Subject: cl school : contemporary topics in computational linguistics

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * sixth international summer school " contemporary topics in computational linguistics " hotel orpheus , tzigov chark , bulgaria 7 - 9 sept ' 97 http : / / www . cogs . susx . ac . uk / lab / nlp / ranlp / 97 . html [ summer school ] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * the sixth summer school " contemporary topics in computational linguistics " immediately precedes the international conference " recent advances in natural language processing ( ranlp ' 97 ) " ( 11-13 sept ' 97 , same location ) . the school will continue its tradition of offering both introductory and advanced courses . the programme will consist of tutorials and short courses . lecturers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * yorick wilks ( university of sheffield ) information extraction * sergei nirenburg ( new mexico state university ) multi - engine machine translation environments * pieter seuren ( nijmegen university ) semantic syntax * branimir boguraev ( apple computer , cupertino ) linguistically intensive content characterisation * michael zock ( limsi , cnrs ) natural language generation * harald trost ( austrian institute for ai ) computational morphology * tony mcenery ( lancaster university ) corpus linguistics * ruslan mitkov ( university of wolverhampton ) recent developments in anaphora resolution * carlos martin - vide ( university of tarragona ) natural computation for natural language * benjamin tsou ( city university of hong kong ) automatic abstracting course descriptions are available at : http : / / www . cogs . susx . ac . uk / lab / nlp / ranlp / 97 . html [ summer school ] location _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tzigov chark is a beautiful resort in the rhodope mountains on the shores of batak lake . it is approximately 145 km from sofia , the capital of bulgaria . a minibus will provide reasonably-priced transport between sofia airport and the summer school 's hotel . registration fees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ industrial participants 150 usd academic staff 110 usd students 80 usd accommodation and half-board prices _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * option 1 hotel orpheus accommodation and half-board ( breakfast and lunch ) 40 usd a day ( single room ) 30 usd a day ( if sharing a twin-bedded room ) * option 2 guest house belonging to the higher medical institute ( vmi ) plovdiv . 2 - 3 minutes walking distance from the hotel orpheus amidst beautiful fir trees . accommodation and half-board ( breakfast and lunch ) 20 usd a day ( single room ) 15 usd a day ( if sharing a twin-bedded room ) * option 3 accommodation at vmi guest house , half-board at hotel orpheus 30 usd a day ( single room ) 25 usd a day ( if sharing a twin-bedded room ) option 2 : two years ago the guest house had fixed times for meals which clashed with the programme . the local organisers are trying to sort this out . if you would like to share a room , please let us know ; would you please also specify if you wish to share the room with someone in particular . registration _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ all participants are requested to complete the following registration form and send it to victoria arranz < victoria @ ccl . umist . ac . uk > we regret to inform you that the local organisers have difficulties in processing cheques , bank transfers and credit card payments . you are kindly requested to pay the registration fees and accommodation / half-board on site in cash . any major currency will be accepted ; us dollars , german marks & british pounds are preferable . ! registration form _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! ! ! names . . . : ! organisation : ! country . . : ! fax . . . . : ! telephone . : ! email . . . : ! ! ! * accommodation and half-board ! ! [ ] option 1 ! [ ] option 2 ! [ ] option 3 ! ! [ ] single room ! [ ] double room ( to be shared with another participant ) ! ! i 'd like to share the room with : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( specify name ) ! ! for the period ( delete as appropriate ) ! ! [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] september 1997 ! < - school - - > < - - ranlp ' 97 - - > ! ! ! amount to be paid on site in cash : ! ! accommodation + half board : _ _ _ usd / dm / gbp ! registration fee : _ _ _ usd / dm / gbp ! ! ( please specify the amount you are going to pay in usd or ! the equivalent in german marks or british pounds ) ! ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ < mailto : victoria @ ccl . umist . ac . uk > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ please reserve your accommodation as soon as possible . accommodation capacity in both " hotel orpheus " and vmi guest house are limited : all reservations will be dealt with on a first-come , first-served basis . summer school information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for further information , if you wish to participate please contact : - victoria arranz < victoria @ ccl . umist . ac . uk > or - malgorzata stys < m . stys @ cl . cam . ac . uk > if you wish to exhibit books / software : - nicolas nicolov < nicolas @ cogs . susx . ac . uk > related events _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the summer school will be followed by the international conference " recent advances in natural language processing ( ranlp ' 97 ) " . http : / / www . cogs . susx . ac . uk / lab / nlp / ranlp / 97 . html
