walker@FLASH.BELLCORE.COM (Don Walker) (10/20/90)
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CURRENT ISSUES IN COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia Tutorials: 10-11 June 1991 Conference: 12-14 June 1991 The above conference will be held in the university campus on the given dates. Please note the change of dates with respect to our previous announcement, which has been made specifically to allow those wishing to attend the 1991 ACL annual meeting to return in time. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: syntax, semantics, discourse, formal models, grammar formalisms, language analysis and generation, understanding and knowledge representation, lexical issues, machine translation, etc., with the main objectives of the conference being: (i) bringing awareness of the state-of-the-art of the various subfields, and (ii) highlighting the most recent developments and implementation. About 45 papers will be presented, including 8 from our invited speakers (who will also conduct the tutorials, as well as form the program committee for the selection of papers), namely: Makato NAGAO (Computational Linguistics - in general), Lauri KARTUNNEN (Morphology), Eva HAJICOVA (Syntax), Petr SGALL (Semantics), Martin KAY (Formal Models), Christian BOITET (Machine Translation), Yorick WILKS (Artificial Intelligence), with the program committee to be chaired by Makato NAGAO. Those wishing to submit papers are reminded that 4 copies (of length not exceeding 15 pages) are to be sent to the Program Chairman strictly before 1 December 1990, the address being: Prof. Makato Nagao, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo, Kyoto 606, JAPAN [FAX: +81-75-751-1576]. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by 15 March 1991, together with the formatting instructions for the final copies. Camera ready copies of accepted papers will have to be in Penang by 15 April 1991. The final announcement containing detailed information as well as the registration form should be going out to selected addresses by the middle of October 1990. All those who are interested but have not indicated their interest to attend the conference/tutorials are invited to write to the Secretariat: Josephine Ong, Pusat Pengajian Luar Kampus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia [FAX: 60-4-871526, Telex: MA 40254]. Academic matters are handled by Zaharin Yusoff, Projek Terjemahan Melalui Komputer, PPS Matematik & S Komputer, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia [FAX: 60-4-871526, Telex: MA 40254, Tel: 60-4-874125]. Registration fees are set at M$300 for the conference and M$200 for the tutorials, with a 50% discount given to students. The approximate exchange rate is US$1 = M$2.70 or M$1 = US$0.37. The fees include conference/tutorial material, coffee, tea, lunch, conference dinner, and transport to and from assigned hotels. Registration forms and full remittance are due in by 15 April 1991.