Nlp-l December 1997

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PD: DL'98 CfP (Intl. Description Logics workshop)
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 31 Dec '97

31 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Enrico Franconi <franconi(a)irst.itc.it> > Do: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl > Temat: CFP: DL'98 CfP (Intl. Description Logics workshop) > Data: 29 grudnia 1997 11:14 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > We apologize if you receive this more than once. You're receiving > this message since you are a subscriber of a relevant mailing list. > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1998 International Workshop on Description Logics > (DL'98) > > Trento, Italy > Saturday June 6 - Monday June 8, 1998 > > (coordinated event with KR'98 -- Sixth International Conference on > Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning) > > WWW: http://dl.kr.org/dl/dl98/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > The 1998 International Workshop on Description Logics (DL'98) > continues the tradition of international workshops devoted to > discussing developments and applications of knowledge representation > formalisms based on Description Logics. > > We call for two types of contributions: paper submissions, and DL > systems for comparison. Indipendently from the DL systems comparison > effort, demonstrations of systems and DL-based applications will be > possible and people interested are encouraged to get in touch with the > organizers. > > DL'98 will immediately follow KR'98 (Sixth International Conference on > Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning) which will be > held in Trento, Italy, June 2-5, 1998. > > DL'98 will not clash with SIGMOD/PODS'98, which will be held in > Seattle WA, USA, June 1-4, 1998: people willing attend both > SIGMOD/PODS'98 and DL'98 will have one day and a half for traveling > from USA to Italy. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > SCOPE > > Subjects to be addressed include the following: > > -- Foundations of Description Logics, including distinguishing features of > Description Logics with respect to other formalisms, expressive power of > Description Logics, decidability and complexity results of reasoning > > -- Extensions of Description Logics, including, but not limited to, closed > world reasoning, defaults, epistemic reasoning, temporal and spatial > reasoning, procedural knowledge. > > -- Integration of Description Logics with other formalisms, such as > object-oriented languages, constraint-based programming, logic programming, > rule-based systems, etc. > > -- Use of Description Logics in applications or areas such as natural > language, planning, learning, databases, software engineering, information > management systems, ontology design, etc, with special emphasis on > justifying the choice of DL compared to other formalisms. > > -- Building systems based on Description Logics with special emphasis on > optimization, storage and implementation techniques. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PAPER SUBMISSION > > Interested parties should prepare an extended abstract on some aspect > of their current work in Description Logics (no more than 5 LaTeX > 12-point article-style pages), or a short position paper indicating > interest in Description Logics and the workshop. > > Please prepare a version of your submission (preferably as a > self-contained LaTeX 12-point article style file) and send it to > dl98(a)dl.kr.org by e-mail, to arrive by Friday March 6, 1998. > > We will determine participation in the workshop by Monday April 20, > 1998 on the basis of the submitted papers. Some authors will be asked > to prepare a longer version of their paper for inclusion in the > proceedings. > > Revised versions of accepted proceedings papers should be sent by > Friday May 8, 1998. The revised position papers will be electronically > distributed to participants. The proceedings consisting of revised > versions of the position papers will be produced and distributed after > the workshop, and made available to other researchers. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > IMPORTANT DATES > > Paper Submission > > Paper submission deadline: March 6, 1998 > Notification of acceptance: April 20, 1998 > Camera ready papers due: May 8, 1998 > DL'98 Workshop: Saturday June 6 - Monday June 8, 1998 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > DL SYSTEMS COMPARISON > > DL'98 will host a DL systems comparison session. Systems will be > compared on the basis of benchmarks which will be prepared in order to > emphasize the best out of each system. This first round of the > comparison at DL'98 will serve mostly as an evaluation of the > benchmark testing set, and it is not intended to be the last word on a > possible ranking. > > We have four aims: > * To reach a consensus on a corpus of benchmarks for DL systems, > which may become an agreed standard. > * Bringing people together with a common interest in implementation > work on various DLs. > * Giving the implementors of reasoners for the considered logics > the opportunity to demonstrate their systems and to make them > better known. (There also exists the possibility to submit system > descriptions to DL'98). > * There are many reasoning methods for DL. We propose a comparison, > with no winners or prizes, of these approaches. > > CRITERIA > > A fair comparison is very difficult, since different computers are > used, systems are implemented in different programming languages, and > expressivity of the different logics varies considerably. We hope to > overcome these problem to a certain extent by using different families > of parametrized knowledge bases. The time to decide the provability of > these KBs is expected to be exponential in the parameter for most > reasoners. The participants will determine the largest parameter value > that their system can handle within a given time limit. Consequently, > the results can only be slightly improved by using a faster computer > or a better programming language. > Moreover, we believe that expressivity