ECEM/EAML 2004

Ecological modelling is concerned with the development and use of mathematical, computer and simulation models of ecosystems. It is a relatively young scientific discipline, which is rapidly gaining importance, especially because of the use and usefulness of ecological models for the management of natural resources. The European Conference on Ecological Modelling (ECEM) is the premiere European scientific event in the area of ecological modelling and regularly attracts an international audience. Delegates from all over the world are welcome.

As environmental concerns grow and information technology develops, more and more data on the different aspects (physical, chemical, biological, ecological) of the environment are gathered. There is an increasing need to analyse the collected environmental data for different purposes, which include the support for environmental management decisions. The International Workshop on Environmental Applications of Machine Learning will provide a forum for presenting recent advances in applying machine learning and data mining techniques for the analysis of environmental data.

The Fourth European Conference on Ecological Modelling and the Fourth International Workshop on Environmental Applications of Machine Learning (EAML) will be organized jointly in Bled, Slovenia, during the week of September 27 - October 1, 2004. A single registration fee will enable researchers to participate in both events. The events aim to bring together researches from the areas of ecology, ecological modelling and environmental sciences, on one hand, and the areas of data analysis, data mining and machine learning, on the other.

Abstracts should be submitted by March 20, 2004. Notification of acceptance for presentation at the conference will be sent by April 15, 2004. Full papers should be submitted by June 15, 2004. They will be reviewed by members of an international program committee for inclusion in a special issue of the journal Ecological Modelling and/or an edited book.

In the week following ECEM/EAML-04 (October 4-7), the ninth edition of the seminar (course) "Analysis of Environmental Data with Machine Learning Methods" will take place in Ljubljana. The seminar will give an introduction to selected machine learning methods as well as illustrative case studies of using these methods to analyse environmental data. The participants will learn to use selected machine learning tools and will have the opportunity for practical work with these tools on real environmental data. A separate registration fee applies for this event.

Important Dates

Abstracts deadline: March 20, 2004
Notification of acceptance: April 21, 2004
Student bursary application deadline: June 10, 2004
Final version of abstract deadline: June 15, 2004
Full paper deadline: June 20, 2004
Early registration deadline: June 30, 2004
The conference: September 27 - October 1, 2004
Next conference: September 19 - 23, 2005

News

[Jan 27]	The Fifth European Conference on Ecological Modelling will be organized in Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia, during the week September 19 - 23, 2005.
[Jan 12]	The conference proceedings are on-line.
[Oct 20]	The pictures from the conference are on-line.
[Oct 12]	The Program section has been updated with presentation slides.
[Sep 20]	Please check the conference program, which has some minor changes, and information for presenters.
[Aug 30]	The preliminary program is now available.
[July 1]	The deadlines for submitting the camera ready abstract and the full version of the paper have now passed. If you have not sent your submissions yet, please do this as soon as possible.
[May 21]	The following sections have been updated: Program, Registration, and Submission. A list of accepted contributions is now available. At least one author of each accepted paper has to register before June 30, 2004. Information on Student Bursaries has also been updated.
[Apr 21]	Notifications of acceptance have been sent to all authors. If you have not received a notification message, please contact us.
[Apr 19]	Due to the late arrival of many reviews, notifications of acceptance will be sent out by April 21.
[Mar 24]	Confirmation of receipt has been sent to all authors. In case you have not received a confirmation message, we have not received your submission - please contact us and re-send it again as soon as possible.
[Mar 9]	Information on Student Bursaries, Budget Travel and Program added.

Contact Information

E-mail: ecemeaml@ijs.si

Sponsoring Institutions

Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Slovenia
Slovenian Ministry for Education, Science and Sport
ISEM, The International Society for Ecological Modeling
KD-net, The Knowledge Discovery Network
PASCAL - Pattern Analysis, Statistical Modelling and Computational Learning, The network of excellence