Subject: esslli-99 , final call for proposals

[ an html version of the call for proposals will be made available via the folli web page at http : / / www . wins . uva . nl / research / folli / . the usual apologies apply if you receive multiple copies of this message . ] eleventh european summer school in logic , language and information esslli-99 august 9-20 , 1999 , utrecht , the netherlands final call for proposals the main focus of the european summer schools in logic , language and information is the interface between linguistics , logic and computation . foundational , introductory and advanced courses together with workshops cover a wide variety of topics within six areas of interest : logic , computation , language , logic and computation , computation and language , language and logic . previous summer schools have been highly successful , attracting around 500 students from europe and elsewhere . the school has developed into an important meeting place and forum for discussion for students and researchers interested in the interdisciplinary study of logic , language and information . esslli-99 is organized under the auspices of the european association for logic , language and information ( folli ) . the esslli-99 programme committee invites proposals for foundational , introductory , and advanced courses , and for workshops for the 11th annual summer school on a wide range of topics in the following fields : logic language computation language and logic logic and computation language and computation in addition to courses and workshops there will be a student session . a call for papers for the student session will be distributed separately . the programme committee welcomes proposals in all of the above areas . proposal submission : all proposals ( subjset : esslli-99 ) should be submitted by electronic mail to the program chair , at wansing @ rz . uni-leipzig . de , in plain ascii text as soon as possible , but no later than june 15 , 1998 . authors of proposals will be notified of the committee 's decision no later than september 1 , 1998 . proposers should follow the guidelines below while preparing their submissions ; proposals that deviate substantially will not be considered . guidelines for submission : anyone interested in lecturing or organizing a workshop during esslli-99 , please read the following information carefully . foundational courses : these are really elementary courses not assuming any background knowledge . the number of foundational courses will be 4 - 6 . foundational courses are taught by 1 or max . 2 lecturers . they consist of five sessions ( a one-week course ) or ten sessions ( a two-week course ) each session lasts 90 minutes . timetable for foundational course proposal submission jun 15 , 98 : proposal submission deadline sep 1 , 98 : notification nov 15 , 98 : deadline for receipt of title , abstract , lecturer ( s ) information , course description and prerequisites jun 1 , 99 : deadline for receipt of camera-ready course material introductory courses : introductory courses are central to the activities of the summer school . they are intended to equip students and young researchers with a good understanding of a field 's basic methods and techniques , and to allow experienced researchers from other fields to acquire the key competences of neighboring disciplines , thus encouraging the development of a truly interdisciplinary research community . the introductory courses in the three basic disciplines should provide introductions to the field for non-specialists ( an introductory course on logic , for instance , should address linguists and computer scientists , not logicians ) . introductory courses in the interdisciplinary fields , on the other hand , can build on knowledge of the respective fields ( an introductory course in computational linguistics should address an audience which is familiar with the basics of linguistics and computation ) . introductory courses are taught by 1 or max . 2 lecturers . they consist of five sessions ( a one-week course ) or ten sessions ( a two-week course ) each session lasts 90 minutes . proposals for introductory courses should indicate the level of the course as compared to standard texts in the area . for ease of reference a list of standard texts will be made available electronically . timetable for introductory course proposal submission jun 15 , 98 : proposal submission deadline sep 1 , 98 : notification nov 15 , 98 : deadline for receipt of title , abstract , lecturer ( s ) information , course description and prerequisites jun 1 , 99 : deadline for receipt of camera-ready course material advanced courses : advanced courses should be pitched at an audience of advanced masters or phd students . proposals for advanced courses should specify the prerequisites in some detail . advanced courses are taught by 1 or max . 2 lecturers . they consist of five sessions ( a one-week course ) or ten sessions ( a two-week course ) each session lasts 90 minutes . timetable for advanced course proposal submissions jun 15 , 98 : proposal submission deadline sep 1 , 98 : notification nov 15 , 98 : deadline for receipt of title , abstract , lecturer ( s ) information , course description and prerequisites jun 1 , 99 : deadline for receipt of camera-ready course material workshops : the aim of the workshops is to provide a forum for advanced ph . d . students and other researchers to present and discuss their work . a workshop has a theme . at most one organizer is paid . the organizers should be specialists in the theme of the workshop and give a general introduction in the first session . they are also responsible for the programme of the workshop , i . e . , for finding speakers . each workshop organizer will be responsible for producing a call for papers for the workshop by november 15 , 1998 . the call must make it clear that the workshop is open to all members of the lli community . it should also note that all workshop contributors must register for the summer school . a workshop consists of five sessions ( a one-week workshop ) or ten sessions ( a two-week workshop ) . sessions are normally 90 min . timetable for workshop proposal submissions jun 15 , 98 : proposal submission deadline sep 1 , 98 : notification nov 15 , 98 : deadline for receipt of call for papers dec 1 , 98 : send out call for papers mar 15 , 99 : deadline for papers ( suggested ) may 1 , 99 : notification of workshop contributors ( suggested ) may 15 , 99 : deadline for provisional workshop programme jun 1 , 99 : deadline for receipt of camera-ready copy of workshop notes jun 1 , 99 : deadline for final workshop programme format for proposals : please submit your proposal in the following format : name : - - - name ( s ) of proposed lecturer ( s ) / organizer . address : - - - contact addresses of proposed lecturer ( s ) / organizer . where possible , please include phone and fax numbers . title : - - - title of proposed course / workshop . type : - - - state whether this is a workshop , an foundational course , an introductory course , or an advanced course . section : - - - which of the six sections ( language , logic , computation , logic & computation , language & computation or language & logic ) does the proposal belong to ? please just name one . description : - - - a description of the proposed contents . not more than 150 words . external - - - state whether ( and if so : how ) you will be able to find funding : external funding to subsidize your travel and accommodation expenses . further - - - any further information that is required by the above particulars : guidelines should be included here . financial aspects : prospective lecturers and workshop organizers should be aware that all teaching and organizing at the summer schools is done on a voluntary basis in order to keep the participants fees as low as possible . lecturers and organizers are not paid for their contribution , but are reimbursed for travel and accommodation . in case of two lecturers , a lump sum is paid to cover travel expenses . the splitting of the sum is up to the lecturers . ( however , please note that the organizers appreciate it if , whenever possible , lecturers / organizers find alternative funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses . ) workshop speakers are required to register for the summer school ; however , workshop speakers will be able to register at a reduced rate to be determined by the organizing committee . finally , it should be stressed that while proposals from all over the world are welcomed , the summer school can only afford to reimburse travel costs for travel from destinations within europe to utrecht . program committee : heinrich wansing ( chair ) attn : esslli-99 institute of logic and philosophy of science university of leipzig augustusplatz 9 04109 leipzig germany tel : + 49 341 9735 773 ( 770 ) or + 49 351 463 5489 fax : + 49 341 9735 798 email : wansing @ rz . uni-leipzig . de barbara partee ( language ) lev beklemishev ( logic ) ulrich furbach ( computation and logic ) alex lascarides ( language and computation ) antonio di nola ( computation ) henriette de swart ( logic and language ) organizing committee : michael moortgat ( chair ) utrecht institute of linguistics ots utrecht university trans 10 , 3512 jk utrecht the netherlands tel : + 31 30 2536043 ( secretary : + 31 30 2536006 ) fax : + 31 30 2536000 email : moortgat @ let . ruu . nl further background information : to obtain further information , please visit the web site for esslli-98 ( http : / / www . coli . uni-sb . de / esslli / ) or folli 's home page on the web ( http : / / www . wins . uva . nl / research / folli / ) .