and efficiency are not the only > qualities of a reasoner. Even if reasoner B is `really' considerably > less expressive or slower than reasoner A, one may prefer B to A, > e.g. if: > > * B is very comfortable to use. > * B is very small and simple, and thus more secure. > * B is written is a standard language and easily portable. > * B can deal with many logics. > * The correctness and completeness of B have been verified. > * B requires little space for the computation. > * B is tailored for specific applications. > * ... > > Such advantages can be stated in entries. For example, the number of > lines of the source code of of a system could be mentioned (if the > small size is an advantage for that system), or so could the storage > required to process certain KBs (if the system requires little space). > > WHO CAN TAKE PART? > > Everybody who has written a reasoner for DL which accepts a reasonable > subset of the language specified by the KRSS document can submit an > entry. All the knowledge bases interchanges will be done using the > neutral syntax specified by the KRSS document. We prefer reasoners > that are easily available to everybody or can be used by some means > (e.g., over the WWW). > Everybody who takes part automatically accepts the procedure of the > comparison. > > PROCEDURE > > The benchmark KBs will be available via the comparison home page at > http://dl.kr.org/dl/dl98/comparison/. People willing to participate > must confirm their participation to Peter Patel-Schneider at > pfps(a)research.bell-labs.com or to Ian Horrocks at > horrocks(a)cs.man.ac.uk by Friday March 6, 1998. We encourage > participants to indicate their interest as soon as possible and to > participate in the selection of benchmarks. > > Participants may additionally submit a set of benchmarks which > possibly show where their systems excel. These benchmarks should be > written in the neutral KRSS syntax, and should be representable in at > least one other available DL system. If these benchmarks are submitted > early enough, they may be used as the basis of a parameterized set. > > Important: The participants time their systems at their site before the > workshop. > > The result should contain the following information: > > * Name of the system, if possible a WWW address or a reference to > the literature. > * Some information about the algorithms. > * Advantages of your system besides efficiency > * The programming language used to implement the system. > * The hardware used for the timings. > * The results of the timings, plus a note if you deviated from the > limits in the specified procedure. > * Optional comments on the various results. > > The result should be submitted as a self-contained postscript document > to Peter Patel-Schneider at pfps(a)research.bell-labs.com or to Ian > Horrocks at horrocks(a)cs.man.ac.uk by Friday April 17, 1998. > > PUBLICATION/PRESENTATION OF RESULTS > > The organisers will compile short summaries of these results. If the > organisers want to check the results of some participants, then the > participants are responsible for providing sufficient support. They > must give the organisers the possibility to check the results at the > participant's site. > > The summaries will appear in the proceedings of the DL'98 workshop. > > At the workshop, the participants will have the possibility to > demonstrate their systems either on site or over the internet to > another site. Posters describing the systems may be displayed. > > Everybody is welcome to submit for evaluation by the PC of DL'98 > either full papers describing any new approaches or system > descriptions describing new implementations (or both). > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > IMPORTANT DATES > > DL Systems Comparison > > Preliminary disclosure of the basic benchmarks: February 16, 1998 > Identification of the DL systems willing to partecipate: March 6, 1998 > Optional submission of partecipants' benchmarks: March 6, 1998 > Disclosure of the official comparison benchmarks: March 23, 1998 > Deadline for the submission of the results: April 17, 1998 > Summaries of the results available: May 18, 1998 > Meeting at DL'98: June 6 - 8, 1998 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE > > Enrico Franconi (chair) > Knowledge Representation and Reasoning group > Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (IRST) > I-38050 Povo TN, Italy > franconi(a)irst.itc.it > > Giuseppe De Giacomo Robert M. MacGregor > DIS, Università di Roma La Sapienza University of Southern California > Via Salaria 113, I-00198 Roma, Italy Information Sciences Institute > degiacom(a)dis.uniroma1.it 4676 Admiralty Way > Marina del Rey, CA 90292, USA > macgregor(a)isi.edu > > Werner Nutt Christopher A. Welty > German Research Center for AI (DFKI) Vassar College Computer Science Dept. > currently visiting: Poughkeepsie, NY 12604-0462, USA > Institute of Computer Science weltyc(a)cs.vassar.edu > Ross Building, Givat Ram Campu > The Hebrew University of Jerusalem > Jerusalem 91904, Israel > nutt(a)cs.huji.ac.il > > DL SYSTEMS COMPARISON COMMITTEE: > > Peter F. Patel-Schneider Ian Horrocks > Bell Labs Research (currently visiting IRST) > 600 Mountain Ave, 2A-409 Department of Computer Science > Murray Hill, NJ 07974; USA University of Manchester > pfps(a)research.bell-labs.com Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK > horrocks(a)cs.man.ac.uk > > WINE COMMITTEE: > > Paolo Bresciani (chair) Deborah L. McGuinness > (sommelier **) AT&T Labs Research > IRST 180 Park Ave. Bldg 103, Room A215 > I-38050 Povo TN, Italy Florham Park, NJ 07932-0971, USA > brescian(a)irst.itc.it dlm(a)research.att.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > RESOURCES > > * Enquiries about the DL'98 workshop can be made by mailing to > dl98(a)dl.kr.org. > > * Information regarding costs, travel information, hotels, etc. will be > distributed later. Check the WWW page of the workshop at > http://dl.kr.org/dl/dl98/ for updates. > > * The DL'98 systems comparison home page is at > http://dl.kr.org/dl/dl98/comparison/ > > * The official Description Logics WWW home page is at > http://dl.kr.org/dl/.

