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NL-KR Digest Volume 08 No. 24
NL-KR Digest (Wed May 8 17:36:33 1991) Volume 8 No. 24
Today's Topics:
TEI workshop
TEI European Workshop Announcement
MACHINE TRANSLATION CONFERENCE (MT III)
CILS Calendar
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Sat, 4 May 91 15:02 EDT
From: "NANCY M. IDE (914) 437 5988" <IDE@vaxsar.vassar.edu>
Subject: TEI workshop
X-Envelope-To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* TEI North American Workshop *
* 22-23 July 1991 *
* Brown University *
* Providence, RI *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The Text Encoding Initiative will hold its first open North American
Workshop, in Providence, Rhode Island, on 22 and 23 July 1991.
The TEI Workshop is an opportunity to learn more about the TEI's draft
Guidelines for the Encoding and Interchange of Machine-Readable Texts,
and to see the principles they describe being used in practical
situations. The Workshop will combine detailed presentations, small
group discussion, and hands-on experience for participants.
Topics to be covered during the workshop will include:
* nature and purpose of descriptive markup
* basic features of SGML
* essential components of the TEI Guidelines
* TEI conformance -- what it is and why it matters
* an overview of SGML-aware software
* using TEI texts with standard software packages
Who can attend?
Those who have begun or are working with large-scale text projects,
SGML-software developers, interested computer center staff, ... The
workshop attendance will be limited to ensure that those attending will
have ample time for discussion and for the opportunity to try for
themselves the full variety of software tools we will be demonstrating.
Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with a
degree of priority given to members of existing TEI Work Groups,
Committees and Affiliated Project representatives based in North America
who have not previously attended a TEI Workshop.
Who will be there?
The Workshop is being organized by the TEI Editors, Lou Burnard and
Michael Sperberg-McQueen, with additional support from Elaine Brennan
and Harry Gaylord, who also ran the TEI Workshop at the recent highly
successful ACH/ALLC conference in Tempe, Arizona. The Workshop is being
run back to back with a meeting of North American TEI Affiliated
Projects, which means that a number of major research projects already
using or planning to use the TEI recommendations will also be in
attendance. The Workshop is therefore likely to provide an unusual
opportunity for interested people to get together with SGML experts, TEI
experts, and just plain text hackers.
Where and when?
The Workshop will be hosted by the Brown University Women Writers
Project, a TEI Affiliated Project, and Brown University Computing and
Information Services.
Brown University is located in Providence, RI, an hour from Boston.
The Workshop will begin at 8:30 am on Monday 22 July and finish around
5:00 pm on Tuesday 23 July.
How much?
There will be a fixed charge of $100 per head for workshop participants,
$75 for members of ACH, ALLC or ACL. This includes attendance fees and
a manual and other illustrative material, together with refreshments.
Participants will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation,
and meals. Dorm room accommodations can be reserved on the application
form; information on hotels in the Providence area is available on
request.
Expenses for active members of official TEI Working Groups and Working
Committees and of one representative from any TEI Affiliated Project
will be refunded, subject to the usual limits, provided that they have
not previously attended any TEI Workshop. A number of places are
reserved specifically for non-TEI affliated participants.
The aim of the Workshop is to provide detailed practical experiences in
applying the TEI Guidelines to real-life text handling problems, and to
demonstrate the practical advantages of following the Guidelines. A
wide variety of software solutions will be demonstrated and participants
will also be given the opportunity to use state-of-the-art SGML and
other software for themselves.
- ---------------------PRELIMINARY INTEREST STATEMENT---------------------
- -------PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FOLLOWING BY MAY 15th-------------
TO: wwp@brownvm.brown.edu
TEI North American Workshop 22-23 July 1991
Please X as many of the following as apply:
o I would definitely like to attend the workshop
o I would like to know more about the workshop
before committing myself
o I cannot attend on the dates specified, but would be
interested in other workshops
o I have some knowledge of SGML
o I have read the Guidelines
o I have read part of the Guidelines
o I have tried to read the Guidelines
Your name:
Your e-mail address:
Your postal address:
Your fax number (if any):
- --------------------REQUEST FOR WORKSHOP PLACE--------------------------
- --------PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN THE FOLLOWING BY JUNE 25th-----------
TO: wwp@brownvm.brown.edu
TEI North American Workshop 22-23 July 1991
Please reserve a place at the workshop for:
Name
Address
E-mail:
FAX:
Telephone:
* I enclose payment of $100
* I am a member of ACH/ALLC/ACL and enclose payment of $75
* I am a member of TEI Work Group/Committee ....
