Subject: 6th intl . symposium on social communication ( cuba )

sixth international symposium on social communication santiago de cuba january 25-28 , 1999 the applied linguistics centre of ministry of science , technology and environment in santiago de cuba , is pleased to announce the sixth international symposium on social communication to be held in santiago de cuba , january 25th - 28th , 1999 . this international event will focus on social communication processes from the points of view of applied linguistics , computational linguistics , cybernetics , medicine , ethnology , folklore and mass media studies . the symposium will be also sponsored by : . . university of oriente , cuba . . higher institute for medical sciences , santiago de cuba . . information for development agency , citma , cuba . . humboldt university , germany . . university of twente , the netherlands . . national council of researchs , italy . . linguists association of cuba papers and posters will be discussed within the following disciplines : 1 . applied linguistics : - spanish and foreign languages teaching , translations , scientific terminology , sociolinguistics , psycholin - guistics , phonetics . 2 . computational linguistics : software related to : - lexicological , lexicographic and grammatical research . - the compilation of automated monolingual , bilingual and fraseological dictionaries . - other uses of computational linguistics . 3 . voice processing : - artificial intelligence applied to voice analysis , synthesis and recognition . - voice - processing equipment . their use in informatics , accoustic analysis and as aid for the hearing and sight impaired . - voice - processing research related to " cry analysis " . 4 . medical specialities related to pathological processes which use speech and voice analysis : - presentations on research results showing the effects of the use of words and communication for the treatment of various illnesses . - interdisciplinary treatment of logophoniatric patients with vocal tract disorders . - results of investigations related to diagnoses of central nervous system diseases through the cry analysis method . 5 . mass media : - language in the mass media . 6 . ethnology and folklore : - papers related to ethnology , folklore and other aspects of social communication . international workshops - lexicological and lexicographic research . - computational linguistics : automatic tagging of textual corpora . papers at workshops should be presented in 10 minutes . scientific discussion will take place at the end of the workshop . at the papers there must be pointed out if they are meant for a workshop . round table at the symposium there will be a round table on " new technologies in the mass media . their social impact . " summaries a summary under 250 words must be sent before july 1st , 1998 . papers to enable us to deliver the proceedings with the event documentation , accepted papers must be sent before september 1st , 1998 , with the following requirements : 1 . only 6 pages including graphics , notes and bibliography . 2 . edited with word 6 . 0 or word 7 . 0 for windows and sent through e-mail ( attachment ) and 3 1 / 2 " diskette . 3 . each page must have 55 lines maximun in a a4 ( mail type ) format . instructions for papers presentation 1 . write down the authors ' names , one under the other , at the left top of the first page , all in arial bold capital letters , 10 points size ( word 6 . 0 or 7 . 0 ) . under the authors ' names it should appear the institution , city and country where they belong in bold but only initial capital letters . 2 . in a separate line , at the center , the title of the paper must be written in arial bold , cursive , 11 points size letters . 3 . the text will follow - not in bold - with the same arial letter , 10 points size and leaving a space between lines . 4 . notes will appear at the end of each page in arial 9 points size letters . presentation time will be 15 minutes and 5 minutes for discussion . authors must declare if they need a tape recorder , video set , computer or other kind of equipment . all mail or enquiries should be addressed to : dr . eloina miyares bermudez secretaria ejecutiva comite organizador apartado postal 4067 , vista alegre santiago de cuba 4 , cuba 90400 telephones : ( 53-226 ) 42760 or ( 53-226 ) 41081 fax : ( 53-226 ) 41579 e - mail : leonel @ lingapli . ciges . inf . cu home page : http : / / wwwseti . cs . utwente . nl / parlevink / cuba official languages : spanish and english . inscription fee : speakers and delegates . . . . . . 130 . 00 usd companions . . . . . . 70 . 00 usd payment must be in cash during the registration . accomodation santiago de cuba has 4 and 5 stars hotels at the disposal of the participants who apply for them . the organizing committee will offer a special package with preferential prices . other aspects of interest santiago de cuba , located at some 900 kms from havana , is cuba 's second largest city due to its economic , cultural and social importance . santiago is also the capital of the province with the same name . surrounded by the green mountains of the sierra maestra range and the caribbean sea , santiago is unique in its geography and beautiful landscape . its surroundings make the city one of the most important touristic attractions on the entire island . the organizing committee , in coordination with the city 's tourist agencies will offer visiting delegates a host of options allowing participants to enjoy the city 's beauty and charm . important reminders . . july 1st , 1998 submission of summaries . . july 15th , 1998 information about the approval of the paper . . september 1th , 1998 deadline for paper reception by diskette and e-mail . . january 25th - 28th 1999 sixth international symposium scientific and organizing committee president of honor : dr . rosa elena simeon negrin minister of science , technology and environment , cuba aida almaguer furnaguera - citma ( * ) osvaldo bebelagua c . - information for development agency , citma vitelio ruiz hernandez - applied linguistics centre eloina miyares bermudez - applied linguistics centre marcos cortina v . - university of oriente nayra pujals - higher institute for medical sciences renate siegmund - humboldt university , germany kathleen wermke - humboldt university , germany anton nijholt - university of twente , the netherlands daniela ratti - cnr ( * * ) , italy lucia marconi - cnr , italy claudia rolando - cnr , italy margarita hernandez s . - citma leonel ruiz miyares - applied linguistics centre nancy alamo suarez - applied linguistics centre gisela cardenas molina - linguists association of cuba humberto ocan ~ a dayar - linguists association of cuba ( * ) citma - ministry of science , technology and environment , cuba ( * * ) cnr - 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