WiML Workshop 2021 @ NeurIPS 16^th Workshop for Women in Machine Learning

Submissions are now closed, but if you would like to participate as a volunteer, poster mentor, or social host, please apply here before November 5, 2021 to be considered!

The 16th Workshop for Women in Machine Learning (WiML) will be co-located with NeurIPS in December 2021 and will be held virtually. The workshop is a one-day event with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations. The event brings together members of the academic and industry research community for an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from each other. Underrepresented groups and undergraduates interested in pursuing machine learning research are encouraged to participate. There will be virtual mentorship sessions to discuss current research trends and career choices in machine learning. While all presenters will identify as a woman, nonbinary or gender non-conforming, members of all gender identities are invited to attend.

All submissions must abide by the WiML Code of Conduct.

Submission page: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/WiML2021

Registration funding and non-author participation application: here.

IMPORTANT DATES

● September 1, 2021 - Abstract submission opens on CMT

● October 5, 11:59 pm AoE - Abstract submission deadline

● October 20, 2021 - Notification of abstract acceptance

● October 20, 2021 - Application for registration fee funding and volunteering opens

● November 5, 2021 - Registration funding application deadline

● November 12, 2021 - Registration funding notification

● December 9-10, 2021 - WiML Workshop Day

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

We strongly encourage students, postdocs, and researchers in all areas of machine learning who identify as a woman, nonbinary or gender non-conforming to submit an abstract (1 page PDF) describing new, previously, or concurrently published research. We welcome abstract submissions in theory, methodology, as well as applications. While the presenting author need not be the first author of the work, we request that the presenting author be identifying as a woman, nonbinary or gender non-conforming.

Submissions will be reviewed in a double-blind setting. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to present their work in a virtual poster session. A few authors will be selected to give spotlight or oral presentations. There are no formal proceedings. Abstracts are non-archival: they may describe completed research or work-in-progress.

Please refer to the detailed Submission Instructions.

REGISTRATION FEE FUNDING

Registration to the NeurIPS virtual conference is required to participate in this year's WiML workshop. Registration fee funding for NeurIPS will be available for eligible WiML participants. To qualify, the participant must be a student, postdoc, or equivalent position (equivalent positions include unemployed recent grads and early career researchers from underrepresented regions or groups), and identify as a woman, nonbinary or gender non-conforming. Priority will be given to poster presenters, workshop volunteers, and first-time attendees of NeurIPS or similar conferences. Funding recipients must participate in the WiML Workshop as either a poster presenter or volunteer as outlined in the application.

Funding and volunteering application form: Please check starting October 20, 2021 for the application link, when it will be made ready. The application deadline is November 5, 2021.

VOLUNTEERING

We are seeking volunteers to help with technical setup and virtual technology testing before and during the event, e.g., letting people into Zoom rooms, poster mentors etc. You can indicate if you can help in any way in the application form.

OTHER SUBSIDIES

We will also consider internet and equipment subsidies for the purpose of attending the workshop. Equipment may include headphones, microphones, funding to cover internet access, and anything else that might facilitate participation in the workshop. Please see the funding and volunteering application form for details.

Questions? Check out the FAQs (https://wimlworkshop.org/faq/) or reach us at workshop@wimlworkshop.org

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