Call for workshop proposals

For more than 30 years, the JURIX conference has provided an international forum for research on the intersection of Law, Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems, under the auspices of The JURIX Foundation for Legal Knowledge Systems. The 2021 JURIX conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 8, 9 and 10 December 2020.

Besides the conference, workshops, tutorials, Doctoral Consortia and Legal Informatics Moot Courts may be hosted, related to the themes of the conference.

Workshops provide an informal setting where participants have the opportunity to discuss specific topics in an atmosphere that fosters the active exchange of ideas.

Tutorials enable attendees to familiarize themselves with advances in AI and Law related subjects, both theoretical and technological.

Legal Informatics Moot Courts should provide a platform for a moot process on a legal case, covering aspects of legal information, AI & law, legal practice and legal questions to the network and information society (in particular data governance and privacy, IP law, e-government, e-justice and e-commerce. Sufficient programming knowledge is expected to provide solutions for e-discovery and handling of automated legal work.

The workshops session is scheduled on 8 December 2021, but may have additional sessions on the next days if necessary.

JURIX 2021 welcomes workshops and tutorials that address topics that satisfy the following criteria:

the topic falls in the general scope of JURIX 2021,
there is a clear focus on a specific topic, technology, problem or application, and
there is a sufficiently large community interested in the topic.

Note that in the case of multiple workshop/tutorial submissions on the same topic, you may be asked to merge your proposal with that of others.

Workshop Proposal Guidelines

We invite submissions of workshop proposals on subjects related to the main conference (see the call for papers).

Proposals should be sent to the Program Chair Prof. Erich Schweighofer via email (erich.schweighofer@univie.ac.at)
The deadline for workshop proposals is 15 September 2021.

Workshop proposals

A workshop proposal should be a short PDF document (max 5 pages in standard format) outlining the following elements:

Title;
Organizers (more than 2, preferably from different institutions);
Abstract;
Motivation for the workshop (relation to conference, timeliness);
Workshop format (paper presentations, panel discussions, invited talks, general discussions, practical tasks or outbreak). We welcome and prioritize workshops with an innovative, creative format that will attract various types of contributions and ensures lively interaction;
Indication as to whether it is a half-day or full-day workshop
Intended audience and expected number of participants
List of (potential) members of the program committee (25% confirmed)
Submission, notification and camera-ready deadline dates aligned with the ones listed in the ‘Important Dates’ of the main conference
If applicable, past versions of the workshop, including URLs and statistics on submissions/papers/attendance.

Only for workshops:

- List of (potential) members of the program committee (25% confirmed)
- Submission, notification and camera-ready deadline dates aligned with the ones listed in the ‘Important Dates’ of the main conference
- If applicable, past versions of the workshop, including URLs and statistics on submissions/papers/attendance.

What workshop organisers are responsible for?

If accepted, the workshop organizers are responsible for:

A workshop webpage, with links to the JURIX 2021 website;
Disseminate the information about the workshop and JURIX 2021 to attract submissions and attendees;
Collecting, reviewing of submitted papers, and quality assurance (e.g., open a separate Easychair website);
Determining the program for the workshop, within the time limits provided by the conference organization;
Publishing accepted papers in electronic proceedings before the workshop date, at least at the webpage, preferably in an online journal or a repositary;
Ensure that workshop participants register for the workshop and the main conference;
Schedule, attend and coordinate the workshop.

The local organisers of JURIX2021 will provide venue, coffee breaks and online connections for the workshops, as well as some logistical support that may be needed during the actual event.

Tutorial Proposal Guidelines

We invite submissions of tutorial proposals on subjects related to the main conference (see the call for papers). Tutorials should enable attendees to familiarize themselves with advances in AI and Law related subjects, both theoretical and technological. Proposals should be sent to the Program Chair. The deadline for tutorial proposals is 15 September 2021.

A tutorial proposal should be a short PDF document (max 5 pages in standard format) outlining the following ingredients:

Title
Organizers (more than 2, from different institutions)
Abstract
Motivation for the tutorial (relation to conference, timeliness)
If the tutorial, or a very similar tutorial, has been given elsewhere, explanation of the benefit of presenting it again to the JURIX community.
Overview of content, description of the aims, presentation style, potential/preferred prerequisite knowledge.
Indication as to whether it is a half-day or full-day workshop.
Intended audience and expected number of participants
List of readings, handbook, tools used in the tutorial.

If accepted, the tutorial organizers are responsible for:

A tutorial webpage, with links to the JURIX 2021 website.
Publicize the tutorial to attract submissions and attendees.
Determining the tutorial for the workshop, within the time limits provided by the conference organization.
Distributing tutorial materials to attendees before the tutorial date (if needed).
Ensure that tutorial participants register for the tutorial and the main conference.
Schedule, attend and coordinate the tutorial.

Important dates

Deadline for workshop and tutorial proposal submission	Tuesday, 15 September 2021
Workshops and tutorials	Wednesday, 8 December 2021