<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML2020) is soliciting proposals for </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Virtual Rooms & Socials and Mentoring sessions!</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Over the last few years ML&AI conferences have expanded their programs to including daily events which serve a variety of useful roles including:</span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">breaking down barriers:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> allowing junior researchers and new people a chance to meet others and grow their social and professional network</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">advice and mentoring:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> gain scientific and career advice from senior researchers </span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">mini-events and topic meetings</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">: exchange ideas on topics (societal, scientific, and academic) not well represented in the main program</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">skills exchange and training:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> e.g., learning about presentations, experiments, ...</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">scientific debate and breakout discussions:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> on all issues related to AI and ML</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">a relaxed forum to socialize and unwind with a like-minded people after a long day of conferencing </span><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Now more than ever we have to make an effort as a community to stay connected. The Socials occurring at ML conferences over the last couple years have been a major breakthrough in achieving some of the goals listed above. The Mentoring sessions at the first virtual ICLR was a huge success. This year, we won’t have a physical ICML. You won’t bump into people at posters, talks, and food stands. It’s entirely possible one could attend all of ICML and not engage in a single face-to-face conversation with another attendee. You can help. Organize a social---it’s easy! Volunteer your time for a mentoring session--- it’s even easier!</span><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Socials: </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">If you have an idea let us know. The process is simple, you need a title, two organizers, and a short description of your event - </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAC81V0tUQjcwOVZWNjVITjU0TUVCQlpUU0tFVFlSNS4u" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">form for socials</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">.</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">Mentoring sessions:</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline"> If you are willing to volunteer your time for a mentoring session let us know. The process is very simple - please let us know your name, affiliation and time you’re available - </span><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAC81V0tUMFhDMVIyWkpTR1U4SFRCNE5NNVRaOEM5Mi4u" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">form for mentoring sessions</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:baseline">.</span><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will keep this call open until Sunday July 5th. Additional details can be found in the </span><a href="https://icml.cc/Conferences/2020/CallForSocials" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://icml.cc/Conferences/2020/CallForSocials</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to socializing with you at ICML2020!</span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">Adam White and Olga Isupova</span><br><div><div><div><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ICML Social Chairs</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>