NTCIR-19
How to Participate in NTCIR-19 Task(s)
INTRODUCTION
To participate in the 19th NTCIR, please read through What participants must do page, and Task Description page as well as call for participation and task definition pages of each task. The information available on this site will be updated occasionally. Major updates will be announced through the mailing list, but we strongly recommend you to visit this site periodically.
REGISTRATION AND MEMORANDUM
To participate in the 19th NTCIR, please (1) register through online registration and (2) submit the signed memorandum.
* Please carefully review the following 'Registration' and proceed with the task participation application.
* If you need any change for registration, please see here.
Registration Instructions
Please register through online registration. Multiple tasks can be selected by a single registration.
Email addresses:
Email addresses input in the registration form will be added to the following four mailing lists of the NTCIR.
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ntcir
(General information on the NTCIR projects. The members
are previous NTCIRs' participants, NTCIR test collection
users, anyone who are interested in NTCIR activities, etc..
Moderated)
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ntcir19
(For participants that signed up with one or more NTCIR-19
tasks. Moderated.)
open discussion list for the task
task's participants list
Correct email address please!
If your email address and other contact information input in the form is not correct, you may not be able to obtain the necessary information and resources to conduct the task(s). Please fill out all the information in the form(s) carefully.
Please enter the e-mail address whose domain is the name of your organization, if you have it. If it is convenient for you that we send e-mail messages to another account, please let us know.
Principal Investigator of the group:
Principal Investigator of the group must be a full-time faculty member / employee. Please note that students are not qualified as a "Principal Investigator of the group". If you are a student, the "principal investigator" should be your supervisor or advisor. A graduate student can be registered as a "Contact Person".
About Group ID:
Group ID is a name of participant group. Please read the following guideline when you decide your Group ID.
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Group ID is independent of participating tasks. If the group members are identical, please use the same Group ID regardless of participating tasks.
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If group members are different across participating tasks, please use different Group ID.
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Group ID is granted on a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, NTCIR office will contact you to alter your Group ID when it's been taken by other groups.
If you have trouble with the online registration, please download the form, complete and return it via e-mail, fax, or postal mail to the NTCIR Project Office.
Memorandum Submission Instructions
All participating groups are required to submit the “Memorandum on Participation in NTCIR and the Use of Evaluation Results” in order to take part in the NTCIR-19 tasks.
1. Download the memorandum
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Download the memorandum from the link below.
2. Complete the required fields
Please fill in the following items:
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Name: The name of the Principal Investigator of the participating group.
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Team name: The team name used in the registration form (not the Group ID).
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Organization: The organization name used in the registration form.
3. Sign and date the memorandum
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Print out the memorandum.
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Sign it by hand. The signature must be provided by the Principal Investigator.
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Fill in the date of signature in the designated field.
4. Submit the signed memorandum
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Scan the signed memorandum.
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Send the scanned file by email to: ntc-secretariat
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The email subject line must be: “NTCIR-19 memorandum”.
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The email body should include:
Your team ID
Your team name
Your organization
Please note that submission of the signed memorandum is mandatory for participation in the NTCIR-19 tasks.
Changes after registration
If you have absolutely no choice but to cancel your participation
in the task(s) due to unexpected reasons and cannot submit the
results, please report immediately to
Program Co-chairs at ntc19-pcc
and the organizers of the task(s).
If you would like to participate in additional task(s) after registration, please consult Program Co-chairs and the organizers of the task(s). For the change or addition of the subtask(s) in the task that you registered, please consult the task organizers.
If you need update the registration information or add members to your group, please contact the organizers of the task(s) and NTCIR Project Office.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization
General Co -chairs
E-mail: ntc19-gc
Program Co-chairs
E-mail: ntc19-pcc
General
NTCIR Project
NTCIR Project Office, National Institute of Informatics,
2-1-2
Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-8430, JAPAN
Scientific and Technical Enquiries
E-mail: ntc-admin
Secretariat, Data application, Task registration
E-mail: ntc-secretariat
Phone: 03-4212-2750
Last Modified: 2025-12-17