The Sixteenth International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML-99) will be held at the Convention Center Festival Hall, Bled, Slovenia, from June 27 to June 30, 1999. ICML-99 will be co-located with the Ninth International Workshop on Inductive Logic Programming (ILP-99).

Submissions are expected that describe empirical, theoretical, and cognitive-modeling research in all areas of machine learning. Submissions that present algorithms for novel learning tasks, interdisciplinary research involving machine learning, or innovative applications of machine learning techniques to challenging, real-world problems are especially encouraged. For application papers, novelty and lessons for the machine learning community are of particular interest. All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least two members of the international programme committee.

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

Authors must submit four (4) hardcopies and an electronic version (PostScript) of each submission, as well as a copy of the title page via email.

The mailing address for hardcopies is:
 

(phone +386 61 177 3528 for use on express mail forms)

Submissions must arrive by  February 1, 1999,
acceptance decisions will be mailed by  March 27, 1999,
and camera-ready copies will be due by  April 19, 1999.

Electronic versions (PostScript, preferrably gzipped) should be emailed to icml99@ijs.si  with a subject "postscript submission".

We depend on the electronic versions in PostScript to cut mailing costs and speed-up the reviewing process. Submissions not  ccompanied by an electronic version will only be processed exceptionally, when the authors cannot produce such an electronic version and have explained this on the title page.

A copy of the title page (plain ascii text) should be also emailed to icml99@ijs.si with a subject "title page" by  January 28, 1999 (note the date).

The title page should accompany each hardcopy submission, in addition to being sent through electronic mail. The title page, both the
electronic and hardcopy versions, should be formatted as follows:

Title:

Authors with addresses:

Abstract (250 word maximum):

Keywords:

Email address of contact author:

Phone number of contact author:

Electronic version: PostScript / None (please explain why not!)

Multiple submission statement (if applicable):

PLEASE SEND YOUR TITLE PAGE AS PLAIN ASCII.
(Do NOT send PostScript, Latex, Microsoft Word, etc.)

Submissions (including the title page, figures, tables, and references) must not exceed 16 pages. Please start the body of your paper on page 2, but you need not repeat the title, abstract, etc. on that page. Staple each copy of the paper including the title page. Two-sided printing is encouraged.

Submissions must be formatted as follows: 12-point font (except for references, which can be formatted in a 10- or 11-point font), single-spaced (Baselineskip = 0.1875 inches or 0.4763 cm), a maximum per-page text width of 5.5 inches (14 cm), and a maximum per-page text height of 7.5 in (19 cm). For those using LaTeX, a style file and a sample source file are available. In the interest of fairness, if a submission exceeds the length dictated by the above requirements, it will be rejected without review.

Simultaneous submissions to multiple conferences are allowed, as long as this is clearly indicated on the cover page. Accepted papers will be published in the ICML'99 Proceedings, provided they are withdrawn from the other conferences.

WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:

ICML-99 Workshops will take place on June 30 at Hotel Park.
Workshop proposals should be submitted by  January 10, 1999 to the workshop chair Dunja Mladenic at Dunja.Mladenic@ijs.si,  cc: icml99@ijs.si, subject "icml99 workshop proposal".
Acceptance decisions will be mailed by February 1, 1999.
Camera-ready proceedings from the workshop organizers are due  June 1, 1999.

The proposals should not exceed three pages and should contain a title, organizer (with contact details), tentative program committee, workshop description and a draft call for papers for the workshop.

TUTORIAL PROPOSALS:

ICML-99 Tutorials will take place in the afternoon of June 26 at Hotel Park.
Tutorial proposals should be submitted by January 10, 1999 to the tutorial chair Blaz Zupan at Blaz.Zupan@ijs.si,  cc: icml99@ijs.si, subject "icml99 tutorial proposal".
Acceptance decisions will be mailed by February 1, 1999.
Camera-ready tutorial notes from the lecturers are due June 1, 1999.

The proposals should not exceed two pages and should contain a title, lecturer (with contact details), duration (hours), a description of the tutorial and a brief profile of the lecturer.