[agents] Call for Proposals: Agent Schools

[Sven Koenig]

The International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent 
Systems (IFAAMAS) is interested in receiving proposals for agent 
schools. Such proposals are typically for 3 to 5 days of intensive 
courses (or tutorials), presented by internationally and/or regionally 
recognized speakers, with about 5-15 courses, each of a duration of half 
a day to a day. They usually provide both introductory and more advanced 
courses on a variety of topics related to agents and multi-agent 
systems. IFAAMAS, however, will consider any reasonable structure, 
provided a good justification is provided. Proposals can be submitted at 
any time.

IFAAMAS will provide a grant to subsidize the agent school to make it 
affordable to the participants, for example, by providing travel support 
for students to attend the school. In the past, levels of financial 
support have been in the form of a (roughly US$5000) grant. The amount 
and use of the requested funding should be motivated in light of the 
aims of this call for proposals and what is needed to run a successful 
school.

Please send your proposals in pdf or plain text to the current chair of 
the IFAAMAS Education and Training Committee (sven.koenig at uci.edu). 
Proposals should include the following information:

  * Expected value to the community
      o Which countries/regions do you expect the attending students to
        be from, and what proportion will be from under-represented
        countries?
      o What is the potential for (further) development of agent
        research in the region where you plan to hold your school? For
        example, do you see growing interest in agents and multi-agent
        systems, and could the school help to create momentum to
        increase this interest?
      o How many students do you expect to attend?
      o How do you plan to use the requested funds to support the aims
        of this call for proposals?
  * Program and organization
      o Who are the organizers of the school?
      o What structure do you envision the event to have? How many
        courses/lecturers and on which topics? How many parallel
        sessions (if any)?
      o When will the school be held, and what will be its duration?
        (Please provide multiple possibilities.) Will it be co-located
        with other events?
      o What is the location of the school, and is it easily accessible
        to lecturers and students?
  * Finances
      o What amount of funding do you request?
      o Is there potential to obtain additional support (sponsorship)
        for the school beyond IFAAMAS? For instance, do you expect some
        universities, industry, or the government to support the school
        financially or otherwise?
      o Can you provide a *preliminary* breakdown of costs? (A detailed
        breakdown is not necessary at this stage.)
      o Will affordable student accommodation be available? If so, how
        many rooms, and how much will they cost?

-- 
Sven Koenig
Department of Computer Science
School of Information and Computer Science
University of California, Irvine
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