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PD: call for papers
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Jock McNaught <jock(a)ccl.umist.ac.uk> > Do: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl > DW: salt(a)cstr.ed.ac.uk; ln(a)cnusc.fr; linguist(a)postal.tamu.edu; nl-kr(a)snyside.sunnyside.com; corpora(a)hd.uib.no; aisb(a)cogs.susx.ac.uk; llti%dartcms1(a)earn-relay.ac.uk > Temat: CFP: call for papers > Data: 23 grudnia 1997 13:16 > > > ****************************************************************** > Natural Language Processing in Computer-Assisted Language Learning > One-Day Conference > UMIST, Manchester, 9 May 1998 > ****************************************************************** > CALL FOR PAPERS > > ++ Please forward to other people who might be interested. ++ > > DATE and VENUE > > Saturday 9 May 1998 at UMIST, Manchester, UK. > Centre for Computational Linguistics, Renold Building, F5. > > The conference is organised by the Centre for Computational Linguistics > in association with EUROCALL. > > PROGRAMME COMMITTEE > > Allan Ramsay, UMIST > Tony Hartley, Brighton > Bernd Rueschoff, Karslruhe > Christoph Zaehner, Cambridge > > ORGANISERS > Marie-Jos=E9e Hamel, UMIST > Mathias Schulze, UMIST > =09 > > AIMS > > Natural language processing (NLP) tools and techniques are used in > Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL). This conference aims to look at > their use and integration in CALL software. NLP tools supporting all areas > of language learning and all linguistic skills can be discussed. > > WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? > > Researchers in CALL, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, > Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence who are interested in combining > Natural Language Processing and Computer-Assisted Language Learning. > Researchers who have designed or are designing CALL software which makes use > of any kind of NLP tools (tagger, parser, conceptual dictionary, speech > synthesis and speech recognition systems, etc.). > > YOUR CONTRIBUTION > > A presentation of 30 minutes which will be followed by 10 min. for= > questions. > > Please send an abstract of about 500 words, by email (see the > address below). Please include title of presentation, name, affiliation, > contact address. > > Deadline: 28 February 1998 > > POSSIBLE TOPICS > > - Use of NLP tools in CALL programs > - NLP techniques and SLA > - Linguistics for NLP in CALL > - Notion of Intelligence in CALL > - Assessment and feedback with NLP tools > > > PUBLICATION > > Papers presented at this conference will be refereed for the ReCALL journal. > > COST > > The conference fee is 40 pounds, to cover registration, light lunch and > refreshments. > Accomodation can be arranged through the conference organisers. > > FURTHER DETAILS / QUESTIONS / ABSTRACTS > > All correspondence regarding this conference should be sent to: > > mjhamel(a)ccl.umist.ac.uk=20 > or=20 > mathias(a)ccl.umist.ac.uk > > Marie-Jos=E9e Hamel & Mathias Schulze > Department of Language Engineering > UMIST > PO Box 88 Manchester, UK > M60 1QD > > > http://www.ccl.umist.ac.uk/whatsnew/nlpcall.html > > > mathias=20 > > mathias(a)ccl.umist.ac.uk >

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PD: Twendial - 2nd call
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Joris Hulstijn <joris(a)cs.utwente.nl> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > Temat: CFP: Twendial - 2nd call > Data: 22 grudnia 1997 12:13 > > Please distribute this 2nd call for papers: > > > > > Twendial'98 > 13th Twente Workshop on Language Technology is the 2nd workshop on > > -- Formal Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue -- > > May 13-15, 1998 > University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Mundial'97 workshop on Formal Semantics and Pragmatics of Dialogue > was a success. Many interesting approaches and phenomena were > discussed. Therefore we organize a follow-up. Again, the workshop aims > at bringing together researchers from various backgrounds that apply > formal methods to the study of dialogue phenomena. Contributions can > for instance be based on DRT, situation theory, dynamic semantics, > agent theories, database theory and game theory. > > In particular, we hope to bridge the widely recognized gap between theory > and practice in the design of dialogue systems. Therefore we welcome both > theoretical work as well as formal methods used in designing, building and > testing applications of dialogue technology. > > Twendial'98 is organized by Joris Hulstijn and Anton Nijholt (University of > Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands). > > Invited Speakers > > * Nicholas Asher (University of Texas at Austin) > * Jonathan Ginzburg (Hebrew University, Jerusalem) > * Steve Pulman (Cambridge SRI) > * Henk Zeevat (University of Amsterdam) > > Abstracts are invited for 30 minute presentations (with 10 additional > minutes for discussion) on any topic related to formal semantics and > pragmatics of dialogue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: > > * common ground in communication > * modelling information of agents > * inter-speaker reference > * 'questions-under-discussion' > * designing and evaluating dialogue models > > Please send two anonymous abstracts (no more than two A4 or 8 1/2" by > 11" pages in a 12 pt proportional font, possibly with an additional > page for figures and references) together with a separate page > specifying author's name, affiliation, address, phone number, e-mail > address, and title of the abstract. E-mail submissions of abstracts > written in plain ASCII or LaTeX are welcome. The submission deadline > will be February 1st (unlike in some earlier postings). > > Joris Hulstijn > Computer Science, University of Twente > PO BOX 217, 7500 AE Enschede > The Netherlands > joris(a)cs.utwente.nl > > Abstracts will be refereed by an international programme > committee. There will be a proceedings volume in the "TWLT" series > containing full papers based on these abstracts. For previous volumes > in these series see (http://wwwseti.cs.utwente.nl/Parlevink/Conferences ). > The proceedings will be distributed at the workshop. Final submission > of papers is therefore at least one month before the start of the > workshop. > > Important Dates > > * Deadline for submission 2-page abstract: February 1st, 1998 > * Notification of acceptance: February 16, 1998 > * Deadline for accepted papers: April 13, 1998 > * Workshop: May 13-15, 1998 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Twendial'98 is the 13th Twente Workshop on Language Technology (TWLT13). > The TWLT series is hosted by the Parlevink Linguistic Engineering Group and > is sponsored by the Centre of Telematics and Information Technology (CTIT).

