<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Arabic-L: Thu 11 Nov 2010<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: Human Language Technology for Development Conf in Alex<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 11 Nov 2010<br>From: reposted from LINGUIST<br>Subject: Human Language Technology for Development Conf in Alex<br><br>Full Title: Conference on Human Language Technology for Development <br>Short Title: HLTD 2011 <br><br>Date: 02-May-2011 - 05-May-2011<br>Location: Alexandria, Egypt <br>Contact Person: Sarmad Hussain<br>Meeting Email: <a href="mailto:sarmad@cantab.net">sarmad@cantab.net</a><br>Web Site: <a href="http://www.hltd.org/">http://www.hltd.org</a> <br><br>Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; <br>Sociolinguistics <br><br>Call Deadline: 07-Feb-2011 <br><br>Meeting Description:<br><br>Human Language Technology (HLT) is a growing field of research and <br>development, converging multiple disciplines including computer science, <br>engineering, linguistics, sociology and cognitive sciences, striving to <br>develop a natural, easy and effective user interaction. HLT, including <br>localization, is particularly relevant for addressing access to information by <br>the disadvantaged communities, including the illiterate, the rural poor, and <br>the physically challenged population, especially in the developing countries. <br><br>The Conference aims to promote interaction among researchers and <br>professionals working on language technology, language computing <br>industry, civil society engaged with deployment of language technology to <br>end-users, and policy makers planning the use of HLT in national <br>development projects. It aims to provide a single platform to engage these <br>stakeholders in a dialogue over a wide range of relevant issues, to show-<br>case state-of-practice in HLT and its use in development, and to identify <br>needs and priorities of the end-users. It is hoped that the Conference will <br>highlight HLTD challenges in the developing regions, especially in Asia and <br>Africa. <br><br>Call For Papers<br><br>Conference Topics:<br>Original unpublished research papers are invited for two tracks: (i) HLT <br>Development track, focusing on engineering challenges and solutions for <br>HLT, and (ii) HLT Use track, focusing on challenges and models for <br>dissemination and adoption of HLT. Specific topics include, but are not <br>limited to, the following areas, with special focuses on Asia and Africa. <br><br>HTL Development:<br>Linguistics and linguistic resources<br>Language computing standards<br>Localization<br>HLT (MT, TTS, ASR, OCR, IR, Dialogue systems)<br>HLT technology, people and process challenges<br>Commercialization models <br>Technology policy<br><br>HLT Use:<br>Education<br>Health<br>Governance<br>Rural development<br>Accessibility<br>Culture<br>Language and culture policy<br><br>In addition, proposals are also invited for workshops, tutorials and <br>product/project demonstrations. <br><br>Submission details are available at the Conference website <a href="http://www.HLTD.org/">www.HLTD.org</a>.<br><br>Important Dates:<br>Submission Deadline:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br>7th Feb., 2011 <br>Acceptance Notification: 7th Mar., 2011 <br>Camera ready paper: 23rd Mar., 2011 <br>Conference dates: 2nd - 5th May, 2011<br><br>Venue:<br>The Conference will be held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina at Alexandria, Egypt <br>(<a href="http://www.bibalex.org/">http://www.bibalex.org</a>). <br><br>Travel and Registration Grants:<br>A small number of grants are available on a competitive basis for travel <br>support and Conference registration fees for authors. Further details are <br>available from the Conference website.<br><br>Technical Committee:<br>Dr. Adel El Zaim, International Development Research Centre, Middle East <br>Office, Egypt<br>Dr. Ananya Raihan, <a href="http://D.NET/">D.NET</a>, Bangladesh<br>Dr. Chafic Mokbel, Balamand University, Lebanon<br>Dr. Chai Wutiwiwatchai, NECTEC, Thailand<br>Mr. Dwayne Bailey, Zuza Software Foundation, South Africa (co-chair)<br>Mr. Donanl Z. Osborn, African Network for Localization, USA<br>Dr. Florence Tushabe, Univ., Uganda <br>Dr. Guy De Pauw, Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium <br>Dr. Hammam Riza, Agency for the Assessment and Application of <br>Technology, Indonesia<br>Dr. Key-Sun Choi, Korean Advance Institute of Science and Technology, <br>South Korea<br>Dr. Lamine Aouad, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland<br>Dr. Lisa