ANLP/NAACL2000 Call for Demos

[Priscilla Rasmussen]

	ANLP/NAACL2000 Call for Proposals: Software Demonstrations Program

Demonstrations Chair:

Jeff Reynar
Microsoft Corporation
jreynar at microsoft.com

Call

The ANLP-NAACL2000 Program Committee invites proposals for the
Demonstrations Program for ANLP-NAACL 2000, to be held at the Westin Hotel
in Seattle, Washington, USA, May 1-3, 2000. The goals of this program are to
encourage both the early exhibition of research prototypes and the
demonstration of mature systems (commercial sales and marketing activities
are not appropriate in the Demonstration program, and should be arranged as
part of the ANLP-NAACL2000 Exhibit Program).

Areas of Interest

We would like to encourage the submission of proposals
for demonstrations of software related to all areas of
computational linguistics. Areas 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, etc.)
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. (This will be published in an addendum to the proceedings,
so please submit in camera ready format.)

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 March 15th, to
the ANLP-NAACL2000 Demonstrations Chair. Please submit your proposals and
any inquiries to:

Jeff Reynar
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399

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: 15 March 2000

Notification: 1 April 2000
Conference Dates: 1-3 May 2000