LINGUIST List 13.1098

Sat Apr 20 2002

Calls: Social Communication, Mental Lexicon

Editor for this issue: Renee Galvis <reneelinguistlist.org>

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1. Leonel Ruiz Miyares (Centro Ling. Aplicada), Symposium in Santiago de Cuba, 2003
2. gary libben, Extended deadline - Third International Conference on the Mental Lexicon

EIGHT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

CENTER OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

SANTIAGO DE CUBA
JANUARY 20-24, 2003

The Center of Applied Linguistics of the Santiago de Cuba's branch
of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, is pleased
to announce the Eight International Symposium on Social
Communication. The event will be held in Santiago de Cuba January 20th
through the 24th, 2003. This interdisciplinary event will focus on
social communication processes from the points of view of Linguistics,
Computational Linguistics, Medicine, Voice Processing, Mass Media, and
Ethnology and Folklore.

The Symposium will be also sponsored by:

. University of Oriente, Cuba

. Higher Institute for Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

. Pedagogical University "Frank Pais Garcia" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

. Information for Development Agency Havana, Cuba

. African Cultural Center "Fernando Ortiz" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

. University of Twente Enschede, The Netherlands

. National Council of Scientific Research, Italy

. University of Malaga, Spain

. University of Alcala, Spain

. University of Goias, Brazil

. University of Los Lagos, Chile

. Institute of Theoretical and Computational Linguistics, Lisbon,
Portugal

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

1. Linguistics:

- Spanish and foreign language teaching

- Spanish as a second language

- Phonetics and Phonology

- Lexicology and Lexicography

- Morphology and Syntax

- Anthropology Linguistics

- Textual Linguistics and Pragmalinguistics

- Terminology

- Translations

2. Computational Linguistics:

- Software related to linguistic research

- Automated grammatical tagging of texts

- Electronic dictionaries

- Software related to the teaching of mother tongues and foreign
languages

- Related issues

3. Voice Processing:

- Applications of analysis, synthesis and voice-recognition

- Artificial intelligence and voice processing

4. Medical specialties related to speech and voice and with Social
Communication in general:

- Logopedy and Phoniatry

- Neurology

- Otorhinolaringology

- Stomatology

5. Mass Media:

- Linguistic 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

6. 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

- Master conferences

- Round Table

PRE-SYMPOSIUM SEMINARS

The Symposium will be preceded by two seminars that will be taught by
prestigious specialists to be announced. The seminars will take place
Monday, January 20th of 2003 and will focus on the following subjects:

- Corpus Linguistics: current studies

- Construction of Electronics Dictionaries

Participants should say in advance what pre-symposium seminars they
want to take part in. An additional fee of 20.00 USD will be charged
for each seminar. Participation certificates will be available.

ROUND TABLE

A round table entitled Current Researches in Applied Linguistics will
be held on the occasion of the VIII International Symposium on Social
Communication.

MASTER LECTURES

During the symposium three master lectures will be delivered by:

- Prof. Dr. Nicoletta Calzolari, Professor and
 Researcher, Institute for Computational
 Linguistics, Pisa, Italy

- Prof. Dr. Yorick Wilks, Professor
 and Researcher, Department of
 Computer Science, Sheffield
 University, Sheffield, UK

- Prof. Dr. Robert Berwick
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
 USA

ABSTRACTS

The deadline of submission of paper abstracts is July 1st, 2002. They
should not exceed 250 words. Notification of acceptance of a paper by
the Symposium's Scientific Committee will be sent before July 30th,
2002.

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) and 7th (2001) Symposiums-, accepted papers must be sent before
September 15, 2002, with the following requirements:

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 3"-inch diskette.

3. Each page must be written in an A4 (mail type) 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.

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 authors' names 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 and 5 minutes for discussion.

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:

Dr. Eloina Miyares Bermudez
Secretaria Ejecutiva Comite Organizador
VIII Simposio Internacional
Comunicacion Social
Centro de Linguistica Aplicada
Apartado Postal 4067, Vista Alegre
Santiago de Cuba 4, Cuba 90400
Telephone: (53-226) 642760
E-mail: leonellingapli.ciges.inf.cu
http://parlevink.cs.utwente.nl/Cuba

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese

REGISTRATION FEE

Speakers and Delegates
160.00 USD

Companions
80.00 USD

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

- Abstract Submission deadline:
July 1st, 2002

- Notification on paper's approval by Scientific Committee:
by July 30, 2002

- Delivery of papers either by e-mail or by mail using 3"-inch
diskette:
September 15, 2002

- Pre-Symposium seminars:
January 20th, 2003

- 8th International Symposium on Social Communication:
January 21st through 24th, 2003


OTHER ASPECTS OF INTEREST

Santiago de Cuba, located at some 900 kms 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

President of Honor:
Dr. Rosa Elena Simeon Negrin
Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment
Republic of Cuba

