LINGUIST List 9.174

Thu Feb 5 1998

Calls: 6th Intl. Symposium on Social Comm., COGSCI'98

Editor for this issue: Martin Jacobsen <martylinguistlist.org>

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1. leonel, 6th Intl. Symposium on Social Communication (Cuba)
2. Colleen Seifert, COGSCI '98 Deadline Extension and foreign postage rate change

 SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL COMMUNICATION

 SANTIAGO DE CUBA 
 JANUARY 25-28, 1999

The Applied Linguistics Centre of Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment in Santiago de Cuba, is pleased to announce the Sixth
International Symposium on Social Communication to be held in Santiago
de Cuba, January 25th-28th, 1999. This international event will focus
on social communication processes from the points of view of Applied
Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Cybernetics, Medicine,
Ethnology, Folklore and Mass Media Studies.

The Symposium will be also sponsored by:

.. University of Oriente, Cuba
.. Higher Institute for Medical Sciences, Santiago de Cuba
.. Information for Development Agency, CITMA, Cuba
.. Humboldt University, Germany
.. University of Twente, The Netherlands
.. National Council of Researchs, Italy
.. Linguists Association of Cuba

Papers and Posters will be discussed within the following
disciplines: 

1. Applied Linguistics:

- Spanish and foreign languages teaching, translations,
 scientific terminology, sociolinguistics, psycholin-
 guistics, phonetics.

2. Computational Linguistics:

 Software related to:

- Lexicological, lexicographic and grammatical research.
- The compilation of automated monolingual, bilingual and
 fraseological dictionaries.
- Other uses of Computational Linguistics.

3. Voice Processing:

- Artificial intelligence applied to voice analysis,
 synthesis and recognition.
- Voice-processing equipment. Their use in informatics,
 accoustic analysis and as aid for the hearing and sight
 impaired.
- Voice-processing research related to "Cry Analysis".

4. Medical specialities related to pathological processes which use
speech and voice analysis:

- Presentations on research results showing the effects of
 the use of words and communication for the treatment of
 various illnesses.
- Interdisciplinary treatment of logophoniatric patients
 with vocal tract disorders.
- Results of investigations related to diagnoses of Central
 Nervous System diseases through the Cry Analysis method.

5. Mass Media:

- Language in the mass media.

6. Ethnology and Folklore:

- Papers related to ethnology, folklore and other aspects
 of social communication.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

- Lexicological and Lexicographic research.

- Computational Linguistics: Automatic tagging of
 textual corpora.

Papers at workshops should be presented in 10 minutes.
Scientific discussion will take place at the end of
the workshop. At the papers there must be pointed out
if they are meant for a workshop.

ROUND TABLE

At the Symposium there will be a Round Table on
"New Technologies in the Mass Media. Their social impact."

SUMMARIES

A summary under 250 words must be sent before July 1st, 1998.

PAPERS

To enable us to deliver the Proceedings with the event
documentation, accepted papers must be sent before
September 1st, 1998, with the following requirements:

1. Only 6 pages including graphics, notes and bibliography.

2. Edited with Word 6.0 or Word 7.0 for Windows and
 sent through e-mail (attachment) and 3 1/2 " diskette.

3. Each page must have 55 lines maximun in a A4 (mail type)
 format.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPERS PRESENTATION

1. Write down the authors' names, one under the other, at the left top
of the first page, all in Arial bold capital letters, 10 points size
(Word 6.0 or 7.0). Under the authors'names it should appear the
institution, city and country where they belong in bold but only
initial capital letters.

2. In a separate line, at the center, the title of the paper must be
written in Arial bold, cursive, 11 points size letters.

3. The text will follow -not in bold- with the same Arial letter, 10
points size and leaving a space between lines.

4. Notes will appear at the end of each page in Arial 9 points size
letters.

Presentation time will be 15 minutes and 5 minutes for
discussion. Authors must declare if they need a tape recorder, video
set, computer or other kind of equipment.

All mail or enquiries should be addressed to:

Dr. Eloina Miyares Bermudez
Secretaria Ejecutiva Comite Organizador
Apartado Postal 4067, Vista Alegre
Santiago de Cuba 4, Cuba 90400
Telephones: (53-226) 42760 or (53-226) 41081
 Fax: (53-226) 41579
 E-mail: leonellingapli.ciges.inf.cu
 Home page: http://wwwseti.cs.utwente.nl/Parlevink/cuba

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish and English.

