[Corpora-List] SIGIR 2007: Call for Tutorials and Call for Workshops

From: Djoerd Hiemstra (sigir07@cs.utwente.nl)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2006 - 13:09:29 MET

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    SIGIR 2007: Call for Tutorials and Call for Workshops

        The 30th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on
          Research and Development in Information Retrieval
             23-27 July 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
                      http://www.sigir2007.org

    SIGIR is the major international forum for the presentation of new
    research results and for the demonstration of new systems and techniques
    in the broad field of information retrieval (IR).

    *CALL FOR TUTORIALS*

    SIGIR 2007 will begin with a full day of tutorials on July 23, 2007.

    Proposals are solicited for tutorials of either a half-day (3 hours plus
    breaks) or full day (6 hours plus breaks) on all topics of information
    retrieval and its applications. Especially encouraged are (1) cross-
    disciplinary tutorials that educate the IR community about recent
    technical advancements in related fields (e.g., machine learning,
    natural language processing, data mining); (2) tutorials about emerging
    application areas of information retrieval technologies (e.g., Web,
    bioinformatics).

    Submissions should include a cover sheet and an extended abstract. The
    cover sheet should specify: (1) the title and length of the tutorial;
    (2) the intended audience (introductory, intermediate, advanced);
    (3) complete contact information for the contact person and other
    presenters; and (4) a brief biography (max. 2 paragraphs) for each
    presenter. The extended abstract should be 3 to 4 pages, and should
    include an outline of the tutorial, along with descriptions of the
    course objectives, its relevance to the IR community, and course
    materials.

    Tutorial proposals in PDF format must be sent via email by February 25,
    2007 to the Tutorial Chair, ChengXiang Zhai (czhai AT cs.uiuc.edu).
    The submissions will undergo peer review and be decided by the Program
    Committee. Notifications will be made by April 11, 2007.

    *CALL FOR WORKSHOPS*

    SIGIR 2007 will end with a full day of workshops on July 27, 2007.

    Proposals are solicited for one-day or half-day workshops to be held
    on July 27, 2007, the last day of the conference. The purpose of SIGIR
    workshops is to provide a platform for presenting novel ideas in a less
    formal and possibly more focused way than the conference itself. As
    such, they also offer a good opportunity for young researchers to
    present their work and to obtain feedback from an interested community.
    The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organizers, but
    it is expected that they contain ample time for general discussion.

    Researchers and practitioners from all segments of the information
    retrieval 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. Organizers (including co-organizers) are expected to attend
    their entire workshop and to provide an article for the SIGIR Forum
    summarizing the event.

    Submissions describing proposed workshops (up to 1,000 words) should
    include the theme and goals of the workshop, planned activities, the
    maximum number of participants, the selection process for participants
    and names of potential program committee members (if a program
    committee will be formed). The submission should include a one-paragraph
    biographical sketch for each organizer, describing relevant
    qualifications and experience.

    Workshop proposals must be sent by email to the Workshops Chair,
    Josiane Mothe (mothe AT irit.fr) by February 25, 2007.

    *IMPORANT DATES*

    January 28, 2007: Full research papers due
    February 25, 2007: Poster, demonstration, tutorial, and workshop submissions
    March 11, 2007: Doctoral consortium submissions due
    April 11, 2007: Notification of acceptance for all submissions
    July 23-27, 2007: Conference in Amsterdam

    See also: http://www.sigir2007.org/cfp.html
    Syndication: http://www.sigir2007.org/news/feed.rss
    Mailinglist: Send SUBSCRIBE <FIRSTNAME> <LASTNAME> to sigir07@cs.utwente.nl
    Contact: info@sigir2007.org



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