From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!WALKER@SRI-AI Newsgroups: fa.arpa-bboard Title: Call for Papers Article-I.D.: ucbvax.7661 Posted: Mon Jun 14 21:07:12 1982 Received: Wed Jun 16 02:03:33 1982 From: Don WalkerCALL FOR PAPERS CONFERENCE ON APPLIED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING FEBRUARY 1-3, 1983 SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA sponsored by ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS and NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY This special conference will focus on the use of computational linguistic techniques in solving real world problems. The conference will be limited to 300 participants. We are soliciting original papers on the use of computational linguistic techniques in the areas of: * Data, information and knowledge management * Training and education * Language translation technology * Speech recognition and synthesis technology. The papers should discuss applications, evaluations, limitations, and general tools and techniques. Papers describing end-users' experience with these technologies are especially welcome. Six copies of an extended summary from five to eight pages, double spaced, should be sent by August 15, 1982 to: Beatrice Oshika, MD 72-27 System Development Corporation 2500 Colorado Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90406 It is important that the summary identify distinctive aspects of the work and clearly indicate to what extent the work is complete and has been implemented. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. Notification of acceptance of papers will be sent by September 15, 1982. For inclusion in the Conference Proceedings, final versions of papers must be received by the Conference Chairman by November 15, 1982. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign a copyright release form. Limited travel funds for authors will be available. Facilities for product and system demonstrations will be available, including videotape equipment. Short papers describing planned demonstrations and types of equipment required should be submitted by November 15, 1982. In addition to presentation of papers, tutorials and panel sessions are planned. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: August 15, 1982 Acceptance notification: September 15, 1982 Final papers: November 15, 1982 Demonstration papers: November 15, 1982 Conference: February 1-3, 1983 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE General Chair: Iris Kameny, System Development Corporation Program Chair: Beatrice Oshika, System Development Corporation Secretary-Treasurer: Donald Walker, SRI International Christine Montgomery, Operating System Division, Logicon Ray Perrault, University of Toronto Jane Robinson, SRI International Norm Sondheimer, Sperry Univac -------