11.2406, Calls: MT Summit, Less Commonly Taught Languages
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Subject: 11.2406, Calls: MT Summit, Less Commonly Taught Languages
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Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 16:57:34 +0100
From: Colin Brace <cb at lim.nl>
Subject: MT Summit VIII
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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:36:39 -0500
From: Scott McGinnis <smcginnis at nflc.org>
Subject: Less Commonly Taught Languages - NCOLCTL 2001
-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 16:57:34 +0100
From: Colin Brace <cb at lim.nl>
Subject: MT Summit VIII
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MACHINE TRANSLATION SUMMIT VIII
September 18-22, 2001, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
CALL FOR PAPERS
The eighth Machine Translation Summit, organized by the European
Association for Machine Translation (EAMT), will be held in Santiago
de Compostela, Spain, from 18 to 22 September 2001. MT Summit VIII,
which is the first conference of the century in the premier series of
conferences on machine translation, will provide a forum for
discussing the prospect of MT and related areas in the coming
century. MT Summit VIII will featurþ an expanded programme including
research papers, reports on users' experiences, discussions of policy
issues, invited talks, panels, exhibitions, tutorials, and
workshops. EAMT invites all who are interesteý in any aspect of
machine translation and tools for translation support - researchers,
developers, providers, users, and watchers - to participate in the
conference.
Conference Schedule
18-19 September 2001 Tutorials, workshops, excursions
20-22 September 2001 Papers, panels and exhibitions
Papers
MT Summit VIII seeks original papers in all aspects of machine
translation. Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
* MT for the Web
* Practical MT systems (MT for professionals, MT for multilingual
eCommerce, MT for localization, etc.)
* Translation aids (translation memory, terminology databases,
etc.)
* Translation environments (workflow, support tools, conversion
tools for lexica etc.)
* Methodologies for MT
* Human factors in MT and user interfaces
* Speech and dialogue translation
* Natural language analysis and generation techniques geared
towards MT
* Dictionaries and lexicons for MT systems
* Text and speech corpora for MT and knowledge extraction from
corpora
* MT evaluation techniques and evaluation results
* Standards in text and lexicon encoding for MT
* Cross-lingual information retrieval
* MT and related technologies (information retrieval, text
categorization, text summarization, information extraction, etc.)
There will be three categories of papers:
(R) Research papers: Submissions are invited for reports of
significant research results in any aspect of machine translation and
related areas. Such reports should include a substantial evaluative
component. Papers should be in English, not longer than 3,000 words.
(U) User studies: Submissions are invited for reports on users'
experiences with applying MT. Reports should be in English, not longer
than 3,000 words.
(S) System presentations (with demos): Submissions are invited for
reporty" on the design, implementation, operation and evaluation of
operational aný prototype systems. Reports should be in English, not
longer than 3,000 words.
All types of papers should be submitted to the address below, preferably
by e-mail, and must be received by the indicated date. Papers should
include a cover page with the following information:
* paper title,
* paper type: R, U or S
* author(s)' name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and e-mail
address(es),
* 100 word abstract,
* up to 5 keywords,
* for system presentations with demos: the hardware, software and
network requirements for the demonstration. Please submit
electronically to MT-Summit at cst.ku.dk, in rtf-format and following the
guidelines for authors provided on the MT Summit homepage at
http://www.eamt.org
If you cannot submit electronically, please mail 4 hardcopies of the paper
to:
MT Summit VIII
Center for Sprogteknologi
Njalsgade 80
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark
Important Dates
15 Dec. 2000 Workshop and tutorial proposals
15 Jan. 2001 Notification
31 Jan. 2001 Speaker and panel suggestions
15 April 2001 Paper submission deadline
15 April 2001 Exhibition registration
30 May 2001 Notifications
1 July 2001 Final camera-ready copy deadline
Call for Exhibits and demos
In the tradition of MT Summits, there will be an exhibition area
showcasing commercial products and near to market prototypes throughout
the conference. Exhibits will not be restricted to machine translation
systems and support tools, but include a variety of language technology
enabled applications. If you would like to exhibit, please contact Jörg
Schütz, joerg at iai.uni-sb.de, by April 15, 2001.
Call for Panel/Special Session/Invited Speaker Proposals
Submissions are invited for panel sessions dealing with significant,
controversial and timely issues in machine translation. Proposals should
include the description of the topic, and preferably the names and
affiliations of panelists who could present diverse positions or
approaches to the topic. Proposals for special sessions and invited
speakers are also welcome. These proposals should be sent to the Programme
Chair (e-mail: MT-Summit at cst.ku.dk) by January 31, 2001.
Call for Tutorial Proposals
Proposals are solicited for tutorials on both technological and practical
issues in machine translation. Submissions should be made to the General
Chair (e-mail: WJHutchins at compuserve.com) by December 15, 2000. They
should include (1) the length of the tutorial (half day or full day); (2)
an outline of the tutorial; (3) the intended audience (introductory,
intermediate, advanced); (4) complete contact information for the contact
person; and (5) brief biographies of the presenters.
Call for Workshop Proposals
Proposals are solicited for one-day workshops which bring together group
of people involved in a specific problem area of machine translation, to
advance the state of the art in that area.Submissions should be made to
the Workshop Chair (e-mail: Harold.Somers at umist.ac.uk) by December 15,
2000. They should include the theme and goal of the workshop, the planned
activities, and an estimate of the number of participants.
