DEADLINE EXTENDED: EVIA 2008 (NTCIR-7 satellite workshop)

Mark Sanderson <[email protected]> Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:17:54 +0100
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The submission deadline of EVIA 2008 (The Second International Workshop 
on Evaluating Information Access)
has been extended to *September 14*.

You can even submit a one-page short paper (see below) - do submit one 
and join EVIA/NTCIR in Tokyo!
(Note: all papers will be reviewed by the EVIA program committee.)

IMPORTANT DATES

*September 14, 2008 Submissions due*
October 13, 2008 Notification of acceptance
November 1, 2008 Final manuscripts due
December 16, 2008 EVIA 2008

***** CALL FOR PAPERS *****
The Second International Workshop on Evaluating Information Access
(EVIA 2008), A Satellite Workshop of NTCIR-7
http://ntcir.nii.ac.jp/index.php/EVIA-2008/

Workshop Date: December 16, 2008 (Day 1 of the NTCIR-7 Meeting)
Workshop Venue: National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan.
***************************

Evaluation of Information Retrieval, Question Answering and Text 
Summarisation systems has been central to Information Access research 
for decades. As retrieval becomes more pervasive and diverse, the need 
for effective and efficient evaluation has never been more important. 
For example, at SIGIR 2007, three sessions on Evaluation were held, 
along with others that also cover evaluation-related topics. Recognising 
a need to provide a forum for discussing the evaluation issues 
intensively, The First International Workshop on Evaluating Information 
Access (EVIA 2007) was held on May 15, 2007 -- Day 1 of the NTCIR-6 
Workshop Meeting -- at the National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, 
Japan. The EVIA 2007 Workshop consisted of invited paper sessions, a 
regular paper session and a poster session, and attracted participants 
from Asia, Europe and America. All the papers are available online:
http://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/workshop/OnlineProceedings6/EVIA/

Following the success of EVIA 2007, The SECOND International Workshop on 
Evaluating Information Access (EVIA 2008) will be held on December 16, 
2008 - Day 1 of the NTCIR-7 Workshop Meeting. We will welcome papers 
addressing one or more of the following topics:
-- Test collections, their formation, evaluation metrics and evaluation 
environments
-- Cross-conference comparison: NTCIR, CLEF, TREC, DUC and others
-- Evaluation of specific information access tasks, e.g., for education 
and training
-- Evaluation of query-specific approaches
-- Evaluation of multilingual, multimedia and/or mobile information access
-- Real-world search topics and/or evaluation in vivo
-- Novel information access tasks and their evaluation


SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

We welcome two types of papers. Both types will go through a 
double-blind reviewing process.

Regular papers: 6-12 pages.
Short papers: 1-4 pages.

Papers must be submitted to the EVIA 2008 submission website in pdf 
format. For more details, please visit
http://ntcir.nii.ac.jp/index.php/EVIA-2008/

EVIA 2008 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Akiko Aizawa
James Allan
Javed Aslam
Leif Azzopardi
Nicholas Belkin
Ben Carterette
Maarten de Rijke
Norbert Fuhr
Fred Gey
Donna Harman
Djoerd Hiemstra
Gareth Jones
Noriko Kando
Jaana Kekalainen
Diane Kelly
Mounia Lalmas
Gary Geunbae Lee
Mun-Kew Leong
Iadh Ounis
Carol Peters
Ian Ruthven
Tetsuya Sakai
Mark Sanderson
Ian Soboroff
Andrew Turpin
Ross Wilkinson

EVIA 2008 CO-CHAIRS

Mark Sanderson (University of Sheffield, UK) and Tetsuya Sakai 
(NewsWatch, Inc.)

