ICDM'09 Call for Exhibits and Demos

The ICDM2009 Exhibit and Demo section will consist of an Exhibit Session and a Demo Session. The Exhibit Session will offer opportunities to distribute product, service, and company literature, give demonstrations and carry out recruitment activities. The Demo Session will provide data mining researchers and practitioners an exciting and highly interactive way to explore new ideas and results.

Call for exhibits
1. General Exhibitors will attend a bidding of three levels of limited number of booths: one Gold Booth (US$ 6000), two Silver Booths (US$ 4000), and three Bronze Booths (US$ 3000, tabletop only). A standard booth space will be 8' x 10' with a table (6' x 30") and two chairs.
2. The final winners selection will be based on the relationship between the distributed goods and ICDM2009, the benefit to ICDM2009 audiences, and the order of paying fees.
3. Non-profit research organizations and publishers (evidence is required to show the non-profit nature) will get a special rate (US$ 1500) for a tabletop but with lowest priority for booth allocation.
4. All fees above are valid only if payment is received by 15 Sept 2009. After 15 Sept 2009 the fee will increase by 20%.
5. Exhibitors will be responsible for any other equipment including all hardware and software required for their exhibits.
6. Benefits for an Exhibitor
One company logo on the conference web-site (in the exhibit & demo section)
Ability to include flyers or CD in conference bag for an additional fee of $200 per item
The corresponding booth or a tabletop based on the level above
One complimentary registration
Discounted registration fee for all team members manning the exhibit
7. Exhibit contact: Kanishka Bhaduri (Kanishka.Bhaduri-1@nasa.gov) (cc to Longbing Cao (longbing.cao-1@uts.edu.au)).

Call for demos

1. A demo is for (1) demonstrating data mining software systems and libraries closely related to the area of data mining and knowledge discovery, (2) showing new technological advances in applying data mining techniques.
2. The demo proposal needs to describe i) motivation for the demonstrated concepts, ii) the design, development and functionality of their work in an interactive setting, and ii) the significance of the contribution.
3. Regular student demo proposals: if a project will be undertaken by regular students only, a one page statement is needed in which the students clearly describe the student teams and confirmation by the students' supervisor.
4. Preparing your demo proposal: All demonstration submissions must be within four pages in IEEE proceedings style (double-column pages) and should include

Demonstration title

Authors (name, affiliation, email, address, phone and fax)
The corresponding author with her/his email address
Abstract (max. 150 words)
Keywords
The category of the submission
URL for the demo software (if available)
Paper ID if the demo is related to a paper at the main conference
Equipment you will bring (e.g., laptop, robot)
Equipment you will need (e.g., table, poster board, power sockets)
Special requirements (e.g., space for robot and if so how much, video projector)
A discussion of the present state of your demo (e.g., ready to demonstrate now, but if not, include a realistic estimate for conclusion and what remains to be done before you have a demonstrable software/robotic system)
A video presentation of your demo, in which you can showcase and explain its features, and the URL link where one can download the video of your demo
5. The selection criteria for the demonstration proposals evaluation include:

Relevance to ICDM
Novelty of the application domain
The technical advances and challenges
Quality and soundness of the underlying technology
Maturity of the (deployed) system
Potential for public interaction
The overall practical attractiveness of the demonstrated system
6. Proposal submission: Submit your demo proposal as a paper at ICDM2009 paper submission site. Mark it as a submission to the Demonstrations Program in the form. (Note: Demo submissions to the Demonstrations Program are not blind)
7. Each accepted proposal will be provided a standard tabletop space will be 8' x 10' with a table (6' x 30") and two chairs.
8. Demo contact: Longbing Cao (longbing.cao-1@uts.edu.au) (cc to Kanishka Bhaduri (Kanishka.Bhaduri-1@nasa.gov)).

Exhibits & Demos Important Dates
Proposal submission deadline: July 7, 2009
Notification date: September 15, 2009
Final demo papers due: October 7, 2009