Here’s the announcement:

October 10th, 2008, 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Deadline September 5th, 2008

Steering Committee

Corinna Cortes, Ph.D. Google, Inc
Michael L. Littman, Ph.D. Rutgers University
Robert Schapire, Ph.D. Princeton University
John Langford, Ph.D. Yahoo Research
Tony Jebara, Ph.D. Columbia University
David Waltz, Ph.D. Columbia University
Mehryar Mohri, Ph.D. Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

This symposium aims to build a community of scientists in all areas of machine learning from
the NYC area’s academic, government, and industrial institutions by convening and promoting
the exchange of ideas in a collegial setting. Presentations will include invited talks and posters.
Please note that this meeting will have no published proceedings.

We encourage the submission of abstracts that are in keeping with this objective. Submitted abstracts should be at most 2 pages in length, Times Roman, 11 font, single spaced and sent as a pdf document. A subset of abstracts will be selected to be presented as a poster (40in x 30in) at the meeting. We encourage students, postdocs, and more senior investigators from academia, government, and the private sector to participate in the poster session. Submissions that have been presented elsewhere are allowed.

Five students will be invited to present their submitted paper in the poster session and also orally at the conference. Based on their 5 minute “Spotlight” talks, a “best student paper” will be chosen. The student winner will be announced at the end of the day-long symposium.

Electronic submission of abstracts is required and should be sent to [email protected].
Please note “Machine Learning” in the subject line of the electronic mail. Submissions must be
received by 11:59 pm Eastern time on September 5th, 2008. Receipt will be confirmed via
electronic mail. Accepted abstracts will be notified by October 1st, 2008.

Founded in 1817, the Academy is the third oldest scientific organization in the United States,
with approximately 25,000 members worldwide. From innovative educational programs, award-
winning publications, scientific lectures and conferences and various other forms of community
outreach, the Academy has a reputation for building community and advancing science. The
New York Academy of Sciences launched a new initiative in the physical sciences and
engineering areas in 2006 and the Machine Learning Symposium is part of this initiative.