CfP - 2006 International Conference on Data Mining - DMIN'06

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         The 2006 International Conference on Data Mining
                   http://www.dmin-2006.com    

           One of 28 conferences at the 2006 WORLDCOMP
 World Congress in Computer Science, Engineering and Applied Computing
           Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
                         June 26-29, 2006

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Dear Researchers & Practitioners!

You are invited to participate in the 2006 International Conference on Data Mining! DMIN'06 is an international conference held simultaneously with 28 other joint conferences as part of WORLDCOMP'06, The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing. WORLDCOMP'06 is one of the largest annual gatherings of researchers and practitioners in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing. Each of the joint conferences in WORLDCOMP is a premier conference for presentation of advances in their respective fields (for the complete list of joint conferences please see www.dmin-2006.com ). The last set of conferences (DMIN'05 and affiliated events) had research contributions from 76 countries and had attracted over 1,500 participants. It is anticipated to have over 2,000 participants for the 2006 event. 

You are invited to submit a draft paper via our website. All accepted papers will be published in the respective conference proceedings. The names of technical session/workshop organizers/chairs will appear on the cover of the proceedings/books as Associate Editors. 


TOPICS OF INTEREST 8include, but are not limited to:

Data Mining Tasks
- Regression / Classification
- Time series forecasting
- Segmentation / Clustering / Association
- Deviation and outlier detection
- Explorative and visual data mining
- Web mining
- Mining text and semi-structured data
- Temporal and spatial data mining
- Multimedia mining (audio / video)
- Others

Data Mining Algorithms
- Artificial neural networks 
- Fuzzy logic and rough sets
- Decision trees / rule learners
- Support vector machines
- Evolutionary computation / meta heuristics
- Statistical methods
- Collaborative filtering
- Case based reasoning
- Link and sequence analysis
- Ensembles/committee approaches
- Others

Data Mining Integration 
- Mining large scale data
- Distributed and grid based data mining
- Data and knowledge representation
- Data warehousing and OLAP integration
- Integration of prior/domain knowledge
- Metadata and ontologies
- Agent technologies for data mining
- Legal and social aspects of data mining 
- Others

Data Mining Process
- Data cleaning and preparation
- Feature selection and transformation
- Attribute discretisation and encoding 
- Sampling and rebalancing
- Missing value imputation
- Model selection / assessment and comparison
- Induction principles
- Model interpretation
- Others

Data Mining Applications
- Bioinformatics / Medicine
- Business / Industrial
- Engineering
- Military / Security
- Social science
- Data mining software 
- Others


We particularly encourage submissions of industrial applications and case studies from practitioners. These will not be evaluated using solely theoretical research criteria, but will take general interest and presentation stronger into consideration.


DRAFT PAPER 
We welcome all contributions through theoretical research papers and industrial reports and case studies on applications in form of regular research papers of 7 pages IEEE style. In addition, we welcome student research proposals as short papers of 4 pages plus plenary presentations to receive guidance from established experts, online demonstrations of prototype software systems of 1 page and presentation in informal poster sessions. Accepted submissions include:
- regular research papers (max. 7 pages IEEE style, formal presentation)
- regular application reports (max. 7 pages IEEE style, formal presentation)
- short research papers (max. 4 pages IEEE style, poster presentation)
- short application reports (max. 4 pages IEEE style, poster presentation)
- student research proposals (max. 4 pages IEEE style, formal presentation)
- software demonstrations (max. 1 page IEEE style, online presentation)
- posters (max. 1 page IEEE style, poster presentation)

Prospective authors are invited to submit their draft paper (between 1 to 7 pages, standard 2 column IEEE style) via our online submission systems by Feb. 20, 2006. Online submissions of PDF-files via the conference management system are encouraged. In selected exceptions an E-mail submission in MS Word or Adobe PDF format or Fax or postal submissions are also acceptable.

