********************************* Call for Workshop Proposals below ********************************* KDD-2001 Call for Papers The Seventh ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining KDD-2001 August 26-29, 2001, San Francisco, CA, USA http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/ Due Dates: Paper Abstracts February 26 Submissions March 2 See also Calls for Workshop, Panel, and Tutorial proposals on the Website On-line, interconnected systems offer unprecedented opportunities for discovery and learning from the wealth of accompanying data. Extracting useful knowledge from such data is becoming more difficult, as volume and complexity push traditional techniques beyond their limits. Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) techniques automate the process of extracting knowledge from data. The annual ACM SIGKDD conference brings together researchers and practitioners focusing on new developments and challenges in KDD brought about by this data explosion. Suggested Paper Topics include (but are not limited to): Methods and Algorithms: data mining, web mining, text mining, mining time-series data, mining mixed-type data, mining high-dimensional data, incorporating domain knowledge, open-ended discovery, scalable algorithms, statistical methods, unconventional knowledge representations. The KDD Process: process modeling, process automation, data cleaning, human involvement, visualization, interactive exploration, interestingness, evaluating knowledge and discoveries. Integrated Systems: embedded KDD techniques, unification of mining with database architectures, integration of data mining/warehousing/OLAP, exploration and discovery systems. Applications and Experiences: e-commerce, privacy issues, personalization, activity monitoring, scientific applications, benchmarks, new application areas, tools, commercial successes or failures. Paper Submission Papers should describe original work that has not appeared and is not under review elsewhere (specialized workshops excluded). Both basic and applied research papers are solicited, as well as papers describing applications making significant research contributions. Paper length should be a maximum of 20 pages, using 12pt. font, 1.5 line spacing, and 1in. margins. We strongly encourage electronic submission of papers. An electronic abstract of at most 250 words must be submitted by Feb 26, 2001. Details of the submission process will be posted shortly on the conference web site (http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/). See http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/IT/FAQ.html for guidance on whether to submit a paper to the research or industrial track. Other SIGKDD-2001 Calls for Papers / Proposals: Call for Industrial Track papers (same due dates) http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/IT/ Call for Workshop Proposals (due Feb 5) http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/Workshops/ Call for Tutorial Proposals (due March 7) http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/Tutorials/ Call for Panel Proposals (due March 7) http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/Panels/ KDD-2001 Organizing Committee: General Chair: Mario Schkolnick, SGI Program Chairs: Foster Provost, NYU Ramakrishnan Srikant, IBM Almaden Industrial Session Chairs: Vasant Dhar, NYU Surajit Chaudhuri, Microsoft Research Best Paper Awards Chair: Jiawei Han, Simon Fraser University Conference Treasurer: Ian Davidson, SGI Demos/Exhibits Chair: Paul Bradley, DigiMine Local Arrangements Chair: Archana Sathaye, San Jose State University Panels Chair: Pedro Domingos, Univ. of Washington Publicity Chair: George John, E.piphany Tutorials Chair: Tom Fawcett, HP Labs Workshops Chair: Roberto Bayardo, IBM Almaden Webmaster: T.S. Lim, Recursive Partitioning SIGKDD Chair: Won Kim, Cyber Database Solutions Program Committee: http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/pc.html ************************************************************ Call for Workshop Proposals Seventh ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining August 26-29, 2001, San Francisco, CA, USA The KDD-2001 organizing committee invites proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the conference. The purpose of these workshops is to provide participants with the opportunity to discuss novel research ideas on focused technical topics in an informal setting. Researchers and practitioners from all segments of the data-mining community are invited to submit proposals for review. The organizers of approved workshops are expected to define the workshop's focus, gather and review submissions, and decide upon final program content. They may elect to form organizing or program committees for assistance in these tasks. Workshop proposals (details below) should be sent by e-mail to the Workshop Chair, Roberto Bayardo (bayardo@almaden.ibm.com), by the submission deadline of Feb 5, 2001. PDF format is highly preferred. Schedule: February 5, 2001: Workshop proposals due. February 19, 2001: Notification of proposal acceptance. March 1, 2001: Workshop call for papers. May 15, 2001: Workshop papers due. June 15, 2001: Notification of paper acceptance. July 16, 2001: Revised papers due. August 26, 2001: Workshops held. Proposals should be no more than 3 pages in length, and must include the following information: 1. Description of the research issues that will be the focus of the workshop. 2. Reasons why the topic is of interest. 3. Contact information (address, email, phone) for all organizers, and a designated primary contact. 4. List of potential reviewers, authors, and attendees (if possible). Proposers are encouraged to have their drafts reviewed by potential workshop participants before submission.