Corpora: Call for papers, special NL/CHI session at SCI 2002

[Judith Hochberg]

__Call for papers__
Special session at SCI 2002 (Systemics, Cybernetics & Informatics)
Topic:  Natural language technology in human-computer interaction
When and where: July 14-18 2002, Orlando, Florida
Website: http://www.iiis.org/sci2002/
Deadline for submissions: 9 December
Format: 500-1500 word abstract or 2000-5000 word draft paper
Language: English
Include for each co-author: Name, address, phone and fax, e-mail
Contact: Niyu Ge, niyuge at us.ibm.com

Here is some information from the general call for papers:

Honorary Presidents: Bela Banathy, Stafford Beer and George Klir
Program Committee Chair: William Lesso
General Chair: Nagib Callaos
Organizing Committee Chair: Belkis Sanchez

MAJOR THEMES
* Information Systems Development
* Information Systems Management
* Management Information Systems
* Virtual Engineering
* Mobile/Wireless Computing
* Communication Systems and Networks
* Emergent Computation
* Image, Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing
* Computing Techniques
* Human Information Systems
* Education and Information Systems
* Control Systems
* Economic and Financial Systems
* SCI in Biology and Medicine
* SCI in Psychology, Cognition and Spirituality
* Conceptual Infrastructure of SCI
* Natural Resources
* Human Resources
* Globalization, Development and Emerging Economies
* SCI in Art

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC CO-SPONSORS
· WOSC: World Organization on Systemics and Cybernetics (France)
· The Center for Systems Studies (UK)
· Systems Society of Poland
· Society Applied Systems Research (Canada)
· Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Society
· Simon Bolivar University (Venezuela)
· Polish System Society (Poland)
· Italian Society of Systemics
· ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences (USA)
· ISI: The International Systems Institute (USA)
· IFSR: International Federation of Systems Research (Austria/USA)
· Cybernetics and Human Knowing: A Journal of Second Order Cybernetics and
  Cybersemiotics (Denmark)
· CUST, Engineer Science Institute of the Blaise Pascal University (France)
· Concurrency and Architecture Group, the Telematics Engineering Department
of
   the Univesity of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Spain).
· The Tunisian Scientific Society (Tunisia).

Technical Co - Sponsor
· IEEE, Computer Society (Chapter: Venezuela)

ORGANIZED BY THE IIIS
The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics.

PARTICIPANTS
Participation   of   both,   researchers   and  practitioners  is  strongly
encouraged.   Papers   may   be  submitted  on:  research  in  science  and
engineering,  case  studies  drawn on professional practice and consulting,
and  position  papers  based  on  large  and rich experience gained through
executive/managerial  practices  and  decision-making. For this reason, the
Program Committee is conformed according to the criteria given above.