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IRList Digest Friday, 17 April 1987 Volume 3 : Issue 9
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Announcement - Student support, Details of ACM SIGIR Conference - part 1
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 87 15:06:40 est
From: kraft@lsu.edu
Subject: money to support student attendance at the acm/sigir conference
Date: April 14, 1987
From: Donald H. Kraft, Professor and Chairman
Department of Computer Science
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
To: Students Who Wish to Attend this Conference
I am writing as the Chairman of the Association for Computing Machinery
(ACM)/ Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR) Interna-
tional Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval,
which will be held in the Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA)
on June 3-5, 1987. Thanks to a most generous grant from Bell Communica-
tions Research (Bellcore), we can support student attendance at this
conference.
In order to publicize this support, I am publishing this notice on the
IRlist bulletin board in the hopes that all who read it will pass on the
word to those students who are interested in attending. The support will
include the conference registration (which will include a proceedings and a
banquet ticket), and will enable the attendee to attend all conference
functions. In addition, we may be able to help a little towards air
travel, room, and board.
In order to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact me at:
Professor Donald H. Kraft
Department of Computer Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4020
USA
(504) 388-1495
kraft%lsu@csnet-relay
Students, please contact me by May 15, telling me of your desire to attend
the conference, plus listing approximate expenses needed to allow you to
attend. Stipend amounts will depend on the need and the availabilities of
the funds. A copy of the program, along with hotel and conference regis-
tration forms, is enclosed for your convenience.
PROGRAM
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (SIGIR)
International Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval
Monteleone Hotel in the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
June 3-5, 1987
Co-Sponsored by:
The British Computer Society (BCS)
The Italian Computing Society (AICA)
Supported by:
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), Inc.
Systems Development Foundation (SDF)
Bell Communications Research (Bellcore)
Dialog
REGISTRATION
All attendees, including speakers and session chairs, must register
and pay the appropriate registration fee. A registration form is
attahed to this Program. Cash is not acceptable; please make out your
check, only in U.S. dollars, payable to ACM IR Conference.
The registration desk will be located on the Mezzanine Floor of the
Monteleone Hotel. While visiting the registration area, do not forget
to visit the exhibits. The registration desk will be open to accomo-
date attendees at the following times:
Tuesday June 2, 1987 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday June 3, 1987 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday June 4, 1987 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday June 5, 1987 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
ACCOMODATIONS
The conference is being held in its entirety in the Monteleone Hotel.
This fine old hotel is located at 214 Rue Royal (Royale Street) in New
Orleans, near Iberville Street; the Zip Code is 70140 and the tele-
phone number is (504) 523-3341.
MESSAGE BOARD
A bulletin board is located in the registration area. Attendees are
encouraged to check periodically for messages at this center. This
will be the only formal communication mechanism available.
WHERE TO DINE AND WHERE TO PARTY
In New Orleans, dining out is a joyous social event, and a major
source of conversation. It is done very much in the Continental style
-- in an unhurried, leisurely manner. A meal is to be lingered over,
commented on, savored, and remembered. New Orleans serves up some-
thing for everyone - from elegant French restaurants with gleaming
tile floors, crystal chandeliers and crisp, white napery to simple,
down-home country-kitchen cafes. Prices and dress codes vary, so you
may want to do a little investigating before making your selection.
Rarely is a tie needed, especially in New Orleans in June, but a
jacket may be desirable. Remember that the climate is subtropical; in
the summer, heat and humidity are the rule. In fact, you may want to
drag along an umbrella, just in case. Some New Orleans restaurants do
not take reservations so a long wait may be in store at popular
places, while reservations are essential at other restaurants.
In the French Quarter, you will be hard put to retrieve the name of a
bad restaurant. In fact, there are a number of excellent restaurants,
some with lush, hidden courtyards and wrought-iron balconies (showing
our Spanish heritage), others look so seedy they betray the fantastic
quality of food available within its quarters. A representative list
of names of top-quality restaurants would have to include: Kajun
Kitchen, K-Paul's Louisiana (the inventor of blackened redfish, the
famous Paul Prudhomme, is here) Antoine's, Andrew Jackson, Mr. B's
Bistro, Arnaud's, Brennan's (famous for breakfast), Galatoire's (one
of Kraft's favorites), Mike Anderson's, Felix's (a superb oyster bar),
Acme Oyster Bar (another superb one across the street from Felix's),
Chart House, and Ralph and Kacoo's. For those on a restricted budget
or with a desire to avoid tourists, try Camellia Grill, Flagons,
Mandina's, or The Upperline. Moreover, a short cab ride will take you
to Christian's, Commander's Palace, Corrine Dunbar's, Pascal's Manale,
Delmonico, The Pontchartrain Hotel, Masson's, or Ruth's Chris Steak
House. Then there is Mosca's and La Ruth's across the river. The
hotel itself has some lovely spots in which to dine, and our social
events will definitely allow for you to sample the merchandise.