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PD: InfoReq: Turk and arabic resources
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: dominique dutoit <dutoit(a)info.unicaen.fr> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > Temat: InfoReq: Turk and arabic resources > Data: 16 grudnia 1997 13:17 > > Dear Elsnet members, > > We are looking for a collaboration with a company or a laboratory which help > us to update some multilanguages resources we have in the following > languages : > - roumanian > - turk > - arabic > Could you please help us to meet them? > > Kinds regards. > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Dominique Dutoit > MEMODATA Tel: (33)02.31.35.75.21 > Language Dpt fax: (33)02.31.35.75.28 > 17 rue Dumont d'Urville Mail :dutoit@info.unicaen.fr > 14000 CAEN > The INTEGRAL DICTIONARYtm DICOLOGICtm : the largest world model for > linguistic computing and semantic analysis. > Computational semantic with the SEMIOGRAPHtm for five languages (French, > English, German, Italian, Spanish) > Semantic modelization with LEXIODIOMtm.

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PD: (Preferably) Non-Lexical Semantics
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 29 Dec '97

29 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Richard Zuber <rz(a)ccr.jussieu.fr> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > Temat: CFP: (Preferably) Non-Lexical Semantics > Data: 17 grudnia 1997 19:06 > > Apologies for multiple copies > > > > Call for papers for the second conference on > > (PREFERABLY) NON-LEXICAL SEMANTICS > > > The conference will be hosted by the University of Paris 7 (France), and > will take place in May 28-30, 1998 > > There will be three one hour talks by invited speakers and the rest of the > talks will be contributed papers chosen by the program committee on > selection basis. Submissions of abstracts (in English or in French) for > 30-minute contributed talks (with 10 additional minutes for discussion) on > any topic in the semantic analysis of natural languages, with strong > preference for non-lexical semantics, are welcome. Authors should submit 5 > copies of (so called "anonymous") abstracts, no more than two pages (but > not significantly less than 2 pages) long. Data allowing us to identify and > contact the author (or authors) should be given separately. > > E-mail submissions will be accepted (only when in LaTex or Word). In this > case authors shoud send a title page with authors' name, etc. in addition > to the anonymous two page abstract. > > Abstract deadline: March 17, 1998. > > Send abstract to: > > Conférence de Sémantique > c/o R. Zuber > > Université Paris 7 > UFR LINGUISTIQUE > Case 7003 > 2 Place Jussieu > 75251 Paris Cedex 05, > France > > The e-mail address to which the abstracts should be sent: > rz(a)ccr.jussieu.fr. This is also the e-mail address for inquiries. > > The program of the conference will be completed around the 17th of April at > which time conference information will be made available. For > organizational reasons we would like to be able to estimate the number of > submissions and possible participants well in advance. For this reason we > invite any person which would like to submit an abstract or to attend the > conference to let us know as soon as possible (by e-mail). > > Program Committee: > R. Zuber - chair (CNRS, Paris), F. Corblin (University of Rennes), B. Laca > (University of Strasbourg), D. Lacombe, (University of Paris 7), F. > Recanati (CNRS, Paris), D. Wilson (CREA, Paris and University College, > London) >

