PRO-HCOMP 2018: Project networking workshop at HCOMP 2018 Zurich, Switzerland, July 5-8, 2018 |
Conference website | https://hcompnetworking.wordpress.com/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=prohcomp2018 |
Submission deadline | May 21, 2018 |
Call for participation to the HCOMP 2018 project networking workshop
Co-located with sixth AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing
Zurich, Switzerland - July 2018
https://hcompnetworking.wordpress.com/
On July 5th 2018 HCOMP2018 will host the first Research Project Networking Workshop bringing together participants from the worldwide HCOMP community. It will provide participants with a unique opportunity to:
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Get a compact overview of the broad research landscape in human computation through the lense of academic and industry projects. The session will include short presentations of the vision and goals, and of the resources produced in these projects (datasets, methods, software), which is available to the HCOMP community.
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Meet the project teams in an informal and inspiring setting to learn about their work, network and discuss future collaborations, joint events, and funding opportunities worldwide.
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Establish links between relevant projects worldwide to explore synergies and identify areas for knowledge sharing, data and technology transfer and other collaboration opportunities across different countries.
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Understand the funding environment, both nationally and internationally, exchange experiences and discuss future joint bids across different countries.
We welcome contributions from all types of research projects, from focused academic grants and partnerships between academia and industry to large funded projects and networks worldwide. As the aim of the session is to establish connections between people and organisations working in similar areas nationally and internationally, we are seeking submissions from recent research projects, be that projects that are ongoing, are about to start, or have been completed recently.
Projects accepted to the session will also be invited to participate in the poster and demo session of HCOMP2018, where they can have greater outreach and receive feedback on their work from a broader audience. Additionally, there will be possibilities to combine the participation in this session with sponsorship benefits.
Submissions
Projects willing to participate in the session must submit electronically (via EasyChair) a 2-page extended abstract (formatted in AAAI two-column, camera-ready style; see the AAAI 2018 Author Kit). Papers must be in trouble-free, high-resolution PDF format, formatted for US Letter (8.5" x 11") paper, using Type 1 or TrueType fonts). The abstract should contain the following information:
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introduce the project, briefly describe its main activities and goals and explain what the project would show or demonstrate in the networking session
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list (achieved or targeted) project results that the project is offering to other participants in the session
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outline the expectations of the authors from the other projects and from the session in general, e.g. are you looking for more partners for testing of your results, providing new use cases, multilingual aspects, disseminate results to other communities, etc.
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state the type of the project, e.g. national (which country), international (which countries are involved) and the funding agency supporting it.
Submissions will be reviewed by the team organising the session. Decisions about acceptance will be based on
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Relevance to the HCOMP community
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Tangible innovations brought in by the project profile and activities
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Specific resources the projects will present in the session (data, tools etc.)
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Rationale for participating in the session and expected impact of the networking session for the project
The submissions page at Easychair is: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=prohcomp2018
Participation
The projects selected will be invited to:
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First present a project pitch to session participants (2 minutes, up to 2 slides)
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Then participate in focused discussions with specific projects (speed-dating-style)
Projects attending the networking session will also be invited to present a project poster at the HCOMP poster session.
All project representatives presenting in the networking session will have to register to HCOMP to attend the session. Alternatively, there is also the opportunity to combine your participation in the networking session with a sponsorship for HCOMP. The entry level is at 900 $, which includes:
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one complimentary conference registration
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a conference packet insert
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acknowledgement on the conference website, in printed materials, in opening and closing plenary sessions, and in onsite signage, as available.
We also offer options for larger teams of participants. If you are interested in finding out more, please get in touch with the HCOMP sponsorship chairs at hcompconference@gmail.com and mention the networking session.
Important dates
Abstract submission deadline: May 21, 2018, 23:59
Notification of acceptance/rejection: June 4, 2018, 23:59
Workshop: July 5th, 2018
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to the workshop chairs: Lora Aroyo (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL, l.m.aroyo@gmail.com) or Elena Simperl (University of Southampton, UK, e.simperl@soton.ac.uk)
More information and updates will be published on the workshop website at https://hcompnetworking.wordpress.com/