[iva] ACM RecSys 2020 Call for Workshops

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RecSys 2020 is pleased to invite proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. The goal of the workshops is to provide additional venues for discussing novel ideas as well as recent results of research in progress.

In 2020 our goal is to have a balanced workshop program which comprises workshop formats of different types and a combination of newly emerging, currently evolving, and historically understudied topics. Different full-day and half-day workshop formats are possible, for example:

* Workshops with novel interactive formats and a relatively small number of participants. Such workshop formats might for example target at the exploration of a certain topic during the workshop through a moderated discussion or breakout sessions, resulting in a draft paper or report to be completed and published after the workshop. Or they might focus on datasets and benchmarking for a particular problem or domain. Particular priority will be given to these formats which require the active involvement of the participants.
* Workshops with the traditional workshop format on specialized topics. Such workshops typically have their own paper submission and review processes. Proposals for continuations of existing workshop series are welcome, however, please include a brief statement on the necessity for the new edition, including a description of the outcomes of previous years and the expected novelty of this edition.

We encourage you to contact us by email at workshops2020 at recsys.acm.org in advance with workshop ideas; we will work with prospective workshop organizers to help them design successful proposals. In particular, for workshop proposals with novel interactive formats we are happy to assist you in further developing and implementing your ideas. Please contact us at least three weeks before the deadline.

We actively encourage both researchers and industry practitioners to submit workshop proposals.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All submissions and reviews will be handled electronically. Workshop proposals must be submitted to PCS by 23:59, AoE (Anywhere on Earth) on March 2nd, 2020. There will be no extensions to the submission deadline.

Formatting. ACM is changing the archive format of its publications to separate content from presentation in the new Digital Library, enhance accessibility, and improve the flexibility and resiliency of our publications. Following the new ACM publication workflow, all authors should submit manuscripts for review in a single-column format. The maximum length for workshop proposals is 7 pages (excluding references) in the new single-column format. Instructions for Word and LaTeX authors are given below:

* Microsoft Word: Write your submission using the Submission Template (Review Submission Format). Follow the embedded instructions to apply the paragraph styles to your various text elements. The text is in single-column format at this stage and no additional formatting is required at this point.
* LaTeX: Please use the latest version of the Master Article Template - LaTeX (1.67; published January 14, 2020) to create your submission. Use the "manuscript" call to create a single-column format for review. Please review the LaTeX documentation and ACM's LaTeX best practices guide for further instructions. To ensure 100% compatibility with The ACM Publishing System (TAPS), please restrict the use of packages to the whitelist of approved LaTeX packages.

Authors are strongly encouraged to provide "alt text" (alternative text) for floats (images, tables, etc.) in their content so that readers with disabilities can be given descriptive information for these floats that are important to the work. The descriptive text will be displayed in place of a float if the float cannot be loaded. This benefits the author as well as it broadens the reader base for the author's work. Moreover, the alt text provides in-depth float descriptions to search engine crawlers, which helps to properly index these floats.

Should you have any questions or issues going through the instructions above, please contact support at acmtexsupport at aptaracorp.com for both LaTeX and Microsoft Word inquiries.

The organizers of accepted workshops will be invited to write a camera-ready summary of the workshop. Workshop summaries will be later submitted to ACM's new production platform where authors will be able to review PDF and HTML output formats before publication.

Contents. The workshop proposal should be organized as follows:

* Workshop title.
* A short description of the workshop including the rationale for the workshop and how and why it fits the audience of RecSys. This description should include also the topic and its relevance to the community as well as format, and details about what type of submission is requested from prospective attendees. Please also add an explanation on how the workshop complements, rather than duplicates, the topics of the main conference.
* Name, email address, and affiliation for workshop organizers and a brief description of their experience in organizing such events. Note that organizers are expected to attend the workshop and be actively involved in its organization.
* Requested duration (half day or full day), and expected number of participants.
* Description of workshop activities. Outline how the workshop will be organized and how the time will be spent. In particular, please sketch how you will engage participants to foster more interactivity and engagement during the workshop.
* For workshops involving paper submissions, an initial − and for the most part confirmed − Program Committee (or a clear justification why it is not needed).
* For more interactive workshop formats, also outline the process of selecting or inviting the participants.
* Description of plans for promoting the workshop and disseminating the results.
* History of prior workshops on this topic (e.g., including the number of submissions and attendees), if any.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

* Ability of the topic to contribute to the continued development of the field of recommender systems.
* Level of complementarity of the topic to the main conference.
* Clear plan for attracting submissions, making the workshop itself productive, and disseminating results.
* Evidence that this plan will be successful.
* Experience of the organizers.

IMPORTANT DATES

* Workshop proposal submission deadline: March 2nd, 2020
* Workshop proposal notification: March 16th, 2020
* Camera-ready workshop summary deadline: July 27th, 2020

We furthermore encourage the organizers to stick to the following suggested deadlines in the schedule for authors:
* Call for Papers publication: April 2nd, 2020
* Paper submission deadline: July 13th, 2020
* Reviewer deadline: July 31st, 2020
* Author notification: August 6th, 2020
* Camera-ready version deadline: September 3rd, 2020

These dates consider in particular the synchronization with the notification of acceptance in the main conference track, and the availability of early registration for the authors of accepted workshop papers.

Deadlines refer to 23:59 (11:59pm) in the AoE (Anywhere on Earth) time zone.

WORKSHOP CHAIRS
* Jussara M. Almeida, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
* Pablo Castells, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain