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                 CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

   8th European Conference on Case-Based Reasoning ECCBR 2006

                  Ölüdeniz/Fethiye, Turkey
                     4-7 September 2006

                   http://2006.eccbr.org/

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ECCBR 2006 Workshops:

The organising committee of the 8th European Conference on Case-Based 
Reasoning ECCBR 2006 invites proposals for the Workshop program.
Workshops will be held on 5 September 2006 in the Lykiaworld Resort 
Hotel in Ölüdeniz/Fethiye, Turkey.

General Information:

ECCBR 2006 workshops will provide an informal setting in which 
participants will have the opportunity to discuss specific technical 
topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active cross-fertilization of 
ideas. Workshops that explore interactions between sub-areas of CBR, 
focus on unique or interdisciplinary applications of CBR, and 
investigate newly evolving areas of CBR are particularly encouraged.

Workshops will last about 4 hours. The format and content of each 
workshop will largely be determined by each workshop organizing 
committee although "mini-conference" proposals are discouraged. To 
stimulate interaction and a broad exchange of ideas, ample time should 
be allotted in each workshop for general discussion.

As in past conferences, a time slot of about 20 minutes each will be 
provided for the presentation of workshop summaries to all conference 
attendants during the main conference. These summaries should be 
presented by (one of) each workshop's organizers.

Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for:

  1. Producing a Call for Participation for their workshop. It should 
clarify the process by which the organizing committee will review and 
select the papers and presentations. In addition, the submission 
procedure, format, and dates should be included, and be in accordance 
with the dates listed below;
  2. Review and select presentations and papers;
  3. Edit their workshop's notes and send them to the workshop 
coordinator (contact details below) in accordance with the dates listed.

ECCBR 2006 will provide:

   * A meeting place for the workshop.
   * Printing of the workshop notes.

Important Dates for Workshops:
February 27, 2006     Deadline for workshop proposal submission
March 14, 2006     Notification of acceptance for workshop proposals
May 15, 2006     Suggested deadline for workshop paper submission
June 16, 2006     Notification of acceptance for workshop papers
July 14, 2006     Final camera ready copies to be received by workshop 
organizers
August 4, 2006     Final camera ready copies for each workshop to be 
received by workshop coordinator
September 5, 2006     Workshops held at ECCBR 2006 (in parallel)

Submission of Workshop Proposals

Members from all areas of the CBR and related communities are invited to 
submit workshop proposals for review. Workshop proposals should provide 
sufficient information to evaluate the quality and importance of the 
topic, the goals of the workshop, and the size of the interested community.

Proposals should identify one or more chairs and a program committee. An 
example layout for a proposal can be found at the end of this call.

Proposals should be 2-4 pages and contain the following information:

   * Proposed title of the workshop.
   * Contact information for the proposer, including the names, postal 
addresses, phone numbers, and email address.
   * A brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the 
workshop goals and the technical issues that will be its focus.
   * A brief discussion of why and to whom the workshop is of interest.
   * A draft call for papers.
   * A preliminary workshop agenda and schedule for the workshop. This 
should include a brief description of how the organizers intend to 
conduct the workshop (e.g., discussions, panel discussions, paper 
presentations, invited talks or other types of communication).
   * If available, a list of interested participants or groups. If a 
similar workshops were held in the past, include information about 
received submissions and attendance.
   * Intended means of advertising the workshop.
   * Contact information, including the names, postal addresses, phone 
numbers, and email addresses (if available) of the proposed workshop 
organizing committee. This committee should consist of three or four 
people knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed. 
Ideally, these people should not be from the same institution.

Workshop proposals should  be submitted via e-mail. Please forward an 
electronic copy in pdf format as soon as possible but no later than 
February 20, 2006 to the workshop coordinator: 

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Proposals will be reviewed by the organizing committee and prospective 
organizers will be notified of their decision no later than March 14, 2006.

Other Information

Workshop papers should be submitted in Springer LNCS format, which is 
the format required for the final camera ready copy, with a maximum of 
10 pages. Authors' instructions along with LaTeX and Word macro files 
are available on the web at http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html

Any special audio-visual requirements and special room requirements must 
be arranged with the workshop coordinator (Mirjam Minor) by July 14, 
2006. ECCBR reserves the right to cancel any workshop if deadlines are 
missed, if too few submissions are received, or if too few attendees 
register for the workshop to support the costs of holding it. In special 
cases, the ECCBR organizing committee may suggest the consolidation of 
workshops, to prevent the need for cancellation.

To cover costs, it may be necessary to charge workshop participants a 
workshop fee in addition to the normal ECCBR 2006 conference 
registration fee.
Please, note that all workshop participants must register for the 
conference, and that the workshops must be open to all registered 
participants of ECCBR 2006.

Contact

Please send proposals and further inquiries to:

Mirjam Minor
Lehrstuhl Wirtschaftsinformatik II
University of Trier
Phone: +49 (651) 201 - 3883
Fax: +49 (651) 201 - 3396
Email: 
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