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About Santiago and the Venue
Santiago de Compostela in North West Spain (Galicia) was the most
visited pilgrimage shrine in the Middle Ages, and to this day the
æRoad to SantiagoÆ is a popular route for walkers through France
and northern Spain. The goal is the imposing 11th century cathedral
containing the relics of St James the Great. But the well preserved
historical centre of the city offers much more: medieval streets,
excellent restaurants, ancient churches, monasteries, palaces,
etc. The venue for the conference is the Hostal de los Reyes
Católicos, founded in 1499 as a Royal hospitúl for pilgrims, a
magnificent building in the Spanish Renaissance style, aný now a
hotel (the oldest and one of the most beautiful in the world). Thosþ
staying at the Hostal will have a æonce-in-a-lifetimeÆ experience,
buy" there is also accommodation nearby in many other good hotels,
all within easy walking distance of the centre and the
Hostal. Santiago de Compostelú has its own airport with daily direct
flights from Barcelona, Madrid, Brussels, and London.
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Conference Organization
General Chair
John Hutchins, Univ. of East Anglia, UK
Local arrangements
Carlos Paz, European Commission, Translation Service
Dimitri Theologitis, European Commission, DG TREN
Belgium
Exhibition
Jörg Schütz, IAI, Saarbrücken, Germany
Workshops
Harold Somers, UMIST, United Kingdom
Programme Committee
Chairpersons:
Bente Maegaard, Center for Sprogteknologi, Denmark
Jo Lernout, Lernout and Hauspie Systems, Belgium
Members:
Harri Arnola, Kielikone, Finland
Annelise Bech, Lingtech, Denmark
David Carter, SpeechMachines, United Kingdom
Herman Caeyers, Lant, Belgium
Key-Sun Choi, KORTERM, KAIST, Korea
Daniel Grasmick, SAP, Germany
Anna Sågvall Hein, Univ. Uppsala, Sweden
Ed Hovy, ISI, USA
Hitoshi Iida, Sony, Japan
Ian Johnson, Lexiquest, France
Maghi King, ETI, Univ. Geneva, Switzerland
Steven Krauwer, Univ. Utrecht, Netherlands
Elliot Macklovitch, Univ. Montreal, Canada
Harold Somers, UMIST, United Kingdom
Keh-Yih Su, Behavior Design Corporation, Taiwan
Gregor Thurmair, SAIL Labs, Germany
Jun-ichi Tsujii, Univ. Tokyo, Japan
Anne Tucker, European Parliament, Luxembourg
Nino Varile, EC, DG INFSO, Luxembourg
Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI, Germany
John White, Litton PRC, USA
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Further Information
For more details, please visit the Web-site:
http://www.eamt.org/summitVIII You may also send a request for
information to <summitVIII at eamt.org> or subscribe to <mt-list at eamt.org>
and post your query there.
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Colin Brace <cb at lim.nl>
Amsterdam
http://www.lim.nl
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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:36:39 -0500
From: Scott McGinnis <smcginnis at nflc.org>
Subject: Less Commonly Taught Languages - NCOLCTL 2001
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages
Fourth Annual Conference
Washington, D.C.
April 6-8, 2001
Research and Development in the Less Commonly Taught Languages.
The Fourth Annual Conference of the National Council of Organizations
of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) is scheduled for
metropolitan Washington, D.C. on April 6-8, 2001. The first day of the
conference (April 6) will be held at the Foreign Service Institute in
Arlington, Virginia, and the final two days at the Holiday Inn
Arlington in Ballston, VA.
Proposals are solicited for individual papers, colloquia and poster
sessions. The formats are described below. Each proposed presentation
should address issues that clearly relate to more than just one
particular language and should fall within one or more of the
Conference theme of "Research and Development in the Less Commonly
Taught Languages." Sessions might include:
* Discussion of important research questions for the LCTLs;
* Application of other research to important questions for the
LCTLs;
* Reports on empirical, ethnographic, linguistic, and/or classroom
research;
* Initiatives to develop programs in the LCTs for any customer
base, including distance learning and heritage communities;
* Inservice and/or pre-service teacher development initiatives;
* Use of technology in instructional programs;
* Innovative instructional materials or learning activities for an
LCTL; and
* Other topics related to the theme
Individual papers are 20 minutes long. A paper should focus clearly on
one or more issues related to the real world needs for language
expertise in the less commonly taught languages. Papers may be based
on research or practical experience.
Colloquia are 90 minutes. A colloquium proposal should specify three
or more presenters who will address one of the conference themes.
Preference will be given to panels that cut across different languages
or language groups.
Poster and presentation sessions may focus on completed work or work
in progress related to the teaching and/or learning of less commonly
taught languages. They may be of either the traditional poster format
(most often used for research-based presentations) or demonstrations
of instructional or information technology; however, any proposal
requiring technical support must specify the type of hardware and
software needed in as much detail as possible.
Proposals should indicate the relevant conference theme and kind of
presentation (paper, colloquium or poster session) in the upper
left-hand corner, and the name of the presenter and the presenter's
primary language(s) in the upper right-hand corner. The proposed title
should not exceed ten words. Proposals may not exceed one page in
length.
All proposals for the NCOLCTL Conference should be sent to the
following address by hard copy or email:
Frederick H. Jackson
NCOLCTL Conference Program Chair
School of Language Studies
Foreign Service Institute
4000 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22207
Email: jacksonfh at state.gov
The final deadline for receipt of proposals is December 1, 2000. The
Program Committee will notify those who submitted proposals by January
1, 2001, whether their proposal has been accepted.
Questions regarding the conference may be directed to either Dr.
Jackson or:
Scott McGinnis
National Foreign Language Center
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Phone 202-637-8881 X28
Fax 202-637-9244
Email smcginnis at nflc.org
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