[Corpora-List] Second International Conference of the Global WordNet Association: First Call for Papers

[Priscilla Rasmussen]

1st Call for papers
        2nd International Conference of the Global WordNet Association
                        Mazaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

The Global Wordnet Association is pleased to announce the Second
International Conference of the Global WordNet Association (GWA'04).
The conference will be held at Mazaryk University, Brno (Czech
Republic), January, 20 - 23, 2004.

Details about the conference can be found on the conference website:

        http://www.fi.muni.cz/gwc2004/

Details about the Association and the full announcement for the
conference can be found on the GWA website:

        http://www.globalwordnet.org

We invite papers addressing the questions listed below.
Proposals for tutorials on building wordnets and demonstrations
of wordnet databases and wordnet-based software on any issue related
to wordnets are welcome, too.

A.      Linguistics and WordNet:
        a.        In depth analysis of Semantic Relations,
        b.        Theoretical definitions of word meaning,
        c.        Necessity and Completeness issues.

B.      Architecture of WordNet:
        a.        Language independent and language dependent components

C.      Tools and Methods for Wordnet Development:
        a.        User and Data entry interface, organization,
        b.        Extending and enriching wordnets

D.      WordNet as a lexical resource and component of NLP and MT:
        a.        Word sense disambiguation using wordnet,
        b.        Ontologies and WordNet,
        c.        The Lexicon and WordNet

E.      Applications of WordNet:
        a.        Information Extraction and Retrieval,
        b.        Document Structuring and Categorization,
        c.        Automatic Hyperlinking
        d.        Language Teaching,
        e.        Psycholinguistic Applications
F.      Standardization, distribution and availability of wordnets and
wordnet tools.


Presentations will fall into one of the following categories:

--long papers (30 mins)
--short papers (15 mins)
--project reports (10 mins)
--demonstrations (20 mins)

Submissions will have to state the preferred format. Acceptance may
be subject to changes in the format or length of the presentation.
(E.g., a long paper submission may be accepted as a short paper.)

Final papers should be submitted in electronic form (Word or TeX)
Long papers should contain approximately 7,500 words (~ 15 pages);
short papers and demonstrations should be approx. 4,000 words long.
Project reports will be limited to approx. 1,000 words (2 pages of
text).

The conference program will include oral presentations and
poster/demonstration sessions with sufficient time for discussions of
the issues raised.

The deadline for submissions is July 1st, 2003. Decisions regarding
acceptance will be announced to the authors in early September.

The host institution has stated their intent to publish the Proceedings
both in paper and CD format.

Conference Chairs:
        Christiane Fellbaum and Piek Vossen
Local Organizing Chair:
        Karel Pala

Important dates:

Date            Progression
-------------------------------
02-2003         1st Announcement
05-2003         2nd Announcement
01-09-2003      Deadline for paper submission
01-10-2003      Acceptance of papers
01-11-2003      Final Papers
11-2003         Registration is open
20/23-01-2004   Conference


Please watch the wordnet www sites for further information and
announcements.

WordNet
EuroWordNet
Global Wordnet Association
ACL-SIGLEX