IEEE ICDM 2017 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

*IEEE ICDM 2017 Call for Participation*

You are invited to attend the 17th IEEE International Conference on Data
Mining (ICDM 2017) which will be held in New Orleans, LA, on November 18
through 21, 2017. Now in its seventeenth year, ICDM has established itself
as the world's premier research conference in data mining. ICDM provides a
leading forum for presentation of original research results as well as
exchange and dissemination of innovative and practical development
experiences.

Highlights of the program include invited talks, technical papers,
workshops and tutorials, and many others. We have also secured sponsors for
travel awards for a good number of graduate students attending the
conference.

VENUE & ACCOMODATIONS: The conference will be held in the Roosevelt New
Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Louisiana. Located in the Central
Business District, the Roosevelt New Orleans
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is a five star hotel that boasts a rooftop pool, Waldorf Astoria Spa and
legendary Sazerac Bar. The hotel confirms the special conference rate of
$185 per night with free in-room internet access. See
http://icdm2017.bigke.org/ under “Attending” tab, for details.

TRAVEL: New Orleans is served by Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
Airport <http://flymsy.com/>(MSY) which is 11 miles west of downtown New
Orleans. The airport is served by major legacy airlines through their hubs
such as American Airlines in Dallas (DFW) and Miami (MIA), Delta Airlines
in Atlanta (ATL) and United Airlines in Houston (IAH). Flat taxi rates from
the airport
are $33.00 for up to 2 passengers and $14.00 per passenger for 3 people and
up. The airport is also serviced by shuttles to hotels and other locations
for $24.00 per person. Public transportation is also provided by Jefferson
Transit
(JET) through Airport-Downtown Express (E2) Bus for a fare of $2.00.  The
Regional Transit Authority also runs an Airport Express (202) between New
Orleans and departure terminal at the Airport.

REGISTRATION: Reduced rates are available for early registration. Early
registration deadline is Sept. 15, 2017. See http://icdm2017.bigke.org/ for
details.


We hope to see you in New Orleans in November!

Publicity Chairs: Vagelis Papalexakis & Eirini Ntoutsi