Conference Bidding

The International Educational Data Mining Society board is seeking bids for conference locations that meet the following criteria:

  • Provide a high quality conference experience for attendees at low cost
  • Move to diverse locations around the world, not staying concentrated in one region for more than 1-2 consecutive years

Who should bid?

Proposed local conference chairs are the usual submitters and typically the local host is a general co-chair, along with 1-2 more co-chairs and 2-3 program chairs appointed by the IEDMS board. 

Co-location

We appreciate attempts to co-locate with related conferences including AIED, UMAP, ITS, or other organizations who are members of IAALDE, see https://alliancelss.com/

Dates

Classically we have held EDM between late June through mid-July. However the board is open to other timeline proposals. Please include any proposal for new dates and submission deadlines in a separate uploaded document.

General expectations are as follows:

  • a 3 day conference, with a 1-hour lunch break with provided food, and two 30–minute breaks with food and beverages in morning and afternoon, 
  • Allow for 1 plenary keynote per day (keynoters should be chosen by General Chairs and Program Chairs together, and approved by the IEDMS board before they are invited)
  • Allow for 1 industry panel, and plan for a sponsorship chair who will help recruit conference sponsorships
  • 1 workshop day, usually coordinated with co-located conference, allowing for 4 parallel small rooms 
  • at least one dinner/banquet (not the first or last night of the conference)
  • a student registration rate that is about 1/2 of the regular rate
  • registration rate should include IEDMS membership fee, to be remitted to the society
  • registration rate should include workshop registration

TIMELINE:

Bids are solicited in Spring each year and the board considers them at Board meetings every 4 months, but submitters may reach out to the EDM president when submitting to receive earlier feedback.

Please use this form to bid for an EDM conference: EDM Conference Bidding Form