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Leonel Ruiz Miyares, 9th International Symposium on Social Communication

Stefano Basagni, MobiQuitous 20004

Message 1: 9th International Symposium on Social Communication

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:13:26 -0500
From: Leonel Ruiz Miyares <leonellingapli.ciges.inf.cu>
Subject: 9th International Symposium on Social Communication

9th International Symposium on Social Communication

CENTER OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

SANTIAGO DE CUBA JANUARY 24-28, 2005

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 Ninth International Symposium on Social Communication. The event will be held in Santiago de Cuba January 24 through the 28, 2005. 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, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . Higher Institute for Medical Sciences Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . Pedagogical University "Frank Pais Garcia" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . African Cultural Center "Fernando Ortiz" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . Provincial Branch of Ministry of Culture, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . Heredia Teather, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba . Melia - Santiago de Cuba Hotel . University of Twente Enschede, The Netherlands . Institute for Computational Linguistics, Pisa, Italy . Knowledge Web, Ireland . Basque Country University, Spain . Goteborg University, Goteborg, Sweden . University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain

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 - Applied Linguistics - Phonetics and Phonology - Lexicology and Lexicography - Morphology and Syntax - Anthropology Linguistics - Textual Linguistics and Pragmalinguistics - Terminology - Translations

2. Computational Linguistics: - Software related to linguistics 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 - Otorhinolaryngology - Stomatology

5. Mass Media:

- Linguistics 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 24th of 2005 and will focus on the following subjects: - Corpus Linguistics: current studies - Lexicology and Lexicography: trends and updates

Participants should say in advance what pre-symposium seminars they want to take part in. An additional fee of 25.00 USD will be charged for each seminar. Participation certificates will be available.

ROUND TABLE

A round table entitled " The Mass Media: its impact in the use of language" will be held on the occasion of the IX International Symposium on Social Communication.

KEYNOTE SPEECHES

During the symposium two keynote speeches will be delivered by: - Prof. Dr. Nicoletta Calzolari Professor and Researcher Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy - Prof. Dr. Ruslan Mitkov Professor and Researcher University of Wolverhampton United Kingdom

The other two keynote speeches will be announced as soon as possible.

ABSTRACTS

The deadline of submission of paper abstracts is July 1st, 2004. They should not exceed 250 words. Notification of acceptance of a paper by the Symposium's Scientific Committee will be sent before July 30th, 2004.

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), 7th (2001) and 8th (2003) Symposiums-, accepted papers must be sent before September 15, 2004, 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 del Comite Organizador IX Simposio Internacional Comunicacion Social Centro de Linguistica Aplicada Apartado Postal 4067, Vista Alegre Santiago de Cuba 4, Cuba 90400 Telephones: 53-22-642760, 53-22-656141 E-mail: leonellingapli.ciges.inf.cu

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese

REGISTRATION FEE

Speakers and Delegates 200.00 USD

Companions 100.00 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, 2004 - Notification on paper's approval by Scientific Committee: by July 30, 2004 - Delivery of papers either by e-mail or by mail using 3�-inch diskette: September 15, 2004 - Pre-Symposium seminars: January 24th, 2005 - 9th International Symposium on Social Communication: January 25 through 28, 2005

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

Nicasio Via Davila Representative of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment Santiago de Cuba Cuba

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

Vitelio Ruiz Hernandez Emeritus Academic 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

Nicoletta Calzolari Scientific Director Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy

Daniela Ratti Researcher Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy

Lucia Marconi Researcher Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy

Claudia Rolando Researcher Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy

Paola Cutugno Researcher Institute for Computational Linguistics Pisa, Italy

Gloria Corpas Pastor Professor and Researcher University of Malaga Malaga, Spain

Nancy Cristina 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 Director and Researcher African Cultural Center "Fernando Ortiz" Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Dieter Fensel Researcher Knowledge Web, Ireland

Jens Allwood Professor and Researcher Univeristy of Goteborg Goteborg, Sweden

Asa Abelin Professor and Researcher Univeristy of Goteborg Goteborg, Sweden

Iaki Alegra Loinaz Professor and Researcher Basque Country University Spain

Arantza Diaz de Ilarraza Professor and Researcher Basque Country University Spain

Xabier Artola Zubillaga Professor and Researcher Basque Country University Spain

Xabier Arregi Iparragirre Professor and Researcher Basque Country University Spain

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9th 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

___ Lexicology and Lexicography: trends and updates

Paper title: __________________________

Date: ________________

Signature: ___________

- ------------------------------------------ Dr. Leonel Ruiz Miyares Director Centro de Linguistica Aplicada Calle 8 Nr. 206 entre 7 y 9 Vista Alegre. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba. C.P. 90400 Telefonos: 53-22-642760, 53-22-656141 Correo Electronico: leonellingapli.ciges.inf.cu

Message 2: MobiQuitous 20004

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:26:41 -0500 (EST)
From: Stefano Basagni <basagniECE.NEU.EDU>
Subject: MobiQuitous 20004

Dear Colleagues,

Given the many requests for individual extensions, the TCP co-chairs have decided to extend the MobiQuitous 2004 deadline for paper REGISTRATION and SUBMISSION to:

*** FEBRUARY 29 2004 ***

This is to be indended as a strict deadline. No further extensions will be granted.

