[HPSG-L] RANLP 2019: Call for Workshop Proposals

[Kiril Simov]

Call for Workshop Proposals
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RANLP-2019: 12th Conference on
Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing

Main conference: 2-4 September 2019 (Monday-Wednesday)
Workshops: 5-6 September 2019 (Thursday-Friday)

Varna, Bulgaria
www.lml.bas.bg/ranlp2019 
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Following the workshops held in conjunction with the Conferences "Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing" 
RANLP-2005, RANLP-2007, RANLP-2009, RANLP-2011, RANLP-2013, RANLP-2015, and RANLP-2017, we are pleased to 
announce a call for workshop proposals for RANLP-2019.

RANLP-2019 invites workshop proposals on any topic of interest to the Natural Language Processing (NLP) community, 
ranging from fundamental research issues to more applied industrial or commercial aspects. The format of each workshop 
will be determined by its organisers. Workshops can vary in length from a half day to full 1-2 days and can also feature 
demo sessions. Accepted workshops will receive one free registration to RANLP-2019 (full registration including the 
summer school, tutorials, all workshops, conference, reception, conference dinner).

VENUE
The workshops will take place in Hotel "Cherno More", Varna, the main RANLP-2019 conference venue. If more than 4 
workshops are selected, the RANLP-2019 organisers will provide space in some of the neighbouring hotels in downtown 
Varna.

IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop proposals due: 8 January 2019
Workshop selection: 31 January 2019
Workshop website due: 31 March 2019
Workshop paper submission deadline (suggested): 30 June 2019
Workshop paper acceptance notification (suggested): 28 July 2019
Workshop paper camera-ready versions (suggested): 20 August 2019
Workshop camera-ready proceedings ready (suggested): 25 August 2019

Workshops: 5-6 September 2019

REQUIREMENTS
Proposals should be no longer than five pages and should contain the following:
1. Title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the goals and the technical issues that it will focus on;
2. Brief description of the target audience, including estimates of the numbers of submissions and attendees (a tentative 
list of potential contributors would be useful);
3. List of related workshops/events held in the last three years or to be held in 2019;
4. Tentative workshop program committee;
5. Names and contact information (web page, email address) of the proposed organising committee;
6. Description of the experience of the proposed organisers in the workshop topics and in organising workshops or related 
events.

The workshop Organising Committee is responsible for the following:
• Installing and supporting the workshop website;
• Disseminating call for papers/participation;
• Organising paper submission, review process, authors notification, and collecting audio/visual presentation 
requirements;
• Verifying the camera-ready copies, providing electronic conference proceedings, generated with the conference 

management system.

Workshop invited speakers: If the workshop organisers intend to host an invited talk, it is recommended that they invite 
somebody from the main conference keynote speakers or participants. If the workshop organisers decide to invite 
another speaker, it is very likely that the workshop organisers will have to secure financial support for this speaker.

The RANLP-2019 Organising Committee is responsible for the following:
• Supporting link to a workshop's web page;
• Publishing the workshop proceedings with ISBN numbers, and registering DOI numbers for all accepted papers;
• Providing the workshop venue;

• Organising registration, audio/visual support, coffee breaks, registration facilities, Internet access.

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Workshop proposals in PDF format should be e-mailed to Kiril Simov <kivs[AT]bultreebank[dot]org> and cc'ed to 
<ranlp2019[AT]lml[dot]bas[dot]bg>

EVALUATION
Submitted proposals will be reviewed with respect to the following criteria:
   * Relevance, importance, and timeliness of the topics;
   * Completeness, clarity, and quality of the workshop proposal;
   * Experience of the organisers in the proposed topics;
   * Viability of the workshop.

THE TEAM BEHIND RANLP-2019
Galya Angelova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria (OC Chair)
Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield, UK 
Ruslan Mitkov, University of Wolverhampton, UK (PC Chair)
Preslav Nakov, Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU, Qatar
Nikolai Nikolov, INCOMA Ltd., Shoumen, Bulgaria 
Ivelina Nikolova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Petya Osenova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
Kiril Simov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria (Workshop coordinator)
Irina Temnikova, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria