Conference on Information and Knowledge Management
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Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM, pronounced /ˈsikəm/) is an annual computer science
research conference
dedicated to information and knowledge management
. Since the first event in 1992, the conference has evolved into one of the major forums for research on database management, information retrieval
, and knowledge management. The conference is noted for its interdisciplinarity
, as it brings together communities that otherwise often publish at separate venues. Recent editions have attracted well beyond 500 participants. In addition to the main research program, the conference also features a number of workshops, tutorials, and industry presentations.
For many years, the conference was held in the US. Since 2005, venues in other countries have been selected as well. Locations include:
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM, pronounced /ˈsikəm/) is an annual computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
research conference
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
dedicated to information and knowledge management
Knowledge management
Knowledge management comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences...
. Since the first event in 1992, the conference has evolved into one of the major forums for research on database management, information retrieval
Information retrieval
Information retrieval is the area of study concerned with searching for documents, for information within documents, and for metadata about documents, as well as that of searching structured storage, relational databases, and the World Wide Web...
, and knowledge management. The conference is noted for its interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic fields into one single discipline. An interdisciplinary field crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged....
, as it brings together communities that otherwise often publish at separate venues. Recent editions have attracted well beyond 500 participants. In addition to the main research program, the conference also features a number of workshops, tutorials, and industry presentations.
For many years, the conference was held in the US. Since 2005, venues in other countries have been selected as well. Locations include:
- 1992: Baltimore, MD, USA
- 1993: Washington, DC, USA
- 1994: Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- 1995: Baltimore, MD, USA
- 1996: Rockville, MD, USA
- 1997: Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 1998: Bethesda, MD, USA
- 1999: Kansas City, MO, USA
- 2000: Washington, DC, USA
- 2001: Atlanta, GA, USA
- 2002: McLean, VA, USA
- 2003: New Orleans, LA, USA
- 2004: Washington, DC, USA
- 2005: BremenBremenThe City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, Germany - 2006: Arlington, VA, USA
- 2007: LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal - 2008: Napa Valley, CA, USA
- 2009: Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, China - 2010: TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Canada - 2011: GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, UK