IEEE International Conference on
Data Mining
Home Page: http://www.cs.uvm.edu/~icdm/
NB: unless specified otherwise, "ICDM organizers" in this document mean the Program Chairs and Conference Chair of each year's ICDM conference.
ICDM is held every year, in different regions of the world, preferably in December.
The conference program of each year consists of high-quality contributed papers on all aspects of data mining. Original (previously unpublished) manuscripts on various data mining related topics are solicited.
Location decisions are made by the ICDM Steering Committee. The Steering Committee selects the Program Chair(s) and Proceedings Chair.
The Steering Committee encourages proposals for location by teams vying to hold the ICDM conference. Proposals for future years' ICDM conference will be discussed at each ICDM conference.
Each proposal should have a mention of the planned social items, such as lunches, receptions, e-mail access, and possible sightseeing activities.
The organizers of each ICDM conference agree with the Steering Committee's terms on conference publications and ICDM Funds (if any).
ICDM Program Chairs of each year are advised not to submit any papers to ICDM in that particular year, but can possibly publish one paper in the workshops proceedings subject to a regular workshop review process.
ICDM Calls for Papers.
ICDM best paper awards will be conferred on the author(s) of the Best Paper and the Best Application Paper at each ICDM conference. The awards will be announced in the calls for papers.
A selected number of ICDM accepted papers will be expanded and revised for possible inclusion in the KAIS journal (Knowledge and Information Systems, by Springer) each year. This will be mentioned in all calls for papers of the ICDM conference.
The membership of the Steering Committee will be published in the calls for papers of ICDM conferences.
From ICDM '07 on, the following page limits apply:
The Steering Committee should be consulted before the call for papers of a forthcoming ICDM conference is announced.
ICDM Established Researchers in Data Mining and Program Committee Formation.
For the long-term benefits of the ICDM conference organization, the ICDM Steering Committee compiles a database of "Established Researchers in Data Mining" at a password-protected website. This database is used by the ICDM organizers each year to invite suitable Program Committee members. The database is accessible to ICDM Steering Committee members only, but is also accessible to each year's ICDM organizers for that particular year.
An "Established Researcher in Data Mining" is a data mining researcher in at least one of the following 3 categories.
Serves/has served on first-rate data mining related journals, such as
Has served more than once on relevant, top-tier conference program committees, such as
Has published more than once at ICDM or in the above journals and conferences as a principal author.
The database also contains (1) information about who served on which year(s)' ICDM Program Committee, and (2) comments from each year's Program Committee Chairs for some of these established researchers if they
The Program Committee of each year must replace at least one third of the previous year's Program Committee members.
While PhD students and postdoctoral research associates are encouraged to help with ICDM paper reviews (generally with their advisors/supervisors), they are not included in our database of established researchers, and therefore are not good candidates for ICDM Program Committees.
Each year, the ICDM organizers are invited to add new names to the database. The new additions can be invited by the current year's ICDM organizers to serve on the current year's Program Committee, and only after they are approved by the Steering Committee Chair, will they be eligible for membership in the Steering Committee's database of "Established Researchers in Data Mining".
ICDM Paper Reviews and Selection.
ICDM uses electronic submissions and also performs data analysis on Cyberchair each year. Before the Program Chairs do the paper assignments, the paper list with abstracts will be forwarded to Program Committee members for them to choose their own preferences to review.
From ICDM '07 on, a double blind review process will be adopted.
In the review form, the Program Committee members/reviewers are asked to answer
whether the paper is recommended for the best paper award, and
whether an extended version of the paper is recommended for publication in the KAIS journal.
ICDM encourages both applied and theoretical research in data mining, and promotes high quality, novel and daring research findings in every data mining area. When selecting ICDM papers, each year's ICDM organizers should consider the balance of different research styles, such as theory, methodology, algorithms, systems, integration, and applications.
Paper acceptance decisions (such as acceptance rate, and the ratio between Regular Papers and Short Papers) should be discussed with the Steering Committee.
There are reasons for not accepting papers as posters (but short papers instead), and each year's ICDM organizers are encouraged to organize a poster/demo session for every accepted paper to participate.
Papers exploring new directions will receive a careful and supportive review at ICDM conferences.
Vice Chairs are a very useful mechanism in paper reviewing and selection. The ICDM organizers of each year are encouraged to have a small number of Vice Chairs, and convene a (face-to-face or tele-conference) meeting with these Vice Chairs for the final paper selection if at all possible.
Decisions on invited speakers should be discussed with the Steering Committee. Each invited speaker must be an established and recognized researcher in his/her own research field.
There are parallel paper sessions at ICDM conferences, at least 2, but no more than 3 if at all possible.
In addition to presentations of accepted papers and invited talks, the organizers of each ICDM conference are also encouraged to organize workshops, tutorials, and data mining software/product demonstrations.
Each year's ICDM organizers are encouraged to call for or invite papers from distinguished researchers for a special session (or panel) on Emerging Data Mining Technology.
In consultation with the Program Chairs and the Steering Committee Chair, the Conference Chair appoints the following chairs: Local Arrangements Chair, Workshops Chair, Tutorials Chair, Panels Chair, Publicity Chair, Finance Chair, Sponsorship Chair, Registration Chair, and Best Paper Awards Chair.
The Best Paper Awards Chair will have the Program Chairs and additional members to form the awards committee, and the committee membership is subject to the approval of the Conference Chair and the Steering Committee Chair.
The Registration Chair should develop the registration forms with the Conference Chair, Finance Chair, and Steering Committee Chair, and make sure that both hard- and CD copies of the conference proceedings are available on the registration form.
The program booklet for conference paricipants, with details for the schedule of sessions, session chairs, abstracts of invited talks, tutorials, and other related information will be designed by the Program Chairs, in consultation with other chairs, and locally printed by the Local Arrangements Chair.
Workshops, tutorials, and panels are an integral part of the conference program each year, and therefore the Workshops Chair, Tutorials Chair, and Panels Chair should discuss all submissions and other relevant information with the Program Chairs and Conference Chair, before ranking and accepting proposals.
From ICDM '06 on,
The participation in ICDM workshops and tutorials will be complimentary to all conference participants - the conference registration covers everything.
Workshops will generally be organized on the first day of each year's conference.
Tutorials will generally be organized in parallel with paper sessions.
The Workshops Chair and Tutorials Chair should discuss with the Conference Chair and Local Arrangements Chair for a time schedule for the submission and publication of workshop proceedings and tutorial notes.
It is the responsibility of the Workshops Chair to
interact with each workshop's organizers,
provide coordinated important dates and paper acceptance guidelines,
inform the workshop organizers that they are each allowed to publish at most one paper in their own workshop (subject to a regular workshop review process),
collect their submission data and approve their acceptance decisions,
forward the accepted paper lists with contact author information to the Proceedings Chair.
act on the information requests from the Proceedings Chair and/or the Publisher for the workshops proceedings.
The Workshops Chair can publish at most one paper in the current year's workshops proceedings, subject to a regular workshop review process.
It is the responsibility of the Tutorials Chair to interact with each tutorial provider, collect their tutorial notes (in either PDF or Powerpoint), provide a uniform cover design for each set of tutorial notes, and forward all tutorial notes to the Local Arrangements Chair in time for printing.