If you have any questions, please contact:
[email protected] and [email protected]

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The submission deadline of EVIA 2008 (The Second International Workshop
on Evaluating Information Access)
<br>
has been extended to *September 14*.
<br>
<br>
You can even submit a one-page short paper (see below) - do submit one
and join EVIA/NTCIR in Tokyo!
<br>
(Note: all papers will be reviewed by the EVIA program committee.)
<br>
<br>
IMPORTANT DATES
<br>
<br>
<b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>September 14,
2008 Submissions due<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>
<br>
October 13, 2008 Notification of acceptance
<br>
November 1, 2008 Final manuscripts due
<br>
December 16, 2008 EVIA 2008
<br>
<br>
***** CALL FOR PAPERS *****
<br>
The Second International Workshop on Evaluating Information Access
<br>
(EVIA 2008), A Satellite Workshop of NTCIR-7
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ntcir.nii.ac.jp/index.php/EVIA-2008/">http://ntcir.<wbr>nii.ac.jp/<wbr>index.php/<wbr>EVIA-2008/</a>
<br>
<br>
Workshop Date: December 16, 2008 (Day 1 of the NTCIR-7 Meeting)
<br>
Workshop Venue: National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan.
<br>
************<wbr>*********<wbr>******
<br>
<br>
Evaluation of Information Retrieval, Question Answering and Text
Summarisation systems has been central to Information Access research
for decades. As retrieval becomes more pervasive and diverse, the need
for effective and efficient evaluation has never been more important.
For example, at SIGIR 2007, three sessions on Evaluation were held,
along with others that also cover evaluation-related topics.
Recognising a need to provide a forum for discussing the evaluation
issues intensively, The First International Workshop on Evaluating
Information Access (EVIA 2007) was held on May 15, 2007 -- Day 1 of the
NTCIR-6 Workshop Meeting -- at the National Institute of Informatics,
Tokyo, Japan. The EVIA 2007 Workshop consisted of invited paper
sessions, a regular paper session and a poster session, and attracted
participants from Asia, Europe and America. All the papers are
available online:
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/workshop/OnlineProceedings6/EVIA/">http://research.<wbr>nii.ac.jp/<wbr>ntcir/workshop/<wbr>OnlineProceeding<wbr>s6/EVIA/</a>
<br>
<br>
Following the success of EVIA 2007, The SECOND International Workshop
on Evaluating Information Access (EVIA 2008) will be held on December
16, 2008 - Day 1 of the NTCIR-7 Workshop Meeting. We will welcome
papers addressing one or more of the following topics:
<br>
-- Test collections, their formation, evaluation metrics and evaluation
environments
<br>
-- Cross-conference comparison: NTCIR, CLEF, TREC, DUC and others
<br>
-- Evaluation of specific information access tasks, e.g., for education
and training
<br>
-- Evaluation of query-specific approaches
<br>
-- Evaluation of multilingual, multimedia and/or mobile information
access
<br>
-- Real-world search topics and/or evaluation in vivo
<br>
-- Novel information access tasks and their evaluation
<br>
<br>
<br>
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
<br>
<br>
We welcome two types of papers. Both types will go through a
double-blind reviewing process.
<br>
<br>
Regular papers: 6-12 pages.
<br>
Short papers: 1-4 pages.
<br>
<br>
Papers must be submitted to the EVIA 2008 submission website in pdf
format. For more details, please visit
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ntcir.nii.ac.jp/index.php/EVIA-2008/">http://ntcir.<wbr>nii.ac.jp/<wbr>index.php/<wbr>EVIA-2008/</a>
<br>
<br>
EVIA 2008 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
<br>
<br>
Akiko Aizawa
<br>
James Allan
<br>
Javed Aslam
<br>
Leif Azzopardi
<br>
Nicholas Belkin
<br>
Ben Carterette
<br>
Maarten de Rijke
<br>
Norbert Fuhr
<br>
Fred Gey
<br>
Donna Harman
<br>
Djoerd Hiemstra
<br>
Gareth Jones
<br>
Noriko Kando
<br>
Jaana Kekalainen
<br>
Diane Kelly
<br>
Mounia Lalmas
<br>
Gary Geunbae Lee
<br>
Mun-Kew Leong
<br>
Iadh Ounis
<br>
Carol Peters
<br>
Ian Ruthven
<br>
Tetsuya Sakai
<br>
Mark Sanderson
<br>
Ian Soboroff
<br>
Andrew Turpin
<br>
Ross Wilkinson
<br>
<br>
EVIA 2008 CO-CHAIRS
<br>
<br>
Mark Sanderson (University of Sheffield, UK) and Tetsuya Sakai
(NewsWatch, Inc.)
<br>
<br>
If you have any questions, please contact:
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">m.sanderson@<wbr>sheffield.<wbr>ac.uk</a>
and <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email protected]">tetsuyasakai@<wbr>acm.org</a>
<br>


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