[UAI] NIPS*2002 call for workshops

From: Zoubin Ghahramani (zoubin-nips@gatsby.ucl.ac.uk)
Date: Wed May 08 2002 - 08:58:39 PDT

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                       CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
                  Neural Information Processing Systems
                          Natural and Synthetic
                        Post-Conference Workshops
                        December 13 and 14, 2002
                  Whistler/Blackcomb Resort, BC, Canada

                            http://nips.cc
    _________________________________________________________________

    Following the regular program of the Neural Information
    Processing Systems 2002 conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada,
    workshops on various current topics in neural information
    processing will be held on December 13 and 14, 2002, in Whistler,
    BC, Canada. We invite researchers interested in chairing one of
    these workshops to submit workshop proposals.

    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 particularly encouraged. Workshop topics
    include, but are not limited to, the following:

    Active Learning, Attention, Audition, Bayesian Analysis, Bayesian
    Networks, Benchmarking, Brain Imaging, Computational Complexity,
    Computational Molecular Biology, Control, Genetic Algorithms,
    Graphical Models, Hippocampus and Memory, Hybrid
    Supervised/Unsupervised Learning, Hybrid HMM/ANN Systems,
    Implementations, Independent Component Analysis, Mean-Field
    Methods, Markov Chain Monte-Carlo Methods, Music, Network
    Dynamics, Neural Coding, Neural Plasticity, On-Line Learning,
    Optimization, Recurrent Nets, Robot Learning, Rule Extraction,
    Self-Organization, Sensory Biophysics, Signal Processing, Spike
    Timing, Support Vectors, Speech, Time Series, Topological Maps,
    and Vision.

    Detailed descriptions of previous workshops may be found at
    http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Web/Groups/NIPS/NIPS2001/prevconf.html.

    There will be six hours of workshop meetings per day, split into
    morning and afternoon sessions, with free time in between 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 evening plenary sessions

    - -- Writing a brief summary and/or coordinating submitted material
       for post-conference electronic dissemination.

    SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

    Interested parties should submit a short proposal for a
    workshop of interest via email by August 9, 2002.

    Proposals should include 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 pure "mini-conference" format. An
    example format is:

      Tutorial lecture providing background and introducing
              terminology relevant to the topic.

      Two short lectures introducing different approaches,
      alternating with discussions after each lecture.

      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% 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 motivate why the topic is of interest or
    controversial, why it should be discussed, and who the targeted group
    of participants is. It also should 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-workshop-proposal@cs.unm.edu. Please do not use
    attachments, Microsoft Word, postscript, html, or pdf files.
    Questions may be addressed to nips-workshop-admin@cs.unm.edu.

    Information about the main conference and the workshop program
    can be found at http://nips.cc/.

             Barak A. Pearlmutter, University of New Mexico
                Robert A. Jacobs, University of Rochester
                      NIPS*2002 Workshops Co-Chairs

              PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 9, 2002
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