DM: Last Call for Exhibits - KDD-98

[Ismail Parsa]

Dear knowledge discovery and data mining colleague:

The deadline to submit a proposal for the KDD-98 exhibits is May 1st, 
1998.

I am including the last call for exhibits. This year we are 
implementing
major changes in the exhibits program. Please take a moment to review 
the highlights listed below.

We are looking forward to see you and your products/services in New 
York 
city.

Join Us for KDD-98! 

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|                  KDD-98 LAST CALL FOR EXHIBITS                     |
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|          The Fourth International Conference on Knowledge          |
|                Discovery and Data Mining -- KDD-98                 |
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|               [http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/kdd98] or               |
|             [http://www.aaai.org/Conferences/KDD/1998]             |
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|                          Sponsored by the                          |
|          American Association for Artificial Intelligence          |
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|                         in Cooperation with                        |
|            IEEE Technical Committee on Data Engineering            |
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|                   New York City, New York, USA                     |
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|               Conference Dates: August 27-31, 1998                 |
|               Exhibition Dates: August 28-29, 1998                 |
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|                       Collocated with the                          |
|           Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB-98)             |
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The Fourth International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data
Mining (KDD-98) is the premiere event for the data mining community,
bringing together researchers, practitioners and application
developers from such KDD related fields as machine learning,
statistics, databases, data visualization, database marketing and
finance to share ideas/experiences, and to explore new concepts,
applications, tools and techniques. KDD-98 will follow the success of
previous KDD conferences and will feature technical sessions,
tutorials, panels, workshops and exhibits.  We invite participants
from universities, industry and government. For more information about
the conference, please visit URL: http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/kdd98.

The KDD-98 exhibits program will also follow the success of the
exhibits and demonstration sessions in previous KDD conferences, 
featuring demonstrations by the leading vendors of knowledge
discovery and data mining products and services, knowledge discovery
applications and research prototypes. Unlike the previous exhibits,
KDD-98 will:

o Run the exhibits/demos in parallel with the conference so that
  schedules do not interfere with each other.

o Make the exhibits/demos separately accessible from the conference
  for a nominal fee, less than the conference fee.

o Separate the poster sessions from the exhibits/demos to
  differentiate the academic work from the commercial companies.

o Keep the exhibits/demos area open for 1.5 days: 1/2 day on August
  28th (Friday) and a full day on August 29th (Saturday).

o Invite the leading consultants providing services in the area of
  knowledge discovery and data mining.

o Feature presentations by leading guest speakers in the area of
  knowledge discovery and data mining.

o Advertise the exhibits/demos on the internet (in related newsgroups
  and electronic journals) and in leading professional journals and
  magazines.

All commercial knowledge discovery and data mining tool vendors,
consultants providing related services, academics with research
prototypes, publishers and corporations with significant applications
are welcome to exhibit at KDD-98.

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The conference will be held in New York City, in midtown Manhattan, at
the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel between August 27-31, 1998. For 
more information about the conference, please see 
[http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/kdd98].

The exhibits/demos area will be open during the following dates/hours:

     August 28, 1998: 12:00-6:00pm
     August 29, 1998: 10:00-6:00pm.

The registration deadline for the commercial exhibits is:

     May 1, 1998.

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| Commercial Vendor/Service Provider/Publisher Exhibits              |
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The exhibitor fee for KDD-98 will be $500.  Exhibitors will be
provided with a 6 ft. table top.  In this space, exhibitors will be 
allowed to distribute product/service/company literature, display
product/service demonstrations and set up signage.  Exhibitors are
responsible for bringing all hardware and software required for their
demonstrations (We can provide projection equipment. Although we 
don't 
recommend it, we can also rent hardware, if absolutely needed.) 

If you would like to exhibit at KDD-98, please contact AAAI through
email at:

     kdd@aaai.org (also CC: iparsa@epsilon.com)

with the subject line "KDD-98 Exhibits." Please send your email before
May 1, 1998 and include the name of your product(s) and/or service(s),
and a 200 word (maximum) description of your product(s) and/or
service(s).

You may also fax or mail this information before May 1, 1998 to:

     AAAI
     KDD-98 Exhibits
     445 Burgess Drive
     Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA.

     Fax: (650) 321-4457.

Your description will be published in the conference program.  Please
include your email ID and complete mailing address so that we can (add
you to our mailing list to) send a complete exhibitor materials
package.

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We welcome donations to the conference to specific non-technical
events or to provide give-aways to the attendees. Under some
circumstances, corporate logos can be placed on sponsored items.

General donations are recognized in the following ways:

o Listing of company name
     Co-sponsor of KDD-98 for $10,000 or more
     "With support from..." for donations under $10,000.
o Signage onsite.
o Brochure and program acknowledgments.
o Listing in the AI Magazine masthead as one AAAI's corporate 
sponsors.
o One standard exhibit booth space for donations over $2,000.
o One complimentary registration to KDD-98, to be assigned by sponsor.

We also welcome undesignated donations so that they can be used where
the organizers see the most need.

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The number of attendees has risen by over 100 people each year.  Given
this, we expect about 600-800 people at KDD-98.

KDD-96
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       Number of Attendees:  457

       Affiliations:         Industry            65%
                             Academics           35%

KDD-97
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       Number of Attendees:  577 (excluding exhibitors and
                                  workshop-only participants)

       Affiliations:         Research Scientist  21%
                             Univ/Coll Educator  13%
                             Student             11%
                             Management          10%
                             Programmer/Analyst   9%
                             Consultant           9%
                             Project Leader       7%
                             Engineer             6%
                             Staff Scientist      5%
                             Systems Analyst      2%
                             Administrator       <1%
                             Other                6%

       Number of Exhibitors: 17

       Number of Research
       Demonstrations:       9

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The conference will be held in New York City, in midtown Manhattan, at
the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.  New York City is the
international mecca (of everything) from high-powered businesses,
including financial, advertising, publishing and media worlds, to the
grand stage of culture and the allure of the American fashion.

The New York metropolitan area houses 18 million people and spans 3
states -- New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  Other major
metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE are an
hour away from the conference location.


Join Us for KDD-98!