Connectionists: CFP: ICML 2014: Call for Tutorial Proposals

[Ruslan Salakhutdinov]

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ICML 2014: Call for Tutorial Proposals
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Important dates
* Tutorial proposal deadline Feb 21, 2014
* Acceptance notification Mar 8, 2014
* Tutorials June 21, 2014
* Contact: rsalakhu at cs.toronto.edu


The ICML 2014 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials to be 
held at the 31th International Conference on Machine Learning, on June 21, 
2014 in Beijing, China.

We seek proposals for two-hour tutorials on core techniques and areas of 
knowledge of broad interest within the machine learning community, 
including established or emerging research topics within the field itself, 
as well as from related fields or application areas that are clearly 
relevant to machine learning.

The ideal tutorial should attract a wide audience, and should be broad 
enough to provide a gentle introduction to the chosen research area, but 
should also cover the most important contributions in depth. Tutorial 
proceedings will not be provided in hardcopy, but will instead be made 
available by the presenters on their website prior to the conference.


How to Propose a Tutorial:

Proposals should provide sufficient information to evaluate the quality 
and importance of the topic, the likely quality of the presentation 
materials, and the speakers' teaching ability. The written proposal should 
be 2-3 pages long, and should use the following boldface text for section 
headings:

* Topic overview: What will the tutorial be about? Why is this an 
interesting and significant subject for the machine learning community at 
large?

* Target audience: From which areas do you expect potential participants 
to come? What prior knowledge, if any, do you expect from the audience? 
What will the participants learn? How many participants do you expect?

* Content details: Provide a detailed outline of the topics to be 
presented, including estimates for the time that will be devoted to each 
subject. Aim for a total length of approximately two hours. If possible, 
provide samples of past tutorial slides or teaching materials. In case of 
multiple presenters, specify how you will distribute the work.

* Format: How will you present the material? Will there be multimedia 
parts of the presentation? Do you plan software demonstrations? Specify 
any extraordinary technical equipment that you would need.

* Organizers' and presenters' expertise: Please include the name, email 
address, and webpage of all presenters. In addition, outline the 
presenters' background and include a list of publications in the tutorial 
area.

Tutorial proposals should be submitted via email in PDF format to 
rsalakhu at cs.toronto.edu. Soon after submission, proposers should expect to 
receive a verification of receipt.

Important dates
* Tutorial proposal deadline Feb 21, 2014
* Acceptance notification Mar 8, 2014
* Tutorials June 21, 2014
* Contact: rsalakhu at cs.toronto.edu

Russ Salakhutdinov, tutorial chair ICML 2014