<div dir="ltr"><div>############################################################</div><div>European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of</div><div>Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML-PKDD) </div><div>Skopje, Macedonia, September 18-22, 2017 (<a href="http://www.ecmlpkdd2017.org">http://www.ecmlpkdd2017.org</a>).</div><div>############################################################</div><div><br></div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ECML-PKDD 2017 Organizing Committee invites proposals
for workshops to be held on the first and last days of the conference
(September 18 and 22, 2017), which will take place in Skopje, Macedonia. We
invite proposals for both full- and half-day workshops in current and emerging
topics in machine learning and data mining.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss novel topics in
a small and interactive atmosphere. They can concentrate in-depth on research
topics, but can also be devoted to application issues, or to questions
concerning the economic and social aspects of machine learning and data mining.
Multidisciplinary workshops that bring together researchers and practitioners
from different communities are particularly welcome.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If the budget permits, one organizer or invited speaker of
an accepted workshop will be offered the possibility of waived registration fee
for attendance on the workshop day (only).<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_jeco86jabrgj"></a><b><span style="color:windowtext">Duration & format</span></b><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">We welcome both full- and half-day workshop proposals.
Full-day workshops will have a program of typically 8 hours including two
30-minute coffee breaks and a 90-minute lunch break. Half-day workshops will
have a 4 hours program with a 30-minute coffee break.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to encourage proposers to aim for a program
that is both varied and interesting. Especially where the format of the
workshop is concerned, we would like you to think about ways of going beyond
the usual list of presentations of accepted papers. Keep in mind that the main
conference is necessarily more time-constrained and workshops therefore allow
for group explorations of interesting topics, for example by means of
discussions, demo sessions, invited talks, and panels.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another way of extending the usual format is to include a
specific challenge problem that can be addressed by the workshop participants,
with a dedicated challenge session in the workshop program. Note, however, that
the challenge should be only one of the components of the workshop, targeting a
problem which is specific to the workshop topic(s).<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For some workshops, it may be useful to first present an
introduction to the state-of-the-art in the field given by experienced invited
presenters, and afterwards discuss more technical or novel work in a standard
(or non-standard!) workshop setting.<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_kmqr0ddtxpqo"></a><b><span style="color:windowtext">Combined Tutorial & Workshop</span></b><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">Especially for a relatively novel but rapidly maturing
topic, giving the aforementioned introduction of the state-of-the-art may go
beyond the scope of an invited presentation. In this case, a half day tutorial
(4h incl. one 30 minute break) followed by a half day workshop (4h incl. one 30
minute break) could be a good format. We kindly ask you to write a single
proposal for the tutorial and workshop that covers the different guidelines and
requirements for tutorials and workshops. In addition, the links should be
clearly described and the proposal should be submitted to the workshop and
tutorial chairs (select both 'Workshop' and 'Tutorial' as topics). For tutorial
guidelines, please see the separate <a href="http://ecmlpkdd2017.ijs.si/submission.html#TutorialsAndWorkshops"><span style="color:windowtext">Call For Tutorial Proposals</span></a>.<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_ta9ok37pxr31"></a><b><span style="color:windowtext">Guidelines for proposals</span></b><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">Workshop proposals should contain the necessary information
for the workshop chairs and reviewers to judge the importance, quality, and
community interest in the proposed topic (a minimum of 15-20 expected
participants is required). Each workshop should have one or more designated
organisers and a program. When proposing a workshop, please provide (at least)
the following information:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>A <u>brief description of the specific issues that the
workshop will address</u>, the <u>reasons why the workshop is of interest</u>,
the <u>main research areas involved</u>, and <u>what the workshop will add to
the conference</u> (e.g., do you expect papers of a theme that would not fit
the main conference?).<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span><u>Contact information of the workshop chairs</u>,
their competence in the proposed topic(s), and previous experience in chairing
scientific events.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>A <u>tentative list of Program Committee members</u>
and <u>potential invited speakers.</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>A <u>draft of the Call for Papers</u>, including
information on accepted formats (e.g., regular papers, extended abstracts,
oral-only presentations of relevant recently published or submitted
contributions, etc.) and expected format of the workshop (e.g., invited talks,
presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, challenge sessions, or other
ideas for ensuring an interactive atmosphere). In the case of a combined
tutorial-workshop, please clearly indicate the format.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span><u>Any special requirements regarding logistics</u>
(e.g., poster stands, audio equipment), if applicable.<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>An <u>estimate of the number of expected submissions</u>,
and an <u>estimate of the number of expected workshop participants</u> at the
conference.<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_r17tdmv92j63"></a><b><span style="color:windowtext">Submission</span></b><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please submit your workshop proposals in PDF format using <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecmlpkdd2017wt"><span style="color:windowtext">EasyChair</span></a>.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The submitted proposals will be reviewed in a close
collaboration with the conference chairs and the program committee.<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_7bfnuy9j9s6s"></a><span style="color:windowtext">Important dates</span><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following deadlines are important for the workshop
organizers:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop proposal deadline <u>Monday, April 17, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop acceptance notification <u>Monday, May 1, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop websites and call for papers online <u>Monday,
May 15, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop program and proceedings online <u>Monday,
September 4, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For paper submission, reviewing and final revisions, please
consider the following deadlines:<span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop paper submission deadline <u>Monday, July 3,
2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop paper acceptance notification <u>Monday, July
24, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0.5in">●<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span>Workshop paper camera-ready deadline <u>Monday, August
7, 2017</u><span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">These deadlines are somewhat flexible, but consider as
constraints that the paper submission deadline should be after conference
author notification (June 19) and acceptance notification should be before the
conference early registration deadline (July 31).<span></span></p>
<h4><a name="_67gq4d5gtpae"></a><b><span style="color:windowtext">Contact</span></b><span></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal">In case you have further questions, please do not hesitate
to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs (Panče Panov and Nathalie
Japkowicz) at <a href="mailto:wt_chairs@ecmlpkdd2017.org">wt_chairs@ecmlpkdd2017.org</a>. We are looking
forward to your proposals.<span></span></p>
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