ECIR-DC 2013 - ECIR-DC 2013 : ECIR Doctoral Consortium

Doctoral Consortium held in conjunction with the main conference of ECIR 2013. The Doctoral Consortium aims to provide a constructive setting for presentations and discussions of doctoral students’ research projects with senior researchers and other participating students. The two main goals of the Doctoral Consortium are: 1) to advise students regarding current critical issues in their research; and 2) to make students aware of the strengths and weakness of their research as viewed from different perspectives. The Doctoral Consortium is aimed for students in the middle of their thesis projects; at minimum, students ought to have formulated their research problem, theoretical framework and suggested methods, and at maximum, students ought to have just initiated data analysis.
Seminar outline
The Doctoral Consortium will take place on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at the ECIR 2013 venue, and participation is by invitation only. The format is planned as follows: The doctoral students will present summaries of their work to other participating doctoral students and the senior researchers. Each presentation will be followed by a plenary discussion, and individual discussion with one senior advising researcher. The discussions in the group and with the advisors are intended to help the doctoral student to reflect on and carry on with their thesis work.
Fees
Participation to the Doctoral Consortium is free of charge.
Important dates
? January 18, 2013: Deadline for research proposals
? January 25, 2013: Notification of acceptance
? February 15, 2013: Final version of proposals due
? March 11, 2013: Presentation slides due
? March 24, 2013: Doctoral Consortium