| Special track proposal deadline | 29th June 2008 |
| Notification of special track decisions | 10th July 2008 |
| Paper submission deadline | 23rd November 2008 |
| Paper assignment for reviewing | 1st December 2008 |
| Reviews due | 5th January 2009 |
| Special track paper decisions due | 12th January 2009 |
| Notification of paper decisions | 26th January 2009 |
| Author registration deadline | 23rd February 2009 |
| Final version of papers due (to AAAI) | 23rd February 2009 |
| Early registration closes | 23rd March 2009 |
| Conference | 19th-21st May 2009 |