SIGKDD Impact Program 2018

The SIGKDD Impact Program was established in 2017. As the SIGKDD community has expanded its reach dramati- cally over the past few years and the KDD conference has grown into a major global event, the aim for the social im- pact program is to focus the power of the community to- wards a broader posi...

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Published in:SIGKDD explorations 2019-05, Vol.21 (1), p.36-37
Main Authors: Sosič, Rok, Ghani, Rayid, Leskovec, Jure
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The SIGKDD Impact Program was established in 2017. As the SIGKDD community has expanded its reach dramati- cally over the past few years and the KDD conference has grown into a major global event, the aim for the social im- pact program is to focus the power of the community to- wards a broader positive societal impact. The goal of this program was to support projects that pro- mote data science, increase its impact on society, and help the data science community. The project duration was lim- ited to one year. The total amount of funding provided by the SIGKDD Impact Program in 2018 was $250k, given as unrestricted gifts. Projects funded in 2018 were required to present a mid- project update of their work and outcomes at the KDD 2018 conference in London in August 2018.
ISSN:1931-0145
1931-0153
DOI:10.1145/3331651.3331657