PROMISE technology transfer day: spreading the word on information access evaluation at an industrial event

Abstract

The Technology Transfer Day was held at CeBIT 2013 from March 5 to March 9, at the Deutsche Messe in Hannover, Germany. PROMISE presented three events at CeBIT: a panel in the CeBIT Global Conference (CGC) - Power Stage, a one-day workshop hosted in the CeBIT Convention Center, and a stand "EU Language & Big Data Projects" in Hall 9. The whole program included 4 panelists, 12 invited talks, and discussions among the speakers and with the public. This report overviews the aims and contents of the events and outlines the major outcomes.

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Index Terms

• Information systems

  • Information retrieval

  • Information storage systems