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mpce.mq.edu.au>AUSTRALIAN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING FORTNIGHT BLUE MOUNTAINS NLP TUTORIALS Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th January 1998 Come and study Natural Language Processing in the heart of the Australian Bush. We are offering a unique study experience and 4 tutorials given by tutors who are experts in their chosen fields and highly regarded throughout the world-wide Natural Language community. Walter Daelemans, Tilburg University Robert Dale, Microsoft Research Institute, Macquarie University. Dominique Estival, Melbourne University. Christer Samuelsson, Bell Laboratories TIMETABLE Monday 12th January 1998 10:00 - 13:00 Tutorial 1: Robert Dale, 'Introduction to Natural Language Generation' 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 16:30 Guided Walk - Grand Canyon 17:00 - 20:00 Tutorial 2: Christer Samuelsson 'Introduction to Statistical Methods in Natural Language Processing' 20:00 - 24:00 Dinner Tuesday 13th January 1998 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 - 12:00 Tutorial 3: Walter Daelemans 'Introduction to Memory-Based Language Technology' 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 16:30 Guided Walk - route to be arranged 17:00 - 20:00 Tutorial 4: Dominique Estival 'Introduction to Grammatical Formalisms for Natural Language Processing' 20:00 - 24:00 Dinner Wednesday 14th January 1998 08:00 - 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 Return to Sydney VENUE Jemby-Rinjah Lodge Conference Centre is set in natural bushland adjacent to the Blue Mountains National Park, 2-3 hours drive West of Sydney. We are taking over the entire facility for our exclusive use throughout the 2 days of tutorials. The bushland surrounding the beautiful wooden lodge buildings provides a 'total environment experience'. The buildings contain all modern conveniences. Accommodation is in Eco-Lodges which are accessed by wooden walkways placed above the ground to prote ct the flora and fauna. There are modern conference facilities, a communal lounge area with a sunken log fire, the Isopogons Restaurant with a resident chef who prepares gourmet meals, outdoor barbeque facilities, and outdoor deck areas for relaxation. Jemby-Rinjah's 'tread softly, live lightly' and 'minimal site disturbance' philosophies encompass energy saving, recycling and conservation. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Jemby-Rinjah is ideally situated for sampling the delights of bushwalking in the National Park whether it is your first experience, or whether you are an old hand. We have deliberately left the afternoons free so that we can enjoy the locality during daylight hours. We will guide a few walks for those interested, or you can take a map from reception and do your own thing, or you can simply relax and enjoy the site from one of the decks. Our walks are suitable for anyone of average fitness who can walk at a fairly brisk pace for 2-3 hours. They include some steep slopes and steps. Because the terrain is rocky, we recommend that you bring walking boots that give good ankle support. REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION Use the form on the main Autralian Natural Language Processing Fortnight WWW page at: http://www.cs.flinders.edu.au/research/AI/ANLPF/ Sandra Williams Microsoft Research Institute Macquarie UniversityMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue