Comments on: Third Workshop on Prediction Markets, July 9 in Chicago http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/ Prediction Markets For All Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:14:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18444 Chris F. Masse Fri, 09 May 2008 05:36:39 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18444 <p>Electronic Commerce and Prediction Markets</p> <p>http://weblog.fortnow.com/2008/05/electronic-commerce-and-prediction.html</p> <p>by Lance Fortnow</p> Electronic Commerce and Prediction Markets

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by Lance Fortnow

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18417 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 20:06:17 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18417 @Yiling Chen: Thanks for your comment. @Yiling Chen: Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Yiling Chen http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18416 Yiling Chen Wed, 07 May 2008 18:03:09 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18416 In the current stage, the workshop does not have any sponsor. InTrade partially sponsored last year's workshop (it was shown on the website). I will attend this year's workshop and look forward to seeing others, many of which are readers of this blog. In the current stage, the workshop does not have any sponsor. InTrade partially sponsored last year’s workshop (it was shown on the website).
I will attend this year’s workshop and look forward to seeing others, many of which are readers of this blog.

]]> By: David Pennock http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18410 David Pennock Wed, 07 May 2008 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18410 Good questions. Hope to see you (and/or a Mike Giberson or two) there. The first workshop at DIMACS had about 75 people if I recall. The 2007 edition had about 30 I believe. I'm not sure if ACM EC is the main gathering point, though it's certainly one. The "parent" conference itself will also <a href="http://www.sigecom.org/ec08/accepted.html" rel="nofollow">feature prediction markets talks</a>. There is also the series on "<a href="../../../../2007/05/25/the-growth-of-gambling-and-prediction-markets-economic-and-financial-implications-4/" rel="nofollow">Gamling and Prediction Markets</a>". There are prediction markets talks at INFORMS, AEA, Decentralization, and other places. I couldn't attend last year to ensure that I didn't miss the birth of my daughter. :-) I'll be there this time barring any unforseen births or other circumstances. You'll have to ask attendees whether the events feel like lectures or discussions. The goal is to be more like the latter. Adam is one of the organizers charged with injecting practical relevance into the event. Good questions. Hope to see you (and/or a Mike Giberson or two) there.

The first workshop at DIMACS had about 75 people if I recall. The 2007 edition had about 30 I believe.

I’m not sure if ACM EC is the main gathering point, though it’s certainly one. The “parent” conference itself will also feature prediction markets talks. There is also the series on “Gamling and Prediction Markets“. There are prediction markets talks at INFORMS, AEA, Decentralization, and other places.

I couldn’t attend last year to ensure that I didn’t miss the birth of my daughter. :-) I’ll be there this time barring any unforseen births or other circumstances.

You’ll have to ask attendees whether the events feel like lectures or discussions. The goal is to be more like the latter. Adam is one of the organizers charged with injecting practical relevance into the event.

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18404 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 12:23:36 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18404 <p>Do the prediction market luminaries come to this kind of conferences to <strong><em>lecture</em></strong> small people like us, or do they come to get interesting feedback from the crowd?</p> Do the prediction market luminaries come to this kind of conferences to lecture small people like us, or do they come to get interesting feedback from the crowd?

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18403 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 10:26:21 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18403 <p>Am I correct to say that this series of ACM conferences seems to be <strong><em>the</em></strong> main gathering point for the prediction market people? Is there another conference series that draws the luminaries in the same proportion?</p> <p>-</p> <p>And how come David Pennock was absent from the 2007 edition?</p> <p>Will the organizers of the 2008 edition be present in person?</p> <p>-</p> Am I correct to say that this series of ACM conferences seems to be the main gathering point for the prediction market people? Is there another conference series that draws the luminaries in the same proportion?

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And how come David Pennock was absent from the 2007 edition?

Will the organizers of the 2008 edition be present in person?

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]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18402 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 10:03:08 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18402 <p>Is that Chicago conference sponsored by InTrade?</p> <p>Will the organizers announce in advance who pay(s) for that gig?</p> Is that Chicago conference sponsored by InTrade?

Will the organizers announce in advance who pay(s) for that gig?

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18395 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 08:33:36 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18395 <p>Would your people be interested by a presentation from someone from BetFair-TradeFair?</p> Would your people be interested by a presentation from someone from BetFair-TradeFair?

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18393 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:40 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18393 <p>How many people are in attendance, usually, in those PM conferences?</p> How many people are in attendance, usually, in those PM conferences?

]]> By: Chris F. Masse http://www.midasoracle.org/2008/05/06/third-workshop-on-prediction-markets-july-9-in-chicago/#comment-18392 Chris F. Masse Wed, 07 May 2008 07:50:48 +0000 http://www.midasoracle.org/?p=6837#comment-18392 <p>Interesting. No idea whether I'll go. But I may send you one Giberson or two. :-D</p> Interesting. No idea whether I’ll go. But I may send you one Giberson or two. :-D

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