ICML/COLT '97 Call For Tutorials

CALL FOR Tutorials-ICML/COLT '97

Nashville, Tennessee

Tuesday July 8, 1997

Tutorials for both the International Conference on Machine Learning and the Conference on Computational Learning Theory will take place during ICML and COLT, which will be co-located at Vanderbilt University during the week of July 6-12, 1997. We invite tutorials in all areas related to the theoretical and/or experimental study of machine learning. We also invite tutorials from other disciplines engaged in research in closely related fields such as statistics, information theory, pattern recognition, statistical physics, and information retrieval. Tutorials should be introductory in nature and geared towards the broadest audience possible. Further, tutorials are expected to introduce a broad body of research, rather than focusing solely on the tutorial presenter's own personal research.

Submission: Send a 2 page description of your proposed tutorial that provides the following information.

The name(s), background information (including a list of related publications) and contact address for the tutorial organizers.
Topic of the tutorial and its relationship to the topics addressed by the ICML/COLT conferences. Be sure to indicate the depth of coverage planned.
The format for the tutorial. For example, one possibility is a single speaker giving a 3 1/2 hour tutorial (with a break). Another possibility is a sequence of related shorter (30 minute to 1 hour) talks.
The expected background for the audience. Ideally, this should be as minimal as possible.
The goals for the tutorial. That is, what will the audience learn from the tutorial?
The desired length for the tutorial. (1 hour, 2 hours, or 3.5 hours)

The proposal (or any questions you have) can be sent electronically to (sg@cs.wustl.edu). Alternatively, a hard copy of your proposal can be sent to:

Dr. Sally Goldman

Department of Computer Science

Washington University

Campus Box 1045

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis, MO 63130

Telephone (for overnight mail): (314) 935-7545

All proposals must be received by FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 1997. (We also will accept proposals sent via air mail and postmarked by January 29, or sent via overnight carrier by February 6.) Tutorials will be chosen based on anticipated interest in the topic at COLT and ICML, and in such a manner as to create balanced and broad coverage of topics. The final tutorial schedule will be announced on or before Friday, March 7, 1997.

We hope to offer some form of partial financial support for tutorial organizers.