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BioASQ challenge on hierarchical text classification (task
1a) - 2nd batch is starting

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BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing and question
answering (BioASQ workshop after CLEF 2013 in Valencia, Spain on September
27, 2013)

Web site: http://bioasq.org/
twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq

The first batch of the first task of the BioASQ challenge (Task 1a:
Large-scale online biomedical semantic indexing) has been completed with

BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing and question
answering
(BioASQ workshop collocated with CLEF 2013 in Valencia, Spain on September
27, 2013)

Web site: http://bioasq.org/
twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq

The first task of the BioASQ challenge (Task1a: Large-scale online
biomedical semantic indexing) is starting on Monday 22th of April, 2013. To
make the participation to the task easier, we have divided it into three
consecutive periods (batches) of 6 weekly tests each. Separate winners will

BioASQ challenge on large-scale biomedical semantic indexing and question answering
(BioASQ workshop to be collocated with CLEF 2013 in Valencia, Spain on September 27, 2013)

Web site: http://bioasq.org/
twitter: https://twitter.com/bioasq

The BioASQ challenge aims to push for a solution to the information access problem of biomedical experts. It will evaluate the ability of systems to perform various tasks in the biomedical QA process:
1. large-scale classification of biomedical documents onto ontology concepts (semantic indexing),