walker@flash.bellcore.COM.UUCP (04/28/87)
"CALL FOR PAPERS" SECOND CONFERENCE ON APPLIED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING 9-12 February 1988, Austin, Texas, USA Organized by the Association for Computational Linguistics CONFERENCE SUMMARY: This meeting will focus on the application of natural language processing techniques to real world problems. It will include invited and contributed papers, panel discussions, tutorials, exhibits, and demonstrations. Original papers are being solicited in areas such as human-machine interfaces (including databases, expert systems, report writers, etc.), speech input and output, information retrieval, text generation, machine translation, office automation, writing aids, computer-aided instruction, tools for natural-language processing, and applications to medical, legal, or other professional areas. Papers may present applications, evaluations, limitations, and general tools and techniques. Papers that critically evaluate a formalism or processing strategy are especially welcome. Papers or panel proposals discussing end-user experience with natural language systems are also encouraged. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION: Authors should submit ten copies of a 6-8 page summary (single-spaced, exclusive of references, pica or elite size type). The first page should begin with the title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete address(es), and a short (5-6 line) abstract. Papers should be sent to: Bruce Ballard AT&T Bell Laboratories, 3C-440A Murray Hill, NJ 07974 (201)582-5440 allegra!bwb@ucbvax.berkeley.edu The submission should identify distinctive aspects of the work and clearly indicate the extent to which an implementation has been completed; vague or unsubstantiated claims will be given little weight. Submissions should be substantively different from papers currently under review or to be submitted elsewhere before the notification date. All papers will be reviewed by members of the Program Committee , which is composed of Bruce Ballard, chair (AT&T Bell Laboratories), Madeleine Bates (BBN Laboratories), Tim Finin (University of Pennsylvania), Ralph Grishman (New York University), Carole Hafner (Northeastern University), George Heidorn (IBM Corporation), Paul Martin (SRI International), Graeme Ritchie (University of Edinburgh), and Harry Tennant (Texas Instruments). SCHEDULE: Papers must be received by September 1, 1987. Notification of acceptance will be sent by October 5, 1987. Camera-ready versions of the full paper must be received by November 30, 1987. OTHER ACTIVITIES: The meeting will include one day of tutorials by noted contributors to the field. Facilities for exhibits and system demonstrations will also be available. Persons wishing to arrange an exhibit or present a demonstration should contact Kent Wittenburg or Carl Weir, MCC, 3500 W. Balcones Center Drive, Austin, TX 78759; (512)338-3626 or 338-3616; wittenburg@mcc.com or weir@mcc.com. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Local arrangements are being handled by Jonathan Slocum and Barbara Smith, MCC, 3500 W. Balcones Center Drive, Austin, TX 78759; (512)338-3571 and 338-3527; slocum@mcc.arpa and barbara@mcc.arpa. For additional information on the conference or about the ACL, contact Donald Walker, Bell Communications Research, 445 South Street, MRE 2A379, Morristown, NJ 07960; (201)829-4312; walker@flash.bellcore.com or ucbvax!bellcore!walker. In addition to the persons named above, the Conference Committee includes Norman Sondheimer, USC/Information Sciences Institute, General Chair; Martha Palmer, UNISYS, Tutorials; Jeffrey Hill and Brenda Nashawaty, Artificial Intelligence Corporation, Publicity.