* I am the official representative of Affiliated Project ...
Checks must be made payable to Brown University.
Please note that places will not be reserved unless payment is enclosed
with this form.
* Please reserve a dorm room for me on Sunday and Monday,
($27.50 per night, single occupancy)
* Please send further hotel information.
This form should be returned as soon as possible to:
TEI North American Workshop
c/o Women Writers Project
Box 1841
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
tel 401/863-3619
email wwp@brownvm.brown.edu
Please note that reservations cannot be accepted after 25 June 91
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Mon, 6 May 91 09:19 EDT
From: "NANCY M. IDE (914) 437 5988" <IDE@vaxsar.vassar.edu>
Subject: TEI European Workshop Announcement
X-Envelope-To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Living with the Guidelines
The European TEI Workshop
Oxford University Computing Service
1-2 July 1991
What is it?
The TEI Workshop is an opportunity for you to learn more about the
thinking behind the TEI's draft Guidelines for the Encoding and Interchange
of Machine-Readable Texts, and to see for yourselves how the principles
they describe can be used in a practical situation. The Workshop will be a
mixture of group discussion work, detailed presentations and hands-on
experience.
Topics covered will include
* nature and purpose of descriptive markup
* basic features of SGML
* essential components of the TEI Guidelines
* TEI conformance -- what it is and why it matters
* an overview of SGML aware software
* using TEI texts with standard software packages
Who can attend?
The numbers attending will be limited to ensure that
everyone has both a chance to be heard and the opportunity to try for
him or herself the full variety of software tools we will be
demonstrating. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served
basis, with a degree of priority given to members of existing TEI
Workgroups, Committees and Affiliated Project representatives based in
Europe who have not previously attended a TEI Workshop.
Who will be there?
The Workshop is being organised by the TEI Editors, Lou Burnard and
Michael Sperberg-McQueen, with additional support from Elaine Brennan
and Harry Gaylord, who also ran the TEI Workshop at the recent highly
successful ACH/ALLC conference in Tempe, Arizona. The European
Workshop is being run back to back with the first TEI Affiliated Projects
Workshop, which means that a number of important major research projects
planning to use the TEI recommendations will also be in attendance. The
Workshop is therefore likely to provide an unusual opportunity for SGML
experts, TEI experts and just plain text hackers to get together.
Where and when?
The Workshop will be hosted by Oxford University Computing Service,
which is located in the centre of Oxford, one of the most beautiful cities of
Europe, (even in the middle of summer when it is traditionally over-run by
tourists), an hour's journey from London and within easy reach of the
Midlands. Overnight accommodation will be arranged for delegates
requesting it on the application form.
The Workshop will begin at 0900 on Monday 1st July and finish around
1500 on Tuesday 2nd July.
How much?
There will be a fixed charge of #80 per head for workshop participants,
reduced to #60 for members of ACH, ALLC or ACL. This covers attendance
fees and a manual and other illustrative material, together with
refreshments and lunch on Monday and Tuesday. Attendants will be
expected to pay their own travel, accommodation and dinner, but we will do
our best to make hotel reservations for anyone requesting this on the
application form.
All expenses of members of official TEI Working Groups and Working
Committees and of one representative from any TEI Affiliated Project will be
refunded, subject to the usual limits, provided that they have not previously
attended any TEI Workshop.
TEI European Workshop RESERVATION FORM
Oxford July 1-2 1991
Please reserve a place at the workshop for:
Name
Address
e-mail:
FAX: telephone:
* I enclose payment of #80 (British sterling)
* I am a member of ACH/ALLC/ACL and enclose payment of #60 (British sterling)
* I am a member of TEI Workgroup/Committee ....
* I am the official representative of Affiliated Project ...
Cheques must be made payable to Oxford University Computing Service.
Please note that places will not be reserved unless payment is enclosed with
this form, except for TEI-funded attendants.
