2nd Language & Technology Conference: Human Language Technologies as a Challenge for Computer Science and Linguistics April 21-23, 2005, Pozna?, Poland CALL FOR PAPERS --------------- Dear Colleagues, You are kindly invited to participate in L&T'05, a conference organized by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland. This will be held in parallel to Infosystem Forum 2005 (April 19-21, 2005) and the 36th Pozna? Linguistics Meeting (April 22-24, 2005). The increasing importance of human language technologies is a challenge for both the computer science and linguistics communities as these technologies become an ever more essential element of our everyday technological environment. Since Ajdukiewicz, Tarski, Turing and Chomsky (i.e. since the very beginning of the Computer Age) these fields have influenced and stimulated each other. Globalisation, as well as the recent and planned enlargement of the European Union, has created a favourable climate for the intensive exchange of novel ideas, concepts and solutions. The Infosystem Forum plays an integrating role between computer science research, industry and consumers. The Pozna? Linguistics Meetings have a long tradition as a linguistics exchange forum. This year we propose to add an explicitly technological dimension to this meeting and promote the Human Language Technologies face to the industrial Infosystem audience, linking to the results of the very successful Language & Technology Awareness Days (Pozna?, 1995), which served as a kick-off event for new HLT activities in Poland. We therefore invite colleagues from across the world to share with us their experience, recent results and new visions as well as to learn about our achievements. CONFERENCE TOPICS ----------------- We invite the submission of original contributions. The conference topics include but are not limited to: * electronic language resources and tools * formalisation of natural languages * parsing and other forms of NL processing * computer modelling of language competence * NL user modelling * NL understanding by computers * knowledge representation * man-machine NL interfaces * NL application in robotics * text-based information retrieval and extraction, question answering * tools and methodologies for developing multilingual systems * translation enhancement tools * methodological issues in HLT * prototype presentations * intractable language-specific problems in HLT (for languages other than English) * HLT standards * HLT as foreign language teaching support * new challenge: communicative intelligence * vision papers in the field of HLT SPECIAL SESSIONS ---------------- Special sessions are planned: - "In memory of Maurice Gross" - "In memory of Antonio Zampolli" Contributions strictly linked to their activities and/or life are welcome. Contributors are requested to contact the Chair (e-mail: vetulani@amu.edu.pl). PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ------------------- Zygmunt Vetulani (Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland) - chair Dafydd Gibbon (University of Bielefeld, Germany) - vice-chair Leonard Bolc (IPI PAN, Poland) Lynne Bowker (Ottawa University, Canada) Nicoletta Calzolari (ILC/CNR, Italy) Julie Carson-Berndsen (University College Dublin, Irland) Khalid Choukri (ELRA, France) Alain Colmerauer (Mediterranean University Aix-Marseille II, France) El?bieta Dura (University of Goeteborg/Lexware Labs, Sweden) Katarzyna Dziubalska-Ko?aczyk (Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland) Tomaz Erjavec (Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia) Charles Fillmore (Berkeley University, USA) Maria Gavrilidou (ILSP, Greece) Stefan Grocholewski (PTI/Pozna? University of Technology, Poland) Wac?aw Iszkowski (PIIT, Poland) Orest Kossak (Technical University Lviv/Ericpol Telecom, Ukraine) Eric Laporte (University Marne-la-Vallee, France) Gerard Ligozat (LIMSI/CNRS, France) Bente Maegaard (Centre for Language Technology, Denmark) Jacek Martinek (Pozna? University of Technology, Poland) Toyoaki Nishida (University of Kyoto, Japan) Antoni Ogonowski (Renault SAS, France) Nicholas Ostler (Linguacubun Ltd., UK) Karel Pala (Masaryk University, Czech Rep.) Pavel S. Pankov (National Academy of Sciences, Kyrgyzstan) Marcin Paprzycki (Oklahoma State University, USA) Reinhard Rapp (University Mainz, Germany) Justus Roux (University of Stellenbosch, South Africa) Vasile Rus (University of Memphis, Fedex Inst. of Technology, USA) Max Silberztein (University Franche-Comt?, France) Krzysztof ?lata?a (MTP/Infosystem, Poland) Marek ?widzi?ski (University of Warsaw, Poland) Dan Tufi? (RCAI, Romania) Tom Wachtel (Independent Consultant, UK/Italy) Jan W?glarz (Pozna? University of Technology, Poland) Richard Zuber (CNRS, France) PAPER SUBMISSION ---------------- Papers describing essential results (ideas, claims, hypotheses) are due by January 15, 2005 (midnight, any time zone). Submissions should be prepared according to the AAAI formatting guidelines (http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/authorinstructions.pdf) and should not identify the author(s) in any manner. Acceptance will be based on the reviewers' assessments. Acceptance/rejection notification will be by February 7, 2005. All submissions are to be made electronically via the L&T web submission/registration system (accessible soon). Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings (with ISBN number) and on CD-ROM. We plan a post-conference journal publication of extended versions of the selected papers (further details available soon). The presentation of a paper requires L&T registration by at least one of the authors. In the case of several co-authors being registered, student co-authors register free. CONTACT ------- Address: The 2nd Language & Technology Conference (L&T'05) Adam Mickiewicz University Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Department of Computer Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence ul. Umultowska 87 PL 61-614 Pozna? E-mail: ltc@amu.edu.pl WWW: www.ltc.amu.edu.pl SECRETARIAT ----------- Maciej Lison (Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland) Jacek Marciniak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland) Tomasz Obr?bski (Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland) - secretary Contact: ltc@amu.edu.pl IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES ------------------------- January 15, 2005 Deadline for submission of papers for review (4 pages including essential results, ideas, claims, hypotheses) February 7, 2005 Acceptance/Rejection notification March 15, 2005 Deadline for submission of final versions of papers accespted CONFERENCE FEES --------------- Regular participants: Early registration (payment by January 15, 2005) 80 EUR Regular registration (payment by March 20, 2005) 100 EUR Late registration (payment after March 20, 2005) 130 EUR PhD students: Early registration (payment by January 15, 2005) 40 EUR Regular registration (payment by March 20, 2005) 50 EUR Late registration (payment after March 20, 2005) 65 EUR Students (full-time): 5 EUR (on-site payment) Discount policy: * Regular participants and PhD students registered to the PLM by March 20 for the full conference may register to the L&T for 20 EUR. This discount does not apply to those who wish contribute a paper to L&T. * Participants whose papers are accepted for publication at both L&T and PLM conferences will be eligible for a special discount for both events if the payement is made by March 20. In this case the conference fee for L&T authors will be 65 EUR for regular participants and 35 EUR for PhD students. Conference fees include: * Registration * Proceedings on CD-ROM (paper copies will incur an additional charge) * Social events (banquet,...) * Coffee PAYMENT ------- By bank transfer to the account of: "Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Pozna?" to the account: Number: PL 77 1090 1362 0000 0000 3601 7903 Bank: Bank Zachodni WBK SA 6 Oddzia? w Poznaniu 60-967 Pozna?, Plac Wolnosci 15 SWIFT: WBKPPLPP For payments from within Poland, use the following account number: 77 1090 1362 0000 0000 3601 7903 Important: ensure you include the name of the conference and your own name as part of the payment reference. By credit card: (procedure to be announced soon). REGISTRATION ------------ Registration will be exclusively by internet (details soon). All participants, irrespective of category or mode of payment, are requested to register in order to qualify for the receipt of conference documents. Electronic registration must be completed by April 1, 2005 for those who wish having their names included in conference documents. EXHIBITIONS ----------- * Book exhibition planned (call for exibitors in preparation) * Authors are invited to bring hard copies of their papers and books. We plan special presentations of the achievements of the conference participants, irrespective of whether they are directly related to the conference topic. For further information (accomodation, practical information) please visit the L&TC site: http://www.ltc.amu.edu.pl. Zygmunt Vetulani Chair