[agents] Second Call for Videos: IJCAI 2023 Video Competition

[Arianna Novaro]

 [Apologies for cross-posting]

We are pleased to announce a call for video submissions to the upcoming
IJCAI 2023 Video Competition, as part of the 32nd International Joint
Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI  2023), the premier
international gathering of researchers in AI!

In the spirit of earlier AI Video Competitions, our intention is to provide
researchers with a showcase for demonstrating how exciting and interesting
Artificial Intelligence can be, as well as offering to the public and the
media accurate information crafted first-hand by researchers.

The results of the competition will be presented at the IJCAI 2023
conference (August 19-25 in Macao), where the awards for best videos will
be announced.

**Important Dates (AI Video Competition)**

- Submission of videos by: June 25, 2023.

- Notification of acceptance and award nominations: July 10, 2023.

- Final version due: July 14, 2023.

Note: all deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

**Video Contents**

A wide range of videos related to artificial intelligence can be submitted
to the competition. The topic of a video might, for example, be a general
or specific area of AI, the work of a particular researcher or group
(yourselves or others), or a concrete application that depends on one or
more AI techniques, and that may be based entirely on software or partly on
hardware. A video may concern works with different levels of maturity: you
can introduce something new and interesting, describing known but ongoing
research, or summarize a mature area or application, showing its impact on
society. The intended audience of a video can be students learning about a
topic in a classroom, researchers interested in learning more about
subfields outside their own, the general public, or the media, etc.

**Specific Awards**

Several distinct awards will be given. The following categories are
envisioned, but may change depending on the submissions received.

- Best video
- Best robotic video (demonstrating a use of AI in relation with robotics)
- Most entertaining video (illustrating AI in an amusing or interesting way)
- Most educational video (for students learning about a topic)
- Most beneficial video for society (showing the public what AI can do and
does for society)

In all cases, keeping the viewer interested and engaged is essential. The
best videos of earlier AI video competitions have often achieved this
through the use of humor, background music, and animations.
To ensure that the videos are comprehensible to a wide audience, they must
be narrated and subtitled in English.

**Requirements**

The following criteria must be satisfied by all participating videos:

- The video must be relevant to the area of Artificial Intelligence.
- The video must be narrated and subtitled in English.
- The maximum length is 5 minutes, but we encourage shorter videos.
- The video must be submitted in AVI or MPEG4 format.
- The authors must hold the copyright for all materials used, such as
music, video, sounds and images, or have explicit written permission from
the copyright holders to use and distribute this material.
- The video must not be offensive or advertise/promote commercial products.

**Review Process**

After the submission deadline, all submitted videos satisfying the
requirements stated above will be reviewed by the video competition program
committee (to be announced) according to the following criteria:

- Excitement: How interesting and exciting is the actual technology,
research area, application, or other work being presented?
- Educational content: To what extent can other AI researchers, students,
or the general public learn about artificial intelligence from the video?
- Entertainment value: How entertaining and captivating is the video to
watch?
- Presentation quality: How well is the video produced, what is the quality
of the narration and soundtrack, etc.?

The best videos will be nominated for awards and the winners decided by the
committee will be announced during IJCAI 2023.

**Submissions**

To submit a video, please send an e-mail to video at ijcai-23.org.
Your e-mail should contain the following information:

- The title of your video
- A link to the video, hosted on an internationally accessible platform
(please e-mail the chairs in advance, to the email address above, if this
presents a difficulty)
- Names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of everyone who has contributed
to the video
- A brief 1-paragraph description of the content and the format of the video

Note that one does not have to attend the IJCAI 2023 conference to
participate in the competition. For further information about participation
in the competition, please contact the video track chairs via the
video at ijcai-23.org email.
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