<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=iso-8859-1"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=DE link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1>*** IVA 2025 - 25th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents *** Berlin, Germany, September 16-19, 2025<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>IVA 2025 is looking for exciting proposals for half-day or full-day workshops or tutorials to be held on September 16, 2025. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>This year’s conference theme is Aesthetics and Culture: Exploiting aesthetic principles and cultural nuances for the interaction between humans and Socially Interactive Agents to mitigate user trust, comfort, and willingness to interact, reducing barriers in social human-machine interaction.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>*** IMPORTANT DATES ***<o:p></o:p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5'>Workshop/tutorial proposal submission date: February 28, 2025<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l5 level1 lfo5'>Notification of acceptance: March 14, 2025<o:p></o:p></li></ul><o:p> </o:p>Workshops provide a forum for community members to discuss common interests of the IVA community in a focused way. Your workshop could, for example, (a) address a pre-defined set of focus questions, (b) present alternative views on particular issues and attempts to resolve them, (c) identify priorities for new research directions, and/or (d) initiate appropriate collaborations.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Tutorials are intended to provide a high-quality learning experience to participants with a varied range of backgrounds. It is expected that tutorials are self-contained and structured to: (a) introduce foundational concepts or techniques relevant to the IVA community, (b) explore emerging tools, methods, or frameworks, (c) offer hands-on experiences or demonstrations, and/or (d) provide insights into practical applications.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Organisers of accepted workshops or tutorials are expected to:<o:p></o:p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Plan, announce, and coordinate the workshop or tutorial<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Set up and maintain a website, linked to the official IVA website, with information about the workshop or tutorial, materials, and a summary of the outcomes<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Create and distribute their call for papers or participation<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Collect and review submissions and decide on the final programme <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Ensure that participants are informed of the need to register for the workshop or tutorial<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'>Register for IVA 2025 early (at least one of the organisers)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><o:p> </o:p>Submission Requirements<o:p></o:p>Please email your proposal to <a href="mailto:workshopchairs@iva.acm.org">workshopchairs@iva.acm.org</a> using the subject line: “WS-IVA 2025 | [Your Workshop/Tutorial Acronym]”<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Describe your workshop or tutorial (max. 1000 words, PDF format) using the following structure:<o:p></o:p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>Workshop or tutorial title<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>Organiser(s), affiliation(s), email address(es), corresponding person<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>General theme of the workshop or tutorial<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>Relevance of the topic of interest<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>Objectives of the workshop or tutorial<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>If the workshop or tutorial has been organised before, describe why it should be repeated<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>Duration (full or half day) and tentative schedule<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l4 level1 lfo7'>For workshops: paper review and publication plan (expected number of submissions, list of confirmed and tentative PC members); tentative or confirmed keynote speakers<o:p></o:p></li></ul><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l6 level1 lfo8'>For tutorials: specify the targeted audience (student / early stage / advanced researchers, prerequisite knowledge, field of study) and learning objectives<o:p></o:p></li></ul><o:p> </o:p>The following criteria will guide the review process: (i) relevance to IVA, (ii) interest to the audience, (iii) quality and organisation. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Proposals are encouraged to have an international and interdisciplinary program committee.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Best regards,<o:p></o:p>Aike Horstmann and Stef�n �lafsson<o:p></o:p>Workshop and Tutorial Chairs for IVA25<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div></body></html>