35.2973, Calls: 38th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing

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Subject: 35.2973, Calls: 38th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing

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Date: 23-Oct-2024
From: Jared Novick [jnovick1 at umd.edu]
Subject: 38th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing


Full Title: 38th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing
Short Title: HSP2025

Date: 27-Mar-2025 - 29-Mar-2025
Location: College Park, Maryland, USA
Contact Person: Jared Novick
Meeting Email: hsp-2025 at umd.edu
Web Site: https://hsp2025.github.io

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics;
Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics

Call Deadline: 02-Dec-2024

Meeting Description:

The Conference on Human Sentence Processing, formerly known as the
CUNY Sentence Processing Conference, was founded in 1988 at the CUNY
Graduate Center. The conference was a success and has subsequently
been held annually for more than 35 years at a variety of
institutions. In 2021, the conference was placed under the
jurisdiction of the newly formed Society for Human Sentence
Processing, which was inaugurated by vote in March, 2021, at the 34th
Annual CUNY Conference, and the conference was retitled the Annual
Conference on Human Sentence Processing (HSP).

The HSP conference is the premier conference in North America for
scientists interested in how humans process higher levels of language.
The conference regularly receives well over 300 abstracts for roughly
35 paper slots and 150 poster slots. Each year, approximately 300-400
scientists (faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate
students, and even some high-school students) attend the conference as
audience members and presenters. Conference attendees come from all
over the United States and Canada, and from Europe, East Asia, and
Latin America. International participation is encouraged through
overlap between scientists who attend the HSP Conference and those who
attend its “sister” conference, Architectures and Mechanisms for
Language Processing (AMLaP), held annually in Europe each fall. The
HSP conference has been remarkably successful as an interdisciplinary
forum, drawing researchers whose primary expertise is in psychology,
linguistics, neuroscience, computer science, and philosophy.

HSP is a single-track conference. Only one talk is given at a time,
and there is no overlap in the times scheduled for talks and poster
sessions. The absence of conflicts between activities means that
everyone attending the conference will be able to attend the talks
composing the special session. Poster sessions will be held each day
of the conference at lunchtime, and participants will be provided with
lunch so that they can devote their lunchtime to the poster session
and discussions with other researchers. Coffee breaks will be held in
the mid-morning and mid-afternoon to provide similar opportunities for
informal conversation.

Call for Papers:

We are happy to announce that abstracts are now being accepted for the
38th Annual Conference on Human Sentence Processing, March 27-29,
2025, at the University of Maryland.

The NSF-funded special session at this year’s conference is titled,
“Connecting Minds, Building Bridges: Community Outreach in Language
Processing Research.” The University of Maryland is an ideal location
to host this session due to its strong engagement in language science
within the community. This session highlights how language science can
respond to societal challenges, inform translational applications, and
foster collaborations between researchers and the broader public.
Focusing on partnerships with museums, health professionals,
government agencies, and the tech industry, it encourages language
scientists to work with community partners to address real-world
problems. Through interactive discussions and presentations, attendees
will explore how language science contributes to equitable workplace
policies, diagnostic tools, interventions, and informal science
education. The session also showcases research partnerships that have
enhanced quality of life, illustrating the practical applications of
language processing studies beyond the lab.

We are delighted to welcome the following five invited speakers (in
alphabetical order)

Dr. Andrew Begel, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Rain Bosworth, Rochester Institute of Technology
Dr. Stefanie Kuchinsky, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Dr. Philip Resnik, University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Charlotte Vaughn, University of Maryland, College Park

HSP2025 will be held in person, offering a great opportunity to engage
with colleagues face-to-face. Plenary talks will be recorded and
archived for anyone to view later, whether you’re attending the
conference or not. We look forward to welcoming you to an exciting
in-person experience!

The University of Maryland is located just a few miles from
Washington, DC, offering easy access to the nation’s capital via Metro
or a short drive. This convenient location makes UMD an accessible and
exciting destination for attendees, with opportunities to explore both
our campus and the vibrant city nearby.

Abstract submission information:

We welcome your contributions to the special session. And, as always,
we invite abstracts related to language processing more generally.
Abstracts may be submitted for posters, for 20-minute plenary
presentations, or for our new interactive “demo” period.
 - Submit abstracts here (https://hsp2025.github.io/posts/cfa/).
Abstract specifications and more details can also be found on this
page.
 - Abstracts are due on Monday, December 2, 2024 by 11:59:59pm
(anywhere on Earth).

Dr.  Maayan Keshev, Assistant Professor at The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, has put together a document of tips for how to write a HSP
abstract
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_amu8bT3tIcPGh_zY_M8nLq3FSRK8KNa2pZKlc0rfs/edit?tab=t.0).

For more information, please contact hsp-2025 at umd.edu.

Looking forward to seeing you March 27-29, 2025 in College Park,
Maryland!

HSP 2025 Organizing Committee:
Jared Novick, Yi Ting Huang, Rochelle Newman, Bob Slevc, Deanna Gagne,
and Patrick Plummer



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