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS

MobiQuitous 2004 http://www.mobiquitous.org

The First Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services

August 22-25, 2004 Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Held in cooperation with AAAI

Pending Sponsorhips:

The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing

ACM SIGMOBILE

The combination of mobile and ubiquitous computing is emerging as a promising new paradigm with the goal to provide computing and communication services all the time, everywhere, transparently and invisibly to the user, using devices embedded in the surrounding physical environment. In this context, the communication devices, the objects with which they interact, or both may be mobile. The implementation of such a paradigm requires advances in wireless network technologies and devices, development of infrastructures supporting cognitive environments, and discovery and identification of ubiquitous computing applications and services. The first ACM Annual International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: networking and services (Mobiquitous 04) will cover all these aspects, representing a forum where practitioners and researchers coming from the many areas involved in ubiquitous solutions design and deployment will be able to interact exchanging the cross-layer experiences needed to build the overall ubiquitous systems. Areas addressed by the conference include: applications, service-oriented computing, middleware, networking, agents, knowledge management and databases.

PAPERS: Technical papers describing original, previously unpublished research, not currently under review by another conference or journal, are solicited. The conference is interested in contributions addressing all the areas associated with mobile and ubiquitous architectures, infrastructure and services. Technical works clearly identifying how the specific contributions fit to an overall working solution are particularly of interest. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following feature topics:

* Ubiquitous architectures and systems * Wearable computing and personal area network * Wireless technologies for mobile and ubiquitous communications (Bluetooth, ZigBee, 802.15.x, WiFi) * Wireless Internet access in ubiquitous systems * Reconfigurability and personalization of wireless network * Service discovery mechanisms, knowledge discovery, matching and composition mechanisms * Wireless/mobile service management and delivery * Security, privacy and social issues of mobile and ubiquitous systems * Peer-to-peer knowledge management * Emerging industrial/business scenarios * Multimodal interfaces (speech, video kinetic, tactile) * Smart spaces * Ad hoc and sensor networking * Localization and tracking * Context and location aware application * Multimedia encoding and transcoding * Middleware services * Agent technologies in ubiquitous, wearable, and mobile systems * Hardware and software platforms for ubiquitous systems, and testbeds * User interfaces * Toolkits, development environments, and languages for ubiquitous computing * Ontologies for mobile and ubiquitous computing

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All paper submissions will be handled electronically (see the conference web page for details). Authors should prepare a Portable Document Format (PDF) or postscript version of their full paper. Papers must not exceed 8 pages double column (US Letter size, 8.5 x 11 inches) including text, figures and references. The font size must be at least 10 points.

PUBLICATION: All submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed by technical program committee members. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers of particular merit will be proposed for publication in the ACM/Kluwer Wireless Networks journal.

TUTORIALS: Proposals for tutorials are solicited. Evaluation of tutorial proposals will be based on the expertise and experience of the instructors, and on the relevance of the subject matter. Potential instructors are requested to submit a tutorial proposal of at most 5 pages, including a biographical sketch, to the Tutorial Chair by March 1, 2004.

DEMOS: Proposals for research and industrial demos are solicited. A maximum of 3 pages should be submitted which include a description of the demo and needed equipment. Proposals should be submitted to the Demo Chair by March 1, 2004 (responses will be given by April 30, 2004).

Paper registration deadline: FEBRUARY 29 2004, 11:59pm PST Paper submission deadline: FEBRUARY 29 2004, 11:59pm PST Notification of acceptance: APRIL 30 2004 Camera-ready version due: MAY 15 2004

Papers submitted to MobiQuitous 2004 must be registered with EDAS by 11:59pm, PST, February 29, 2004. The deadline for submitting a registered paper is 11:59pm, PST, February 29, 2004.

*** ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

* General Co-Chairs Imrich Chlamtac University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.A. chlamtacutdallas.edu

Fausto Giunchiglia Universita` di Trento, Italy faustodit.unitn.it

* General Vice Co-Chairs Michele Zorzi Universita` di Padova, Italy zorzidei.unipd.it

Valentina Tamma University of Liverpool, U.K. vallicsc.liv.ac.uk

* Program Co-Chairs * NETWORKING Tom La Porta Penn State University, U.S.A. tlpcse.psu.edu

Chiara Petrioli Universita` di Roma "La Sapienza," Italy petriolidsi.uniroma1.it

* SERVICES Tim Finin Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, U.S.A. finincs.umbc.edu

Chiara Ghidini ITC-IRST, Trento, Italy ghidiniitc.it

* Tutorial Chair Mani Srivastava Univ. of California Los Angeles, U.S.A. mbsucla.edu

* Publicity Co-Chairs Stefano Basagni Northeastern University, U.S.A.

Ilya Zaihrayeu Universita` di Trento, Italy

* Registration Chair Robin Kravets Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U.S.A.

* Demo Chair Yannis Labrou Fujitsu Labs of America, U.S.A. yannisfla.fujitsu.com

* Local Arrangements Chair Prithwish Basu BBN Technologies, U.S.A.

* Publication Chair Roger Whitaker Cardiff University, U.K.

- Stefano Basagni, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 312 Dana Research Center Northeastern University 360 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115 Tel. 617 373 3061, Fax 617 373 8970 E-mail: basagniece.neu.edu *** http://www.ece.neu.edu/faculty/basagni/ ***