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Prof. Bruce Croft on "Putting Information Retrieval to the Test"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU ((Amy Wang @ Bellcore - Library Net)
Mon Sep 21 12:53:21 1992
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1992 11:18:29 CDT
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From: "(Amy Wang @ Bellcore - Library Network, Piscataway, NJ)" <january@donner.cc.bellcore.com>
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The following has been cross-posted to ASIS-L, IR-L, LIBRES, & PACS-L for
someone who does not have Internet access. Apologies for the duplication.
NJ/ASIS
Distinguished Lectureship
W. Bruce Croft
October 14, 1992
The New Jersey Chapter of the American Society for Information Science
proudly announces Professor W. Bruce Croft of the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst as the recipient of its eighth annual Distinguished Lectureship
award. New Jersey established this award in 1985 to honor individuals who
have made significant contributions to the field of information science.
You are cordially invited to attend the events surrounding the presentation
of this award.
COLLOQUIUM: W. Bruce Croft, "Current Research at the University of
Massachusetts Information Retrieval Laboratory." He will
present and discuss recent results from IR research including the
use of phrases in retrieval, automatic thesaurus construction,
the inference net retrieval model, and integration with database
systems.
Rutgers University Student Center Colloquium: 2:30 - 4:00
Multipurpose Room with an informal reception
126 College Avenue immediately following at
New Brunswick, NJ 08903 SCILS, 3rd Floor
Faculty Lounge.
Please park in Lot 26 or 30 behind the Student Center or the deck on
College Avenue. No parking permit is necessary; simply write ASIS on a
piece of paper and leave on windshield.
RECEPTION
AND DINNER: Somerset Marriott
110 Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873
Reception 5:30 PM; Dinner 6:30 PM; Speaker 7:30 PM.
PROGRAM: NJ/ASIS Distinguished Lectureship Award
W. Bruce Croft, "Putting Information Retrieval to the Test:
Experiences from the TIPSTER Project." This talk will focus on
the DARPA-funded TIPSTER project in which IR techniques are
evaluated using large, full-text databases in English and
Japanese. The early experiences from this project will be
discussed, along with the potential impact of this work on the
development of commercial systems.
I plan to attend the following events of the NJ/ASIS Distinguished
Lectureship:
___ COLLOQUIUM
___ DINNER/PROGRAM COST
_____ Chicken Piccata ___ $30.00 Nonmembers
_____ Fillet of Sole, Stuffed with ___ $25.00 Members
Crabmeat ___ $15.00 Students, retirees,
_____ Vegetarian Lasagna unemployed
NAME: ____________________________________________ AFFILIATION: ___________
COMPANY: _________________________________________ TELEPHONE: _____________
Return this portion with your check payable to NJ/ASIS no later than
October 9, 1992 to:
Judith Roff
Ciba-Geigy
556 Morris Avenue, SIC 134
Summit, NJ 07980
(908) 277-5404
Please note: Payment is expected in advance. No refunds without 72 hours
notice.
