ACL'99 Call for Demos
Priscilla Rasmussen
rasmusse at CS.RUTGERS.EDU
Fri Mar 26 00:42:05 UTC 1999
Call for Proposals:
ACL-99 Software Demonstrations Program
[You may find it easier to read this information on the Web at
http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/traum/ACLDemo/acl99demo.html]
Demonstations Chair:
David Traum
UMIACS, University of Maryland
traum at cs.umd.edu
Call
The ACL '99 Program Committee invites proposals for the
Demonstrations Program for ACL '99, to be held at the University
of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, June 20--26, 1999. This
program is primarily to encourage the early exhibition of research
prototypes, but interesting mature systems are also eligible
(commercial sales and marketing activities are not appropriate in the
Demonstration program, and should be arranged as part of the
ACL-99 Exhibit Program).
Areas of Interest
We would like to encourage the submission of proposals for
demonstrations of software related to any areas of computational
linguistics. reas of interest include, but are not limited to:
* Natural language processing systems, including
- Dialogue systems and interfaces
- Machine translation systems and translation aids
- Message and narrative understanding systems.
- Language-oriented information retrieval and
information extraction systems
* Application systems using embedded language technology components
* Reusable components (parsers, generators, speech recognizers,...)
* Software tools for facilitating computational linguistics research
* Software for demonstrating or evaluating computational
linguistics research
* Aids for teaching computational linguistics concepts
Format for Submission
Demo Proposals consist of the following parts, which should all be
sent to the Demo Chair (electronic submissions preferred).
* An abstract of the technical content to be demonstrated, not
to exceed two pages, including title, authors, full contact
information, references and acknowledgements.
* A detailed description of hardware and software
requirements expected to be provided by the local organizer.
Demonstrators are encouraged to be flexible in their
requirements (possibly with different demos for different
logistical situations). Please state what you can bring
yourself and what you absolutely must have provided. We
will do our best to provide equipment and resources but
nothing can be guaranteed at this point beyond space and
power. Please contact the demo chair at one of the addresses
below for any specific questions.
* A "Script Outline" of the demo presentation, including
accompanying narrative, and either a web address for
accessing the demo or visual aids (e.g., screen-shots,
snapshots, or sketches). No more than 6 pages, total.
Submissions Procedure
Proposals should be submitted as soon as possible, but before April
20th, to the ACL-99 Demonstrations Chair. Please submit your
proposals and any inquiries to:
David R. Traum
UMIACS, A. V. Williams Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 USA
traum at cs.umd.edu
phone: +1 (301) 405-1139
fax: +1 (301) 405-6707
Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of their relevance to
computational linguistics, innovation, scientific contribution,
presentation, and user friendliness, as well as potential logistical
constraints.
Other Details
Further details on the timing and format for the demonstrations
sessions will be determined and provided at a later date. We
anticipate charging a $40 fee for presenting demos, to help defray costs.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline for Demo Proposal: 20 April 1999
Notification : 15 May 1999
Conference Dates: 23-26 June 1999
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