[agents] AAMAS 2023: Call for Workshops

[Amit Chopra]

AAMAS 2023 invites proposals for the workshop program, to be held on May
29-30, 2023, immediately prior to the main program of the AAMAS conference.

The objective of the AAMAS 2023 workshop program is to stimulate and
facilitate discussion, interaction, and comparison of approaches, methods,
and ideas related to specific topics, both theoretical and applied, in the
general area of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. The AAMAS 2023
workshops will provide an informal setting where participants will have the
opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere that
fosters the active exchange of ideas and supports community development.

We invite submissions for workshop proposals for review. We encourage
workshops that focus on emerging topics and applications, on open research
questions and challenges, and on broader topics that are of interest to a
wider community. In addition, we also encourage workshops that have had
previous editions in AAMAS, and that could attract communities that have
been working in the same research area for some years.

Workshops can vary in length from half a day to two days, though we expect
most to be one full day in duration. As attendance will be limited to
registered participants, workshop organizers and attendees must register
for their workshop, whose fee will be separate from the main conference
fee. Workshop attendees do not need to register for the main AAMAS
conference but are encouraged to do so.

AAMAS 2023 is expected to be run in-person in London, United Kingdom. The
workshops will be held in the same modality as the main conference. So, we
ask the workshop organizers to plan for on-site events with possible remote
presentations, if needed.

AAMAS 2023 reserves the right to cancel workshops whose attendance does not
support their running costs.
Important Dates

   - *Proposal submission deadline*: November 21, 2022
   - *Acceptance notification*: December 12, 2022
   - *Deadline for posting the workshops call for papers*: December 19, 2022
   - *AAMAS 2023 workshops program announced*: December 19, 2022
   - *Recommended deadline for submission of contributions to workshops*:
   January 30, 2023
   - *Recommended deadline for paper acceptance notification*: March 13,
   2023
   - *Deadline for complete workshop notes submission to the workshop chair*:
   April 3, 2023
   - *Deadline for posting the call for participation*: April 3, 2023
   - *AAMAS 2023 workshops*: May 29-30, 2023

Requirements for Submission

The workshop proposals should be submitted electronically as a single PDF
file.
Items 1-11 should be a maximum of five pages in length, and should contain
the following information:

   1. Title and acronym of the workshop.
   2. A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the
   workshop’s goals, the technical issues that it will address, the relevance
   of the workshop to the main conference, together with a brief discussion of
   why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
   3. A preliminary workshop format and a proposed schedule for organizing
   the workshop, including the desired length for the workshop. Please include
   a brief description of how the organizers intend to encourage an atmosphere
   appropriate for a workshop and indicate whether you intend to have any
   activities other than contributed talks (e.g., invited talks, panels, or
   posters).
   4. A description of how the workshop would be run in case the conference
   will be held online.
   5. A list of related workshops held within the last three years, if any,
   and their relation to the proposed workshop. Please include, when
   information is available: when and where they have been offered in the past
   (i.e., with AAMAS or another conference), organizers’ names and
   affiliations, number of submitted/accepted papers, approximate attendance
   numbers, and follow-up publications (e.g., journal special issues). In
   particular for workshops that have had previous editions (even if they had
   different titles and were not held with AAMAS), please include a list of
   URLs of the websites of the previous editions.
   6. Description of the paper review process and acceptance standards.
   7. The names, affiliations, URLs, and email addresses of the proposed
   workshop organizers. This committee must consist of two to four people
   knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed. The organizing
   committee should include individuals from multiple institutions, spreading
   across different regions. By submitting the workshop proposal, the
   organizers commit to fulfilling their responsibilities, outlined below in
   the “Responsibilities” section.
   8. The name of the primary contact for the organizing committee.
   9. A list of potential program committee members, including their titles
   and affiliations.
   10. A tentative list of places (distribution lists, websites, journals,
   etc.) where the workshop is planned to be advertised.
   11. If available, a list of tentatively confirmed attendees.

In addition to the above items, please include a brief resume (less than
one page) for each of the organizing committee members (not included in the
5-page limit). Please focus on the qualifications of the individual
committee members with respect to organizing an AAMAS workshop and
including a list of key publications demonstrating scholarship in the field
and a list of workshops previously arranged, if any. Note that strong
proposals should include organizers who bring differing perspectives to the
workshop topic and who are actively connected to the communities of
potential participants.
Selection Criteria

The selection of workshops for the final program will be based upon
multiple factors, including the scientific/technical interest of the topics
in relation to the AAMAS community, the clarity of the proposal in
addressing the requested information, the innovative character of workshop
topics, the cross-disciplinary nature of the workshop, the capacity of the
organizers in leading a successful workshop, and the capacity of the
conference workshop program. Please note that AAMAS may request proposers
addressing similar or overlapping content areas to merge their proposals.
Responsibilities

*For all accepted proposals, AAMAS will be responsible for:*

   - Providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole.
   - Providing logistic support and a meeting place for the workshop.
   - Together with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time.
   - AAMAS reserves the right to cancel workshops, for example, in case of
   a low number of registrants.

*Workshop organizers will be responsible for:*

   - Setting up a website for the workshop.
   - Advertising the workshop and issuing a call for papers and a call for
   participation as per the important dates.
   - Collecting and evaluating submissions, notifying authors of acceptance
   or rejection on a timely basis, and ensuring a transparent and fair
   selection process.
   - All workshop organizers are strongly advised to adopt the same
   deadlines for paper submissions and notifications of acceptance as per the
   important dates.
   - Ensuring that the workshop organizers and the participants register
   for the workshop and are invited to register to the main conference (at
   least one author must register for the workshop in order for a paper to
   appear in the workshop proceedings). AAMAS reserves the right to cancel any
   workshop if the above responsibilities are not fulfilled.

Submission Instructions

Workshop proposals must be submitted via EasyChair using the following link
(please select the Workshop Proposals track):
AAMAS 2023 EasyChair Site
<https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=aamas2023>

Submissions are supposed to be in a single pdf file, not exceeding 5 pages
(plus one-page CVs for each organizer).

The deadline for submission is *November 21, 2022, AoE*.
Inquiries

Please send any inquiries to the AAMAS 2023 Workshop Co-chairs:

   - Francesco Amigoni (francesco.amigoni at polimi.it)
   - Arunesh Sinha (aruneshsinha at gmail.com)
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