<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">====================================================</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Affective
Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) 2021</font></span></p>
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Sep – 1 Oct 2021, Nara, Japan</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Call for Workshop and
Challenge Proposals</font></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">*UPDATE: ACII is
also inviting Challenge-type workshops in the call for workshops*</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">The organizing
committee of Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII) 2021 is now
inviting proposals for workshops and challenges.
The biennial conference is the flagship conference for research in Affective
Computing, covering topics related to the study of intelligent systems that
read, express, or otherwise use emotion.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Workshops at
ACII allow a group of scientists an opportunity to get together to network and
discuss a specific topic in detail. Examples of past workshops include:
Emotions in Games, Affective Brain-Computer Interfaces, Affective Touch, Group
Emotions, Affective Computing for Affective Disorders, etc. We want to
encourage workshop proposals that draw together interdisciplinary perspectives
on topics in affective computing. We also welcome
Challenge-type workshops, where workshop participants would work on a shared
task. Proposals are also encouraged that make a connection to the theme
of the conference on “Ethical Affective Computing”, and consider issues around
the ethical use of affective computing technologies.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36pt;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Workshops should
focus on a central question or topic, and will be held the day before the
conference. Workshop organizers will be responsible for soliciting and
reviewing papers, and putting together an exciting schedule. We also encourage
workshop organizers to allow for time for networking and discussion. Workshop
organizers are also expected to present a short summary of the workshop during
the main conference to allow dissemination of the workshop outcomes to the
wider community.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">**Submission
Procedures**</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Please submit proposals as a single PDF via
email to Desmond Ong (<a href="mailto:dco@comp.nus.edu.sg">dco@comp.nus.edu.sg</a>) AND Luke Chang (<a href="mailto:luke.j.chang@dartmouth.edu">luke.j.chang@dartmouth.edu</a>)
with the following information:</font></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Title of
Workshop</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Organizers
and affiliations, with a main contact person identified if there are multiple
organizers</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Rationale
for the workshop, which should cover the importance and timeliness of the
proposed topic to ACII, as well as the scope of the workshop.</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Expected
outcomes and impact of the workshop</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Length of
workshop (full-day or half-day)</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Proposed
format of workshop (e.g., oral presentations, poster session, breaks). </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">List of tentative and confirmed PC members (mention, per PC member,
whether tentative or confirmed)</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Workshop PC members are in
charge of the peer review process, and the workshop organizer will collate and
recommend acceptances of the papers to ACII Workshop Chairs.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Noto Sans Symbols"">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Expected number of submissions, planned acceptance rate, and paper
length, review process (with schedule)</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US">We recommend a workshop paper
submission deadline sometime in May, with notifications due back to authors by
June or early July, in time for Camera-Ready papers due July 30, 2021</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US">We will work with workshop
organizers to have access to the conference submission system that we will be
using for the main conference (details TBA to accepted workshops).</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">For
challenge-type workshops, please include details on the shared task/dataset and
on the schedule (e.g., timeline for release of training data, baseline model
results, etc).</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Advertising
plan (e.g. listserves or conferences or other communities that you will
advertise the workshop call to). Also include where you plan to host the
workshop website.</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Tentative/confirmed
keynote speaker(s): please include short biographical details and details on
the topic.</span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">Any
logistical requirements. </span></font></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="">List of
related and previous workshops/conferences on this/related topics.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">**Important
Dates**</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Feb 21, 2021: Workshop proposal submission
deadline</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">Mar 7, 2021: Notification of acceptance of
Workshop proposal</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">May (TBD by workshop organizers): Workshop
paper submission deadline</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">June/July (TBD by workshop organizers):
Workshop paper notification</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">July 30, 2021: Workshop Camera-Ready Papers
Due (same as main conference)</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000">September 28, 2021: Date of Workshops</font></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>