Program Information Pages

Equipment Note
Each room for workshops, tutorials, research track and industrial track, will be equipped with microphones, speakers and a data projector. Presenters will be able to test their laptops with the projectors 20 minutes before their scheduled session.


Full Program

Link to final version of the program. A pdf version of the program is also available.

General Schedule

Saturday, August 20:
5:00pm-9:00pm Registration

Sunday, August 21:
07:30am-8:00pm Registration (all day)
09:00am-12:00pm Morning sesssion of workshops and tutorials
10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch on your own
1:30pm-4:30pm Afternoon session of workshops and tutorials
3:00pm-3:30pm Coffee Break
4:30pm-5:00pm Break
5:00pm-7:30pm KDD Opening and Awards

Monday, August 22:
7:30am-5:00pm Registration
7:00am-8:30am Continental breakfast - sponsored by SAS
8:30am-10:00am Invited Speaker - Prabhakar Raghavan
Incentive Networks
10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break
10:30pm-12:00pm Paper presentations
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch - sponsored by Yahoo! Research Labs
1:30pm-2:30pm Paper presentations
2:30pm-3:30pm Best Paper Award Session - sponsored by Machine Learning Journal
3:30pm-4:15pm Poster presentations
4:15pm-4:45pm Break
4:45pm-5:45pm Poster presentations
6:15pm-6:45pm Buses begin leaving for Field Museum
Additional tickers for spouse or quests, are available for $75.00 and can be purchased from the registration page.
7:00pm-10:00pm Poster reception at the Field Museum - sponsored by Fair Isaac
Note: Attendees will be able to visit all Field Museum areas except special exhibits.

Tuesday, August 23:
7:30am-5:00pm Registration
7:00am-8:30am Continental Breakfast - sponsored by SPSS
8:30am-10:00am Invited Speaker - Gian Fulgoni
Mining the Internet: The Eighth Wonder of the World
10:00am-10:30am Coffee Break
10:30am-12:00pm Paper presentations
12:00pm-2:00pm SIGKDD Business Lunch - sponsored by Microsoft SQL Server
2:00pm-3:30pm Paper presentations
3:30pm-4:00pm Coffee Break
4:00pm-6:00pm Paper presentations
6:00pm-6:45 KDDTransfer Meeting
7:15-10:30 Program Commitee and Organizing Committee Dinner
(by invitation only)

Wednesday, August 24:
7:30am-8:30am Continental Breakfast (sponsored)
08:30am-9:30am Plenary Panel - Chair: George John
09:30am-10:30am Invited Speaker - Albert-L�szl� Barab�si
The architecture of complexity: The structure and the dynamics of networks, from the web to the cell.
10:30am-11:00am Coffee Break
11:00am-12:30pm Paper presentations
Additional Events:
1:00pm-2:30pm Chicago Loop Architecture Walking Tour $20
3:00pm-4:30pm Chicago Architecture River Cruise $25
5:00pm-6:00pm Millennium Park Walking Tours $10

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