Date: November 17th 2009

Dear AAAI Members,

Please note that the full Call for Papers for the new Challenge Paper Track at AAAI-10, to be held July 11-15 in Atlanta, is now available at http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/2010/aaai10cai.php.

The AAAI-10 Challenge Track provides an opportunity for researchers to give a focused talk on a problem or problem class that is challenging for existing techniques and that they believe deserves dramatically more attention. In some cases a challenge paper may resemble papers submitted to the Senior Member Track, which welcomes papers about an "important new research area, or a thoughtful critique of trends in the field," but a challenge paper must lay out a specific problem or problem class for other researchers to investigate. Accepted challenge papers will be published in the AAAI proceedings much like traditional technical papers. Unlike traditional technical papers, however, a challenge is expected to motivate other researchers towards a focused program of research ideally culminating in papers, submitted to subsequent AAAI conferences, that address one or more aspects of the technical challenge.

The submission site for this paper track, along with the main technical track and other special tracks will be available after December 1. For complete information, please refer to the AAAI-10 website at http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/AAAI/aaai10.php.

Please note the following important deadlines on your calendar:

Authors Register on AAAI Submission Site: December 1, 2009 - January 18, 2010
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 18 (11:59 PM PST)
Paper Submission Deadline: January 21 (11:59 PM PST)
Author Feedback About Initial Reviews: March 8-10 (11:59 PM PST)
Author Notification Deadline: March 26
Final Camera-Ready Copy Due at AAAI Office: April 13 (11:59 PM PDT)

For general inquiries, please contact us at aaai10@aaai.org. We look forward to your participation in AAAI-10!

Regards,

Carol Hamilton
Executive Director, AAAI