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cs.rutgers.edu>- ------------------------------------------------------------------ FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS ACL'2000 Workshop on Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval October 7/8, 2000 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology -- SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 15 -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Aims and scope - ------------ This workshop aims at fostering the interaction between researchers in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Information Retrieval (IR), and furthermore, promoting discussions on the current and potential benefits of common approaches to related research challenges. The central topic is the application of Language Technologies to Information Retrieval, including (but not limited to): * the role of lexical-syntactic information in mono- and multilingual IR, including morphology, phrase detection and treatment, word sense disambiguation adapted to IR needs, acquisition and use of lexical resources, etc. * empirical evidence regarding the use of NL techniques in different retrieval scenarios, typification of such scenarios, and the discussion of evaluation measures beyond precision/recall variants. * interaction between NLP and IR techniques in topics related to both areas such as Cross-Language and Interactive Text Retrieval, Question Answering, Information Extraction, Text Summarization, Text Data Mining, etc. The growing research and application possibilities provided by the increased amount of networked information have motivated new attempts to explore the relationship between NLP and IR. For researchers in IR, a compelling challenge is to move from (monolingual) document retrieval within controlled text collections, to actually retrieving information, rather than individual documents, from multilingual, heterogeneous and dynamic webs of interlinked documents and online services. The reciprocal challenge for NLP research is to scale up, adapt and possibly reshape techniques and resources to help bridge the gap between document and information retrieval in practical applications. Papers describing pragmatic, empirically tested approaches facing these issues are especially welcome. Instructions for submissions - -------------------------- The format of submissions is identical to the one used for the main conference, which can be found at http://www.cs.ust.hk/acl2000/fcfp.html. Authors should fill the "paper ID" field in to specify: "IR&NLP workshop". The "Topic Area" and "session" fields should be left blank. Papers must be submitted electronically, in postscript or pdf formats, to both Program Chairs: Judith Klavans, Columbia University klavansMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
usc.edu>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Call for Papers <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Machine Translation Users Workshop in conjunction with AMTA-2000 (Association for Maching Translation in the Americas) October 10, 2000 Mision del Sol, Cuernavaca, Mexico Machine Translation Users: From Old Guard to Vanguard 60 Even more than MT developers, users are at the forefront of innovation in machine translation applications. The pro- liferation of Internet, intranet and speech applications of MT, including translated search, cross-language information retrieval, and translation of e-mail, chat and real-time news has been driven by users responding to the market's increasing demands for globalization of information. The profile of the MT user in the year 2000 is very different from what MT developers envisioned as recently as 10 years ago. Nonetheless, the traditional application of MT as a translation productivity tool endures, and is in fact thriving in many companies. The two sectors of usage have a number of opposing characteristics, such as assimilation vs dissemination, differing volume and turnaround considerations, pricing structures and user populations. Internet applications have received the lion's share of press attention and development focus from MT vendors in recent years, perhaps to the detriment of more traditional applications. But will unedited Internet MT eventually crash and burn on the tarmac of user acceptance? Or will the traditional MT user simply fade away, a victim of the focus shift to the Internet on the part of MT vendors and translation consumers? Better still, can both types of user thrive and contribute mutually to the other's success? Who will be the MT user of 2010? MT Users are invited to submit papers addressing the conference theme or describing their use of MT. Papers should not exceed 10 pages and should be prepared using 12pt font. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to make a 20 minute presentation of their paper at the Workshop. Submissions should include title page containing: � Title � Author's name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail and company or university affiliation � A one paragraph abstract, � A list of keywords (if any) used in the paper Format requirements are are: � Microsoft Word 6.0 or higher or Rich Text (RTF) � 12pt Arial font � 1" margins Deadlines and Submission Instructions: Submissions are due August 11, 2000. Acceptance decisions will be submitted no later than August 25, and final versions of accepted papers are due by September 11. Papers must be submitted by e-mail to BOTH addresses below: Mary Flanagan Mt4allMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue