** apologies
for multiple postings **
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** ECML/PKDD-2005
** Call
for Tutorials and Workshops
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The
ECML/PKDD-2005 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials and workshops
that will be co-located with the main ECML/PKDD-2005 conference, Porto, Portugal.
We invite proposals for half-day tutorials and full day workshops. Proposals
for a workshop/tutorial combination are also welcome (see below). The scope of
the proposal should be consistent with the conference themes as described in
the ECML/PKDD-2005 Call for Papers (see the conference site,
http://ecmlpkdd05.liacc.up.pt, for details).
* Workshops: These provide an
opportunity to discuss current topics in machine learning and/or data mining in
a small and interactive atmosphere. Thus, any topic that is of current interest
to a sufficient number of participants from the two communities could be the
focus of a workshop. Workshops can concentrate in-depth on research topics, but
can also be devoted to application issues, or to questions concerning the
economic and social aspects of machine learning and data mining.
Multidisciplinary workshops that bring together researchers and practitioners
from different communities such as advanced computing and GRID, database,
ontology, life science, cognitive science, economics and finance, mathematics
and operations research, are welcome.
* Tutorials: These are intended to
provide independent instruction on topics from the field of machine learning or
data mining. Introductions to other research domains that could fertilize the
machine learning/data mining field with new challenges or solutions are also
welcome provided that there is a clear relation to machine learning/data
mining. Each tutorial should:
- attract a
large enough audience;
- be
presented by highly qualified persons with a demonstrable background and
teaching experience in the tutorial area;
- be
well-focused, so that its core content can be covered in a 3.5 hour
tutorial slot (incl. a 30 minute break);
- be
accompanied by comprehensive notes written in clear, standard English;
- cope with
the wide diversity in the ECML/PKDD audience (preferable), or else be
accompanied by a complete list of tutorial prerequisites;
- cover the
overall picture, without a bias towards the presenters' own work;
- be free
of commercial or sales-oriented material.
As workshops and tutorials are in a sense complementary, we also welcome
proposals for combined tutorial-workshop events. The general idea is that the
tutorial gives an introduction to the field of the workshop, making the
workshop accessible to a broader audience.
** Workshop Participation and Proceedings **
All workshop
participants are required to register for the main conference. During
registration the participants will specify which workshop they are going to
attend. If the workshop organizers intend to allow access to the workshop by
invitation only, or would like to see the number of participants limited, then
they should clearly indicate so. To make it easier for workshop organizers to
attract invited speakers, a limited number of invited speakers (e.g. one per
workshop) can be allowed without registration for the main conference, provided
they do not attend the main conference.
Workshop
proceedings have to be prepared camera-ready by the workshop organizers (in a
form of a single PDF file). They will be printed by the ECML/PKDD organizers. A
common paper style will be adopted for the proceedings (Springer format).
In addition,
the ECML/PKDD organizers intend to prepare a CD containing all the workshop
proceedings. Hence, electronic submissions to the workshops are essential so
that this could be carried out.
** Tutorial participation and publication of materials**
Registered
conference participants can freely attend all tutorials.
Tutorial
presenters are expected to prepare hand-outs for the audience (PDF file), which
will be printed by the ECML/PKDD organizers. The organizers also plan to make
the tutorial materials available on the CD containing the workshop materials.
Consequently, tutorial presenters are expected to make their materials
available several weeks before the start of the conference (see the list with
Important dates).
Discounts on
registration will be considered for the tutorial presenters.
** Important dates **
- Workshop proposal deadline: 28 March ‘05
- Tutorial proposal deadline: 18 April
- Workshop acceptance notification: 18 April
- Tutorial acceptance notification 18 May
- Workshop Call for Papers (to be ready on the web): 9 May
- Tutorial summary (to be ready on the web): 9 June
- Workshop paper submission deadline: 25 July
- Workshop paper acceptance notification: 15 August
- Workshop paper camera-ready deadline: 5 Sept.
- Workshop proceedings (camera-ready): 12 Sept.
- Tutorial notes (camera-ready): 12 Sept.
- Start of the conference: 3 Oct. ‘05
** How to Propose a Workshop **
Workshop
proposals should contain the necessary information for the workshop chairs and
reviewers to judge the importance, quality and community interest in the
proposed topic. Each workshop should have one or more designated organizers and
a workshop program or organizing committee. When proposing a workshop, please
provide (at least) the following information:
- A brief
technical description of the specific technical issues that the workshop
will address.
- The
reasons why the workshop is of interest this time.
- The
names, postal and email addresses, phone and fax numbers of the Workshop
Chairs. At least one of the Workshop Chairs should be a knowledgeable
person in the area of machine learning or data mining.
- The
names, affiliations and email addresses of the Workshop Program Committee.
- A list of
previously-organized related workshops by any of the Workshop Chairs, although
previous experience with similar workshops is not required.
- If
possible, a list of potential attendees if the proposal of the workshop
were accepted. Estimate of the number of potential participants and
their main research areas (machine learning, data mining, database,
statistics, logics, life science, finance, …).
- How the
workshop will be publicized.
- A summary
of the intended workshop Call for Participation, showing how the
organizers will encourage a workshop, rather than a mini-conference, atmosphere
(e.g., invited talks, presentations, panel discussions, or other ideas for
ensuring an interactive atmosphere).
- Plans to
document the workshop results (beyond ECML/PKDDS publication).
- Ideal
duration of the workshop (three/ four sessions).
- A list of
audio-visual or technical requirements and any special room requirements.
- In the
case of a combined tutorial-workshop proposal: title of the tutorial and
name of proposers.
- Proposers
are encouraged to send their draft proposal to the potential participants
for comments before submission.
Please submit your workshop proposals by e-mail to ECML/PKDD workshop chair
(see contact information below). He/she will review the proposals in close
collaboration with the tutorial chair, conference chairs and the program
committee.
** How to Propose a Tutorial **
Tutorial
proposals should contain all information that the proposer considers to be
relevant for judging the relevance of the tutorial. In particular, it should
contain (1) title of the tutorial and a short overview of the area that will be
covered, (2) an outline of the tutorial in the form of a structured list of
topics, (3) a description of the target audience and expected prior knowledge,
and (4) information about the scientific qualifications of the presenter(s)
including their experience on teaching the material of the tutorial, if
possible (5) accompanied by some sample material (e.g., slides or hand-outs
from a previous tutorial or a course the presenters have taught).
All materials should be submitted by e-mail to the
ECML/PKDD tutorial chair (see contact information below). He/she will review
the proposal in close collaboration with the workshop chair, conference chairs
and the program committee.
** How to Propose a Tutorial/Workshop Combination **
Proposals for
joint tutorial-workshop events can be made by sending the joint proposal to
both the workshop and the tutorial chair, clearly indicating on each proposal
that this is a joint event, and also stating reasons why such a joint event is
preferable to just a workshop or tutorial. It is possible for joint proposals
that only the workshop or tutorial part will be accepted.
** Contact information **
-- Workshop Chair --
Floriana Esposito
Department of Informatics
University of Bari
via Orabona 4,
I-70126 Bari, Italy
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone/Fax: +39 080 544 3264
-- Tutorial Chair --
Dunja Mladenic
Department of Knowledge Technologies,
J.Stefan Institute,
Jamova 39,
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: +386 1 477 3377
Fax: +386 1 477 3131
