*Second Call for Papers: ICAPS 2020 https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/*

ICAPS 2020, the 30th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, will take place in /Nancy, France, June 14-19, 2020/. ICAPS 2020 is part of the ICAPS conference series, the premier forum for exchanging news and research results on theory and applications of intelligent planning and scheduling technology.

ICAPS 2020 will feature 5 different tracks:

*** *Main Track* (link https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/calls/call-for-papers/) *** *Novel Applications Track* (link https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/calls/novel-applications-track/) *** *Special Track on Human and Robotics* (link https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/calls/special-track-on-human-and-robotics/)

*** *Special Track on Knowledge Engineering, Integrated Execution, and System Architectures* (link https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/calls/special-track-on-knowledge-engineering-integrated-execution-and-system-architectures/) *** *Special Track on Planning and Learning* (link https://icaps20.icaps-conference.org/calls/special-track-on-learning-and-planning/)

*Important Dates*

November 15, 2019 Abstracts due (electronic submission) *November 20, 2019 Papers due* (electronic submission, PDF) January 6-8, 2020 Author feedback period January 20, 2020 Notification of acceptance or rejection

The reference timezone for all deadlines is UTC-12. That is, as long as there is still some place anywhere in the world where the deadline has not yet passed, you are on time!

*Author Guidelines*

Authors may submit *long papers* (8 pages AAAI style plus up to one page of references) or *short papers* (4 pages plus up to one page of references). The type of paper must be indicated at submission time. All papers, regardless of length, will be reviewed against the standard criteria of relevance, originality, significance, clarity, soundness, and are expected to meet the same high standards set by ICAPS. Short papers may be of narrower scope, for example by addressing a highly specific issue, or proposing or evaluating a small, yet important, extension of previous work or new idea. Overlength papers will be rejected without review.

Authors making multiple submissions must ensure that each submission has significant unique content. Papers submitted to ICAPS 2020 may not be submitted to other conferences or journals during the ICAPS 2020 review period nor may they be already under review or published in other conferences or journals.

We will have an arrangement with ECAI 2020, through which selected papers reviewed by the ICAPS 2020 program committee, instead of being simply rejected, will be transferred (together with their reviews) to the ECAI 2020 program committee for consideration as ECAI2020 submissions, and vice versa. Author’s permission for this transfer will be asked in the submission form.

As the ICAPS 2020 notification date falls between the IJCAI 2020 abstract and full paper submission dates, ICAPS allows abstract submission to IJCAI with the expectation that papers accepted to ICAPS will be withdrawn from IJCAI. [Authors are responsible for knowing and following the appropriate IJCAI rules.]

*Submission Instructions*

All submissions will be made electronically, through the EasyChair conference system:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icaps2020

Submitted PDF papers should be anonymous for double-blind reviewing, adhere to the page limits of the relevant track CFP/submission type (long or short), and follow the AAAI author kit instructions for formatting: https://www.aaai.org/Publications/Templates/AuthorKit20.zip

In addition to the submitted PDF paper, authors can submit supplementary material (videos, technical proofs, additional experimental results) for their paper. Please make sure that the supporting material is also anonymized. Papers should be self-contained; reviewers are encouraged, but not obligated, to consider supporting material in their decision.

*Contact

*For inquiries contact: I*******0@easychair.org

/Shirin Sohrabi// //Erez Karpas// //Chris Beck/ ICAPS 2020 Program Chairs