27.3323, Calls: Semitic, Computational Linguistics/USA

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Subject: 27.3323, Calls: Semitic, Computational Linguistics/USA

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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:44:57
From: Mona Diab [mtdiab at gwu.edu]
Subject: AMTA 2016 Workshop on Semitic Language Translation

 
Full Title: AMTA 2016 Workshop on Semitic Language Translation 
Short Title: SeMaT 

Date: 01-Nov-2016 - 01-Nov-2016
Location: Austin, Texas, USA 
Contact Person: Mona Diab
Meeting Email: mtdiab at gwu.edu
Web Site: https://semitic-mt.seas.gwu.edu/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics 

Language Family(ies): Semitic 

Call Deadline: 19-Aug-2016 

Meeting Description:

SeMaT Workshop: November 1 2016, Austin TX, USA

Semitic languages are used by a significantly large population of native
speakers and belong to a family that includes classical Arabic, a large number
of Arabic dialects, Hebrew, Amharic, Maltese and other languages. These
languages are characterized by a system of word formation based on roots and
patterns, a rich and productive morphology (including non-concatenative
processes), a diversity of orthographic conventions and, unfortunately,
limited language resources suitable for computational research and
development.

Research on machine translation of Semitic languages is still in its early
stages. Accurate translation of Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, Maltese and other
Semitic languages requires treatment of unique linguistic characteristics,
some of which are common to all Semitic languages, others specific to each of
these individual languages and their dialects.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers and research
specifically concerned with issues pertaining to machine translation to, from,
and among Semitic languages. Furthermore, the workshop will be an opportunity
for the Special Interest Group on Computational Approaches to Semitic
Languages (the SIG) to meet and discuss future direction in Computational
Linguistics and Natural Language Processing approaches to Semitic Languages.

Workshop Organizers:

Mona Diab, GWU Mahmoud Ghoneim, GWU
Houda Bouamor, CMU-Qatar
Ahmed Elkholy, Microsoft
Yuval Marton, Microsoft


Call for Papers:

Important Dates:

Workshop papers due: August 19, 2016 (11:59pm PDT)
Notification for Workshop papers: September 4, 2016  Camera ready
Paper submission: September 10, 2016

Paper Submission Instructions:

There are two possible submissions types:

- Long papers (8 pages + 2 pages for references)
- Short papers (4pages + 2 pages for references)

Blind Reviewing Policy:

The workshop follows a blind reviewing policy. The authors should omit their
names and affiliations from the paper and avoid self-references that reveal
their identity. Papers that do not conform to these requirements will be
rejected without review.

Submission Format:

All submissions must be electronic in PDF and must be formatted using the
EMNLP 2016 style files available at http://www.emnlp2016.net/submissions.html

Submission Site:

Papers should be submitted via the START Conference Manager at
:https://www.softconf.com/amta2016/SeMaT2016/

Multiple Submission Policy:

Papers that have been or will be submitted to other meetings or publications
must indicate this at submission time. Authors must inform organizers
immediately once a paper is to be withdrawn from the workshop for any reason.
Attempting to publish the same paper or with a large overlap (50%) may lead to
rejection of the paper even after an acceptance notification have gone out.




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