[CPM-SPIRE-L] NTCIR-18 First Call for Task Proposal

[CHUNG-CHI CHEN]

Dear colleagues,
(Apologize if you received multiple emails from different mailing lists)

We are delighted to announce the call for task proposal of NTCIR-18. NTCIR
(NII Testbeds and Community for Information Access Research) is a series of
evaluation conferences that mainly focus on information access with East
Asian languages and English. The first NTCIR conference (NTCIR-1) took
place in August/September 1999, and the latest NTCIR-17 conference was held
in December 2023. Research teams from all over the world participate in one
or more NTCIR tasks to advance the state of the art and to learn from one
another's experiences.

We invite new task proposals within the expansive field of information
access. Organizing an evaluation task entails pinpointing significant
research challenges, strategically addressing them through collaboration
with fellow researchers (including co-organizers and participants),
developing the requisite evaluation framework to propel advancements in the
state of the art, and generating a meaningful impact on both the research
community and future developments. Prospective applicants are urged to
underscore the real-world applicability of their proposed tasks by
utilizing authentic data, focusing on practical tasks, and solving tangible
problems. Additionally, they should confront challenges in evaluating
information access technology, such as the extensive number of assessments
needed for evaluation, ensuring privacy while using proprietary data, and
conducting live tests with actual users.


*Task Proposal Submission Due: Feb 9, 2024 (Anywhere on Earth)SUBMISSION
LINK: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ntcir18proposal
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ntcir18proposal>*

Below are more details, and please feel free to contact us if you have any
questions.

Happy holidays, and happy new year.


Warm regards,
NTCIR-18 Program Committee Co-Chairs
Qingyao Ai, Chung-Chi Chen, and Shoko Wakamiya
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