CALL FOR BIDS TO HOST COMSOC-2025 ---------------------------------------------------------- We are now soliciting bids to host COMSOC-2025, the 10th International Workshop on Computational Social Choice. In previous years, COMSOC has been held as a 3/4-day meeting, attracting around 100 participants, featuring 3-5 invited talks and 40-60 contributed papers. In 2008 and 2010 the workshop was preceded by an extra day devoted to introductory tutorials, and in 2016 by an industry day. These events were attended by more than half of the workshop participants. COMSOC-2021 was held in a hybrid format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to host COMSOC-2025, please email your bid to: - Reshef Meir: reshefm@dds.technion.ac.il (primary contact for bidding) or to one or more of the other membe rs of the COMSOC steering committee: - Bill Zwicker: zwickerw@union.edu - Omer Lev: omerlev@bgu.ac.il - Marcus Pivato: marcuspivato@gmail.com The bid should arrive no later than *30 April 2024*. We encourage everyone to apply, however please bear in mind the following: We aim for COMSOC to balance between areas that are geographically convenient for large groups of the COMSOC community members (mainly Europe and North America), and locations with potential for growth of the community. Your bid should consider the following issues: (1) Location and facilities: Where do you propose to hold COMSOC-2025? Please state both the city and the exact location, and comment on the suitability of the available facilities (rooms) for the scientific programme as well as lunches and coffee breaks. Please also comment on ac cessibility and attractiveness of the location, and on the availability of suitable (including low budget) accommodation and transport. (2) Organization: Who would be the main local organizer of COMSOC-2025? Which organization (e.g., university) would be hosting the workshop? Please also comment on local research groups that would benefit from attracting COMSOC. (3) Schedule: What dates do you suggest? The workshop should take place in or around May-September 2025. Are there any local constraints? Are you aware of any other international events that may constrain the choice of dates (see partial list below)? What schedule do you suggest for the paper reviewing procedure? (4) Budget: How do you intend to finance the workshop? Please provide a preliminary budget. Expenses to keep in mind include: invited speakers; coffee breaks; lunch; social dinner; possibly room and equipment hire; possibly secretarial and administrative support; possibly a half-day excursion. What level of registration fees do you anticipate and what would they cover? Please make sure that the costs are as low as possible, preferably no higher than those of recent COMSOC events. Finally, please include any other issues that you consider important. All potential proposers are encouraged to contact us informally before submitting their bid. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with any questions that you may have. ======================== Partial list of relevant events that might collide with COMSOC: - IJCAI-25, (typically July/August - AAMAS-25, (typically May/June) - EC-25, (typically June/July) ------------------------------------------------------------------------