Aida Almaguer Furnaguera
Representative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Gerardo Garcia Cabrera
President of Information for Development Agency Ministry of Science,
Technology and the Environment
Havana
Cuba

Eloina Miyares Bermudez
Executive Secretary
Eight International Symposium on Social Communication
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Vitelio Ruiz Hernandez
Academic of the Academy of Science of Cuba
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Leonel Ruiz Miyares
Director of Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Marcos Cortina Vega
Rector University of Oriente
Ministry of Higher Education
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Nayra Pujals Victoria
Rector Higher Institute for Medical Sciences
Ministry of Public Health
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

Daniela Ratti
Researcher
National Council of Scientific Research
Genoa, Italy

Lucia Marconi
Researcher
National Council of Scientific Research
Genoa, Italy

Claudia Rolando
Researcher
National Council of Scientific Research
Genoa, Italy

Gloria Corpas Pastor
Professor and Researcher
University of Malaga
Spain

Luis Beltran
Vice-Rector of International Relations
University of Alcala
Alcala de Henares
Spain

Deise Nanci de Castro Mesquita
Professor and Researcher
University of Goias
Goias, Brazil

Minerva Rosas Villarroel
Professor and Researcher
University of Los Lagos, Chile

Margarita Correia
Professor and Researcher
Institute of Theoretical and Computational Linguistics
Lisbon, Portugal

Nancy Alamo Suarez
Researcher
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Celia Maria Perez Marques
Researcher
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Celia Esther Alvarez Moreno
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Mercedes Cathcart Roca
Professor and Researcher
Faculty of Humanities
University of Oriente
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Ercilia Estrada Estrada
Scientific Council
Center of Applied Linguistics
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Miladys Diodene Adame
Ministry of Education
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba

Martha Cordies Jackson
Researcher
African Cultural Center "Fernando Ortiz"
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba


EIGHT INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

REGISTRATION FORM

Mr./Ms. ___________________________

Organization: ________________________

Title: _________________________________________

Business address: __________________________________

City: ______________ Telefax: ____________

Phone: _______________

E-Mail:____________________

Home address: _________________________

City: ___________ Telephone: __________

I wish to participate in Pre-Symposium seminars (optional)

___Corpus Linguistics: current studies

___Construction of Electronics Dictionaries

Paper title: __________________________

Date: ________________

Signature: ___________

 FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION -- MAY 1, 2002

The Third International Conference on the Mental Lexicon
Banff, Alberta, Canada
October 6-8, 2002


Hosted by the International Mental Lexicon Research Group


Sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada


The International Conference on the Mental Lexicon brings together
psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic, and computational research on the
representation and processing of words in the mind. The conference
encourages the variety of perspectives on lexical representation and
processing and, in particular, clinical and computational submissions.

The 2002 conference will be held in Banff Alberta, Canada
(www.discoverbanff.com). Banff is a resort town in the Rocky Mountains
and is a 1.5 hour drive from Calgary, Alberta. The Conference will be
held at the Banff Centre, a conference facility that integrates
meeting rooms, hotel accommodation and daytime food services
(www.banffcentre.ab.ca).

The conference will take place over three days (October 6, 7, & 8,
2002). As in the previous two meetings (Edmonton 1998 & Montreal
2000), the conference will include both 15-minute platform
presentations and poster sessions on each day.

The conference is again hosted by the Mental Lexicon Research Group-
an international collaborative research initiative funded by the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Past
meetings have each resulted in special issues of Brain and Language. A
third publication of peer-reviewed papers from the conference is again
planned for publication in 2003.

HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS

We invite abstract submissions for both platform and poster
presentations. The revised deadline for receipt of abstracts is: May
1, 2002. Please submit your abstract electronically as an e-mail
attachment to: gary.Libbenualberta.ca. Please specify one of the
following three options in the subject line of your e-mail.

1. To have your paper considered for either platform or poster
presentation: "ML Conference abstract both"

2. To have your paper considered for platform presentation only: "ML
Conference abstract platform"

3. To have your paper considered for poster presentation only: "ML
Conference abstract poster"


Please prepare your abstract as a Microsoft Word document using Times
New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins on all sides. If
accepted, your abstract will appear in the abstract book as you have
submitted it. It must therefore not exceed one page in length. Please
format your single page in the following manner:

Line 1: Title (bold and centered)
Line 2: Leave blank
Line 3:	 Authors (centered)
Line 4:	 Affiliations (centered)
(use superscripts, if needed, to co-index authors and institutions)
Line 5: Leave blank
Line 6: Begin abstract text (single spaced, left-right justified)


You will receive notification regarding your submission by the end of
May. Please contact Gary Libben (gary.Libbenualberta.ca) if you have
any questions regarding the conference (subject header: ML conference
query)

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Gary Libben
Professor and Chair
Department of Linguistics,
University of Alberta T6G 2E7
tel: (780) 492-5174
fax: (780) 492-0806