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PD: CFP: TwD98 - Thinking with Diagrams: Is there a science of diagrams?
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Peter Cheng <peter.cheng(a)nottingham.ac.uk> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > Temat: CFP: CFP: TwD98 - Thinking with Diagrams: Is there a science of diagrams? > Data: 15 grudnia 1997 17:08 > > ** TwD98 ** > Thinking with Diagrams: Is there a Science of Diagrams? > > Workshop call for papers/participation. > University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK. > 21-22 August 1998 > > Diagrams are essential in most fields of human activity. There is > substantial interest in diagrams and their use in many academic disciplines > for the potential benefits they may confer on a wide range of tasks. The > extent and variety of research interest is witnessed by recent books and > conferences: Diagrammatic Reasoning: Cognitive and Computational > Perspectives. (Glasgow, Narayanan, & Chandrasekaran (Eds.), 1995); Forms of > Representation (Peterson (Ed.), 1996); two AAAI symposia on reasoning with > diagrammatic representations in 1992 and 1997; the Thinking with Diagrams > Colloquium in 1996 and the 1997 TwD workshop. > Are we now in a position to claim that we have a science of > diagrams? That is, a science which takes the nature of diagrams and their > use as the central phenomena of interest. A science which is attempting to > understand how diagrams differ from other representational systems and > trying to develop principles for the design of effective graphical > representations. A science which considers how diagrams communicate > information and how they are used to solve problems. If we have a science > of diagrams it is certainly constituted from multiple disciplines, > including: cognitive science, psychology, artificial intelligence, logic, > mathematics, and others. > If there is a science of diagrams, then like other sciences, there > is an applications or "engineering" discipline that exists alongside the > science. Applications and engineering provide tests of the theories and > principles discovered by the science and extend the scope of the phenomena > to be studied by generating new uses of diagrams, new media for presenting > diagrams, or novel classes of diagram. This applications and engineering > side of the science of diagrams also comprises multiple disciplines, > including: education, architecture, computer science, mathematics, > human-computer interaction, knowledge acquisition, graphic design, > engineering, history of science, statistics, medicine, biology, and others. > The theme of TwD98 will be - Is there a Science of Diagrams? By > providing a forum for the presentation and discussion of quality research > on diagrams and diagram use, we not only try to answer this question, but > more importantly attempt draw together the many different approaches, > theories and results that we have in the many diverse disciplines that are > concerned with diagrams. The question provides a vehicle on which to > attempt to integrate what is currently a disparate and disordered set of > activities into a more rational and coherent programme of research. Is > there any common core to the activities which provides a basis for the > claim that the TwD community could constitute a science? > The TwD98 programme will include: (i) technical sessions for the > presentations of papers; (ii) invited talks on issues relevant to the TwD > community as a whole; (iii) a panel session on the theme of TwD98. > > Call for Papers/Participation see: > http://www.aber.ac.uk/~plo/TwD98 > > or contact > plo(a)aber.ac.uk > Thinking with Diagrams (TwD98), Department of Computer Science > University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK SY23 3DB > Tel: +44 1970 622447/ Fax: +44 1970 622455 > >

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PD: Translation software: New Speaking Edition of Word Translator
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 17 Dec '97

17 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Translation Experts <Internet(a)tranexp.com> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > Temat: FYI: Translation software: New Speaking Edition of Word Translator > Data: 16 grudnia 1997 02:07 > > > [ We apologise for the duplicate posting of this announcement ] > > TRANSLATION EXPERTS LTD. > News > ===================================== > > > *** ANNOUCEMENT OF NEW SPEAKING EDITION OF WORD TRANSLATOR *** > > > Translation Experts Ltd. is happy to announce an update to its > Word Translator software. > > FREE DOWNLOADABLE DEMOS OF THE SOFTWARE ARE AVAILABLE AT: > > http://www.tranexp.com > > > Word Translator for Windows is an interactive translation and learning tool. > > It can help you to: > > · Translate web pages written in a foreign language. > · Translate e-mail messages to/from a foreign language. > · Read/Write letters, facsimile, reports and memos in a foreign language. > · Translate manuals and books to/from a foreign language. > · Interactively learn new words and phrases of a foreign language. > · Interactively learn how to pronounce new words and phrases of a foreign > language. > > Features: > > · Works with any Windows compatible software application. > · Works with all Windows web browsers: Netscape, Microsoft Internet > Explorer and others. > · Works with all Windows word processors: Word for Windows, Lotus AmiPro, > WordPerfect for Windows, Microsoft Write and others. > · Works with all Windows spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 and > others. > · Works with all Windows graphics packages. > · Translation of words and phrases from one language to another with just a > few keystrokes. 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PD: Call for papers: Coling/ACL 98 workshop on Discourse Relationsand Discourse Markers
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 10 Dec '97

