[Lingtyp] 2nd CfP: 8th Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages (ComputEL-8)

Wed Sep 25 07:23:59 UTC 2024

EIGHTH WORKSHOP on the Use of COMPUTATIONAL METHODS in the Study of 
ENDANGERED LANGUAGES (ComputEL-8)

Read to the end for the Special Session information and submission deadline.

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS - REGULAR SESSION
Submission deadline: October 7, 2024
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8

The ComputEL-8 workshop focuses on the use of computational methods in 
the study, support, and revitalization of endangered languages. The 
primary aim of the workshop is to continue narrowing the gap between 
computational linguists interested in methods for endangered languages, 
academic linguists documenting languages, and the language communities 
who are striving to maintain their languages. We encourage submissions 
from scholars and activists representing any or all of these perspectives.

The intention of the workshop is not merely to allow for the 
presentation of research, but also to build a network of computational 
linguists, documentary linguists, and community language activists who 
are able to effectively join together and serve their common interests.
Workshop Venue

ComputEL-8 will be co-located with the 9th International Conference on 
Language Documentation & Conservation (ICLDC) in Honolulu, Hawaii 
(https://ling.lll.hawaii.edu/sites/icldc/).

We anticipate being able to support travel costs in some cases for 
presenters without institutional support. Priority will be given to 
members of endangered language communities, scholars from low-income 
countries, and students. Please contact the organizers at 
computel.workshop at gmail.com for further information.

The workshop will be a virtual/in-person hybrid event. Ability to attend 
in person will not affect consideration of submissions.

SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS

We encourage submissions that explore the interface and intersection of 
computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based 
efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes 
submissions that:

(i) propose or demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or 
applications focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, 
endangered languages

(ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from 
low-resource languages, or propose new methods for analysis of such 
data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization

(iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and 
mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to 
e.g. issues of data sovereignty and community protocols

(iv) explore concrete steps for a  more fruitful interaction among 
computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities

IMPORTANT DATES

07-Oct-2024			Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts
22-Nov-2024			Notification of Acceptance
10-Jan-2025			Camera-ready papers due
4 & 5 March 2025		Workshop

PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral sessions and a 
poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will 
be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the 
advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter 
and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster 
presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS

In line with our goal of reaching multiple overlapping communities, we 
offer two modes of submission: extended abstract and full paper. The 
mode of submission does not influence the likelihood of acceptance. 
Either can be submitted to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language 
community perspective and (b) academic perspective.

Submissions must be uploaded to EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8) no later than 
October 7, 2024 11:59PM (UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”). Submissions may 
be considered for both the regular session and the special session.

All submissions must be anonymous following ACL guidelines and will be 
peer-reviewed by the scientific Program Committee.

A. Extended Abstract:
Please submit anonymous abstracts of up to 1500 words, excluding 
references. Extended abstracts must be submitted as attached documents.

B. Full Paper:
Please submit anonymously either a) a long paper - max. 8 pages 
excluding references and appendices; or b) a short paper - max. 4 pages 
excluding references, according to the style and formatting guidelines 
provided in by ACL Style Files (download template files for LaTeX or 
Microsoft Word: https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files).
Proceedings

The authors of selected accepted full papers (long or short) will be 
invited by the Organizing Committee to submit their papers for online 
publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Final versions of long 
and short papers will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 
9 pages) excluding references.

Proceedings papers should be revised and improved versions of the work 
that was submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions 
should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of 
relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed 
content. Camera-ready versions of the articles for publication will be 
due on January 10, 2025.

SPECIAL THEME SESSION - BUILDING TOOLS TOGETHER

In addition to the main session, ComputEL-8 invites self-identified 
submissions to a special themed session on “Building Tools Together”, 
oriented toward amplifying our shared understanding of how best to work 
together across disciplinary and cultural boundaries to build 
technological tools that support community language revitalization.

We invite presentations that: (1) describe collaborations in the 
development of new tools and technologies; and/or (2) describe or 
identify technological or computational needs within community language 
reclamation contexts, and/or propose solutions.

A. For presentations that describe a collaboration among language 
communities, academic researchers, and (in some cases) industry or 
non-governmental organizations towards the development of new tools, 
resources, and technologies in, we encourage submissions which address 
questions such as:

1. How did the idea for the tool or technology come about?
2. How did the team members meet and come to work together?
3. What has been the impact of this tool? How are you evaluating it? How 
has the project  benefitted community efforts at language maintenance 
and revitalization?
4. What are some challenges (logistical, technical, interdisciplinary, 
intercultural) that you encountered, and how did you address them?
5. How have you balanced the needs and priorities of different team 
members through the lifespan of the project?
6. What lessons have you learned that might benefit similar collaborations?

B. For presentations that identify technological or computational needs 
within community language reclamation contexts, and/or propose 
solutions, e we encourage submissions which address questions such as:

1. What is the need that this tool would meet? Who will it serve?
2. What is the blue-sky version of this tool? What is the minimum viable 
product version?
3. What kinds of data, digital assets, or media content would be 
required to create the tool, and how would they be assembled?
4. What challenges might the team face in the development process?
5. How do you anticipate the collaborative process to best incorporate 
diverse areas of expertise from cultural and community-grounded 
knowledge to academic, technical, and production-oriented knowledge?

Please submit anonymous extended abstracts of up to 1500 words, 
excluding references.

Submissions representing community-led collaborations are strongly 
encouraged.

Submissions must be uploaded to EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=computel8) no later than 
October 7, 2024 11:59PM (UTC-12, “anywhere on earth”). Submissions may 
be considered for both the regular session and the special session.

Notification of acceptance to the Special Session will be sent out by 
November 22, 2024.

All authors of papers in the Special Theme Session will be invited to 
contribute to a follow-up paper that synthesizes the findings of the 
Session.

IMPORTANT DATES

07-Oct-2024			Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts
22-Nov-2024			Notification of Acceptance
10-Jan-2025			Camera-ready papers due
4 & 5 March 2025		Workshop

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Godfred Agyapong (University of Florida)
Antti Arppe (University of Alberta)
Aditi Chaudhary (Google Research)
Jordan Lachler (University of Alberta)
Sarah Moeller (University of Florida)
Shruti Rijhwani (Google DeepMind)
Daisy Rosenblum (University of British Columbia)
Olivia Waring (University of Hawai'i Mānoa)

CONTACT US

For further information, please consult our website: 
https://computel-workshop.org/ComputEL-8/
or email us at: computel.workshop at gmail.com

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Antti Arppe - Ph.D (General Linguistics), M.Sc. (Engineering)
Professor of Quantitative Linguistics
Director, Alberta Language Technology Lab (ALTLab)
Project Director, 21st Century Tools for Indigenous Languages (21C)
Past President, ACL SIG for Endangered Languages (SIGEL)
Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta
E-mail: arppe at ualberta.ca, antti.arppe at iki.fi
WWW: www.ualberta.ca/~arppe, altlab.artsrn.ualberta.ca
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