COLING - 94: The 15th International Conference on Computational Linguistics

1st Circular and Final Call for Papers

INVITATION

COLING is held every other year under the auspices of ICCL. This conference is to discuss theoretical and practical problems occurring when languages are handled by computer. The discussion covers a wide range of linguistic issues regarding computers. These include: (a) linguistic theories such as syntax theories, semantics, and discourse theories; (b) linguistic data such as that in dictionaries and text corpora; (c) algorithms for analysis and synthesis; (d) experimental systems for language understanding and dialogue; and (e) application systems such as those involving machine translation and man-machine interface. The discussion provides the basis and technologies essential for the future information society.

The 1st International Conference was held in New York in 1965, and the 8th Conference was in Tokyo in 1980. The 15th Conference in Kyoto will be a good opportunity to demonstrate some Japan-led projects such as EDR, ATR, and CICC projects.

We can have clear ideas of what role languages will play in the information- and multimedia-oriented society, and learn more about theoretical and technical details by holding this Conference. We expect this Conference to promote greater development in this field.

We sincerely look forward to your participation.

GENERAL INFORMATION

  Conference dates:  August 5 (Fri) ~ 9 (Tue), 1994
  Conference place:  Miyako Hotel, Kyoto, Japan
  General Chairman:  Prof.Makoto Nagao, Department of Electrical
  		     Engineering , Kyoto University , JAPAN
  Program Chairman:  Prof.Yorick Wilks, University of Sheffield, ENGLAND
  Program Committee: Yorick Wilks (Sheffield), 
  		     Louise Guthrie (Las Cruces), 
  		     Graeme Hirst (Toronto),
  		     Margaret King (Geneva), 
  		     Judith Klavans (New York), 
  		     Wendy Lehnert (Amherst), 
  		     Candy Sidner (Cambridge, MA), 
  		     Hozumi Tanaka (Tokyo), 
  		     Henry Thompson (Edinburgh), 
  		     Jun-ichi Tsujii (Manchester), 
  		     Michael Zock (Paris)

CALL FOR PAPERS

The International Committee on Computational Linguistics invites the submission of papers for COLING 94, the 15th International Conference on Computational Linguistics, in Kyoto, Japan.

TOPICS OF INTEREST: Papers are invited on substantial, original, and unpublished research on all aspects of computational linguistics, including, but not limited to, the followings.

  syntax			semantics
  phonetics			phonology
  morphology			discourse
  pragmatics			quantitative/qualitative linguistics
  mathematical linguistics	contrastive linguistics
  cognitive linguistics		large text corpora
  text processing		hardware/software for NLP
  parsing			generation
  language understanding	speech analysis/synthesis
  computational lexicons	electronic dictionaries
  terminology			text database and retrieval
  documentation			machine translation
  machine aids for translation	natural language interface
  dialogue systems		multimedia systems

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION:

Papers should be either topical papers (maximum six pages in final format) or project notes with demonstration (maximum four pages), preferably in English. Both should describe original work. The project note should specify the computer platform that will be used. They should emphasize completed work rather than intended work, and they should indicate clearly the state of completionof the reported results. A paper accepted for presentation at the COLING Conference cannot be presented at another conference.

FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION:

Authors should submit four copies of preliminary versions of their papers with the page limits above, on A4 paper with the title, author(s), addresses (including email if possible), affiliation across the page top, a short (five line) summary, the words: topical paper or project note, and a specification of the topic area preferably drawn from the list above. As well, authors are strongly urged to email the title page information by the deadline date. Send the papers and emails to:

     COLING 94
     Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield
     Sheffield S10 2UH, England, Email: coling@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk

IMPORTANT DATES:

  Preliminary paper submission due: 6 January, 1994
  Acceptance notification: 15 March, 1994
  Camera-ready copies due: 1 May, 1994

REVIEW SCHEDULE:

Preliminary papers are due by 6 January 1994. Papers received after that date will be returned unopened. Notification of receipt will be mailed to the first author (or designated author) soon after receipt. All inquiries regarding lost papers must be made by 27 January 1994. Designated authors will be notified of acceptanceby 15 March, 1994. Camera-ready copies of final papers prepared in a double-column format, preferably using a laser printer, must be received by 1 May 1994 at

     Prof. Makoto Nagao
     Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University
     Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan

along with a signed copyright release statement. Papers received after that date may not be included in the proceedings.

RELATED EVENTS

TUTORIAL PROGRAM:

  Dates:     August 2 (Tue) ~ 4 (Thu), 1994
  Venue:     Tokyo
  Fee:	     30,000 yen (Students: 10,000yen)
  Lecturers: Prof. Yves Schabes, Prof. Michael Zock, 
  	     Prof. Jun'ichi Tsuji, Prof. Mitchell Marcus, 
 	     Prof. Mark Maybury and Prof. Yorick Wilks

BANQUET:

  Date: August 8 (Mon), 1994
  Venue: Miyako Hotel
  Fee: 10,000 yen

EXCURSION TOUR:

  Date: August 7 (Sun), 1994
  Destinations: Kurama and Sakamoto
  Fee: 5,000 yen including lunch

WORKSHOPS:

Second Annual Workshop on Very Large Corpora

  Date:    August 4 (Thu), 1994
  Venue:   Kyoto International Community House (tentative)
  Contact: Pierre Isabelle, WVLC2,  E-mail: isabelle@condor.citi.doc.ca

International Workshop on Sharable Natural Language Resources:

  Date:	   August 10 (Wed) - 11 (Thu), 1994
  Venue:   Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  Contact: Prof. Yuji Matsumoto, Nara Institute of Science and
	   Technology, E-mail: matsu@is.aist-nara.ac.jp

Many attractive social programs will take place for the occasion of the 1200th anniversary of Kyoto.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION

INQUIRY FOR PRE-REGISTRATION:

Those who wishing to participate in/present a paper at COLING 94 are kindly requested to complete the attached "PRE-REGISTRATION FORM" and return it to the address indicated. Those who return the form will be compiled in the mailing list of the next circular.

REGISTRATION GUIDELINE:

The next bulletin including registration procedure and information regarding accommodation, tours, and related eventswill be available in the end of March, 1994. The registration fees will be as follows:

     Registered before May 31, 1994		35,000 yen
     Registered on and after April 1, 1994	40,000 yen
     Students					10,000 yen

The registration fee will cover the welcome reception on August 5 and a copy of pre-printed proceedings.

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shimazu@atom.ntt.jp (Akira Shimazu)