Hi Andrea,
Any hope for a (small) extension on the workshop proposal
deadline? A bunch of us are trying to get organized to doing a
workshop on integrating hierarchy and memory in reinforcement
learning, and I'm not sure whether we can be done by this
evening. As you know, multi-agent coordination is hard!
The group includes Andy Barto, Stuart Russell, Ron Parr, and me,
with a bunch of students (Anders Johannson (U.Mass), Natalia
Hernandez (MIT), David Andre (Berkeley)).
Thanks!
- Sridhar
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From: "Andrea Danyluk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: REMINDER: ICML2001 Call for Workshop Proposals
> ** PROPOSALS DUE DECEMBER 11, 2000 **
>
> Call for Workshop Proposals
> International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2001)
>
> The ICML-2001 Organizing Committee invites proposals for
> workshops to be held at the Eighteenth International
> Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2001). ICML-2001
> workshops will be held on the first day of the conference,
> June 28, at Williams College, the scenic site of all
> ICML-2001 events. Workshop proposals should be submitted as
> outlined below.
>
> ICML workshops provide organizers and participants with an
> opportunity to focus intensively on a specific topic within
> machine learning. Often, workshops concentrate on an
> emerging topic of technical interest (e.g., hierarchical
> reinforcement learning), a unique area of application for
> machine learning technologies (e.g., machine learning for
> genetics), or a community-wide issue that deserves
> specialized attention (e.g., machine learning and privacy).
>
>
> Proposals
>
> Workshop proposals should provide sufficient information to
> evaluate the quality and importance of the topic, the goals
> of the workshop, and the size of the interested community.
> Proposals should identify one or more chairs and several
> other individuals willing to serve on an organizing
> committee and assist with publicity and reviewing.
>
> Proposals should be 2-4 pages and contain at least the
> following information:
>
> - Description: What will the workshop be about? Why is
> the topic best addressed in an ICML workshop, as
> opposed to a workshop at another conference or papers
> in an ICML technical session?
>
> - Goals: What do you expect will come out of the workshop?
> How will the workshop change participants' understanding
> of the area?
>
> - Format: How will the workshop sessions be scheduled?
> How much time will be used for discussion, panel
> discussions, paper presentations, invited talks, or
> other methods for encouraging communication and
> consensus? Organizers are encouraged to focus on
> mechanisms other than traditional paper presentations
> and to differentiate themselves clearly from typical
> conference sessions.
>
> - Publicity: How do you intend to publicize the workshop?
> How will you reach the most interested and appropriate
> participants?
>
> - Potential participants: Who are potential participants
> in the workshop?
>
> - Organizers: Please include the name, postal address,
> phone number, e-mail address, and webpage of each chair
> and each member of the organizing committee. In
> addition, indicate the chairs' background in the
> workshop area.
>
>
> Important Dates
>
> Proposals due: Dec. 11, 2000
> Notification: Dec. 18, 2000
> Publicity material due: Jan. 15, 2001
> Written materials due: Mar. 26, 2001
> Notification to participants: Apr. 09, 2001
> Working notes due: May. 14, 2001
> Workshop held: Jun. 28, 2001
>
> Proposals will be reviewed by the workshop chair and members
> of the organizing committee. Please submit three hard
> copies or an electronic copy (plain text or PostScript) to
> the workshop chair. Proposals should be submitted to:
>
> David Jensen
> Department of Computer Science
> 140 Governor's Drive
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA 01003
> Tel: 413-545-9677
> Fax: 413-545-1249
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Additional Information
>
> For additional information, see the web site for the
> conference:
>
> http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/icml2001/
>
> which will provide additional details as they become
> available. If you have questions about ICML-2001, please
> send electronic mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
