WiML 2013 - 8th Workshop for Women in Machine Learning (WiML)

8th Workshop for Women in Machine Learning (WiML). The workshop will once again be co-located with the Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) conference, and will be held in December 2013 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Organizing the workshop is a great opportunity to:
- Make connections with senior researchers, major companies, and your peers
- Bring new graduate students into the larger community
- Expand the network of women in machine learning
We invite interested women to submit a short statement (300 words or less) including:
- Your affiliation and year
- Relevant previous experience (including event planning, fund-raising, publicity, mentoring, program chairing, etc.)
- Why you are interested in organizing the workshop
Please send your statements to wimlworkshop-AT-gmail.com. Statements must be received by February 24, 2013.
A prospective organizer should be a female PhD student or postdoc actively involved in machine learning research.
Three to four organizers will be selected. Joint responsibilities will include:
- selecting invited speakers
- overseeing submission of abstracts
- reviewing abstracts and working with the program committee to select presenters
- maintaining the workshop website
- making arrangements with the workshop venue
- publicizing the event
- seeking funding from relevant sponsors
- attending to financial aspects, such as reimbursing sponsored participants
- organizing mentoring program
Over the past years, the workshop has built up a set of contacts and successful procedures that the organizers may build upon; a long-term WiML board will also be available to provide guidance. Organizers should expect to spend on average 2-3 hours/week on workshop organization.
Please email us at wimlworkshop-AT-gmail.com with any questions.