Euralex 2000

Tue Apr 20 12:19:23 UTC 1999

EURALEX 2000

The ninth EURALEX International Congress will be held in Stuttgart,
Germany,
from 8 - 12 August, 2000. The Congress organizers are

   * Vincent Docherty (Langenscheidt Publishers, München)
   * Ulrich Heid(Universität Stuttgart, Institut für maschinelle
     Sprachverarbeitung)
   * Egbert Lehmann (Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Informatik -
     Intelligente Systeme).
   * Christian Rohrer (Universität Stuttgart, Institut für maschinelle
     Sprachverarbeitung)
   * Leo Wanner (Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Informatik -
     Intelligente Systeme).

Contact address

Congress Organizers EURALEX 2000
Dr. Ulrich Heid
Universität Stuttgart
Institut für maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung, IMS-CL
Azenbergstrasse 12
D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Fax: +49 711 121 1366
E-mail: elx2000 at ims.uni-stuttgart.de
Web site: http://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/euralex
The information at this location will be kept up to date.

The EURALEX Congresses bring together professional lexicographers,
publishers, researchers, scholars, and all others interested in
dictionaries
of all types. The programme will include plenary lectures, parallel
sessions
on the topics listed below, software demonstrations, a presidential
debate,
pre-congress tutorials and specialized workshops, a book and software
exhibition, and social events for participants and their guests.

Topics

Papers, posters, and demonstrations are invited on all topics of
lexicography, including, but not limited to, the following fields which
are
the main focus of the congress:

  1. Computational lexicography and lexicology (N.B.: This is different
     from, e.g. COLING or ACL, in the sense that EURALEX invites papers
on
     lexicographically relevant computational work, rather than any or
all
     computational linguistic topics relating to the lexicon.)
  2. Lexical Combinatorics
  3. Historical and Scholarly Lexicography
  4. Bilingual Lexicography
  5. The Dictionary-Making Process
  6. Lexicography for Specialized Languages - Terminology and
Terminography
  7. Reports on Lexicographical and Lexicological Projects
  8. Other topics

The ninth congress will differ slightly from previous EURALEX congresses
in
that we particularly welcome papers on certain sub-topics of the above,
to
fit in with special sessions:

   * Topic (1-A): Corpus lexicographic tools in industry and research
     (needs, functions, architectures ...)
   * Topic (1-B): Creating (sizeable) dictionaries for Natural Language
     Processing (procedures, information types, use of published
     dictionaries, projects ...)
   * Topic (3-A): The creation of historical dictionaries (theoretical
and
     practical problems, workflows, ongoing projects ...)
   * Topic (4-A): User aspects of bilingual dictionaries (market
studies,
     user behaviour, concepts and information programs for new bilingual

     dictionaries, bilingual learners' dictionaries)
   * Topic (5-A): Teaching dictionary making and lexicography (course
     material, topics/theories and working methodology taught,
experience
     from recent courses in industry and academia...)
   * Topic (7-A): Internet Lexicography (concepts and design of
dictionaries
     for the internet, quality control for lexicographical products on
the
     internet, advantages and limitations of the new medium with respect
to
     `traditional dictionaries')

The main topic indications are not meant to exclude any lexicographic
topic:
papers relevant to the congress but not fitting any of the categories
1-7
will be reviewed nonetheless and considered for presentation.

Individual presentations should be timed for 30 minutes, followed by a
10
minute discussion period. There are no restrictions on the language of
the
presentation, but unfortunately it is not possible to offer
interpretation.

Software Demonstrations: We are particularly interested in well-prepared

software demonstrations, presentations of electronic dictionaries,
corpora,
tools, etc. Those demonstrations accepted will be presented in a 20
minute
time slot at the congress (possibly twice). Technical facilities will be

available.

Submissions

Submissions may be of one of the following two types: Contributed Papers
and
Software Demonstrations.

All submissions (of both types) will be reviewed by two or three members
of
the referees' panel; the programme will be selected by the programme
committee. Submissions proposing software demonstrations should include
a
description of the functions, underlying approach and implementation of
the
software, possibly an indication of a URL, and hardware/software
requirements.

Authors should send five hardcopies of a preliminary version of their
contribution to the congress organizers before October 15th, 1999. Fax
and
e-mail submission may be used in addition, but the hardcopy submission
in
five copies is mandatory.

Format:
Contributed Papers: 6 to 8 pages, double-spaced;
Software Demonstrations: 4 pages, double-spaced;
Front page:

   * Title of the paper or software demonstration;
   * Name(s), affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s);
   * Abstract (10-15 lines);
   * in the top right corner: indication of the topic category (use 1,
1-A,
     1-B, etc.; if your paper does not fit in with any of the main
     categories, please use category 8);

Authors whose submissions are accepted will receive a style guide for
the
preparation of the (electronic) final version of the paper, to be
published
in the Proceedings immediately before the congress. Contributed Papers
will
be allowed c. 10 pages: papers relating to Software Demonstrations c. 5
pages, in a separate section.

Important Dates

   * 15 October 1999: Deadline for receipt of preliminary versions of
papers
     by congress organizers
   * 15 February 2000: Dispatch of notifications of acceptance/rejection

   * 15 April 2000: Deadline for receipt of camera-ready papers for
     inclusion in the Proceedings

Programme Committee: Frantisek Cermák (CZ), Vincent Docherty (D),
Thierry
Fontenelle (L), Ulrich Heid (D), and Rosamund Moon (GB). Reviewers will
include the above, the members of the EURALEX Executive Board, and
additional experts.

Pre-EURALEX tutorials: There will be two pre-EURALEX tutorials. Details
will
be announced later.

Exhibitions: A book and software exhibition will be organized in the
coffee
break area of the congress site. Walk-up-and-use software demonstrations

(without presentation, not included in the Proceedings) may be given
there.

Registration: The registration fee will probably be in the range of 240
-
310 Euros; an early subscription bonus, as well as a reduction for
EURALEX
members, will be offered. A late fee will apply.

Accommodation: Block reservations in hotels of different categories will
be
made, within walking distance from the congress venue or within 15
minutes
tram/bus ride. Student dormitory places or equivalent low-budget
accommodation will be provided as well. Details will be announced later.

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PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM FOR EURALEX 2000

To receive the second circular in August 1999, please complete and
return
this form (or a copy or printout from the EURALEX web site) as soon as
possible, and before 18 July 1999, to:

Congress Organizers EURALEX 2000
Dr. Ulrich Heid
Universität Stuttgart
Institut für maschinelle Sprachverarbeitung, IMS-CL
Azenbergstrasse 12
D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Fax: +49 711 121 1366
e-mail: elx2000 at ims.uni-stuttgart.de

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PLEASE TICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
[ ] I wish to present a paper at the Congress
[ ] I wish to present a software demonstration at the Congress
[ ] I do not intend to present a paper/demonstration at the Congress

ACCOMMODATION PREFERENCES (Price range)
[ ] c. 70 - 80 Euros
[ ] c. 50 - 70 Euros
[ ] Youth hostel
[ ] Student dormitory

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