From Luc.DeRaedt@cs.kuleuven.ac.be Thu Dec 23 12:33:45 EST 1993 Article: 5331 of news.announce.conferences Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu news.announce.conferences:5331 Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!sparky!rick From: Luc.DeRaedt@cs.kuleuven.ac.be (Luc De Raedt) Subject: 7th European Conference on Machine Learning (ECML94) Message-ID: <1993Dec22.182652.2145@sparky.sterling.com> Sender: rick@sparky.sterling.com (Richard Ohnemus) Organization: Dept. Computerwetenschappen K.U.Leuven Distribution: w Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1993 18:26:52 GMT Approved: rick@sparky.sterling.com Expires: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 08:00:00 GMT Lines: 245 X-Md4-Signature: d1bf840053f4a259d434e649c066122e ECML94 7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MACHINE LEARNING 6-8 APRIL 1994 - CATANIA, ITALY CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, REGISTRATION FORM, RESERVATION FORM GENERAL INFORMATION ECML-94 is the 7th meeting of this kind, continuing the tradition of EWSL conferences, and the second under this name, after ECML- 93 in Vienna. ECML will continue to provide a major occasion for presenting the latest and most significant results in the area of Machine Learning. PROGRAM The scientific program will include presentation of selected papers and three invited talks. The invited speakers are Michael Kearns (Bell Labs) and Lorenza Saitta (University of Torino). An invited panel on industrial applications will be chaired by Yves Kodratoff (CNRS). Conference Proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. PROGRAM CHAIRS: Francesco Bergadano (University of Catania, Italy) Luc De Raedt (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Ivan Bratko (Slovenia), Pavel Brazdil (Portugal), Wray Buntine (USA), Floriana Esposito (Italy), Jean-Gabriel Ganascia (France), Igor Kononenko (Slovenia), Yves Kodratoff (France), Nada Lavrac (Slovenia), Stan Matwin (Canada), Katharina Morik (Germany), Igor Mozetic (Austria), Stephen Muggleton (UK), Enric Plaza (Spain), Lorenza Saitta (Italy), Derek Sleeman (UK), Paul Vitanyi (Netherlands), Gerhard Widmer (Austria), Stefan Wrobel (Germany) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: H. Ade, V. Cutello, G. Gallo, D. Gunetti, G. Sablon. CONFERENCE VENUE ECML-94 will take place at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Catania, situated at five minutes from the city centre. Address: Citta` Universitaria, Via Andrea Doria 6, tel. (39) 95 330533 (then ask for "Dipartimento di Matematica"), fax (39) 95 330094. MLnet WORKSHOPS: After the conference, on saturday 9th and sunday 10th, MLnet Familiarisation workshops will take place. Separate calls for proposals and announcements will be sent to the MLnet nodes. We will approve no more than three participants per node, and up to a total of 80 participants (first come first served). Approved MLnet participants will be refunded for Apex flight and two hotel nights, and are not required to pay the 200.000 lira registration fee. MLnet members should ask bergadan@di.unito.it for approval. The workshops are open to other MLnet members and to all ECML participants, but payment of the registration fee is required. TRAVEL INFORMATION Catania Fontanarossa International airport, at 7 km from the city centre, is served by Ati, Meridiana, Alitalia, Lufthansa and several charter companies from the main European gateways. The airport is connected to the railway station by city bus number 24. A taxi from the airport to downtown should cost 40.000 to 50.000 ITL. The railway station is situated at 1 km from downtown and is served by city buses and taxis. REGISTRATION FEE The registration fee covers conference participation, one copy of the Proceedings, the wednesday evening reception, coffee breaks and working lunches. The fee is as follows: BEFORE MARCH 5th, 1994 ITL 350.000 AFTER MARCH 5th, 1994 ITL 450.000 Please complete the enclosed Registration Form and return it to LA DUCA VIAGGI SRL (as indicated on the form). ACCOMODATION Hotel accomodation will be arranged by La Duca Viaggi srl, Congress Department. Rooms have been reserved until February 5th, 1994 at the Grand Hotel Exclesior in Catania, a four stars hotel centrally located, at very special conference rates. A bus shuttle will connect the hotel to the Conference site according to the working sessions. For hotel reservation, please use the attached reservation form and send it directly to La Duca Viaggi srl before February 5th, 1994. AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICE A shuttle service will be organized from Catania airport to the hotel and back on April 5th and 11th. It is possible to book the transfer at the price of Itl 50.000 per person, round trip. You are kindly requested to advice your arrival and departure flights on the reservation form. SOCIAL PROGRAMME A welcome reception will be organized on wednesday, April 