NSF Task-Based Information Search Systems Workshop

Workshop Schedule

Wednesday, March 13: Arrive in Chapel Hill

Workshop participants can take a taxi or one of the pre-arranged van trips (5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 7 p.m.) from the airport to the Aloft Hotel. Specific information as well as contact information for the organizers will be sent via email to participants.

Thursday, March 14: Day One

Time Agenda
7:40 a.m. Van trips from hotel to Wilson Library, Pleasants Family Assembly Room
8:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
(coffee, tea, fruit, bagels with cream cheese and assorted quiches)
8:30-9:00 a.m. Introductions and Overview
9:00-9:40 a.m. Core Area 1: Task-based Information Seeking Modeling (Pertti Vakkari)
9:40-10:20 a.m. Core Area 2: Search Systems and Task (Sue Dumais)
10:20-10:50 a.m. Break
(coffee, tea and snacks)
10:50-11:30 a.m. Core Area 3: Interfaces and Task (Gene Golovchinsky)
11:30-11:50 a.m. Field Views: Whole-Session Evaluation of Interactive Information Retrieval Systems Workshop (Nick Belkin)
11:50-12:10 p.m. Field Views: TREC Session Track (Ben Carterette)
12:10-1:10 p.m. Lunch
(sandwiches, salads, and cookies)
1:10-1:30 p.m. Instructions for Break-out Groups
1:30-3:00 p.m. Break-Out Session 1
3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
(coffee, tea and snacks)
3:30-4:45 p.m. Break-Out Group Presentations
4:45 and 5:00 p.m. Van trips back to hotel
6:30-7:30 p.m. Reception at the W XYZ Lounge
7:30-9:30 p.m. Walk to dinner at Elements

 

Friday, March 15: Day Two

Time Agenda
7:40 a.m. Van trips from hotel to campus
8:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast
(coffee, tea, fruit, bagels with cream cheese and assorted quiches)
8:30-9:30 a.m. Plenary Discussion: Refine and Prioritize Research Questions
9:30-10:30 a.m. Break-Out Session 2
10:30-11:00 a.m. Break
(coffee, tea and snacks)
11:00-12:00 p.m. Break-Out Session 2 continues
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
(from Mediterranean Deli)
1:10-2:30 p.m. Reports from Break-out Sessions
2:30-3:30 p.m. Plenary Discussion: Next Steps and Research Agenda
3:30 p.m. Close
3:45 and 4:05 p.m. Van trips back to hotel and taxi trips to airport (for departures before 7pm)
no pre-arranged dinner

Organizers:Diane Kelly (PI), Jaime Arguello (Co-PI), Robert Capra (Co-PI)
Student Assistant: Anita Crescenzi
School of Information & Library Science
University of North Carolina
100 Manning Hall, CB#3360
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360