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PROPOR 2014 - PhD and MSc Dissertation Contest <br>
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This contest recognizes the best of emerging academic work on
processing of the Portuguese language and related issues,
concluded in the three years preceding the submission deadline. <br>
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Awards: <br>
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* Best PhD Dissertation Award <br>
* Best MSc Dissertation Award <br>
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Submission Criteria and Procedure: <br>
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1. Eligible entrants are those candidates who have successfully
defended their dissertations in the three years preceding the
contest submission deadline. A letter from the primary
dissertation advisor must be submitted with the extended abstract
(see number 3.), stating that the candidate meets this eligibility
criterion. <br>
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2. The dissertation must focus on some aspect of processing of the
Portuguese language and related issues. In general, any topic that
falls within the scope of PROPOR call for papers is appropriate. <br>
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3. Each entry should be in the form of an extended abstract that
includes the nature of the problem to be researched, relevant
theory, hypotheses to be tested, method, analysis, and indicative
references. <br>
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4. Documents must be submitted in English (even if the thesis is
written in another language). <br>
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5. Documents must be formatted in PDF, double-spaced, using Times
New Roman 11 point font with 1 inch margins all around. Proposals
are limited to 8 pages, including all figures, tables, and
references and should begin with an abstract of 250 words or less.
Authors must use the same style of the PROPOR 2014 conference. The
documents will be included in the electronic version of the PROPOR
2014 proceedings (no hard copies will be produced). A web link to
the integral work must also be provided. <br>
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6. Members of the contest evaluation committee and their students
are excluded from the PROPOR 2014 PhD and MSc Dissertation
Contest. <br>
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7. Submission deadline is March 14, 2014. Entries must be
submitted electronically (no hard copy submissions will be
accepted). Notifications to authors will be sent on April 25,
2014. <br>
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8. Accepted entrants must prepare an A0 poster (portrait format)
to be presented at a special session. Award winners are invited to
prepare an oral presentation of their work (15 / 20 minutes). <br>
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Important Dates: <br>
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March 14, 2014 - Submission deadline. <br>
April 25, 2014 - Notification to authors. <br>
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Evaluation Committee: <br>
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The PROPOR 2014 PhD and MSc Dissertation Contest evaluation
committee, consisting of five members of the PROPOR 2014 Program
Committee, will be posted on the PROPOR 2014 website. <br>
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PhD and MSc Dissertation Contest Chairs<br>
David Martins de Matos, INESC-ID, Portugal <br>
Helena de Medeiros Caseli, UFSCar-DC, Brazil <br>
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