iyad rahwan aeidswuacmorg apologies multiple receipts fourth international workshop argumentation multiagent systems argmas 2007 honolulu hawaii usa may 1415 2007 conjunction aamas 2007 httphomepagesinfedacukirahwanargmasargmas07 last updated 10dec2005 overview argumentation abstractly defined interaction different arguments conclusion last years argumentation gaining increasing importance multiagent systems mainly vehicle facilitating rational interaction ie interaction involves giving receiving reasons argumentation provides tools designing implementing analysing sophisticated forms interaction among rational agents argumentation made solid contributions practice multiagent dialogues application domains include legal disputes business negotiation labor disputes team formation scientific inquiry deliberative democracy ontology reconciliation risk analysis scheduling logistics single agent may also use argumentation techniques perform individual reasoning needs make decisions complex preferences policies highly dynamic environment workshop builds two successful workshops argmas 2006 held conjunction aamas 2006 future university hakodate japan attracted 21 participants argmas 2005 held conjunction aamas 2005 universiteit utrecht utrecht netherlands attracted 31 participants argmas 2004 held conjunction aamas 2004 columbia university new york usa attracted 20 participants postproceedings previous editions workshop published two springer lncs volumes parsons n maudet p moraitis rahwan eds 2006 argumentation multiagent systems second international workshop argmas 2005 utrecht netherlands july 26 2005 revised selected invited papers lecture notes artificial intelligence volume 4049 springerverlag berlin germany rahwan p moraitis c reed eds 2005 argumentation multiagent systems proceedings first international workshop argmas04 expanded invited contributions lecture notes artificial intelligence volume 3366 springerverlag berlin germany workshop concerned use concepts theories methodologies computational models argumentation building autonomous agents multiagent systems workshop solicit papers looking theory practice particular workshop aims bridging gap vast amount work argumentation theory practical needs multiagent systems research workshop colocated sixth international conference autonomous agents multiagent systems aamas 2007 topics solicit papers dealing limited following areas computational models argumentation argumentationbased decision making argumentationbased joint deliberation argumentationbased persuasion argumentationbased inquiry argumentationbased negotiation conflict resolution argumentation risk assessment argumentation legal reasoning argumentation electronic democracy argumentation coordination cooperation team formation argumentation game theory multiagent systems humanagent argumentation argumentation preferences modelling strategic behaviour argumentbased dialogues deception trust reputation argumentbased interaction computational complexity argumentation dialogues properties argumentation dialogues termination success etc hybrid argumentationbased models implemented argumentationbased multiagent systems new application areas important dates note dates fixed aamas conference submission deadline 5 february 2007 notification acceptancerejection 5 march 2007 camera ready due 19 march 2007 workshop 14 15 may 2007 publication proceedings argmas printed distributed workshop argmas 2004 2005 2006 planned publish revised versions accepted full papers edited book part springer lecture notes artificial intelligence lnai series publication would isbn number would available printed form well electronically springerlink online library submission procedure contributors may submit either full papers longer 5000 words including figures two page position statement outlines interests background discussion aspect workshop theme authors encouraged submit papers springer lecture notes computer science lncs style since format required planned postproceedings book formatting instructions well style sample files found httpwwwspringerdecomplncsauthorshtml submissions sent either postscript format pdf format email iyad rahwan aeidswuacmorg least one author accepted papers must register workshop organising committee cochairs simon parsons department computer information science brooklyn college city university new york 2900 bedford avenue brooklyn 11210 ny nznaxjsscibrooklyncunyedu iyad rahwan corresponding organiser institute informatics british university dubai pobox 502216 dubai united arab emirates fellow school informatics university edinburgh edinburgh eh8 9le uk chris reed department applied computing university dundee dundee dd1 4hn scotland uk vlfykrmzdcomputingdundeeacuk argmas steering committee antonis kakas university cyprus cyprus nicolas maudet universite paris dauphine france peter mcburney university liverpool uk pavlos moraitis university rene descartesparis 5 france simon parsons city university new york usa iyad rahwan british university dubai uae university edinburgh uk chris reed university dundee uk program committee leila amgoud irit toulouse france katie atkinson university liverpool uk jamal bentahar concordia university canada guido boella università di torino italy brahim chaibdraa laval university canada carlos chesnevar universitat de lleida spain frank dignum utrecht university netherlands rogier van eijk utrecht university netherlands frank guerin university aberdeen uk joris hulstijn utrecht university netherlands anthony hunter university college london uk antonis kakas university cyprus cyprus nikos karacapilidis university patras greece nishan karunatillake university southampton uk nicolas maudet universite paris dauphine france peter mcburney university liverpool uk jarred mcginnis royal holloway university london uk sanjay modgil cancer research uk pavlos moraitis university rene descartes france bernard moulin laval university canada søren holbech nielsen aalborg university denmark tim norman university aberdeen uk nir oren university aberdeen uk fabio paglieri istccnr roma xavier parent kings college uk simon parsons city university new york usa philippe pasquier university melbourne australia enric plaza spanish scientific research council spain henri prade irit toulouse france henry prakken utrecht university university groningen netherlands alun preece university aberdeen uk iyad rahwan british university dubai uae university edinburgh uk sarvapali ramchurn university southampton uk chris reed university dundee uk michael rovatsos university edinburgh uk sandip sen university tulsa usa guillermo simari universidad nacional del sur argentina elizabeth sklar city university new york usa katia sycara carnegie mellon university usa francesca toni imperial college london uk leon van der torre university luxembourg luxembourg paolo torroni università di bologna italy bart verheij university groningen netherlands gerard vreeswijk utrecht university netherlands doug walton university winnipeg canada steven willmott universitat politècnica de catalunya spain mike wooldridge university liverpool uk copyright iyad rahwan 2004 2005 2006 2007 dr iyad rahwan honorary fellow msc programme coordinator school informatics institute informatics university edinburgh british university dubai united kingdom pobox 502216 dubai uae tel 97143671959 email aeidswuacmorg web httphomepagesinfedacukirahwan thu 07 aug 2008 172459 0400 uai cfp argumentation multiagent systems argmas