EURALEX 2000: Call for participation

Mon Oct 11 09:15:17 UTC 1999

For information:
The deadline for submission has been extended:
Deadline is:  9th November 1999 (9-11-99)

                     EURALEX 2000: Call for participation

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 November 9th, 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

      9 November 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

If you fill this in and send it back, you will soon reveive the second
circular, with more ample information about the conference.

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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