INSCRIPTION FEE:

Speakers and Delegates......130.00 USD
 Companions...... 70.00 USD
Payment must be in cash during the registration.

ACCOMODATION

Santiago de Cuba has 4 and 5 Stars Hotels at the disposal of the
participants who apply for them. The Organizing Committee will offer
a special package with preferential prices.

OTHER ASPECTS OF INTEREST

Santiago de Cuba, located at some 900 kms from Havana, is Cuba's
second largest city due to its economic, cultural and social
importance. 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 touristic 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.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

.. July 1st, 1998
 Submission of summaries

.. July 15th, 1998
 Information about the approval of the paper

.. September 1th, 1998
 Deadline for paper reception by diskette
 and e-mail

.. January 25th-28th 1999
 Sixth International Symposium

SCIENTIFIC AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President of Honor:

Dr. Rosa Elena Simeon Negrin
Minister of Science, Technology and
Environment, Cuba

Aida Almaguer Furnaguera - CITMA (*)
Osvaldo Bebelagua C. - Information for Development
 Agency, CITMA
Vitelio Ruiz Hernandez - Applied Linguistics Centre
Eloina Miyares Bermudez - Applied Linguistics Centre
Marcos Cortina V. - University of Oriente
Nayra Pujals - Higher Institute for Medical
 Sciences
Renate Siegmund - Humboldt University, Germany
Kathleen Wermke - Humboldt University, Germany
Anton Nijholt - University of Twente, The Netherlands
Daniela Ratti - CNR (**), Italy
Lucia Marconi - CNR, Italy
Claudia Rolando - CNR, Italy
Margarita Hernandez S. - CITMA
Leonel Ruiz Miyares - Applied Linguistics Centre
Nancy Alamo Suarez - Applied Linguistics Centre
Gisela Cardenas Molina - Linguists Association of Cuba
Humberto Ocan~a Dayar - Linguists Association of Cuba

(*)CITMA- Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba
(**)CNR - National Council of Researchs, Italy

 SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOCIAL
 COMMUNICATION

 REGISTRATION FORM

Mr./Ms.
________________________________________________________________

Organization: 
__________________________________________________________

Title: 
_________________________________________________________________

Business address: 
______________________________________________________

City: __________________ Telefax: _______________ Phone: 
_______________

E-Mail:________________________________________________

Home address: 
__________________________________________________________

City: ___________________________ Telephone: 
__________________________

Speaker _____ Participant ______ Companions ______

Paper title: 
___________________________________________________________

Date:_________________

Signature:____________

DEADLINE REMINDER / DEADLINE REMINDER / DEADLINE REMINDER

The CogSci98 program committee invites and encourages you to submit a
paper, poster, or symposium proposal for possible inclusion in the
annual meeting program.

The official deadline for receipt of proposals for STANDARD poster
sessions, STANDARD paper sessions, and symposia was this Friday,
February 6. We will extend this deadline slightly and continue to
accept all forms of program proposals through Tuesday,
Feb. 10. Because of proceedings publication deadlines that are beyond
our control, SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED AFTER TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, WILL NOT
BE REVIEWED.

The deadline for one-page abstract poster submissions is not until
March 6, 1998.

NEW: Word processing templates for assisting proposers with paper
preparation can now be accessed through the "how to prepare a
camera-ready proceedings contribution" link from our main web site at

http://psych.wisc.edu/CogSci98/conf.html

CAUTION: Because idiosyncratic variations in formatting occur due to
individual word processing and printer settings, template users should
carefully check the outcome of their formatting results to ensure they
conform to formatting guidelines specified in the 1998 call for
papers. Papers that do not conform to formatting rules are being
returned to authors.

Sharon Derry & Morton Ann Gernsbacher
Co-Chairs, CogSci98


CHANGE in FOREIGN POSTAGE for 1998 COGSCI SOCIETY MEMBERS:

The journal "Cognitive Science" is published by Ablex Publishing, Inc.
For the first time, they are requiring all non-U.S. (rather than all
non-North American) subscribers to pay a supplement for postage and
the special handling required by the US Postal Service. On the
membership form you may have seen, the cost of foreign postage is
listed as $20 U.S. for surface mail, and $40 U.S. for airmail. Based
on our past rates, we have negotiated a lower price for airmail
service for our members, so that foreign airmail service will cost $28
U.S. for our members -- the same rate as in 1997. Anyone who has
already submitted the $40 fee will be reimbursed.

For more information or to join the society, see our web site at:
http:\www.umich.edu\~cogsci\ or send email to cogsciumich.edu.