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<P><B>Autumn School 2016 for Information Retrieval and Information Foraging (ASIRF)</B><B><BR></B><B>Overview lectures on Advanced topics in Information Retrieval and Information Foraging.</B><B><BR></B><BR>2. – 8. October 2016 in Schloß Dagstuhl, Germany<BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb3/institute/iwist/veranstaltungen/asirf2016">https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb3/institute/iwist/veranstaltungen/asirf2016</A><BR><BR>The Autumn School for Information Retrieval and Information Foraging 2016 (ASIRF) provides unique opportunies to learn about the the latest developments in the area of Information Retrieval Models, Systems, Evaluation, as well as about Information Interaction and Human Information Foraging Behaviour. And meet other participants working in these areas!<BR><BR><B><I>Apply for a comprehensive student grant</I></B><I><BR></I>Grants for students from outside of Germany will cover the costs for room and board and most of costs for travelling, depending on the rates defined for different countries by the DAAD. Some 20 international students can be invited.<BR><BR><A class=moz-txt-link-freetext href="https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/media/fb3/informationswissenschaft/Herbstschule/ASIRF_2016-Application_form.pdf">https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/media/fb3/informationswissenschaft/Herbstschule/ASIRF_2016-Application_form.pdf</A></P>
<P>German students can register at a very competitive price.<BR><BR>ASIRF takes place in the historical environment at the Leibniz Center for Informatics Schloss Dagstuhl - <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http://www.dagstuhl.de"><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http://www.dagstuhl.de">www.dagstuhl.de</A></A> <BR><BR>One tutor will be (almost sure) Prof. Dr. Norbert Fuhr (University of Duisburg-Essen), a Salton-Award winner. <BR><BR><B>Topics</B><B><BR></B>- Models<BR>- Evaluation<BR>- Modelling Interactive IR<BR>- Information Behavior<BR>- IR interfaces and user oriented design<BR>...<BR><BR>ASIRF will also take place in 2017 and it will again offer student grants.<BR><BR><B>Organisation</B><BR><BR>Prof. Thomas Mandl & Dr. Ben Heuwing<BR>Universität Hildesheim, Germany <BR>asirf att uni - hildesheim dott de<BR><BR>Dr. Ingo Frommholz<BR>University of Bedfordshire, UK<BR><BR>German Special Interest Group IR<BR><BR></P></DIV><BR></SPAN></BODY></HTML>