CFP

REQUEST FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR KDD-07 BIRDS OF FEATHER (BOF)

As part of KDD 07, we are attempting to organize Birds of Feather (BOF) sessions. According to O'Reilly "Birds of Feather (BOF) sessions provide face to face exposure to those interested in the same projects and concepts". BOFs can be organized around research areas, application topics, or projects. BOFs are entirely up to the participants. KDD posts the topics as part of the conference announcement, provides the space and time (e.g., lunch tables). You provide the topic and conduct the BOF.

Suggested topics for BOF include:
a) Internet data mining
b) Social networks data mining
c) eCommerce data mining
d) Data mining to support service (CRM, Technical service, Break/Fix)
e) Data mining to support supply chain optimization

Feel free to add others.

With this note we are trying to gauge interest in BOFs and the topics for those BOFs. If you are interested, please send a note to sankarv at crystaliz dot com. If there is enough interest, we will organize a forum to help in coordinating the topics and the BOF logistics.

Expressions of interest are due no later than December 15, 2006

Please contact Sankar Virdhagriswaran, sankarv at crystaliz.com.