-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [computational.science] 2nd CFP - KSCO 2012 - Knowledge Systems for Coalition Operations Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 08:20:24 -0600 From: Niranjan Suri nsuri@ihmc.us Organization: "ICCSA" To: Computational Science Mailing List computational.science@lists.iccsa.org

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K S C O 2 0 1 2

Knowledge Systems for Coalition Operations Pensacola, FL USA - February 15th - 17th, 2012 http://www.ksco.info/ksco-2012.html

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Overview -------- KSCO - Knowledge Systems for Coalition Operations is an international working group exploring research in Knowledge-based Systems and Information Management, with a focus on the challenges of Coalition Operations. KSCO regularly organizes a technical conference where practitioners and key decision makers in coalition operations management meet and discuss with researchers from areas of knowledge-based systems, information management, planning, and multi-agent systems, exchange experience and ideas, share inspiration, and suggest novel concepts. It can also lead to joint project proposals.

After successful events in Edinburgh, UK, Toulouse, France, Prague, Czech Republic, Waltham, MA, USA, Southampton, UK, and Vancouver, Canada, the next KSCO event is to be held at the Florida Institute for Human& Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Pensacola, FL.

Topic Areas ----------- KSCO 2012 will focus on the following key areas:

* Coalition Information Sharing (Led by Clifford Young and Guenther Kress, California State University San Bernardino, US)

* Data to Decision (Led by Ray McGowan, U.S. Army CERDEC, US)

* Humanitarian Assistance& Disaster Recovery (Led by John James, USMA, West Point, US)

* Command Information Interfaces (Led by Liz Bowman, ARL, US)

* Information Management (Led by Justin Henley, DSTL, UK)

* Planning and Scheduling (Led by Adel Guitoni, DRDC Canada)

* Coordination and Collaboration

* Cultural Influences (Led by Cheryl Giammanco, ARL, US - To be Confirmed)

Submission Process ------------------ KSCO 2012 will use a two-step paper submission process. Authors should submit either full-length (10 pages) or position papers (4 pages) by December 23rd, 2011 to be able to participate in the conference. This year, there will be a special issue in the IEEE Intelligent Systems Journal (anticipated special issue publication date is January 2013). A subset of conference papers, as well as other solicited papers, will be selected for full referring for the special issue. Details will be announced at the conference.

Please submit papers in Microsoft Word or PDF format either to Jamie Lawton (James.Lawton@london.af.mil) or to one of the topic area leads.

Important Dates --------------- Paper Submission Deadline: December 23rd, 2011 Author Notification: January 15th, 2012 Conference: February 15th - 17th, 2012

Organizers ---------- General Chair Jitu Patel, DSTL, UKjmpatel@dstl.gov.uk

Program Chair James Lawton, AFRL/EOARD, USAJames.Lawton@london.af.mil

Local Conference Chairs Niranjan Suri, IHMC and U.S. Army Research Laboratory Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, IHMC

Other Organizing Committee Members Paul Losiewicz, ONR Global Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech-Republic Austin Tate, AIAI, The University of Edinburgh, UK Adel Guitouni, DRDC, Canada Don Sofge, NRL, US Justin Henley, DSTL, UK Liz Bowman, ARL, US