Moore, Unicode Consortium, USA<br>Dr. Magdy Nagi, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt <br>Ms. Manal Amin, Arabize, Egypt <br>Dr. Miriam Butt, Univ. of Konstanz, Germany<br>Dr. Mirna Adriani, Univ. of Indonesia<br>Dr. Mumit Khan, BRAC Univ., Bangladesh<br>Dr. Peter Waiganjo Wagacha, Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya<br>Dr. Rajeev Sangal, International Institute of Information Technology, <br>Hyderabad, India<br>Dr. Roni Rosenfield, Carnegie Mellon Univ., USA<br>Dr. Ruvan Weerasinghe, Univ. of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka<br>Dr. Satoshi Nakamura, National Institute of Information and Communication <br>Technology, Japan<br>Dr. Sarmad Hussain, Univ. of Engr. and Tech., Pakistan (co-chair)<br>Mr. Solomon Gizaw, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland <br>Dr. Steven Bird, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia<br>Dr. Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Univ. of London, UK<br>Dr. Tunde Adegbola, African Languages Technology Initiative, Lagos, <br>Nigeria <br>Dr. Virach Sornlertlamvanich, NECTEC, Thailand<br>Dr. Wanjiku Ng'ang'a, Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya <br><br>Oragnizing Committee:<br>Dr. Adel El Zaim, International Development Research Centre, Middle East <br>Office, Egypt (chair)<br>Dr. Ananya Raihan, <a href="http://D.NET/">D.NET</a>, Bangladesh<br>Mr. Dwayne Bailey, Zuza Software Foundation, South Africa <br>Dr. Magdy Nagi, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt <br>Ms. Manal Amin, Arabize, Egypt <br>Ms. Maria Ng Lee Hoon, International Development Research Centre, SE&E <br>Asia Office, Singapore<br>Dr. Peter Waiganjo Wagacha, Univ. of Nairobi, Kenya<br>Dr. Ruvan Weerasinghe, Univ. of Colombo School of Computing, Sri Lanka<br>Dr. Sarmad Hussain, Center for Language Engineering, KICS, Univ. of Engr. <br>and Tech., Pakistan <br><br>About the Organizers:<br>The Conference is jointly organized by the PAN Localization Network (PAN <br>L10n, <a href="http://www.PANL10n.net/">www.PANL10n.net</a>) of Asia and the African Network for Localization <br>(ANLoc, <a href="http://www.africanlocalisation.net/">www.africanlocalisation.net</a>). It is supported by Canada's <br>International Development Research Centre (IDRC, <a href="http://www.idrc.ca/">www.idrc.ca</a>). <br><br>PAN L10n is network of Asian professionals and organizations, collectively <br>working to develop local language computing capacity and its use across <br>developing Asian countries, since 2003. It has been developing linguistic <br>resources, language technology, human resource capacity and relevant <br>language computing policy in the region. It has also been active in <br>disseminating language technology to end users, and investigating effective <br>training and adoption models. The network is coordinated by the Center for <br>Language Engineering (<a href="http://www.cle.org.pk/">www.cle.org.pk</a>), Al-Khawarizmi Institute of <br>Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan.<br><br>ANLoc has the vision to empower Africans to participate in the digital age by <br>removing 'the last inch' barriers to language usage. The project is working <br>towards overcoming this by creating a network of African language <br>localizers who through various projects are developing translation and <br>localization tools, linguistic resources, standards and software in several <br>African languages. Building local capacities and disseminating knowledge <br>are also essential for achieving the mission. The network is coordinated by <br>Zuza Software Foundation (<a href="http://www.translate.org.za/">www.translate.org.za</a>) in South Africa.<br><br>PAN L10n and ANLoc are funded by the International Development <br>Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.<br><br>About the Host Institution:<br>The new library of Alexandria, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, aims to be a center <br>of excellence in the production and dissemination of knowledge and to be a <br>place of dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and <br>peoples.<br><br><br>For Further Queries:<br>Asia coordinator: Sarmad Hussain, <a href="mailto:sarmad@cantab.net">sarmad@cantab.net</a><br>Africa coordinator: Dwayne Bailey, <a href="mailto:dwayne@translate.org.za">dwayne@translate.org.za</a> <br>Egypt coordinator: Manal Amin, <a href="mailto:Manal.Amin@arabize.com.eg">Manal.Amin@arabize.com.eg</a><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 11 Nov 2010</body></html>