The purpose of this call is to invite groups interested in hosting ECML PKDD 2013. ECML PKDD 2011 will take place in Athens, ECML PKDD 2012 will take place in Bristol.

Selection Process

All proposals submitted by the deadline below will be examined by the ECML PKDD Steering Committee and its Proposal Chairs, who may provide feedback in order to ensure that the quality of the proposal meets the standards of past ECML PKDD conferences.

The proposals will then be made available in electronic form to the ECML PKDD community, at least one week prior to ECML PKDD 2011. The final selection will be made at the public community meeting at this conference, where all proposals will be presented and discussed. The community will then decide upon the location and the chairs of the meeting in 2013 via a ballot vote among all participants of the meeting.

Selection Criteria

For the preparation of your proposal, please read the Guidelines for a Preparation of ECML PKDD proposals. It contains a list of selection criteria that may influence the community decision, as well as some recommendations on desirable implementations. However, your proposal may, of course, deviate from these recommendations.

Relevant criteria include

• proposed dates and schedule
• program chairs and organisation
• venue and lecture rooms
• budget and estimate for conference fees
• accomodation and infrastructure
• conference format and new ideas

A more detailed description of these criteria can be found here. Feel free to include anything else that you believe might be relevant for assessing the quality of your proposal.

Submission Procedure

Please submit a document that addresses the above points to proposals@ecmlpkdd.org. The submission deadline is June 30th, 2011.

Proposal Chairs

• Johannes Fürnkranz (TU Darmstadt)
• Joost N. Kok (Leiden University)