[agents] 2nd Call for tutorials for EASSS 2012

[Laurent Vercouter]

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                 * 2nd CALL FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS *

      14th European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS-2012)
          (to be held in Valencia, Spain *** 28 May-1 June 2012)

                    Deadline: 17 January 2012

                  * http://easss2012.webs.upv.es/ *

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The 14th European Agent Systems Summer School (EASSS) will be held
at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, from the 28th
of May to the 1st of June, 2012, in the week
preceding AAMAS (the International Conference on Autonomous
Agents and Multiagent Systems), which will be held also in Valencia. As its highly
successful earlier incarnations, EASSS-2012 will offer a rich
programme of both introductory and advanced courses on a broad range
of topics in the area of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems.
The courses are aimed at PhD students, advanced Master's students, and
other young researchers and will be taught by leading researchers in
the field. EASSS is organised under the auspices of EURAMAS, the
European Association for Multiagent Systems (www.euramas.org).

We are now inviting proposals from members of the research community
who are willing to offer tutorials at EASSS-2012.

We are interested in tutorial proposals in all areas of current
research in Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. As a very rough
guideline, any topic that might get covered at the AAMAS conference or
in the JAAMAS journal would also be suitable for EASSS. We are
looking for a mix of tutorials on fundamental and clearly established
topics on the one hand, and overviews of new and emerging areas of
research on the other. Tutorials should cover an appropriate selection
of approaches and not specifically focus on the tutors' own
contributions.

We encourage both well-established senior researchers and younger
colleagues to put in a proposal. Each tutorial is usually given by one
or two people (exceptions are, of course, possible; for proposals
by more than two tutors, please justify this choice in the proposal
and explain how you intend to ensure the coherence of the tutorial).

To be able to offer this summer school and to be able to do so at a
reasonable price for students, we are dependent on the support of the
research community. To make a modest contribution towards the expenses
of tutors, if needed, EASSS can provide accommodation for up to three
nights, but unfortunately EASSS cannot cover travel expenses.

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HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
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To submit a tutorial proposal, please produce a single PDF document
covering the points listed below and submit by email to
m.b.vanriemsdijk at tudelft.nl and laurent.vercouter at insa-rouen.fr, using 
[EASSS12] in the subject line.

(1) Title of the proposed tutorial.

(2) A short paragraph describing the tutorial (100-300 words),
suitable for publication at the EASSS-2012 website.

(3) Additional information on the proposed tutorial. Please include as
much detail as you see fit. A detailed list of topics to be covered
and a short bibliography would be welcome.

(4) Name, affiliation, full contact details, and a link to the
personal homepage of each tutor.

(5) A short paragraph on the background of the tutor or tutors (around
100 words per tutor), suitable for publication at the EASSS-2012
website.

(6) Experience of tutors: Please provide details on relevant teaching
experience of the tutor(s).

(7) Teaching materials: Please indicate what kind of teaching
materials do you intend to provide. Note that we will have to receive
any materials to be distributed to the students by EASSS no later than
15 April 2012.

(8) Duration: Tutorials are typically 4 hours long. If you have strong
reasons for wanting to deviate from this standard, please explain this
in your proposal.

(9) Tutorial level : Please indicate the target audience and level of the course.
If there are some prerequisites about existing knowledge of students,
describe what knowledge will be assumed.

(10) Equipment: Please list any special equipment (beyond data
projector and blackboard) that you might need.

(11) Any other information you wish to include.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Deadline for tutorial proposals: 17 January 2012
Notification of acceptance:         17 February 2012
Teaching materials due:             15 April 2012
Summer school:                            28 May-1 June 2012

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF EASSS
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EASSS has been organised annually in different European locations
since 1999, when it was held in Utrecht. Here are the websites of the
most recent editions:

* EASSS-2011 in Girona: http://eia.udg.edu/easss2011/
* EASSS-2010 in Saint-Etienne: http://easss2010.emse.fr/
* EASSS-2009 in Torino: http://agents009.di.unito.it/EASSS.html
* EASSS-2008 in Lisbon: http://centria.di.fct.unl.pt/events/easss08/

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CONTACT
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For all matters concerning the technical program of EASSS-2012 and
this Call for Tutorial Proposals, please contact Birna van Riemsdijk or
Laurent Vercouter. For matters concerning the local organisation of the
summer school, please contact Vicente Julian.

Vicente Julian: vinglada at dsic.upv.es
Birna van Riemsdijk: m.b.vanriemsdijk at tudelft.nl
Laurent Vercouter: laurent.vercouter at insa-rouen.fr
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*Laurent Vercouter* Professor in Computer Science
LITIS lab, INSA de Rouen, Rouen, France
Ph: (+33) 232 959 986