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#language en

== Structure of the Seminar ==

This seminar can be seen as a conference session. A chairman leads through the seminar and the audience can change between the contributions. We have two roles:

'''Speaker:'''
 * chooses a type of contribution (default is 20/10-talk)
 * provides title, abstract and type of contribution (if not default) to chairman
 * presents in English

'''Types of Contribution:'''
 * 20/10-talk: 20 minutes talk about current research followed by 10 minutes discussion & feedback
 * Think Tank: Pure discussion (< 30 min ) about a future research idea or a problem the speaker stumbled upon that needs to be solved
 * Tutorial: An in-depth talk (< 45 min) about the speaker's current research or an introduction to a hot topic being new to the group

'''Chairman:'''
 * Sends an email to the speakers and asks for the titles and abstracts some days in advance
 * invites ML group to the seminar via email (talk@ml.tu-berlin.de)
 * introduces speaker
 * has an eye on the time

=== Other Talks ===

 * Bachelor and Master defenses can be part of the seminar, which usually take 20 minutes talk and 10 minutes discussion.
 * There will also be invited speakers which are free to choose content, length and form of presentation.


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== Goals of the seminar ==
 * Train giving and preparing talks
 * Get feedback about own research 
 * Gain new ideas for further projects
 * Get an impression of what's going on at IDA and beyond
 * Improve English skills