Call for KR2008 Proposals

The KR Advisory Board is seeking proposals from organizations wishing to host the 11th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2008) which is to be held in the year 2006. KR is the premier international conference that focuses on the field of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning.

Proposals will be evaluated by the KR Advisory Board before KR2006 on the basis of the following criteria:

• National, regional, and local KR community support.
• National, regional, and local government and industry support, especially financial.
• Appropriateness of proposed dates.
• Adequacy of conference and exhibit facilities for the anticipated number of registrants (currently 160 - 180 for North America; 130 - 160 elsewhere, depending on the location).
• Adequacy of residence accommodations and food services in a range of price categories and proximity to the conference facilities.
• Adequacy of budget projections.
• Accessibility, attractiveness, and desirability of proposed site.
• Balance with regard to the geographical distribution of previous conferences.
• Ability to attract other conferences to collocate with KR2008.

Proposals should include the following information:

• An outline budget of all related events, including information regarding the break-even point, registration fees and the funding model.
• Information on the accommodation available for the conference and associated events.
• A list of potential sponsors and support organizations.
• Proposed conference dates and timetable, and justification for those chosen. Target date is April - June 2008.

Proposals should be sent to the address below before May 15, 2006:

Professor Mary-Anne Williams
Faculty of Information Technology
The University of Technology, Sydney
NSW 2007 Australia
Office: +61-(0)2-95144503
Research Lab: +61-(0)2-95141940
Fax: +61-(0)2-95144492
eMail: Mary-Anne@it.uts.edu.au