* Please reserve overnight accomodation for me on Sunday and Monday,
in the price range
[ #30-#50 [ #50-#70
This form should be returned as soon as possible to:
TEI Euro-Workshop
Oxford University Computing Service
13 Banbury Road
Oxford OX2 6NN
tel +44 865 273200 fax +44 865 273275
email TEI@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK
Please note that reservations cannot be accepted after 1 June 91
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 15:38:01 EDT
From: Kenneth.Goodman@a.nl.cs.cmu.edu
Subject: MACHINE TRANSLATION CONFERENCE (MT III)
MT SUMMIT III
MACHINE TRANSLATION CONFERENCE
MAYFLOWER HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C.
USA
JULY 1 - 4, 1991
General Introduction
MT Summit III is the third in a series of
international conferences that bring together
representatives from academia, industry and
government who are interested in promoting research,
development and deployment of machine translation
technology. The conference is thus aimed at diverse
audiences and will feature policy debates, scholarly
presentations and demonstrations of machine
translation-related software.
The first MT Summit was held in Hakone, Japan, in
1987 and the second in Munich, West Germany, in
1989. Both were highly successful. The Center for
Machine Translation of Carnegie Mellon University is
proud to host the third MT Summit in the United
States.
Washington D.C.
Machine Translation has witnessed a major comeback
in the United States in recent years based on
scientific progress, governmental support and
business needs. Washington D.C., the nation's
capital, is the hub of much of US MT activity and is
also in close proximity to the MT SUMMIT III host
organization, the Center for Machine Translation of
Carnegie Mellon University. MT SUMMIT III should
provide an international dimension to foster
scientific exchanges and commercial collaboration
with MT researchers and practitioners across both
oceans.
Executive Briefings
Morning Sessions - July 1
1. Introduction to MT: Issues and Survey
John Hutchins, Harold Somers
2. How Your Organization Can Use MT
Zenshiro Kawasaki, Joann Ryan
Afternoon Sessions - July 1
1. Knowledge-Based MT
Jaime Carbonell, Sergei Nirenburg
2. MT: The Japanese Experience
Makoto Nagao
Technical Program
The technical program will include scientific paper
presentations, panel discussions and poster
sessions. The topics of the panels are as follows:
Building the Customer Base
MT User Experiences
MT and Human Translators
International Perspectives on MT
Evaluation of MT Systems
At the Forefront of MT Research
Applications of MT Technologies
Panelists include:
Doris Albisser, Union Bank of Switzerland
Sture Allen, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Claude Bedard, Traductix Translation Consulting, Can
Christian Boitet, University of Grenoble, France
Jaime Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
John Chandioux, John Chandioux Expert-Conceil, Canad
Joseph Clark, U.S. Department of Commerce
Alex Gross, Cross-Cultural Research Projects, USA
Deanna Hammond, ATA, USA
Ulrich Heid, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Harald Hille, United Nations
John Hutchins, University of East Anglia, UK
Shogo Iwashita, Inter Group, Japan
Rod Johnson, IDSIA, Switzerland
Zenshiro Kawasaki, Hitachi, Japan
Martin Kay, XEROX and Stanford University, USA
Margaret King, ISSCO, University of Geneva, Switzerl
Richard Kittredge, University of Montreal, Canada
Frederick Klein, USA
Akira Kurematsu, ATR, Japan
Lori Levin, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Robert Mercer, IBM, USA
Makoto Nagao, University of Kyoto, Japan
Sergei Nirenburg, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Nicholas Ostler, Touche Ross Consultants, U.K
Christian Rohrer, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Joann Ryan, SYSTRAN, USA
Bernard Scott, Logos, USA
Harold Somers, UMIST, UK
Hozumi Tanaka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Howard Teicher, TTI, Inc., USA
Masaru Tomita, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Hiroshi Uchida, Fujitsu, Japan
Muriel Vasconcellos, PAHO, USA
Donald Walker, Bellcore Research, USA
Steven Weinstein, Reuters, UK
Charles Wayne, DARPA, USA
Yorick Wilks, NMSU, USA
Kousoke Yamamoto, MITI, Japan
Michael Zarechnak, Georgetown University, USA
Exhibits
The Exhibit Area will feature the latest MT
technology presented by leaders of the industry. A
comprehensive exhibition program including
industrial exhibit booths, live and video
demonstrations of MT systems will be open to all
conference participants. Institutions interested in
exhibiting, if they have not already made plans to
do so, should contact Bill Fry, Exhibits
Coordinator, 2101 Crystal Plaza Arcade, Suite 390,
Arlington, VA 22202, USA. Phone: 703- 998-5708, fax:
703- 998-5709.