Of course, we have just begun to scratch the surface. Quite frankly,
New Orleans has the best the country has to offer! For the cost of a
drink, or perhaps for free, some of the natives attending the confer-
ence will offer suggestions about what to eat and where, interpreting
words such as creole, cajun, etoufee, jambalaya, crawfish, gumbo,
boudin, andouille, poboy, and muffaletta.
ATTRACTIONS
The attractions in New Orleans will meet practically anyone's desires.
New Orleans is, after all, "the city that care forgot." In the French
Quarter, there are shops, fashion boutiques, open air markets, Jackson
Square (with its horse and buggy rides, sidewalk artists, and sidewalk
performers), art galleries, Bourbon Street (madness), museums, night
clubs, and, of course, superb restaurants. Along the Mississippi
river front, there is the French Market, the River Walk, and River-
gate. The Jackson (Jax) Brewery is located on the riverfront and is a
turn-of-the-century brewhouse that has been renovated and now contains
specialty shops, food, and entertainment. Also, a stroll along the
river could even hold the promise of a romantic boat cruise for the
adventurous with some time. Then, there is the Cafe du Monde, with
its cafe au lait and French Market doughnuts (beignets).
For those of you that wish to venture outside of the French Quarter,
attractions would include Canal Street with its large department
stores, hotels, and shops (e.g., the Fashion Mall at Canal Place); the
Garden District with its magnificent houses and gardens; the
Superdome, which gives tours; the Audobon Zoological Gardens, near
Tulane University, can be reached by a streetcar (maybe even one named
Desire) ride. In City Park, the New Orleans Museum of Art always has
great exhibits. You should check with the hotel just before coming as
to plays, concerts, and sports events available in early June.
There are always some additional attractions for those with extra time
that are located outside New Orleans. The Jefferson Downs racetrack
in nearby Kenner has thoroughbred horse races. Picturesque antebellum
homes can be seen within thirty miles of New Orleans. Check with the
concierge at the hotel for details and tickets as necessary.
Of course, there is the ever present, and ever fantastic jazz; hot,
cool, dixieland, or modern, this is the place to be. And, for those
with a blues bent, New Orleans has some fine spots. Details of who is
playing where can be had from the concierge or from the natives
present at the conference. But, one place that is not to be missed is
Preservation Hall, here is where it all began.
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Registration Reception -- On Tuesday night, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, there
will be a wine and cheese reception for all attendees. We will meet
by the registration desk, where there is a lovely corner room for such
events. Come register, and meet your colleagues in a friendly atmo-
sphere, while discussing the latest in retrieval topics, such as how
to pick out the best restaurant in which to dine later that night (a
fuzzy problem if ever there was one).
OCLC Reception -- On Wednesday night, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, there will
be a reception honoring the ACM/SIGIR conference attendees, sponsored
by OCLC, Inc. This is a must event, featuring some of the world's
finest seafood au d'hoevres. It will be hard to remember to save room
for dinner.
Gould Hospitality Suite -- On Wednesday night, from 6:00 - 9:00 pm,
there will also be an open hospitality suite for the ACM/SIGIR confer-
ence attendees, sponsored by Gould, Inc. This will be a casual
environment in which to view a continuous demonstration of the new
text searching architecture now available.
Banquet -- On Thursday night, from 7:00 - 8:00 pm, there will be a
cash bar to start off the evening in the beautiful ballroom of the
Monteleone Hotel. Don't be surprised by anything that happens, since
this is New Orleans, home of mardi gras (did anyone see MTV broadcast
live from the French Quarter this year?), home of jazz and jazz fun-
erals, home of big city cajun bands, and home of the motto, Laissez
les bon temps rouler! (Hey, cher, let the good times roll!). Then, a
meal, dinner will be served (more commentary on the gastronomic
delights seem unnecessary), followed by whatever the city of New Orle-
ans has to offer.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE
Papers were invited on theory, methodology, and applications of infor-
mation retrieval. Emerging areas related to information retrieval,
such as office automation, computer hardware technology, and artifi-
cial intelligence and natural language processing were welcome.
Topics included, but were not limited to:
retrieval system modeling user interfaces
retrieval in office environments multimedia retrieval
system development and evaluation linguistic models
natural language processing mathematical models
storage and search techniques complexity problems
cognitive and semantic models knowledge representation
retrieval system performance hardware development
inf. retrieval & database mgmt.
Submitted papers were either full length papers of approximately
twenty to twenty-five pages or extended abstracts of no more than ten
pages. All papers were required to contain the authors' contributions
in comparison to existing solutions to the same or to similar prob-
lems.
The important dates were:
Submission Deadline December 15, 1986
Acceptance Notification February 15, 1987
Final Copy Due March 20, 1987
Conference June 3-5, 1987
Four copies of each paper had to be submitted. Papers submitted from
North America were sent to Clement T. Yu; submissions from outside
North America were sent to C. J. van Rijsbergen.
[continued in next issue of IRList - Ed]
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