[Sigmed-l] CFP: Operational Text Classification 2003 - Wash, DC, 27-Aug-03

[ddlewis4 at worldnet.att.net]

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Third Workshop on Operational Text Classification (OTC-03)
August 27, 2003
Washington, DC (co-located with KDD 2003 Conference)

The OTC workshops feature talks and discussion by developers
and users of text classification in a range of real-world
settings.  The 2003 workshop particularly encourages
presentations on uses of text classification in text & data
mining.  However, ALL applications of text classification
are of interest, including controlled vocabulary and web
directory indexing, construction of specialized information
feeds, information security, help desk automation, content
filtering (e.g. spam, pornography), and alerting.

Prospective speakers should submit an abstract (maximum 750
words) to otc2003submit at daviddlewis.com by June 8, 2003.
Visit http://www.daviddlewis.com/events/otc2003 for more
information, or write otc2003info at daviddlewis.com. 

Organizers: David D. Lewis (Ornarose), Rayid Ghani
(Accenture), Dunja Mladenic (J. Stefan Institute), Isabelle
Moulinier (Thomson), Mark Wasson (LexisNexis)