29.2034, Calls: Comp Ling, Gen Ling, Pragmatics, Semantics/Latvia

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Subject: 29.2034, Calls: Comp Ling, Gen Ling, Pragmatics, Semantics/Latvia

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Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 11:46:13
From: Louise McNally [louise.mcnally at upf.edu]
Subject: 31st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information

Full Title: 31st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information 
Short Title: ESSLLI 2019 

Date: 05-Aug-2019 - 16-Aug-2019
Location: Riga, Latvia 
Contact Person: Louise McNally
Meeting Email: louise.mcnally at upf.edu
Web Site: http://esslli2019.folli.info/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Pragmatics; Semantics 

Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2019 

Meeting Description:

Under the auspices of FoLLI the European Summer School in Logic, Language, and
Information (ESSLLI) is organized every year in a different European country.
It takes place during two weeks in the European Summer, hosts approximately 50
different courses at both the introductory and advanced levels, attracting
around 400 participants each year from all the world.

The main focus of the program of the summer schools is the interface between
linguistics, logic and computation, with special emphasis in human linguistic
and cognitive ability. Courses, both introductory and advanced, cover a wide
variety of topics within the combined areas of interest: Logic and
Computation, Computation and Language, and Language and Logic. Workshops are
also organized, providing opportunities for in-depth discussion of issues at
the forefront of research, as well as a series of invited lectures.

All instructional and organizational work at ESSLLI is performed completely on
a voluntary basis, so as to keep participation fees to a minimum. However,
organizers and instructors have their registration fees waived and are
reimbursed for travel and accommodation expenses up to a level to be
determined and communicated with the proposal notification. ESSLLI can only
guarantee reimbursement for at most one course/workshop organizer, and cannot
guarantee full reimbursement of travel costs for lecturers or organizers from
outside of Europe. The ESSLLI organizers would appreciate any help in
controlling the School's expenses by seeking complete coverage of travel and
accommodation expenses from other sources.

2nd Call for Proposals:

Proposals for courses and workshops are invited in all areas of Logic,
Linguistics and Computing Sciences. Cross-disciplinary and innovative topics
are encouraged. Each course/workshop will consist of five 90-minute sessions,
offered daily in a single week. Proposals for 2-week courses should be
structured and submitted as two independent one-week courses. The ESSLLI
program committee reserves the right to accept just one of the two proposals.

Proposals should fall under one of the following categories:

Foundational Courses:

Present the basics of a research area to people with no prior knowledge in
that area. They should be pitched at an elementary level, without
prerequisites related to the topic of the course. They should enable
researchers from related disciplines to develop a level of comfort with the
relevant fundamental concepts/techniques.

Introductory Courses:

Introduce a research field to students, young researchers, and other
non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of its basic methods and
techniques. Such courses should enable researchers from related disciplines to
develop some familiarity with and competence in the topic in question.
Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area may presuppose general
knowledge of the related disciplines. 

Advanced Courses:

Targeted primarily at those who wish to acquire a higher level of
understanding in the current research on a given topic. 

Workshops:

Focus on specialized topics. Workshop organizers are responsible for
soliciting papers and selecting the workshop program, and for publishing
proceedings if they decide to have proceedings. 

Proposal Guidelines:

Course and workshop proposals can be submitted and presented by no more than
two lecturers/organizers. All instructors/organizers must have a PhD or
equivalent by the submission deadline. 

Course proposals should state the intended course category. Proposals for
introductory courses should indicate the intended level, for example as it
relates to standard textbooks in the area. Proposals for advanced courses
should specify prerequisites in detail. 

Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via: 

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019 

and include: 

a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact address,
email, homepage 

b. General proposal information: Title, area (Language and Computation,
Language and Logic, or Logic and Computation) 

c. Contents information: 
    Abstract of up to 150 words 
    Motivation and description (up to 2 pages) 
    Tentative outline or schedule
    Expected level and prerequisites 
    Appropriate references 

d. Practical information: 
    Any relevant preceding meetings and events
    Potential external funding for participants 
    For workshops, potential invited speakers, if any 

EACSL Sponsorship:

The EACSL offers to act as a sponsor for one course or workshop in the areas
of Logic and Computation covered by the Computer Science Logic (CSL)
conferences. If you wish to be considered for this, please indicate so on your
proposal. 

Important Dates:

15/6/18: Proposal submission deadline 
15/9/18: Notification 

Program Committee:

Chair: 
    Louise McNally (UPF, Barcelona) 
Local Co-chair: 
    Jurģis Šķilters (Riga) 

Area Chairs:
Language and Computation: 
    Kees van Deemter (Utrecht) 
    Raquel Fernández (Amsterdam) 
    Tal Linzen (JHU) 

Language and Logic: 
    Heather Burnett (CNRS) 
    Itamar Francez (Chicago) 
    Justyna Grudzińska (Warsaw) 

Logic and Computation: 
    Bob Coecke (Oxford) 
    Nina Gierasimczuk (DTU) 
    Gabriel Sandu (Helsinki) 

Please send any queries to louise dot mcnally at upf dot edu

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