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<div style="margin: 0px">We would like to invite virtual agent researchers who are interested in starting or improving collaboration with domain experts to the workshop at the Intelligent Virtual Agent Conference (IVA) 2020: Workshop on Collaborations with
Domain Experts for Virtual Agent Research (CoVAR).<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px">The workshop focuses on understanding best practices, frequent issues, and current trends when working on interdisciplinary virtual agent research. We will discuss experiences, challenges, and lessons learned by several experts from
different fields regarding collaborative research projects involving virtual agents. More details can be found on our website -<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__iva2020covarworkshop.wordpress.com_&d=DwMFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=dBJWJUKNBAMtUVGFs3cObMgkcSUVPgnEGuUoV640npE&m=sAAogtxa4zHIrU-qcHyGjLj8k2QeW8eN4s0PSorpSLU&s=hDtbYiHZGD_LQKRmImtFoyqnLxOOlmDls9zrRS_V9_w&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px">https://iva2020covarworkshop.wordpress.com/</a></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px">The workshop will be held virtually on October 18, 2020, 10 am - 2 pm EST. The registration is free.<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px">Anyone who wishes to attend the workshop should register using the following Google Form -<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_NQALJYQKHxRJ9gJ29&d=DwMFAw&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=dBJWJUKNBAMtUVGFs3cObMgkcSUVPgnEGuUoV640npE&m=sAAogtxa4zHIrU-qcHyGjLj8k2QeW8eN4s0PSorpSLU&s=HNVDqdRnTVmcrTs7T8Q0rxg0TlOCJ4MCLz9OEWebS1Y&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px">https://forms.gle/NQALJYQKHxRJ9gJ29</a><br>
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<div style="margin: 0px">Feel free to share this link on any relevant email lists or social media. We will share more information on accessing the workshop to the registered participants.<br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Best,</span>
<div style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Mohan Zalake, MS</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Stephanie Carnell, PhD</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black; background-color: white;">Alex Gomes de Siqueria, PhD</span></div>
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