LINGUIST List 15.830

Wed Mar 10 2004

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  • graham.wilcock, ACL 2004 Workshop on RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology
  • ajwurr, The Reading Matrix: An International Journal

    Message 1: ACL 2004 Workshop on RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology

     Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 05:30:58 -0500 (EST)
    From: graham.wilcock <graham.wilcockhelsinki.fi>
    Subject: ACL 2004 Workshop on RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology


    ACL 2004 Workshop on RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology Short Title: NLPXML-2004

    Date: 25-Jul-2004 - 25-Jul-2004 Location: Barcelona, Spain Contact: Graham Wilcock Contact Email: graham.wilcockhelsinki.fi Meeting URL: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~gwilcock/NLPXML-2004/

    Linguistic Sub-field: Computational Linguistics ,Semantics ,Text/Corpus Linguistics

    Call Deadline: 01-Apr-2004

    Meeting Description:

    ACL 2004 WORKSHOP RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology: 4th Workshop on NLP and XML (NLPXML-2004) 25 July 2004, Barcelona ACL 2004 WORKSHOP

    RDF/RDFS and OWL in Language Technology: 4th Workshop on NLP and XML (NLPXML-2004)

    25 July 2004, Barcelona

    In conjunction with the 42nd annual meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (http://www.acl2004.org)

    Workshop home page: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~gwilcock/NLPXML-2004/

    Overview

    While XML is fully accepted within the NLP community as the main standard for data representation, especially for purposes of interchange and software interoperability, the use of Semantic Web technologies--including RDF (Resource Definition Framework), RDFS (RDF Schema), and OWL (Ontology Web Language)--for NLP applications remains relatively limited. However, the combination of XML, RDF/RDFS and OWL provides an overall architecture for NLP resources of all kinds whose implications are still being worked out within the NLP community.

    The goal of this workshop is two-fold: (1) to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of practical applications of RDF, RDFS and OWL in language technology (including resource and software development, applications, tools, etc.); and (2) to clarify the respective roles of XML, RDF/RDFS and OWL in NLP applications and resources, in relation to the growth of the Semantic Web.

    NLPXML-2004 is intended not only for those already using Semantic Web technologies, but also members of the NLP community who seek a fuller understanding of the motivations and implications of XML/RDF/RDFS/OWL, the Semantic Web, and related standards for the field. Therefore, we plan to include at least one invited presentation that covers in some depth the Semantic Web technologies and attempts to identify the interactions among various activities (resource creation and annotation, application development, etc.) as well as the potential interactions between the various Semantic Web layers in relation to language technology.

    This workshop will be the fourth in a series, following on from the first NLPXML Workshop held at NLPRS 2001 in Tokyo, the second at COLING 2002 in Taipei, and the third at EACL 2003 in Budapest.

    Topics

    We invite submissions on (but not necessarily limited to) the following topics:

    * Concrete examples of RDF/RDFS/OWL use for NLP resources and applications * RDF/RDFS/OWL-aware NLP tools * RDF/RDFS/OWL-based definition of data models and data categories for NLP * RDF/RDFS/OWL-based standards for NLP and language resources * Use and comparison of XML, RDF/RDFS and OWL for linguistic annotation, including overall data architecture, implications for editorial practices, linkage mechanisms and issues for NLP data, etc. * Use and comparison of XML, RDF/RDFS and OWL in Semantic Web question answering and document generation applications * Other topics in NLP and XML, not necessarily using Semantic Web technologies, for example VoiceXML and voice dialogue, XML-based standards (XML Schema, XSLT, XLink, etc.) for NLP applications.

    Submission Procedure

    Authors should submit full papers of maximum 8 pages, including references and figures, following the main conference style files at http://www.acl2004.org/aclstyles/style.html

    Papers should be submitted electronically in PDF (preferred) or MS Word format to: graham.wilcockhelsinki.fi

    Important Dates

    * Paper submission deadline 1 April 2004 * Notification of acceptance 1 May 2004 * Camera-ready version due 15 May 2004 * Workshop date 25 July 2004

    Organizing Committee

    * Nancy Ide (Vassar College, USA) * Laurent Romary (Loria/CNRS, France) * Graham Wilcock (University of Helsinki, Finland)

    Program Committee

    * Kalina Bontcheva (University of Sheffield, UK) * Barrett Bryant (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA) * Paul Buitelaar (DFKI, Germany) * Key-Sun Choi (KAIST, Korea) * Hamish Cunningham (University of Sheffield, UK) * Thierry Declerck (DFKI, Germany) * David Durand (Brown University, USA) * Tomaz Erjavec (Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia) * Nancy Ide (Vassar College, USA) * Ewan Klein (University of Edinburgh, UK) * Jimmy Lin (MIT, USA) * Chieko Nakabasami (Toyo University, Japan) * Naoyuki Nomura (Justsystem/Hosei University, Japan) * Antonio Pareja-Lora (UCM, Spain) * Laurent Romary (Loria/CNRS, France) * Manfred Stede (University of Potsdam, Germany) * Henry Thompson (University of Edinburgh, UK) * Fabio Vitali (University of Bologna, Italy) * Graham Wilcock (University of Helsinki, Finland) (Chair)

    Additional information: Graham Wilcock (graham.wilcockhelsinki.fi)

    Message 2: The Reading Matrix: An International Journal

     Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:17:45 -0500 (EST)
    From: ajwurr <ajwurruncg.edu>
    Subject: The Reading Matrix: An International Journal


    The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal

    Call Deadline: 15-June-2004

    The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal invites submissions of previously unpublished manuscripts on any topic related to Generation 1.5 and Academic Language Acquisition. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:

    ·Characteristics of Generation 1.5 Language Acquisition and/or Learners ·Linguistic and Socioeconomic Factors and Generation 1.5 ·Writing Instruction and/or Strategies ·Reading Instruction and/or Strategies ·College Composition ·English for Academic Purposes ·Support for Generation 1.5 Learners ·Program Design and Content ·Educational Needs ·Experiences of Generation 1.5 Learners ·Case Studies

    We welcome both practical and research focused articles (including action research). Articles should have a clear focus and be written so that they are accessible to a broad audience of reading and language educators, including those individuals who may not be familiar with the particular subject matter addressed in the article. Articles should report on original research or present an original framework that links previous research, educational theory, and teaching practices. Full-length articles should be no more than 7500 words in length and should include an abstract of no more than 200 words.

    The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal encourages submissions that take advantage of the hypertext and multimedia possibilities afforded by our World Wide Web publication format. To this end, we gladly accept articles with graphics, sound, and hyperlinks submitted as HTML documents. More detailed submission guidelines are available online at: http://www.readingmatrix.com/submission.html.

    Send all submissions electronically to: editorsreadingmatrix.com

    The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal http://www.readingmatrix.com/journal.html