Appel: Eleventh International Symposium on Social Communication

[Thierry Hamon]

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:38:06 +0200
From: Sylviane CARDEY <sylviane.cardey at univ-fcomte.fr>
Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.2.20080416152532.00c1a6b0 at pop.univ-fcomte.fr>


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ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION CENTRE FOR
APPLIED LINGUISTICS
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
JANUARY 19-23, 2009

The Centre for Applied Linguistics of the Santiago de Cuba's branch
of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, is pleased
to announce the Eleventh International Symposium on Social
Communication dedicated to the 60 anniversary of the large work in
defense of the Spanish language of professors Eloina Miyares Bermudez
and Julio Vitelio Ruiz Hernandez. The event will be held in Santiago
de Cuba January 19 through the 23, 2009. This interdisciplinary event
will focus on social communication processes from the points of view
of Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Medicine, Mass Media, and
Art, Ethnology and Folklore.

The Symposium will be also sponsored by:

.. University of Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
.. Pedagogical University "Frank Pais Garcia" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
.. African Cultural Centre "Fernando Ortiz" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
.. Provincial Branch of Ministry of Culture, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
.. Filial del Equipo de Servicios de Traductores e Interpretes de
Santiago de Cuba
.. University of Twente Enschede, The Netherlands
.. Semantic Technology Institute (STI), Innsbruck, Austria
.. Basque Country University, Spain
.. University of Valparaiso, Chile

Authors will be allowed to present only one paper pertaining to the
following disciplines:

1. Linguistics:
- Applied Linguistics
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Lexicology and Lexicography
- Quantitative Linguistics
- Morphology and Syntax
- Anthropology Linguistics or Ethnolinguistics
- Textual Linguistics and Pragmalinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Spanish and foreign language teaching
- Spanish as a second language
- Terminology
- Translations
- Linguistics Rights
- Linguistics Policy

2. Computational Linguistics:
- Software related to linguistics research
- Automated grammatical tagging of texts
- Electronic dictionaries
- Software related to the teaching of mother tongues and foreign
  languages
- Related issues

3. Medical specialties related to speech and voice and with Social
Communication in general:
- Logopedy and Phoniatry
- Neurology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Stomatology

4. Mass Media:
- Linguistics research related to the speech of journalists, actors
  and radio and television announcers
- Textual Analysis of radio and television programs, and of print and
  electronic media articles

5. Art, Ethnology and Folklore:
- Research related to Social Communication

Activities that will take place within the event are:

- Pre-Symposium seminars
- Discussion of papers in commissions
- Keynote speeches
- Round Tables
- Books presentation
- Cultural activities

PRE-SYMPOSIUM SEMINARS

The Symposium will be preceded by two seminars that will be taught by
prestigious specialists. The seminars will take place Monday, January
19th, 2009.

One of the courses will be:

"Last trends and applications in Linguistics Engineering"
Prof. Dr. Kepa Sarasola
Basque Country University
Basque Country, Spain

The second course will be announced soon.  Participants should say in
advance what pre-symposium seminars they want to take part in. An
additional fee of 25.00 Cuban Convertible Pesos will be charged for
each seminar. Participation certificates will be available.

ROUND TABLE

Two round tables will be held on the occasion of the 11th
International Symposium on Social Communication.

KEYNOTE SPEECHES
During the symposium several keynote speeches
will be delivered by:

Prof. Dr. Anton Nijholt
Professor and Researcher
University of Twente
Enschede, The Netherlands

Prof. Dra. Gloria Corpas
University of Malaga
Spain

Prof. Dr. Dieter Fensel
Semantic Technology Institute (STI)
Innsbruck, Austria

Prof. Dr. Ruslan Mitkov
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Sylviane Cardey-Greenfield
Prof. Dr. Peter Greenfield
Centre de Recherche en Linguistique et Traitement
Automatique des Langues
Besançon, France

PAPER PRESENTATIONS
The deadline of submission of papers is July 1st, 2008. The papers
should not exceed 5 pages. Notification of acceptance of a paper by
the Symposium's Scientific Committee will be sent before July 31st,
2008.

PAPERS

To enable the Organizing Committee to include the Proceedings as part
of the Symposium's documentation -as we did in the 5th ('97), 6th
('99), 7th ('01), 8th ('03), 9th ('05) and 10th ('07) Symposiums-,
accepted papers must be sent before August 31, 2008 if the Scientific
Committee had done some observations.

Requirements for papers:

1. The paper will not exceed 5 pages including graphics, footnotes and
   bibliography.

2. It should be written using Word 6.0 or Word 7.0 for Windows and
   sent to the Symposium's Executive Secretary either via e-mail
   (attachment) or by mailing a 3½-inch diskette.

3. Each page must be written in an A4 format with left, right, top,
   and bottom margin of 2.5 cm.

4. The paper must be written in one of the event's official languages:
   Spanish, English, French or Portuguese.

5. The pages of the text should be unnumered.

Instructions for paper submission:

1. Write down the authors' names, one under the other, at the left top
   of the first page, all in Arial bold capital letters, 9 points
   (Word 6.0 or 7.0). Under the author's name(s) should appear in bold
   (only initials capital letters) the institution, city, country and
   e-mail address if available.

2. In a separate line, at the center, the title of the paper must be
   written in Arial bold, italics, 10 points size letters.

