************************************************************ Call for papers below Call for Workshop proposals below ************************************************************ Call for Tutorial Proposals International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2001) The ICML-2001 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2001). ICML-2001 tutorials will be held on the first day of the conference, June 28, at Williams College, the site of all ICML events. Anyone interested in presenting a tutorial at the conference should submit a proposal as outlined below. ICML tutorials will provide conference participants with an opportunity to learn about important advances in the science and practice of machine learning. Tutorials will cover both recent advances that are of broad interest, and more mature topics that may be unfamiliar to a significant portion of the field. Tutorials are included in the registration fees of all participants, and will be an integral part of the conference. Each tutorial will last two hours. Topics We seek tutorial proposals on core techniques and areas of knowledge that should be broadly known within the machine learning community. We are interested in tutorials that summarize recent technical advances in a core area of machine learning (e.g., support vector machines, recent approaches to evaluating machine learning techniques such as bias-variance analysis) or that summarize techniques recently introduced from other fields (e.g., expectation-maximization). We are also interested in tutorials that educate the community about more mature techniques from machine learning and statistics that are still unfamiliar to part of the community (e.g., time series analysis, a review of commercial data mining tools). Finally, we are interested in tutorials that present basic knowledge necessary to bridge the gap between machine learning and another field of science that could offer unique technical insights or opportunities for innovative applications of machine learning (e.g., information retrieval, genetic analysis, or social network analysis). Proposals Proposals should provide sufficient information to evaluate the quality and importance of the topic, the likely quality of the presentation materials, and the speakers¹ teaching ability. We encourage tutorials taught by two-person teams because the added perspective of a second presenter can provide richer, more balanced coverage of an area. Proposals should be 3-5 pages long and contain at least the following information: - Description: A short paragraph summarizing the topic of the tutorial. - Goal: Who is the target audience? What will the audience learn? Why do they need to know it? - Prerequisites: What knowledge are audience members assumed to have before entering the tutorial? - Content: Detailed outline of the topics to be presented. If possible, provide samples of past tutorial slides or teaching materials. - Presenters: The name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and webpage of each presenter. In addition, indicate presenters' background in the tutorial area. Important Dates Feb 12, 2001 Proposals due Feb 26, 2001 Notification of acceptance Mar 12, 2001 Abstracts due May 14, 2001 Tutorial notes due Proposals will be reviewed by the tutorial chair and members of the organizing committee. Please submit either two hard copies of proposals or electronic submissions in text, PostScript, or PDF. Proposals should be mailed 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 jensen@cs.umass.edu Additional Information For additional information, see the conference web site: 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 icml2001@ecn.purdue.edu. ************************************************************ 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 jensen@cs.umass.edu 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 icml2001@ecn.purdue.edu. ************************************************************ ICML-2001 Williams College Williamstown, MA June 28 - July 1, 2001 The Eighteenth International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-2001) will be held at Williams College, in the scenic Berkshires of western Massachusetts, from June 28 to July 1, 2001. The conference will bring together researchers to exchange ideas and report recent progress in the computational study of learning. The conference program will include workshops and tutorials on the first day, followed by three days of technical presentations, invited talks, and poster sessions. Submissions of papers are invited that describe empirical, theoretical, and cognitive-modeling research in all areas of machine learning. We welcome work describing research contributions arising from the application of machine learning techniques to real-world problems. Submissions that present interdisciplinary research involving machine learning are especially encouraged. The timetable for submission of papers is as follows: Abstracts due: January 22, 2001 Submissions due: January 29, 2001 Acceptance decisions mailed to authors: March 19, 2001 Camera-ready copies of accepted papers (conditional and unconditional) due: April 16, 2001 Please see http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/ICML2001/cfp.html for the full Call For Papers. Williamstown and The Berkshires are popular tourist destinations. There are a variety of activities one can choose from -- ranging from hiking the Appalachian trail to visiting the Clark Art Institute to attending a play at the Williamstown Theater Festival. Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is a short drive from Williamstown. For more information on the conference and the location, visit the ICML-2001 home page: http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/ICML2001