Transcript Workshop on Challenges in Information Retrieval and

Workshop on Challenges in
Information Retrieval and
Language Modeling
September 11-12, 2002
Amherst, Massachusetts
Goals
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Identify major open challenges in IR
Propose how language modeling
techniques can (and cannot) be used to
address those challenges
Areas represented by workshop
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Formalisms
Cross-language IR
Web search
Filtering, TDT, and
classification
User modeling
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Summarization
LM/IR toolkit
Question answering
Meta-search and
distributed retrieval
Format of discussion sessions
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Two short talks to set the stage
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Discussion
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5-10 minutes each (preferably 5)
Raise major issues in area and identify challenges
Final slide identifying points of discussion
Moderated, if needed
Take notes!
Report chapter written soon
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Combined into final report from workshop
Report teams
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Team for each area
Includes both presenters
Plus several others
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Have you signed up?
Someone should be anointed lead for area
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To get report writing organized
Agenda
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8:15 Breakfast
9:00 Background
9:45 Models
10:45 Break
11:15 CLIR
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Web
2:30 Filtering
3:30 Break
4:00 User models
5:00 Adjourn
6:30 Dinner
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8:15 Breakfast
9:00 Summarization
10:00 LEMUR
11:00 Break
11:15 Question answering
12:15 Lunch
1:30 Meta-search
2:30 Wrap-up
3:30 Adjourn
3-5 CIIR Poster session
Did you get a parking permit?
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If not, get one from Kate
Put it in your car
Thanks to…
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ARDA for funding the workshop
CMU/LTI for handling reimbursements
Local arrangements
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André Gauthier
Jean Joyce
Kate Moruzzi
Questions?