LINGUIST List 14.2668

Fri Oct 3 2003

Calls: Computational Ling/Switzerland;General Ling/USA

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  • James.Henderson, Coling 2004 Tutorials
  • pla66f5, Linguistic Association of the Southwest

    Message 1: Coling 2004 Tutorials

     Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 05:34:44 +0000
    From: James.Henderson <James.Hendersoncui.unige.ch>
    Subject: Coling 2004 Tutorials


    Coling 2004 Tutorials Date: 22-Aug-2004 - 22-Aug-2004 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Contact: James Henderson Contact Email: coling2004-tutorialscui.unige.ch Meeting URL:

    Linguistic Sub-field: Computational Linguistics Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2003

    This is a session of the following conference: 20th International Conference on Computational Linguistics

    Meeting Description:

    Tutorials for the 20th International Conference on Computational Linguistics Coling 2004 Call for Tutorial Proposals

    Geneva, Switzerland, 22 August, 2004

    The Coling 2004 Tutorial Organising Committee invites proposals for the Tutorial Programme for Coling 2004. The tutorials will be held 22 August, 2004, immediately preceding the main conference 23-27 August, 2004.

    Each tutorial should be well-focused so that its core content can be covered in a three hour tutorial slot (including a 30 minute break). We expect that there will be space and time for at most four tutorials.

    SUBMISSION DETAILS

    Proposals for tutorials should contain:

    * A title and brief content description of the tutorial topic (no more than one page) * The names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of the tutorial speakers, with a one-paragraph statement of the speaker's(s') research interests and areas of expertise. In case of multiple speakers, please identify proposal contact

    * Pre-requisites expected from participants

    * Any special requirements for technical needs (beamer, computer infrastructure, etc.)

    Proposals should be submitted by electronic mail, in plain ASCII text or PDF as soon as possible, but no later than 15 December 2003 to coling2004-tutorialscui.unige.ch. The subject line should be: ''COLING 2004 TUTORIAL PROPOSAL''.

    Notification of acceptance will be sent to proposers by 16 January, 2004.

    PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS

    Accepted tutorial speakers must provide final descriptions of their tutorials for inclusion in the Conference Registration material by 21 May, 2004. The description must be provided in three formats: a latex version that fits onto 1/2 page using a latex template to be provided; an ASCII version that can be included with the email announcement; an HTML version (without applets, etc.) that can be included on the Conference home page.

    Tutorial speakers must provide tutorial materials, containing at least copies of the slides used in the presentation as well as a bibliography for the material covered, by 4 June, 2004.

    Finances: the reimbursement for tutorial speakers has yet to be finalised. The reimbursement will consist of a flat amount per tutorial, plus a proportion of the registration fees for each registrant in excess of 20 registrants. Note that this reimbursement will be per tutorial, not per presenter: multiple presenters will split the proceeds, the default assumption being an even split. In addition, registration fees for the main conference will be waived for one speaker per tutorial. No further expenses will be reimbursed. Note that timely availability of tutorial materials is a precondition for reimbursement.

    TUTORIAL ORGANISERS

    James Henderson Universit� de Gen�ve D�pt. d'Informatique 24, rue G�n�ral Dufour CH-1211 Gen�ve 4 Switzerland

    Paola Merlo Universit� de Gen�ve D�pt. de Linguistique 2, rue de Candolle CH-1211 Gen�ve 4 Switzerland

    coling2004-tutorialscui.unige.ch

    IMPORTANT DATES

    * Submission deadline for proposal: 15 December, 2003 * Notification of acceptance: 16 January, 2004 * Tutorial descriptions due: 21 May, 2004 * Tutorial course material due: 4 June, 2004 * Tutorials date: 22 August, 2004

    Message 2: Linguistic Association of the Southwest

     Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2003 11:36:06 +0000
    From: pla66f5 <pla66f5panam.edu>
    Subject: Linguistic Association of the Southwest


    Linguistic Association of the Southwest Short Title: LASSO

    Date: 17-Oct-2003 - 19-Oct-2003 Location: Edinburg, Texas, United States of America Contact: Pamela Anderson-Mejias Contact Email: pla66f5panam.edu Meeting URL: http://lasso.panam.edu/program.doc

    Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics

    Meeting Description:

    The Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) is a regional linguistics association in the United States whose purpose is the advancement of the scientific study of language, particularly in the geographical region covering the states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. While LASSO is primarily interested in languages of the southwestern states, it draws its membership from any region in the world. The University of Texas-Pan American is set to host the 32nd annual meeting of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) titled ''Crossing Linguistic Borders,'' Oct. 17-19.

    The opening session will be Friday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m. in the UTPA Media Theatre. Concurrent sessions by linguists from throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia, Korea and elsewhere will deliver papers on topics ranging from phonology of Spanish through colonial documents of Texas to Spanish heritage speakers engaging in the writing process. Additional papers in linguistics from other areas will also be presented.

    The Friday session will feature speaker Joshua A. Fishman, professor emeritus from Yeshiva University and general editor of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language at 10:45 a.m. Fishman will speak on ''Distancing and Interaction: The Status Agenda in Corpus Planning.'' Dr. Jos� G. Moreno de Alba, research fellow of the Instituto de Investigaciones Filol�gicas and professor at UNAM, will speak on ''El Atlas Ling��stico de M�xico'' Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10:45 a.m. in the UTPA Media Theatre. Peter Gingiss, professor at the University of Houston, will deliver the presidential address Saturday at 6:15 p.m. The program can be seen after Aug. 1 on PROGRAM LINK.

    ''The LASSO local committee co-chairs are Dr. Pamela L. Anderson-Mejias, English Department, and Dr. Hugo A. Mejias, Department of Modern Languages & Literature. They can be contacted at pla66f5panam.edu and mejiashpanam.edu respectively.

    For those planning to attend the meeting, hotel reservations must be booked by Sept. 18 to receive the conference rate. Please note that it is very important that attendees make reservations by Sept. 18 and ask for the Linguistic Association of the Southwest Conference rate.

    Call 956/383-8800 or fax the hotel directly at 956/383-1540. For more information, see the LASSO newsletter.

    The Holiday Inn Express and Best Western are already full. Please contact the Comfort Inn for hotel reservations. (956)318-1117