[Corpora-List] Call for participation: "Mixing Approaches to Machine Translation". 2008-02-14

Fri Jan 25 07:32:05 UTC 2008

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*MATMT2008 workshop*:
"*Mixing Approaches to Machine Translation*" *
http://ixa2.si.ehu.es/matmt-2008

*
Donostia-San Sebastian<http://www.donostia.org/CAT/Home.nsf/frmswPrincipalIN?OpenFrameset>,
Thursday February 14th 2008
IXA Group <http://ixa.si.ehu.es> - University of the Basque Country
 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
 Workshop topics

The aim of the workshop is to report and discuss about research and
development in the following areas:

   - Comparing different approaches for developing MT
   - Methods to compare and integrate translation outputs obtained with
   different MT approaches
   - MT evaluation methods, especially those suitable for languages with
   rich morphology
   - Morphology-, syntax- or semantic-augmented SMT models
   - Research developed using OpenSource language resources for
   developing hybrid MT

Program

University of the Basque Country, Faculty of Computer Science
Lardizabal 1, Donostia

*February 14th*

*Keynote speakers:*

   - Federico, Marcello
<http://hermes.itc.it/people/federico/>(Fondazione Bruno Kessler,
Italy)
   - Koehn, Philipp <http://www.iccs.inf.ed.ac.uk/%7Epkoehn/> (University
   of Edinburgh, UK)
   - Way, Andy <http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/%7Eaway/> (Dublin City
   University)

*9.00-9.30: Registration*

*9.30-10.15: Invited talk 1- P. Koehn Moses: Moving Open Source MT towards
Linguistically Richer Models *

*10.15-11.05: Regular talks - Evaluation* (20' and 5' for questions)

   - A Method of Automatically Evaluating Machine Translations Using a
   Word-alignment-based Classifier
   - Diagnosing Human Judgements in MT Evaluation: an Example based on
   the Spanish Language

*11.05-11.30: Coffee break*

*11.30-13.10: Regular talks - Mixed methods 1* (20' and 5' for questions)

   - Mixing Approaches to MT for Basque: Selecting the best output from
   RBMT, EBMT and SMT
   - Enriching Statistical Translation Models using a Domain-independent
   Multilingual Lexical Knowledge Base
   - Statistical Post-Editing: A Valuable Method in Domain Adaptation of
   RBMT Systems for Less-Resourced Languages
   - From free shallow monolingual resources to machine translation
   systems: easing the task

*13.30-14.30: Lunch*

*14.30-15.15: Invited talk 2- M. Federico Recent Advances in Spoken Language
Translation *

*15.15-16.30: Regular talks - Mixed methods 2* (20' and 5' for questions)

   - Exploring Spanish-morphology effects on Chinese-Spanish SMT
   - Linguistic Categorisation in Machine Translation using Stochastic
   Finite State Transducers
   - Vocabulary Extension via POS Information for SMT

*16.30-17.00: Coffee break*

*17:00-18.30:*

   - *Invited talk 3- A. Way Combining Approaches to Machine Translation:
   the DCU Experience *
   - *Conclusions.* Moderator: David Farwell

 Registration

The registration fee is 50 €, when registering before February 4th.

Late registration will still be possible, but at 60 €.

*Online registration is open.*

The fee includes proceedings, lunch and coffee/cookies

The steps for on-line registration are the following:

   - creating an account in the system (REGISTER), including your email
   - receiving your identification by e-mail
   - entering in the system (ENTER)
   - confirmation of the fee (ACCEPT) (2 times)
   - choosing electronic payment (ACCEPT)
   - selection of your credit card company
   - entering information about your credit card (secure connection)

*Going to the registration
process*<https://gestion.ehu.es/jarduera/controlador/CLoginController.do?state=verLoginInscripcion&CODIGO_ACTIVIDAD=LSI001&CODIGO_UNIDAD=7&CURSO=20072008>

If you have any problem please contact i.alegria[at]ehu.es

 Optional Dinner

*An optional dinner will be organized at a Cider House (Sagardotegi)*

We´ll go to an authentic cider house where we´ll taste the best cider and
eat the traditional menu: codfish omelette, fried codfish with peppers,
grilled beef T-bone and local cheese with quince and walnuts. An experience
that you will never forget. The price will be about 35 € including the
transport (to be paid on registration desktop)

   - Sagardotegi<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/19/AR2007021901149.html>

Venue and Travel

   - *Donostia* (or San Sebastian): The City
      - General
info<http://www.donostia.org/CAT/Home.nsf/frmswPrincipalIN?OpenFrameset>
      - Map<http://maps.google.es/maps?q=San+Sebasti%C3%A1n,+Spain&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title>
      - *How to
arrive*<http://www.donostia.org/CAT/Tranportes.nsf/fwIndice?ReadForm&Idioma=IN&>
      - Accommodation<http://www.donostia.org/CAT/Alojamientos.nsf/fwBuscador?OpenForm&Idioma=IN>Our
suggestion (close to the university):
         - Hotel
Aranzazu<http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/san-sebastian/nh-aranzazu.html>
         - Hotel Codina <http://www.hotelcodina.es/i-index.htm>
         - Residencia Agud
Queros<http://www.hostelspoint.com/res/155/hostel.php?str=7094>
         - Olarain Ikastetxea <http://www.olarain.com/>

   - EHU: The University<http://www.relaciones-internacionales.ehu.es/p084-10874/en/>

   - Computer Science: The
Faculty<http://www.sc.ehu.es/siwebso/Principal/principal-i.htm>
      - *Location*<http://maps.google.com/?q=43.3072554282,-2.01067165795%28Facultad%20de%20informatica%20-%20Manuel%20Lardizabal%20Pasealekua,%201%29&ll=43.3072554282,-2.01067165795&spn=0.000635666965083,0.000635666965083&t=m&hl=en>
      - *Picture
(7)*<http://casado.podomatic.com/entry/2007-02-03T14_02_51-08_00>

Programme Committee

   - Iñaki Alegria (University of the Basque Country, Donostia)
   - Kutz Arrieta (Vicomtech, Donostia)
   - Núria Castell (Technical University of Catalonia, TALP, Barcelona)
   - Arantza Diaz de Ilarraza (University of the Basque Country,
   Donostia)
   - David Farwell (Technical University of Catalonia, TALP, Barcelona)
   - Mikel Forcada (University of Alacant, Alicante)
   - Philipp Koehn (University Of Edinburgh, UK)
   - Lluis Marquez (Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona)
   (Co-chair)
   - Hermann Ney (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen)
   - Kepa Sarasola (University of the Basque Country, Donostia)
   (Co-chair)

 Local organization

IXA Group <http://ixa.si.ehu.es>, University of the Basque Country

   - Alegria I., Casillas A., Díaz de Ilarraza A., Igartua J., Labaka G.,
   Lersundi M., and Sarasola K.

Elhuyar Fundazioa <http://www.elhuyar.org/>

   - Gurrutxaga A., Leturia,I., and Saralegi X.
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