10 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Eduard Hovy <hovy(a)isi.edu> > Do: elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk > DW: lwanner(a)logos.math.uwaterloo.ca; stede(a)cs.tu-berlin.de > Temat: CFP: Call for papers: Coling/ACL 98 workshop on Discourse Relationsand Discourse Markers > Data: 26 listopada 1997 21:27 > > > Call for papers > > > Coling/ACL 98 workshop > Discourse Relations and Discourse Markers > > August 15, 1998 > Universite de Montreal > Montreal/Canada > > > The notion of discourse relation has received many interpretations, some > of which are hardly compatible with one another. Nonetheless, there is a > consensus among researchers that intersegment relations hold between > adjacent portions of a text and that these relations may be signalled by > linguistic means, including so-called cue phrases, aspect and mood shifts, > theme inversions, and other markers. > > The workshop intends to bring together researchers working on discourse > relations and discourse markers in different linguistic traditions and > different NLP applications. The particular focus of the workshop is > the issue of discourse relations from the viewpoint of linguistic > realization. Specifically, contributions should address one or more of > the following questions: > > * What are sound methodologies for comparing similar discourse markers > (contrastive studies, distribution analyses, etc.)? > > * What are sound methodologies for relating discourse relations with > potential realizations? > > * Are there discourse relations that are *always* lexically signalled? > Are there any that are *never* lexically signalled? > > * What non-lexical (i.e., syntactic or prosodic) means are used to signal > a relation? > > * In production, how does one decide whether to signal a relation at > all? > > * In production, how does one motivate a choice among candidate signals > for a given relation? > > * In production, how does the choice of signal interact with other > decisions (in particular, those of linearizing some tree or graph > structure)? > > * In analysis, is it possible to reliably infer discourse relations from > surface cues? > > * In analysis, how can one disambiguate polysemous signals such as > "and", "since" (temporal or causal) etc.? > > * What are useful lexical representations of discourse markers, for both > analysis and production? > > * What are useful representations of discourse relations (and the entities > they relate), such that they facilitate the realization decision? What > features would one like to have handy in a representation so that choices > can be made easily? > > * Are there significant differences between realizations in spoken and > written language? > > * How do individual languages differ in terms of any of the above issues? > > > > Organizing committee > > The workshop is organized by > Manfred Stede (Technical University, Berlin) > Leo Wanner (University of Stuttgart) > Eduard Hovy (ISI/USC, Marina del Rey) > > This call for papers as well as future information on the workshop can > be found at http://www.cs.tu-berlin.de/~marker/aclcolingws.html > > > > Requirements for submission > > Papers are invited that address any of the topics listed above. Maximum > length is 8 pages including figures and references. Please use A4 or US > letter format and set margins so that the text lies within a rectangle of > 6.5 x 9 inches (16.5 x 23 cm). Use classical fonts such as Times Roman or > Computer Modern, 11 to 12 points for text, 14 to 16 points for headings > and title. LaTeX users are encouraged to use the style file provided by > ACL: http://coling-acl98.iro.umontreal.ca/colaclsub.sty. > > Papers can be submitted either electronically in PostScript format, or > as hardcopies. Submission from North America should be sent to: > Eduard Hovy > Information Sciences Institute > 4676 Admiralty Way > Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695 > U.S.A. > hovy(a)isi.edu > > Submissions from elsewhere should be sent to either of the following: > Manfred Stede Leo Wanner > TU Berlin Computer Science Department > KIT Project Group Intelligent Systems > Sekr. FR 6-10 University of Stuttgart > Franklinstr. 28/29 Breitwiesenstr. 20-22 > D-10587 Berlin D-70565 Stuttgart > Germany Germany > stede(a)cs.tu-berlin.de wannerlo(a)informatik.uni-stuttgart.de > > > > Timetable > > Deadline for electronic submissions: March 10, 1998 > Deadline for hardcopy submissions: March 13 (arrival date) > Notification of acceptance: May 1, 1998 > Final manuscripts due: June 12, 1998 > > > > Program committee > > o Sandra Carberry (U Delaware) > o Barbara DiEugenio (U Pittsburgh) > o Eduard Hovy (USC/ISI) > o Alistair Knott (U Edinburgh) > o Alex Lascarides (U Edinburgh) > o Owen Rambow (Cogentex Inc.) > o Ted Sanders (U Utrecht) > o Donia Scott (U Brighton) > o Wilbert Spooren (U Tilburg) > o Manfred Stede (TU Berlin) > o Keith Vander Linden (Calvin College) > o Marilyn Walker (ATT Laboratories) > o Leo Wanner (U Stuttgart) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eduard Hovy > email: hovy(a)isi.edu USC Information Sciences Institute > tel: 310-822-1511 ext 731 4676 Admiralty Way > fax: 310-823-6714 Marina del Rey, CA 90292-6695 > project homepage: http://www.isi.edu/natural-language/nlp-at-isi.html >

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PD: ESSLLI'98 Student Session
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 10 Dec '97

10 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: Conferences in Logic <lli(a)Kwetal.ms.mff.cuni.cz> > Do: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl > Temat: CFP: ESSLLI'98 Student Session > Data: 21 listopada 1997 18:23 > > > !!!!! Concerns all students in Logic, Linguistics and Computer Science !!!!! > !!!!! Please circulate and post as much as possible !!!!! > > We apologize if you've received this message more than once. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -LLLLLLL--LLLLLLL--LLLLLLL---LLL-------LLL-------LLL-----L--LLLLLLL----LLLLL--- > -LLL------LLL------LLL-------LLL-------LLL-------LLL---L----LL---LL---LL---LL-- > -LLLLLL---LLLLLLL--LLLLLLL---LLL-------LLL-------LLL--------LLLLLLL-----LLL---- > -LLL----------LLL------LLL---LLL-------LLL-------LLL------------LLL---LL---LL-- > -LLLLLLL--LLLLLLL--LLLLLLL---LLLLLLL---LLLLLLL---LLL------------LLL----LLLLL--- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS > > THE ESSLLI'98 STUDENT SESSION > August 17-28, 1998, Saarbruecken, Germany > > Deadline: February 15th, 1998 > > http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/esslli/ > > -o-o-o-o-o-o-o- > > > We are pleased to announce the Student Session of the 10th European Summer > School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI'98) organized by DFKI and > the University of Saarbruecken, Germany. and taking place at the > University of Saarbruecken in August 17-28, 1998. We welcome submissions of > papers for presentation at the ESSLLI'98 Student Session and to appear in > the proceedings. > > PURPOSE: > This is going to be the third ESSLLI Student Session and as before, it will > provide an opportunity for ESSLLI participants who are students to present > their own WORK IN PROGRESS and get valuable feedback from other researchers > and fellow-students. Presentation of creative and innovative ideas is > encouraged. > > The ESSLLI'98 Student Session welcomes submissions from students at any > level, that is, from undergraduates (before completion of Master degree) as > well as postgraduates (before completion of PhD degree). Note also that > all authors of ESSLLI'98 papers have to be students, papers co-authored by > non-students cannot be accepted. > > As in the previous years, the ESSLLI'98 Student Session will consist of > paper presentations. The ESSLLI'98 Student Session has its own timeslot in > the ESSLLI'98 schedule: 60 minutes every day for two weeks, provided that a > sufficient number of good quality papers is accepted. Each presentation > will last 30 minutes (including 10 minutes of discussion). > > REQUIREMENTS: > The Student Session papers should describe original, unpublished work, > completed or in progress that demonstrates insight, creativity, and > promise. No previously published papers should be submitted. All topics > within the usual six ESSLLI subject areas are of interest, without further > restrictions. The areas are as follows: Logic, Linguistics, Computation, > Logic & Linguistics, Logic & Computation, and Linguistics & Computation. > > The accepted papers will be published in the ESSLLI'98 Student Session > proceedings, which will be made available along with the readers for the > ESSLLI'98 courses. > > FORMAT OF SUBMISSION: > Student authors should submit an anonymous extended abstract headed by the > paper title, not to exceed 4 pages of length exclusive of references and a > separate identification page (see below). Note that the length of the full > papers will not be allowed to exceed 10 pages. > > Since reviewing will be "blind", the body of the abstract should omit > author names and addresses. Furthermore, self-references that reveal the > authors' identity (e.g., ``We previously showed (Smith, 1991) ...'') should > be avoided. Instead, use references like ``Smith (1991) previously showed > ...''. > > To identify each paper, a separate identification page should be supplied > containing the paper's title, the name(s) of the author(s), the author(s)' > affiliation(s) and complete addresse(s) a short (5 line) summary and a > specification of the subject area into which the paper belongs. The > subject areas considered are: Logic, Linguistics, Computation, Logic & > Linguistics, Logic & Computation, and Linguistics & Computation. > > > MEDIA OF SUBMISSION AND FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS: > The student authors should submit their papers electronically to: > > korbay(a)ufal.mff.cuni.cz > > For any kind of submission a plain ascii text version of the identification > page should be sent separately by email, using the following format: > > title: <title> > author: <name of first author> > address: <affiliation and address of first author> > ... > author: <name of last author> > address: <affiliation and address of last author> > short summary (5 lines): <summary> > subject area (one of): > [ Logic | Linguistics | Computation | Logic&Linguistics | > Logic&Computation | Linguistics&Computation ] > > Please always submit the identification page in a separate message. > > The submissions should be in one of the following formats: > - self-contained LaTeX source (the most encouraged) > - PostScript > - ASCII text > > > ESSLLI'98 STUDENT SESSION INFORMATION: > In order to present a paper at the ESSLLI'98 Student Session, every student > author has to register as a participant at ESSLLI'98. However, authors of > accepted papers will be eligible for a reduced registration fee. > > For all information concerning ESSLLI'98, please consult the ESSLLI'98 web > site : http://www.coli.uni-sb.de/esslli/ > > If you have specific questions about the student session please contact the > chair. > > IMPORTANT DATES: > Deadline for submissions: February 15, 1998 > Notifications: April 15, 1998 > Final version due: May 15, 1998 > ESSLLI'98 Student Session: August 17-28, 1998 > > PROGRAM COMITTEE FOR THE ESSLLI'98 STUDENT SESSION: > Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova (chair) > korbay(a)ufal.mff.cuni.cz > > UFAL MFF UK > Malostranske nam. 25 > 118 35 Praha 1 > Czech Republic > tel: (+420-2) 2191 4288 > fax: (+420-2) 2191 4309 > > Area co-chairs: > Language and Computation: Kordula de Kuthy (University of Saarbruecken) > Computation: Michal Soch (Czech Technical University) > Logic: Carlos Areces (University of Warwick) > Language: Berthold Crysmann (University of Saarbruecken) > Logic & Computation: Jaime Ramos (Technical University of Lisabon) > Logic and Language: - to be confirmed > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Conferences in Logic, Language and Information > Maintained by: Geert-Jan M. Kruijff, gj(a)ufal.mff.cuni.cz

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PD: WSHOP: Call for Participation: SENSEVAL WSD Evaluation Exercise
by Ryszard Gubrynowicz 10 Dec '97

10 Dec '97

- ---------- > Od: senseval-coord(a)itri.brighton.ac.uk > Do: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl > Temat: WSHOP: Call for Participation: SENSEVAL WSD Evaluation Exercise > Data: 27 listopada 1997 15:23 > > > (This document is http://www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/events/senseval/cfp.txt) > > **************************************** > * CALL FOR PARTICIPATION * > * WSD EVALUATION EXERCISE * > * (SENSEVAL) * > * * > * WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT * > * "SENSEVAL AND THE LEXICOGRAPHY LOOP" * > **************************************** > > Sponsored by ACL SIGLEX > > There are now many automatic Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) programs > but it is currently very hard to determine which are better, which > worse, and where the strengths and weaknesses of each lie. There is > widespread agreement that the field urgently needs an evaluation > framework. Under the auspices of ACL SIGLEX, a pilot will take place > in the course of 1998. As in ARPA evaluations, the framework comprises: > > 1) definition of task and scoring metric > 2) preparation of a set of manually tagged correct answers > 3) a dry run, with sample data distributed to participants > 4) distribution of test data to participants > 5) participants sense-tag and return the data > 6) participants' taggings scored against correct answers > 7) workshop to discuss results, lessons learned, way forward > > We shall be undertaking evaluation for English, French, German, > Italian and Spanish. The workshop will be held at > > Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, UK > on > Sept 2-4 1998 > > If you have a working WSD program (or will have one by Summer 1998), > and would like to subject it to objective, quantitative evaluation, or > if you have skills or resources that you would like to contribute to > the exercise, first look at > > http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/events/senseval/exp-interest.html > > and then mail your expression of interest to > > senseval-coord(a)itri.bton.ac.uk > > > Provisional timetable > ===================== > By end of > Dec 97: expressions of interest to be registered > Mar 98: 'dry run' data samples distributed to participants > May 98: test data distributed to participants, and, one week > later, returned with taggings > Jul 98: correct answers and scores made available > Sep 98: workshop > > The workshop will comprise: > > (1) reports/papers on the manual tagging and other aspects of > the evaluation exercise > (2) reports/papers from participants on the design and > performance of their system > (3) other related research papers > (4) working sessions on the way ahead for WSD evaluation > > The deadline for "other related research papers" is > > 16th April 1998 > > * Preference will be given to papers discussing WSD, with particular > attention to evaluation issues > * Maximum submission length: 6 pages > * First page to include title, abstract, and author's name(s) and > contact details > * Electronic submission of postscript documents permitted but must be > supported by hard copy to arrive not later than 7th April > (in case of printing problems). > email: senseval-submissions(a)itri.bton.ac.uk > hard copy: SENSEVAL Submissions > ITRI > University of Brighton > Lewes Road > Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK > > A background paper is available on > > ftp://ftp.itri.bton.ac.uk/pub/reports/ITRI-97-11.ps.gz > > > Planning and Programme Committee > ================================ > > Robert Amsler Science and Engineering Associates, Inc. > Susan Armstrong ISSCO, University of Geneva > Roberto Basili University of Rome, Tor Vergata > Henri B\'{e}joint University of Lyon II > Bran Boguraev Apple Computers > Nicoletta Calzolari Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale, Pisa > John Carroll University of Sussex > Steve Crowdy Addison Wesley Longman > Roger Evans ITRI, University of Brighton > Helmut Feldweg University of T\"{u}bingen > Christiane Fellbaum WordNet, Princeton University > Patrick Hanks Oxford University Press > Marti Hearst University of California, Berkeley > Lynette Hirschman MITRE Corporation > Nancy Ide Vassar College > Adam Kilgarriff (co-ordinator) ITRI, University of Brighton > Judith Klavans Columbia University > Ramesh Krishnamurthy University of Birmingham > Robert Krovetz NEC Research Institute, New Jersey > Marc Light University of Stuttgart > Dan Melamed University of Pennsylvania > Rosamund Moon Collins and University of Birmingham > Boyan Onyshkevych US Department of Defense > Martha Palmer (ACL SIGLEX chair) University of Pennsylvania > Philip Resnik University of Maryland > Michael Rundell Lexicographer > Hinrich Sch\"{u}tze Xerox Parc and Stanford University > Fr\'{e}d\'{e}rique Segond Xerox Research Centre, Grenoble > Jean V\'{e}ronis Universit\'{e} de Provence > Evelyne Viegas New Mexico State University > Clare Voss ARL (US Army Research Lab) > Piek Vossen University of Amsterdam > Jan Wiebe New Mexico State University > Yorick Wilks University of Sheffield > David Yarowsky Johns Hopkins University > Antonio Zampolli University of Pisa > > > (This document is http://www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/events/senseval/cfp.txt)

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