11.311, Calls: Natural Lang Generation, Ling Assoc/Southwest
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Subject: 11.311, Calls: Natural Lang Generation, Ling Assoc/Southwest
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:09:14 +0100
From: ralf.klabunde at t-online.de (Ralf Klabunde)
Subject: International Conf on Natural Language Generation (INLG'2000)
2)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:29:09 -0700 (MST)
From: Dan Villa <dvilla at crl.NMSU.Edu>
Subject: 29th Annual Linguistic Association of the Southwest Conf (LASSO)
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:09:14 +0100
From: ralf.klabunde at t-online.de (Ralf Klabunde)
Subject: International Conf on Natural Language Generation (INLG'2000)
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Why care for cognitive modeling when building NLG systems ?
Workshop to be held in conjunction with
The International Conference on Natural Language Generation (INLG'2000)
June 12-16, 2000, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel
Workshop home page: http://pc03.idf.uni-heidelberg.de/~ralf/wkshop
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Natural Language Generation (NLG) exists now for many years as a
subdiscipline of computational linguistics. Many systems have been
built with different goals and from different perspectives. While some
approaches are strongly driven by engineering concerns, others are
more concerned with insights in human language production.
By organizing this workshop we pursue three goals:
(a) to show that cognitive and engineering approaches, rather then being
mutually exclusive, are highly complementary;
(b) to identify some of the loci where the human factor should be taken into
account;
(c) to discuss then what methods could be used in order to enhance current
systems or architectures by means of cognitive models of human language
generation.
While there is no doubt that cognitive modeling is useful for testing
theories of human behavior, it is probably also quite useful in
cognitive engineering, that is, as a complementary methodology for
building systems. If the engineering point of view is overemphasised,
designers will be more concerned with the machine than with their
final users: people. In order to build truly user-friendly
NL-generators, i.e. systems which adapt themselves to users rather
than the other way around, we need a deeper understanding of the
knowledge and the processes that people use when producing
language. These kinds of insights can profitably be used when building
systems, especially if they are meant to be used by people.
At present, we observe a strong tendency towards an engineering
approach. While many researchers in the field have based their systems
on empirical research, their approach still remains more motivated by
engineering considerations (efficiency) then by psycho-linguistic
factors (the problems people face). Yet we do believe, that
integrating the human factor into the engineering approach would
greatly enhance the overall quality (adequacy, flexibility, scope) of
the existing systems.
To approach these goals, the workshop invites full papers that deal with
any aspect of the following topics:
- ARCHITECTURE (flexibility, decomposition and control of the process)
- CONTENT DETERMINATION / CONCEPTUALIZATION
- NATURE OF THE INPUT (proximity to language)
- OUTLINE PLANNING
- NP-GENERATION (the problem of reference)
- LEXICAL ACCESS
For more information on the workshop and its topics have a look at the
workshop homepage.
WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Gerard Kempen, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
kempen at rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl
Ralf Klabunde, University of Heidelberg, Germany (Chair)
klabunde at novell1.gs.uni-heidelberg.de
Koenraad de Smedt, University of Bergen, Norway
deSmedt at hf.uib.no
Michael Zock, LIMSI - CNRS, France
zock at limsi.fr
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Zock: zock at limsi.fr
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION
Paper submissions should consist of full papers (maximum of 12 pages
including references, 12pt font size). Each submission should include
a separate title page providing the following information: the title,
a short abstract, names and affiliations of all the authors, the full
address of the primary author (or alternate contact person), including
phone, fax, and email. Electronic submissions are preferred, and
should be sent to Ralf Klabunde until March 20. We strongly advise
standard html for electronic submissions, but PostScript or PDF form
is also possible.
Ralf Klabunde
University of Heidelberg
Center for Computational Linguistics
Karlstr. 2
69117 Heidelberg, Germany
klabunde at novell1.gs.uni-heidelberg.de
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission deadline: March 20
Notification of acceptance: April 12
Final paper to workshop coordinator: May 2
Workshop: June 12
INLG 2000: June13 - June 16
-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:29:09 -0700 (MST)
From: Dan Villa <dvilla at crl.NMSU.Edu>
Subject: 29th Annual Linguistic Association of the Southwest Conf (LASSO)
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First Call for Papers: 29th Annual Linguistic Association of the Southwest
(LASSO) Conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2000 meeting of the Linguistic
Association of the Southwest. Papers on any topic in linguistics will be
considered, though submissions on the conference theme of "Minority
Languages in the Americas" are particularly encouraged. Abstracts may be
in English or in Spanish.
This is the first LASSO conference to be held in an international setting,
in Puebla, Mexico. Conference dates are October 13-15, 2000. Puebla is
Mexico's fourth largest city and is about two hours east of the capital,
Mexico City. Puebla is served by its own airport as well as by convenient,
easy, and modern bus transportation directly from the Mexico City
airport. Hotel accommodations, local and international cuisine, and
conference facilities in Puebla are excellent. A large number of cultural
attractions can be found nearby, including the world's largest pyramid in
Cholula, Maya-style paintings in Cacaxtla, and various churches,
cloisters, and monasteries.
The abstract deadline is June 1, 2000. Send submissions by email to
Dr. Harmon Boertien, <hboertien at uh.edu>, or by regular mail to:
Dr. Harmon Boertien
Vice President, LASSO
Department of English
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-3012
For further information on the conference and for submitting an abstract,
visit LASSO's website, http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/swjl/lasso.html
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