15.1213, Calls: Computational Ling; General Ling/Mexico

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Subject: 15.1213, Calls: Computational Ling; General Ling/Mexico

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Date:  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:45:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:  vreuer at uos.de
Subject:  eLearning for Computational Linguistics and Computational Linguistics for eLearning

2)
Date:  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:05:41 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Lillian Guerroro lguerrer at buffalo.edu
Subject:  8th Encuentro Internacional de Linguistica en el Noroeste

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:45:19 -0400 (EDT)
From:  vreuer at uos.de
Subject:  eLearning for Computational Linguistics and Computational Linguistics for eLearning

eLearning for Computational Linguistics and Computational Linguistics
for eLearning

Date: 28-Aug-2004 - 28-Aug-2004
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: Lothar Lemnitzer
Contact Email: lothar at sfs.uni-tuebingen.de
Meeting URL: http://www.cogsci.uos.de/~vreuer/ws_elearning_cl/

Linguistic Sub-field: Applied Linguistics ,Computational Linguistics

Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2004

This is a session of the following conference: 20th International
Conference on Computational Linguistics

Meeting Description:

This workshop focuses on the relation between Computational
Linguistics and eLearning. In two sessions, the role of eLearning in
the field of Computational Linguistics and the contribution of
language technology to the further development of eLearning
environments shall be discussed.

eLearning for Computational Linguistics and Computational Linguistics
for eLearning

  International Workshop to be held in conjunction with COLING 2004

                   Geneva, August 28th, 2004

              ************************************
                Extended Deadline: 30th of April
              ************************************

This workshop focuses on the relation between Computational
Linguistics and eLearning within two sessions.

1. eLearning for Computational Linguistics

With the SOCRATES thematic network project ''Advanced computing in the
Humanities'' the need for information technologies, and, in
particular, eLearning in the humanities, including CL, has been
identified. The survey which has been launched revealed the interest
in high-quality teaching material and (distance) courses.  On the
occasion of a conference and a workshop, both held 1998 and 1999
resp., first results were presented in the form of project
notes. Furthermore, didactic issues which concern (distance) teaching
and learning of computational linguistics and language technology were
raised.

In the meanwhile, various projects have provided high-quality teaching
material and (distance) courses for various disciplines of
Computational Linguistics, like ELSNET and MiLCA.

This part of the workshop should give practioners in the field the
opportunity
* to share didactic experience of eTeaching CL,
* to identify and to disseminate good practice models and resources,
* to share novel approaches to eLearning in CL, and
* to discuss curricular issues.

2. Computational Linguistics for eLearning

In the context of computer-mediated distance learning, language
technology can help to enhance the accessibility of online teaching
material and the adaptivity of learning management systems.
* In the context of computer mediated communication, language
technology can be applied for, e.g, summarization of discussion
threads and support of discourse coherence in synchronous CMC
* In the context of accessibility and usability of online teaching
material, language technology can be applied for, e.g.,
- matching of semantic representations of learning modules on the one
hand and the prospective user's knowledge of the topic on the other
hand;
- facilitation of access to learning material by more flexible and
sophisticated search methods;
- improvement of retrieval by supplying metadata for learning objects
on a (semi)-automatic basis;
- adaptive components which adjust the system to particular users, e.g
adaptation of learning management systems for disabled persons, taking
into account their special needs.

With this part of the workshop, we want to further address the role
which language technology plays in the development of intelligent
platforms for eLearning. We want to particularly encourage submissions
by scholars and software developers who present implemented and
working eLearning systems in which language technology supplies a
crucial part of the implemented solution.

The entire workshop constitutes an informal forum for researchers and
teachers to discuss the various issues, to create networks of common
interests and to launch new initiatives in the area of eLearning.

We invite papers and project notes on the various topics concerned
with eLearning for CL and CL for eLearning.

Important Dates
Deadline for papers and project notes: 30 April 2004
Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2004
Deadline for a camera-ready copy of the paper: 15 June 2004
Workshop: 28 August 2004

Format for submission of papers
The length for full papers must be at most 8 pages including abstract,
references and notes. The length for project notes must be at most 4
pages maximum. We also inform potential authors that their
contributions will be published in the workshop proceedings within
COLING'04 and, therefore, the papers selected for publication will
have to adhere to COLING edition rules. More details about this will
be made available by COLING in due course, check
http://www.issco.unige.ch/coling2004/coling2004downloads.html or the
COLING homepage for details.

