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lim.nl>F I R S T C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N THE 1996 EAMT WORKSHOP: "Machine Translation: Language Resources, Terminology, Economics and User Needs." 29-30 August, Vienna, Austria Following up the highly successful Machine Translation Summit held last year in Luxembourg, the European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) will be holding a workshop on MT in conjunction with the Fourth International Terminology and Knowledge Engineering (TKE) congress being held in Vienna this year from the 26th to the 30th of August. The EAMT workshop will be taking place on Thursday the 29th and Friday the 30th of August. The theme of this year's EAMT workshop, the only MT-specific event slated to be held in Europe this year, is "Machine Translation: Language Resources, Terminology, Economics and User Needs." Focusing on the real-world application of translation technology, the workshop will cover such topics as controlled languages, domain-specific lexica, exchange and re-use of terminology, standardization of coding, pre- and post-editing, and the economics of using (or not using) translation software. Emphasis will be on practical issues such as setting up and running translation services involving MT systems, particularly in countries which have recently joined the European Union. Six sessions have been scheduled with the following themes: * Standardization of coding * Exchange and re-use of terminology * Domain-specific lexica * Controlled languages, and pre- and post-editing * Integration of MT in information management * Economics of MT The first four sessions will take place on Thursday 29 August, starting at 9.30 and ending at 18.00. The fifth and sixth sessions will be held on Friday 30 August from 9.30 to 13.00. There will be ample opportunity for discussion, with half-hour coffee/chat breaks between sessions and a lunch break on Thursday. Most sessions will have two speakers and last 75 to 80 minutes; the fourth session will be longer (2 hours) and have three speakers. There will be ample opportunity for participants to raise questions, clarify points, and discuss relevant issues. SPEAKERS Among the speakers tentatively scheduled to give presentations are: Daniel Grasmick (SAP): t.b.a. Lee Humphreys (GSI-Erli): "Use of linguistic resources like translation memories in MT systems" Svetlana Sokolova (Stylus): "Building of domain-specific MT dictionaries" Friederike Bruckert (Logos): t.b.a. John Smart (Smart): "Pre- and post-editing tools, controlled languages" Harri Arnola (Kielikone Oy): "MT in Finland" Annelise Bech (Lingtech): "Building a domain-based term database" J"org Sch"utz (IAI, Saarbr"ucken): "Network-based MT services" Jochen Hummel (Trados): "Practical aspects of integration of MT into translation memories" Plus two speakers from the European Commission on the topics "Eurodicautom import into Systran and export from Systran into TIF" and "Feasibility study on the use of MT in the European Commission." FEES The registration fees for the two-day EAMT workshop are: Regular fee: AS 2500 University staff/supporting organizations: AS 1800 Members of GTW, TermNet, IITF, DTT, EAMT: AS 1800 Student fee: AS 800 ABOUT THE EAMT The EAMT is an organization dedicated to the growing community of people interested in MT and translation tools, including users, developers, and researchers, of this increasingly viable technology. The EAMT is one of three regional associations of the International Association for Machine Translation (IAMT), which is enjoying an increasing number of members worldwide. The EAMT is the only organization of its kind in Europe and serves as an important conduit for sharing information about MT. Together with its sister associations, the EAMT publishes a newsletter, "MT News International," three times a year. It includes news of upcoming events, such as workshops and conferences, reports of previous events, company and product news, and updates of research developments. Every two years, the IAMT organizes the MT Summit, a unique conference dedicated to the world of translation technology. The MT Summit alternates between Europe, North America, and Asia. In 1995, the MT Summit was held in Luxembourg at the European Commission; in 1997, it will take place in San Diego, California. In years when the Summit is not being held in Europe, the EAMT organizes an annual workshop on MT, usually in conjunction with another event. The current members of the EAMT organizing committee are: John Hutchins, East Anglia, UK (chair) Viggo Hansen, Copenhagen, DK (secretary) Doris Marty-Albisser, Zurich, CH (treasurer) Dimitri Theologitis, Luxembourg Bente Maegaard, Copenhagen, DK Colin Brace, Amsterdam, NL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION For last-minute information about the EAMT TKE '96 workshop or general information about the EAMT, send an email message to: eamtMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue