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Present and Future of Recommender Systems

Published by Rudy De Waele June 29th, 2006 in Mobile Music, Mobile Web, 3G, web 2.0, Podcasts, Announcements, Usability, Mobile Search Tags: 3G, Announcements, mobile music, Mobile Search, mobile web, musicstrands, podcasts, recommendation, recommender systems, recommenders06, research, scholarship, usability, web 2.0.

Are we living throught the birth of a new industry? I believe recommendation and discovery technologies are critical for the development of the digital revolution. If the search technologies became a need when information went digital and people started to need tools to find relevant info, the recommendation technologies are needed in a society that consumes digital content.

The trend is clear: more and more digital content out there, more high quality Internet access, more devices with connectivity, all will allow people to easily access and enjoy content. But we will need help to find the relevant content for us, for each specific moment.

MusicStrands are organising a Summer School next September 12, 13 in Bilbao, Spain: Recommenders06.com - The Present and Future of Recommender Systems. They are putting together the brightest minds in the field of recommender technologies, and some of the companies defining its use.

Check the amazing list of speakers and the agenda here. Lecturers include some of the brightest minds of Yahoo, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Sun Microsystems Labs, ChangingWorlds Ltd., IBM Research, Wired Magazine and some representants of Universities specializing in this field.

The Summer School will bring together the concepts and practices of Recommender Systems and is intended for both researchers (including Ph.D. students) and for professionals and managers who want to benefit from the best information on Recommender Systems and personalization advances.

Enrollment is free but will be limited to 60 attendees. The class will fill quickly, so don’t wait to apply! As the number of participants is limited, an application should be sent as early as possible, but definitely before July 1st.

Ten scholarships for up to 1,200 euros in transportation and housing fees are available for promising students. Candidates should be pursuing or intending to pursue a Ph.D. in the area of Recommender Systems and/or Social Networking.

I can only hope you read this in time!