{"id":282,"date":"2017-06-22T20:18:30","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T20:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sigir.org\/sigir2018\/wordpress\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2018-02-05T19:50:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:50:25","slug":"call-for-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sigir.org\/sigir2018\/submit\/call-for-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>ACM SIGIR 2018<\/b><b><br \/> <\/b><b>The 41st International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>July 8-12, 2018. &nbsp;&nbsp;Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Call for Workshops<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">SIGIR is the major international forum for the presentation of new research results and for the demonstration of new systems and techniques in the broad field of information retrieval (IR). Proposals are solicited for workshops to be held at ACM SIGIR 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the USA. Workshops will last for one day and will be held on July 12, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIGIR 2018 workshops will provide a platform for presenting novel ideas and emerging areas in IR, in a less formal and possibly more focused way than the conference itself.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop topics will typically match those identified in the SIGIR 2018 general call for contributions, but proposals concerned with other areas of IR are welcome.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organizers, but it is expected that workshops will contain ample time for general discussion and engagement by all participants &ndash; not just those presenting papers. Workshops that foster collaboration, discussion, group problem-solving and community building initiatives are particularly encouraged. Workshops that only involve the presentation of papers in a &ldquo;mini conference&rdquo; format are discouraged.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Researchers and practitioners from all areas of the IR are invited to submit proposals for review. The organizers of approved workshops will be expected to define the workshop&rsquo;s focus, gather and review submissions, and decide upon final program content. Organizers (including co-organizers) are expected to provide an article for the ACM SIGIR Forum summarizing the event. At least two organizers are expected to attend the entire workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Workshop proposals should include the following information:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Title.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Motivation for the workshop and appropriateness to SIGIR.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Theme and purpose of the workshop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Format and planned activities and a tentative schedule of events. (Half or Full day)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Selection process for participants and\/or presenters and maximum number of participants (if limited).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">List of organizers with a short biographical sketch of each organizer, describing relevant qualifications and experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Names of potential program committee members (who would act to organize the proposed workshop) (if a program committee will be formed).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Related workshops (if applicable). If the workshop has been held previously at SIGIR or another conference, then the organizers should indicate this and describe briefly past attendance and outcomes, and why another workshop is needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposals should be submitted at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #3366ff;\">https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=sigir2018workshop<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; in PDF format and should not exceed 4 pages in ACM style.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Important Dates&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Timezone:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtimeserver.com\/time-zones\/aoe\/\">Anywhere on Earth<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(UPDATED) February 8, 2018&nbsp; (was Feb 5)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Workshop proposals due (<strong>UPDATED: now Thurs Feb 8<\/strong>)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">March 5, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Workshop proposals notification<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">May 4, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Submissions due<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(for all accepted workshops)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">May 25, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Submissions notification<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(for all accepted workshops)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">July 12, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Workshop Day<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Workshop&nbsp;Chairs<br \/> <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Hui Fang &nbsp;(University of Delaware, USA)<br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Fiana Raiber (Yahoo Research, Haifa, Israel)&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Please contact us at <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">sigir2018-workshops@umich.edu<\/span> for any inquiries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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