Machine Learning Summer School 2003

[Gunnar Raetsch]

Machine Learning Summer School

The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2nd - 15th of February, 2003

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We would like to inform you that *The Australian National University*
will be hosting a Machine Learning Summer School.  The School will
consist of three courses and a series of special talks and short
courses taught by experts from Australia and overseas.

The School will be held between February 2 and February 15, 2003. It
is suitable for all levels, both for people without previous knowledge
in machine learning and those wishing to broaden their expertise in
this area. It will allow the participants to get in touch with
international experts in this field. The list of courses includes:

+ Information Geometry,       *Shun-Ichi Amari*, RIKEN

+ Unsupervised Learning,      *Zoubin Ghahramani*, Gatsby Institute

+ Concentration Inequalities, *Gabor Lugosi*, Pompeu Fabra University

We are offering a limited number of scholarships (AU$500 and a waiver
of the registration cost) for students with a strong academic background.

The application deadline is December 1, 2002. Students who are
interested should include their CV with their application. Moreover,
students may sign up for volunteer work in order to have their
registration fees waived.

The registration cost of the school is AU$1,200 per person for
participants from industry and AU$450 per person for academics. Students
are eligible for a further discount and may register for AU$150 per
person. All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST. The
closing date for early registrations is, December 31,
2001. Registrations received after this date will be subject to 33%
surcharge.

For further information see our website at
http://mlg.anu.edu.au/summer2003 or send e-mail to
ml2003 at mlg.anu.edu.au.


Regards,


Shahar Mendelson, Gunnar Raetsch and Alex Smola



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