Subject: mt summit ' 99 cfp

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = machine translation summit vii september 13-17 , 1999 , singapore call for papers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the seventh machine translation summit , organized by the asia - pacific association for machine translation ( aamt ) , will be held at kent ridge digital labs on the campus of national university of singapore from 13 to 17 september 1999 . mt summit vii , which is the last conference of the 20th century in the premier series of conferences on machine translation , will provide a forum for discussing the prospect of mt and related areas in the coming century . mt summit vii will feature an expanded program including research papers , reports on users ' experiences , discussions of policy issues , invited talks , panels , exhibitions , tutorials , and workshops . aamt invites all who are interested in any aspect of machine translation - researchers , developers , providers , users , and watchers - to participate in the conference . conference schedule : 13 september 1999 tutorials 14-16 september 1999 papers , panels and exhibitions 17 september 1999 workshops papers mt summit vii seeks original papers in all aspects of machine translation . topics of interests include , but are not limited to : - methodologies for mt ( rule-based , knowledge-based , analogy-based , statistics-based , etc . ) - practical mt systems ( mt for professional translation , mt for the internet , mt for localization , etc . ) - translation aids ( translation memory , terminology databases , etc . ) - speech and dialogue translation - natural language analysis and generation techniques - dictionaries and lexicons for mt systems - text corpora for mt and knowledge extraction from corpora - human factors in mt and user interfaces - evaluation techniques - standards in text and lexicon encoding for mt - cross - lingual information retrieval - mt and related technologies ( information retrieval , text categorization , text summarization , information extraction , etc . ) there will be three categories of papers : ( 1 ) research papers : submissions are invited for reports of significant research results in any aspect of machine translation and related areas . such reports should include a substantial evaluative component . papers should be in english , not longer than 5 , 000 words . ( 2 ) system presentations with demos : submissions are invited for reports on the design , implementation , operation and evaluation of operational and prototype systems . reports should be in english , not longer than 2 , 000 words . ( 3 ) user studies : submissions are invited for reports on users ' experiences with applying mt to some task , evaluation of mt systems , analysis of mt markets , etc . reports should be in english , not longer than 5 , 000 words . all types of papers should be submitted to the address below and must be received by the indicated date . papers should include a cover page with the following information : - paper title , - author ( s ) ' name ( s ) , affiliation ( s ) , address ( es ) , and e-mail address ( es ) , - 200 word abstract , - for research papers : up to 5 keywords , - for system presentations with demos : the word " system presentation with demo " , and the hardware , software and network requirement for the demonstration , - for user studies : the word " user study " . please mail 4 hardcopies of the paper to : mt summit vii asia - pacific association for machine translation ( aamt ) 3f , shiba - koen sanada bldg . 3 - 5-12 shiba - koen , minato - ku , tokyo 105-0011 , japan in addition , please submit an ascii version of the cover page electronically to : aamt0001 @ infotokyo . or . jp important dates : 15 april 1999 paper submission deadline 30 may 1999 notifications 15 july 1999 final camera-ready copy deadline - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - call for exhibits in addition to the scheduled system presentations with demos , vendor booths will showcase commercial products ongoing basis throughout the conference . exhibits will not be restricted to machine translation systems but include a variety of nlp applications . if you would like to exhibit , please contact the local organizing secretary ( e-mail : vicky @ krdl . org . sg ) by april 15 , 1999 . call for panel / special session / invited speaker proposals submissions are invited for panel sessions dealing with significant , controversial and timely issues in machine translation . proposals should include the description of the topic , and preferably the names and affiliations of panelists who could represent diverse positions or approach to the topic . proposals for special sessions and invited speakers are also welcome . these proposals should be sent to the program chair ( e-mail : mt-summit - 99 - sessions @ mlist . ccm . cl . nec . co . jp ) by november 30 , 1998 . call for tutorial proposals proposals are solicited for tutorials on both technological and practical issues in machine translation . submissions should be made to the local organizing chair ( e-mail : hweeboon @ krdl . org . sg ) by november 30 , 1998 . they should include ( 1 ) the length of the tutorial ( either a half day or full day ) ; ( 2 ) an outline of the tutorial ; ( 3 ) the intended audience ( introductory , intermediate , advanced ) ; ( 4 ) complete contact information for the contact person ; and ( 5 ) brief biographies of the presenters . call for workshop proposals proposals are solicited for one-day workshops which bring together a relatively small group of people involved in a specific problem area of machine translation , to advance the state of the art in that area . submissions should be made to the program vice chair ( e-mail : tonglc @ krdl . org . sg ) by november 30 , 1998 . they should include the theme and goal of the workshop , the planned activities , and a list of potential participants . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - about singapore singapore is a vibrant , sophisticated city state of 3 million people offering the best of modern facilities and comforts while retaining her heritage and culture . a progressive , cosmopolitan city , singapore has the world 's best airport - changi international airport - and lies at the crossroads of asia . known for her food and shopping , singapore is a thriving nucleus for tourism , trade and finance . the climate in singapore is tropical all year round with high humidity and temperatures varying between 23 degrees celsius ( 74 f ) in the evening to 32 degrees celsius ( 90 f ) during the day . showers are sporadic and heavy but also brief and refreshing . light summer clothing may be worn throughout the day . about the venue kent ridge digital labs ( krdl ) is a national applied research & development organization established in january 1998 through the merger of former national it institutes - the information technology institute ( iti ) and the institute of systems science ( iss ) . with a diverse team of more than 400 research scientists , krdl 's aim is to be the premier research and development organization in asia - pacific for information and networking technologies . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - conference organization general chair : hozumi tanaka , tokyo institute of technology , japan local organizing committee chair : hwee boon low , kent ridge digital labs , singapore secretary : victorine chen - toh , kent ridge digital labs , singapore program committee chair : jun - ichi tsujii , university of tokyo , japan and umist , uk vice chair : loong cheong tong , kent ridge digital labs , singapore members : virginia cha , star + globe technologies , singapore jason s . chang , national tsing hua university , taiwan zhaoxiong chen , kezhi co . , china key - sun choi , korean advanced institute of science and technology , korea robert dale , macquarie university , australia zhendong dong , chinese information processing society , china dominique estival , university of melbourne , australia changning huang , tsinghua university , china hitoshi iida , atr interpreting telecommunications research laboratories , japan etsuo ito , toshiba corporation , japan hiroyuki kaji , hitachi , ltd . , japan shin - ichiro kamei , nec corporation , japan asanee kawtrakul , kasetsart university , thailand kunio matsui , fujitsu laboratories ltd . , japan se young park , electronics and telecommunications research institute , korea wanchai rivepiboon , chulalongkorn university , thailand trihono sastrohartono , agency for the assessment and application of technology , indonesia youlwon seong , language and computer , ltd . , korea keh - yih su , behavior design corporation , taiwan chew lim tan , national university of singapore , singapore benjamin k . tsou , city university of hong kong , hong kong yusoff zaharin , universiti sains malaysia , malaysia international advisors : laurie gerber , systran software , inc . , usa eduard hovy , usc information sciences institute , usa john hutchins , university of east anglia , uk antonio sanfillipo , linglink , luxembourg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - further information for more details , please call vicky at ( 65 ) 874 2003 or fax ( 65 ) 776 8109 . you may also visit the web - site : http : / / www . krdl . org . sg = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