3. The text will follow -not in bold- with the same Arial letter, 9
   points size and leaving one space between lines.

4. Paragraphs will have no indentation.  Spaces between paragraphs
   will be of 3 points.

5. Section titles will be written in Arial bold, 9 points size and
   sub-sections titles will be written in Arial Italic, 8 points size.

6. Footnotes will appear at the end of each page in Arial 8 points
   size letters.

Presentation time will be 15 minutes.  Authors must advise in advance
if they will need a tape recorder, video set, computer or other kind
of equipment for presentation.

All mail or inquiries should be addressed to:
Eloina Miyares Bermudez
Secretaria Ejecutiva del Comite Organizador
XI Simposio Internacional Comunicacion Social
Centro de Linguistica Aplicada
Apartado Postal 4067, Vista Alegre
Santiago de Cuba 4, Cuba 90400
Telephones: 53-22-642760, 53-22-643507
E-mail: leonel at lingapli.ciges.inf.cu

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, English,
French and Portuguese
REGISTRATION FEE
Speakers and Delegates
200.00 CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos)
Companions
100.00 CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos)
Payment must be in cash during registration and it covers a copy of
the Proceedings where your paper is printed, all other documentation
related to the event, speaker's certificate, welcome cocktail and
other cultural activities. Companions will have access to all of the
above, except copies of the Proceedings.

ACCOMODATION
The Organizing Committee guarantees accommodation in 3, 4, and 5 star
hotels with preferential prices for participants in the event.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

- Papers submission deadline: July 1st, 2008

- Notification on paper's approval by Scientific Committee: by July
  31, 2008

- Delivery of papers either by e-mail or by mail using 3½-inch
  diskette: August 31, 2008

- Pre-Symposium seminars: January 19, 2009

- 11th International Symposium on Social Communication: January 20
  through 23, 2009

OTHER ASPECTS OF INTEREST

Santiago de Cuba, located at some 900 km from Havana, is Cuba's second
largest city. Its economic, cultural and social importance in Cuban
history is unquestionable.  Santiago is also the capital of the
province with the same name.  Surrounded by the green mountains of the
Sierra Maestra range and the Caribbean Sea, Santiago is unique in its
geography and beautiful landscape. Its surroundings make the city one
of the most important tourist attractions on the entire island. The
Organizing Committee, in coordination with the city's tourist agencies
will offer visiting delegates a host of options allowing participants
to enjoy the city's beauty and charm.

SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Pedro Beaton Soler
Representative of the Ministry of
Science, Technology and the Environment
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Eloina Miyares Bermudez
Executive Secretary
11th International Symposium on Social Communication
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Vitelio Ruiz Hernandez
Emeritus Academic
Academy of Science of Cuba
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Leonel Ruiz Miyares
Director of Centre for Applied Linguistics
President of the Organizing Committee
11th International Symposium on Social Communication
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Nancy Cristina Alamo Suarez
Researcher
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Celia Maria Perez Marques
Researcher
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Celia Esther Alvarez Moreno
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Zaida Valdes
Rector University of Oriente
Ministry of Higher Education
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Ena Elsa Velazquez Cobiella
Rector Pedagogical University "Frank Pais"
Ministry of Education
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Anton Nijholt
Professor and Researcher
Twente University
Enschede, Holland
Iñaki Alegría Loinaz
Professor and Researcher
Basque Country University
Spain
Arantza Diaz de Ilarraza
Professor and Researcher
Basque Country University
Spain
Xabier Artola Zubillaga
Professor and Researcher
Basque Country University
Spain
Xabier Arregi Iparragirre
Professor and Researcher
Basque Country University
Spain
Gloria Corpas Pastor
Professor and Researcher
University of Malaga
Malaga, Spain
Mercedes Cathcart Roca
Professor and Researcher
Faculty of Humanities
University of Oriente
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Martha Cordies Jackson
Director and Researcher
African Cultural Centre "Fernando Ortiz"
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Ercilia Estrada Estrada
Scientific Council
Centre for Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Yamile Haber Guerra
Professor and Researcher
University of Oriente
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Lucia Marconi
Researcher
Institute for Computational Linguistics
Pisa, Italy
Paola Cutugno
Researcher
Institute for Computational Linguistics
Pisa, Italy
Daniela Ratti
Researcher
Institute for Computational Linguistics
Pisa, Italy
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ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
REGISTRATION FORM
Mr./Ms. ___________________________
Organization: ________________________
Title: _________________________________________
Business address: __________________________________
City: ______________ Telefax: ____________
Phone: _______________
E-Mail:____________________
Home address: _________________________
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Dr. Leonel Ruiz Miyares
Director
Centro de Linguistica Aplicada
Calle 9 Nr. 253 entre 10 y 12
Reparto Vista Alegre
Santiago de Cuba. CUBA. C.P. 90400
Telefonos: 53-22-643507, 53-22-646418, 53-22-642760
Correo electronico: leonel at lingapli.ciges.inf.cu
Professeur Sylviane CARDEY-GREENFIELD
Directrice du Centre de recherche en linguistique
et traitement automatique des langues, Lucien Tesnière
Centre Tesnière, UFR SLHS
30, rue Mégevand
25030 Besançon cedex
France
Tél : 33 (0) 3 81665394
Fax : 33 (0) 3 81665300


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