6th. The conference dinner will take place at the Grand Hotel Excelsior on April 7th at the price of ITL 70.000. EXCURSIONS On April 5th, an afternoon excursion to Taormina is scheduled for all participants and accompanying persons. Taormina is today a most important tourist pole in the Mediterranean area, famous all over the world for its charming position and the monuments of its Greek, Roman and Medieval times. Price per person, Itl 40.000. A minimum of 30 participants is required. PAYMENT All payments, in Italian Lire (Itl) , may be effected by: 1. Bank transfer in Italian Lire, free of charge for the benificiary, to La Duca Viaggi srl - bank account n. 1598423/01/68, Banca Commerciale Italiana, Catania Headquaters (Abi 2002.4, Cab 16900.3), reference ECML-94 and participant name. 2. Bank draft, not endorsable, payable to La Duca Viaggi srl. 3. Authorisation to charge on an American Express Credit Card, specifying Card details and expiration date. For further information, please send mail to one of the following addresses: ecml@cs.kuleuven.ac.be, bergadan@mathct.cineca.it, or gunetti@di.unito.it. For other organizational issues, please contact La Duca Viaggi (address enclosed with the forms). REGISTRATION FORM ECML94 RETURN TO 7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE LA DUCA VIAGGI SRL ON MACHINE LEARNING CONGRESS DEPARTMENT CATANIA, 6-8 APRIL 1994 Via Don Bosco, 39 I-98039 TAORMINA Phone (+39) 942 625255 Fax (+39) 942 625256 Surname____________________________ Name______________________ Affiliation _____________________________________________________ Address____________________________________ Town-Country_________ Phone_________________ Fax________________ email________________ Accompanying person______________________________________________ VAT (if applicable) _____________________________________________ N.____ Early Registration (ITL 350.000) ITL______________ N.____ Late Registration (ITL 450.000) ITL______________ N.____ Accompanying person (ITL 40.000) ITL______________ N.____ MLnet Workshops (ITL 200.000) ITL______________ Bank Fees ITL 15,000 T O T A L ITL______________ PAYMENT: Please return this form together with: 1.( ) copy of the bank transfer, on La Duca Viaggi srl's account N. 1598423/01/68, Banca Commerciale Italiana, Corso Sicilia n. 55 - 95100 CATANIA (ABI-2002.4, CAB-16900.3), reference ECML-94 and participant name. 2.( ) bank check, not endorsable, payable to La Duca Viaggi srl; 3.( ) I authorize La Duca Viaggi srl to charge the amount of Itl___________________________ on my AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD N.________________________________________________________ Name ________________________Expiration Date_______________ Date___________________________ Signature________________________ RESERVATION FORM ECML94 RETURN TO 7TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE LA DUCA VIAGGI SRL ON MACHINE LEARNING CONGRESS DEPARTMENT CATANIA, 6-8 APRIL 1994 Via Don Bosco, 39 I-98039 TAORMINA Phone (+39) 942 625255 Fax (+39) 942 625256 Surname____________________________ Name______________________ Affiliation _____________________________________________________ Address____________________________________ Town-Country_________ Phone_________________ Fax________________ email________________ Accompanying person______________________________________________ VAT (if applicable) _____________________________________________ Date of Arrival_____________________________ Flight N.___________ Date of Departure___________________________ Flight N.___________ EXCELSIOR GRAND HOTEL (FOUR STARS), Piazza Verga, Catania SPECIAL CONFERENCE RATES: SINGLE ROOM ITL 100.000, DOUBLE ROOM ITL 160.000 Rates are quoted in Italian Lire, per night and per room, including continental breakfast and taxes. PLEASE BOOK: N.____ single room(s), N.____ double room(s) ITL_______________ N.____ airport shuttle service at ITL 50,000 ITL_______________ N.____ excursion to Taormina at Itl 40,000 ITL_______________ N.____ Conference dinner at Itl 70,000 ITL_______________ Bank Fees (not required if done with registration fee in only one payment) ITL 15.000 TOTAL ITL________________ PAYMENT: Deposit of one night accomodation and full payment for the other services is requested. Please note that no reservation can be made without payment. Please enclose: 1.( ) copy of the bank transfer, on La Duca Viaggi srl's account N. 1598423/01/68, Banca Commerciale Italiana, Corso Sicilia n. 55 - 95100 CATANIA (ABI-2002.4, CAB-16900.3), reference ECML-94 and participant name. 2.( ) bank check, not endorsable, payable to La Duca Viaggi srl; 3.( ) I authorize La Duca Viaggi srl to charge the amount of Itl___________________________ on my AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD N.________________________________________________________ Name ________________________Expiration Date_______________ Date___________________________ Signature________________________