CAMERA READY PAPERS
The length of the camera ready papers accepted will be limited to 7 IEEE style pages. Standard IEEE templates & typing instructions, copyright forms, conference registration forms etc. will be supplied upon acceptance. After the conference, selected papers will be considered for publication in appropriate journals and special issues. All conference proceedings are considered for inclusion in major database indexes that are designed to provide easy access to the current literature of the sciences (e.g.: ISI Thomson Scientific, IEE INSPEC ...). Presentation time and form will be limited to 20 minutes depending on the submission category


PAPER SUBMISSION
Please visit the conference website at www.dmin-2006.com  

IMPORTANT DATES
February 20th, 2006 - Draft papers due
March 20, 2006      - Notification of acceptance
April 20, 2006      - Camera ready papers & Pre-registration due
June 26-29, 2006    - 2006 DMIN & WORLDCOMP 

CONFERENCE FEES
Non-students fee: $490 ($100 late registration after April 20 2005)
Full-time student fee:  $390 ($100 late registration after April 20 2005)
The fee includes: books + 4 breakfasts + 12 refreshment breaks + one formal dinner + booklets + CDs + access to all tutorial sessions + access to all sessions of all conferences

CONFERENCE VENUE
The conferences will be held in the Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (with any overflows at other near-by hotels) The Monte Carlo is a mega hotel with excellent conference facilities & over 3,000 rooms, with extensive recreational attractions, including: waterfalls, spa, pools & kiddie pools, sunning decks, easy river water ride, wave pool with cascades, lighted tennis courts, health spa (with workout equipment, whirlpool, sauna, ...), arcade virtual reality game rooms, nightly shows, snack bars, a number of restaurants, shopping area, bars, casino etc. (most are open 24 hours a day & suitable for families & children). The hotel is minutes from the airport with 24-hour shuttle service to & from the airport. The hotel is within walking distance from most other attractions (major shopping areas, recreational destinations, fine dining & night clubs, free street shows etc.). The room rate for conference attendees is US$79.- per room per night (single or double occupancy).

LAS VEGAS INFO
Las Vegas is located in Nevada, neighbouring California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona, and only a few driving hours away from: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Grand Canyon, ... http://www.lasvegas.com    -  http://www.ci.las-vegas.nv.us     -  http://www.lvchamber.com    


CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
General Conference Chair: Sven F. Crone, email: s.crone@dmin-2006.com   
Lancaster University, Management School, Department of Management Science, www.lums.lancs.ac.uk 

Program chairs: 
Stefan Lessmann, email: s.lessmann@dmin-2006.com   
Robert Stahlbock, email: r.stahlbock@dmin-2006.com    
University of Hamburg, Department of Business Administration, Institute of Information Systems, www.uni-hamburg.de/IWI   


If you have any questions regarding the special session or the conference please do no hesitate to contact the session Organiser: 
Sven F. Crone 
Lancaster University 
Management Science
Lancaster LA1 4XY
United Kingdom
eMail s.crone@dmin-2006.com  




The world's largest gathering of researchers in computer science, computer engineering and applied computing: The 2006 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'06) is composed of the following 28 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location and date: June 26-29, 2005, Las Vegas, USA):

PDPTA'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Parallel & Distributed Processing Techniques & Applications 
CSC'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Scientific Computing 
GCA'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Grid Computing & Applications 
SAM'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Security & Management 
ICAI'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 
MLMTA'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Machine Learning; Models, Technologies & Applications 
SERP'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Software Engineering Research & Practice 
PLC'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Programming Languages & Compilers 
ICOMP'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Internet Computing 
SWWS'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Semantic Web & Web Services 
CDES'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Computer Design 
RTCOMP'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Real-Time Computing Systems & Applications 
ESA'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Embedded Systems & Applications 
ICWN'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Wireless Networks 
PSC'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Pervasive Systems & Computing 
IPCV'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, & Pattern Recognition 
CGVR'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality 
MSV'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Methods 
CGD'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Computer Games Development 
FECS'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science & Computer Engineering 
FCS'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Foundations of Computer Science 
EEE'06 - The 2006 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, e-Government, & Outsourcing 
DMIN'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Data Mining 
IKE'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Information & Knowledge Engineering 
BIOCOMP'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Bioinformatics & Computational Biology 
CNAN'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Computing in Nanotechnology 
ERSA'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Engineering of Reconfigurable Systems & Algorithms 
CIC'06 - The 2006 International Conference on Communications in Computing 

A link to each conference's URL can be found at http://www.world-academy-of-science.org

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