Submission procedure
Anonymous papers should be sent to: lothar at sfs.uni-tuebingen.de. The
papershould be attached in PDF format accompanied by separate authors'
information. The heading on the email should read ''Coling Workshop
paper submission''. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be
sent to the originating email address.

Language
All papers must be written and presented in English

Workshop organization
For the workshop to take place, the COLING 2004 organizers require at
least 20 participants to register for the workshop. Speakers and
participants are therefore asked to register via the official COLING
2004 site as soon as possible.

Program Committee
Lars Borin, University of GÃ¶teborg, Sweden
Kai-Uwe Carstensen, University of ZÃ¼rich, Switzerland
Wolfgang Hess, University of Bonn, Germany
Trude Heift, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Erhard Hinrichs, University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany, co-chair
Claudia Kunze, University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany
Lothar Lemnitzer, University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany co-chair
Petra Ludewig, University of OsnabrÃ¼ck, Germany
Detmar Meurers, Ohio State University Columbus, USA, co-chair
Wolf PaprottÃ©, University of MÃ¼nster, Germany
Veit Reuer, University of OsnabrÃ¼ck, Germany
Kiril Simov, Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Pavel Smrz, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Maik StÃ¼hrenberg, University of Gessen, Germany
Tzvetomira Venkova, Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria
Maria Wolters, Rhetorical Systems, Edinburgh, UK

Organizers / Contact

Organizers:
          Erhard Hinrichs, University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany
          Lothar Lemnitzer, University of TÃ¼bingen, Germany
          Detmar Meurers, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

Website:
        http://www.cogsci.uos.de/~vreuer/ws_elearning_cl/

Contact Address:
         Lothar Lemnitzer
         Seminar fÃ¼r Sprachwissenschaft
         Abt. Computerlinguistik
         Wilhelmstr. 19
         D-72074 TÃ¼bingen, Germany
         Phone +49 7071 2978488, Fax +49 7071 295214
         E-Mail: lothar at sfs.uni-tuebingen.de

-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:05:41 -0400 (EDT)
From:  Lillian Guerroro lguerrer at buffalo.edu
Subject:  8th Encuentro Internacional de Linguistica en el Noroeste

8th Encuentro Internacional de Linguistica en el Noroeste

17-Nov-2004 - 19-Nov-2004
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Conference URL: http://www.8encuentrolinguistica.uson.mx
Contact Name: Andres Acosta
Contact email: encuentro at guaymas.uson.mx

Linguistic Subfield: General Linguistics

Call Deadline: 30-Apr-2004

Meeting Description:

The 8th Encuentro Internacional de Linguistica en el Noroeste will
take place at the Universidad de Sonora, in Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico. November 17, 18 and 19, 2004. Papers in all the areas of
linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,
discourse studies, language acquisition, etc.) will be considered.

Invited speakers
Judith Aissen - University of California
Nick Evans- Melbourne University
Thomas Smith Stark- El Colegio de Mexico
Liliana Tolchinsky- Universidad de Barcelona
Michelle Tomasello- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology-Leipzig

Call for papers:

Second call for papers in all the areas of linguistics will be
considered. Speakers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and
10 minutes for discussion. Papers will be selected on the evaluation
of an anonymous written abstract, which may not exceed 500
words. Electronic submissions are encouraged. Abstracts may be
submitted electronically either in the body of an e-mail message (if
they include no special characters) or as an e-mail attachment in
Word, PDF, or RTF format to:

encuentro at guaymas.uson.mx

If the abstract include any special fonts, please specify them or send
a hard copy of your abstract to the Fax number: 00-52-(662)-212-55-29
or by snail mail to:

VIII ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE LINGUISTICA EN EL NOROESTE, Dept. de
Letras y Linguistica, Juan Ma. de Salvatierra # 33, Fracc. Los Arcos,
Hermosillo, Sonora, 83250, Mexico

On a separate page from the abstract please provide the following
information:
(1) name,
(2) address,
(3) affiliation,
(4) telephone and FAX number,
(5) e-mail address, and
(6) status (faculty/grad student/undergrad.student)

Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent by June 30, 2004.

REGISTRATION:
$85 dlls. Non-students
$50 dlls. PhD students
$10 dlls. Other students

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