<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-AU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"> <div class="WordSection1"> ****************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p> 18th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents<o:p></o:p> CALL FOR WORKSHOPS<o:p></o:p> Extended Submission Deadline: April 30, 2018 <o:p></o:p> ****************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p> <img width="1329" height="213" style="width:13.8437in;height:2.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3D58C.B8FB48D0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> 18th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA 2018)<o:p></o:p> November 5-8, 2018, Sydney, Australia<o:p></o:p> <a href="http://iva2018.westernsydney.edu.au/">http://iva2018.westernsydney.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> IVA 2018 is the 18th meeting of an interdisciplinary annual conference and the main leading scientific forum for presenting research on modeling, developing and evaluating Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) with a focus on communicative abilities and social behavior. IVAs are interactive digital characters that exhibit human-like qualities and can communicate with humans and each other using natural human modalities like facial expressions, speech and gesture. They are capable of real-time perception, cognition, emotion and action that allow them to participate in dynamic social environments. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The IVA 2018 organizing committee solicits proposals for full-day and half-day workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. The purpose of a workshop is to provide an opportunity for participants from academia, industry, government and other related parties to present and discuss novel ideas on current and emerging topics relevant to intelligent virtual agents, their applications and emergent technologies. Workshops are scheduled for November 5, 2018.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Each workshop should be organized under a well-defined theme focusing on emerging research areas, challenging problems and industrial/governmental applications. Organizers have free control on the format, style as well as the building blocks of the workshop. Possible contents of a workshop include but are not limited to invited talks, regular papers/posters, panels, and other pragmatic alternatives. In case workshop proposers need extra time to prepare their workshop, early decisions may be considered if justified.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> We would like to encourage organizers to avoid a mini-conference format by (i) encouraging the submission of position papers and extended abstracts, (ii) allowing plenty of time for discussions and debates, and (iii) organizing workshop panels. Organizers of accepted workshops are expected to announce the workshop and disseminate their call for papers, maintain the workshop website, gather submissions, conduct the reviewing process and decide upon the final workshop program. They are also required to prepare an informal set of workshop proceedings to be distributed with the registration materials at the main conference, with a proceedings format template provided by IVA 2018. Workshop organizers may choose to form organizing or program committees aiming to accomplish these tasks successfully.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Workshop proposals should contain the following information:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The NAMES, AFFILIATIONS, and SHORT BIOS of all the organizers<o:p></o:p> The MAIN CONTACT organizer’s e-mail and telephone number<o:p></o:p> The TITLE of the workshop<o:p></o:p> A maximum of three paragraphs that describe the TOPIC of the workshop, its target AUDIENCE, and its RELEVANCE to IVA<o:p></o:p> One paragraph MOTIVATING the workshop (why we should organize it NOW in conjunction with IVA 2018)<o:p></o:p> Tentative names of invited speakers, reviewers, and panelists (if a panel will be organized)<o:p></o:p> The desired LENGTH of the workshop: full-day (~8 hours) or half-day (~4 hours)<o:p></o:p> Tentative PROGRAM SKETCH<o:p></o:p> For workshops previously held at IVA or other conferences, details on venue, attendance and number of submissions/accepted papers from past editions<o:p></o:p> For new workshops, a list of possible attendees/submissions and/or a justification of the expected attendees/submissions<o:p></o:p> Tentative descriptions of all other workshop components (panels, discussion sessions, poster sessions, invited talks,etc.)<o:p></o:p> Workshop proposals should be in PDF, A4 paper format and no longer than four pages.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Extended Submission Deadline: Workshop proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2018 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> All workshop proposals are to be submitted directly to the workshop chair via email to Dr Hatice Gunes – <a href="mailto:Hatice.Gunes@cl.cam.ac.uk">Hatice.Gunes@cl.cam.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Dr Anton Bogdanovych | Senior Lecturer, <o:p></o:p> Academic Course Advisor for Bachelor of Entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p> School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics<o:p></o:p> P: (02) 9685 9180 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <a href="http://westernsydney.edu.au/">westernsydney.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="127" height="54" style="width:1.3229in;height:.5625in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D3D58C.B8FB48D0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D35E2D.3F011090"><o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>