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It is already the third time that the Chemnitz University of Technology and Prudential Systems organize the Data Mining Cup as an international IT students contest with the focus on Data Mining and Analytical CRM. In this year, not only students and university graduates from the German-speaking region, but also international students are invited to take part in the cup. For further information on the Data Mining Cup, see under www.data-mining-cup.com .

The cup will start in the spring of 2002. This means: On April 2, 2002, there will be the "starting signal" for the analysis. The participants get a data analysis task that consists in the analysis of anonymized customer data. Based on given data, a prediction model to optimize a direct mailing action shall be created. Then, the handed-in results are judged by an expert jury. The deadline for handing-in the results is May 6, 2002. The software needed for the task specification can be requested free of charge. Own and other commercial software developments are also welcome and allowed. The winners will get attractive prizes such as the participation in the International Conference on "Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining" (KDD 2002) in Edmonton, Canada.

As in the years before, the objective of the this year's Data Mining Cup is to cause students to become acquainted with the topic of the intelligent data analysis. During the Data Mining User Event Days on June 26-28, 2002 in the Parkhotel Dorint Chemnitz that are the finale and the highlight of the DMC 2002, the students can also inform themselves about job opportunities. Moreover, specialist lectures will be given by Data Mining experts and enterprises as well as products will be presented. The DMC is sponsored by many national and international partners. If you are interested, please contact: dmc@prudsys.de .

Best regards Sandra Hoemke Eventmarketing/PR