ACM CIKM '2000 Call for Papers

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Paper Submission:

Authors are invited to submit complete and original papers. Papers that may be submitted for consideration include those that have not previously been published in another forum, or are not currently being published or reviewed by another journal or conference. All submitted papers will be refereed for quality, originality and relevance. Of particular interest are papers which address experiences with concrete applications. All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, to be published by ACM Press, provided at least one author attends the conference to present the paper. Manuscripts should include an abstract and be limited to 5000 words. Submissions should include the title, author(s), author's affiliation, e-mail address, tel/fax numbers and postal address. In case of multiple authors, please indicate the correspondence author who is is responsible for correspondence and preparing the camera ready paper for the proceedings. Submissions of your manuscript are due by May 8, 2000. Submissions will be handled electronically; for instructions, please refer to the CIKM 2000 homepage. In special circumstances may also accept seven copies of the manuscript submitted directly to the appropriate Program Co-Chair.

Program Co-Chairs

Jamie Callan
CIKM '2000 (IR track)
Language Technologies Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-8213

Prof. Elke A. Rundensteiner
CIKM'2000 (DBMS track)
Department of Computer Science
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609-2280

For more information about the conference, please visit www.csee.umbc.edu/cikm

Important Dates:

Workshops and Tutorials:

Send proposals to:
Dr. E.K. Park, CIKM'2000 Workshop and Tutorial Chair
Computer Science Telecommunications
Robert Flarsheim Hall, RM 534
University of Missouri
5100 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64110-2499, USA

For more information about the conference, please visit the or contact the General Chair Susan Gauch.

Organizing Committee

Program Committee