NIPS 2004 Call for Workshops
From: John Platt (nips04pub_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/31/04
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Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 22:19:11 +0000 (UTC)
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS --- NIPS 2004
Neural Information Processing Systems --- Natural and Synthetic
Friday, December 17 --- Saturday, December 18, 2004
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://nips.cc
Deadline for Workshop Proposals: August 1, 2004
Following the regular program of the Neural Information Processing
Systems 2004 Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, workshops on various
current topics in Neural Information Processing will be held on
December 17 and 18, 2004, in Whistler, BC, Canada. We invite
researchers interested in chairing one of these workshops to submit
proposals for possible workshops. The goal of the workshops is to
provide an informal forum for researchers to discuss important
research questions and challenges. Controversial issues, open
problems, and comparisons of competing approaches are encouraged and
preferred as workshop topics. Representation of alternative viewpoints
and panel-style discussions are also particularly encouraged. Workshop
topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Active Learning, Attention, Audition, Bayesian Networks, Bayesian
Statistics, Benchmarking, Bioinformatics, Brain Imaging, Computational
Complexity, Control, Genetic Algorithms, Graphical Models, Hippocampus
and Memory, Human-Computer Interfaces, Hybrid Supervised/Unsupervised
Learning, Implementations, Independent Component Analysis, Kernel
Methods, Mean-Field Methods, Music, Network Dynamics, Neural Coding,
Neural Plasticity, On-Line Learning, Optimization, Recurrent Nets,
Robotics, Rule Extraction, Self-Organization, Sensory Biophysics,
Signal Processing, Spike Timing, Speech, Time Series, Topological
Maps, and Vision.
Detailed descriptions of previous workshops may be found at:
http://nips.cc under Previous Conferences.
There will be six hours of workshop meetings per day, split into
morning and afternoon sessions, with free time between the sessions
for ongoing individual exchange or outdoor activities. Selected
workshops may be invited to submit proceedings for publication in the
post-NIPS workshops monographs series published by the MIT Press.
Workshop organizers have several responsibilities including:
* Coordinating workshop participation and content, which includes
arranging short informal presentations by experts, arranging for
expert commentators to sit on a discussion panel, formulating a set of
discussion topics, etc.
* Moderating the discussion, and reporting its findings and
conclusions to the group during the evening plenary sessions.
* Writing a brief summary and/or coordinating submitted material for
post-conference electronic dissemination.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Interested parties must submit a proposal for a workshop via email by
August 1,2004. Proposals should include a title, description of what
the workshop is to address and accomplish, proposed workshop length (1
or 2 days), planned format (e.g., lectures, group discussions, panel
discussion, combinations of the above, etc.), and proposed speakers.
Names of potential invitees should be given where possible. Preference
will be given to workshops that reserve a significant portion of time
for open discussion or panel discussion, as opposed to a pure
"mini-conference" format. An example format is:
* Tutorial lecture providing background and introducing terminology
relevant to the topic.
* Discussion or panel presentation.
* Short talks or panels alternating with discussion and
question/answer sessions.
* General discussion and wrap-up.
We suggest that organizers allocate at least 50 percent of the
workshop schedule to questions, discussion, and breaks. Past
experience suggests that workshops otherwise degrade into
mini-conferences as talks begin to run over. For the same reason, we
strongly recommend that each workshop include no more than 12 talks
per day.
The proposal should state why the topic is of interest, why it should
be discussed, and who the targeted group of participants is. It should
also include a brief resume of the prospective workshop chair with a
list of publications to establish scholarship in the field. We
encourage workshops that build, continue, or arise from one or more
workshops from previous years. Please mention any such connections.
NIPS does not provide travel funding for workshop speakers. In the
past, some workshops have sought and received funding from external
sources to bring in outside speakers. In addition, the organizers of
each accepted workshop can name up to four people (six people for
2-day workshops) to receive discounted registration for the workshop
program.
Submissions should include the name, address, email address, phone and
fax numbers for all organizers. If there is more than one organizer,
please designate one organizer as the primary contact.
Proposals should be emailed as plain text to nips-prp@umich.edu
(please do not use attachments, Word, postscript, html, or PDF files)
NIPS 2004 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS:
* Satinder Singh, University of Michigan
* Daniel D. Lee, University of Pennsylvania
Questions may be emailed to nips-adm@umich.edu
DEADLINE FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS: AUGUST 1, 2004
REMINDER: Deadline for Papers --- June 4, 2004
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