In conjunction with the 2013 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, the VP Institute is sponsoring the 3rd Global TechMining Conference. “Tech-mining” tools include bibliometric and text-mining software (e.g., VantagePoint, TDA) as well as other analytical & visualization applications. The goal of the conference is to help build cross-disciplinary networks of analysts, software specialists, and researchers to advance the use of textual information in multiple science, technology, and business development fields. Conference themes will include, but are not limited to:
DATA
o Sourcing, preparing and interpreting data resources, including patents & publications, web data extraction (web scraping, web crawling), full-text handling, meta-data assignment, business & market information, genetic & other novel data sources
TEXT-MINING TOOLS AND METHODS
o Advances, best practices and/or cases of topic modeling, term clumping, association rules, term manipulation, etc.
o Visualization, data presentation, and novel ways to communicate findings
APPLIED RESEARCH
o Future-Oriented Technology Analyses (FTA)
o Intelligence generation for private-sector decision-making (e.g., Management of Technology)
o R&D assessment, portfolio management & knowledge diffusion in the public sector
Suggested topics include case studies/research results, development of new methods, and development of enhanced software tools (e.g., macros). The working language of the conference will be English.
The conference organizing committee invites submissions of abstracts (250 word maximum) for:
1) Oral presentations. Abstracts for oral presentations should address well-advanced research. Presenters will have access to projection technology.
2) Roundtable presentations. Roundtables are intended for works in progress. Presenters will not have access to projection technology.
3) Posters. Abstracts are especially invited from undergraduate or graduate students; researchers within three years of receipt of a doctoral degree; and others who prefer this visual mode. Presenters should be available for questions and discussion.
Address questions to Denise Chiavetta, Program Chair, at dchiavetta@searchtech.com.