChair
using the URL: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisb2017
We look forward to receiving your proposals. If you have queries
regarding any aspect of the convention or submission process, please
don't hesitate to get in touch.
Kind Regards,
The AISB 2017 Organising Committee (aisb2017 at easychair.org
<mailto:aisb2017 at easychair.org>)
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