Live MT System Demonstrations
As a special feature, MT Summit III will be
providing a separate theater/conference room with
direct computer-to-large-screen projection for a
series of live demonstrations of MT systems and
component technologies that are either in the
research and development stage or fully developed.
For further information on live demonstrations
please contact Bill Fry (see Exhibits).
Video MT System Demonstrations
MT Summit III will accommodate 10-minute video
demonstrations of MT Systems (VHS format only)
during the poster sessions on July 2 and 3. All
participants with accepted papers in the technical
or poster sessions are welcome to show a (VHS, half
inch) video of the system.
Registration
Preregistration must be received by May 1, 1991.
Late registrations by mail must be received by June
15, 1991. Walk-in registration will be permitted at
the conference site on a first-come first-served
basis to the extent that space is available. All
registration forms must be accompanied by a check
payable to "MT SUMMIT III-CMU" or a proof of wire
transfer. Wire transfer of funds for registration
can be made to Account #197-9003, Ref: MTSUMMIT-III,
CMT 1-11382, Mellon Bank, Oakland office,
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213 USA. All payments must be
made in US dollars.
Standard registration Meals* Total
By May 1 $350 $130 $480
Late $400 $130 $530
Student registration Meals* Total
By May 1 $250 $130 $380
Late $300 $130 $430
* Meals include three luncheons and the banquet on
July 3. Registration fee includes reception and a
of the proceedings.
Travel Arrangements
The Peoples Travel Agency, INC., of Pittsburgh, PA,
is the official travel agency for MT SUMMIT III.
For convention discount air fares (40% on full coach
fares and 5% on super-saver fares) and other travel
information contact: Peoples Travel Agency, Inc.,
201 South Craig Street Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone:
412- 621-0799, toll free: 800-343-4692 and fax:
412-621-5438.
Airport Transportation
Airport shuttle, taxi and other ground
transportation service are available from Dulles and
Washingtion National Airports. Expected travel time
from these airports is about 45 and 15 minutes,
respectively. Baltimore-Washington International
(BWI) Airport is about 70 minutes by ground
transportation. Approximate costs are as follows:
Airport Taxi Shuttle
Dulles Airport $36.00 $12.00
National Airport $12.00 NONE
BWI $50.00 NONE
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Mayflower
Hotel where the conference is being held. These
accommodations will be assigned on a first-come,
first-served basis. Reservations should be made
directly with the hotel by calling toll free
1-800-468-3571 (US and Canada) or 202-347-3000, fax:
202-466-9083. The conference name, MT SUMMIT III,
must be specified to receive the discounted rate of
$120.00 per night for a deluxe single or double room.
A limited number of single bedroom suites are also
available at a rate of $175.00 per night. In order
to receive the discounted rates, reservations must
be made by June 17, 1991.
Since the nation celebrates its Independence Day on
July 4th, it is expected that many Washington
hotels may be filled quickly. Therefore early
reservations are recommended.
Special Event
Dinner Cruise - Price $60.00
An optional dinner cruise on the Potomac River is
scheduled for the evening of July 2 for conference
participants and their guests. A fee of US$60 per
person must be received by May 1, to reserve space
on the cruise. The price includes a five-course
meal and round trip transportation from the
Mayflower Hotel.
Organizing Committee:
Jaime G. Carbonell, General Chairman
Sergei Nirenburg, Program Chairman
Masaru Tomita, Demonstrations
Muriel Vasconcellos, Local Arrangements
D. Radha Rao, Business Affairs
To request additional information or registration
forms, and to send completed registration forms,
please use the following address.
MT SUMMIT III
Center for Machine Translation
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Email: mtsummit@nl.cs.cmu.edu
Phone: 412-268-6521 or 412-268-6592
Fax: 412-268-6298
_____________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FORM
MT SUMMIT III, July 1-4, 1991
Center for Machine Translation
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890, USA
Name: ________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________
E-mail: ________________________________________________
Fee Schedule:
Advance registration(Before May 1, 1991)
Standard $350.00 (US$) _________
Student $250.00 (US$) _________
Late registration (May 1, to June 15, 1991 or on site)
Standard $400.00 (US$) _________
Student $300.00 (US$) _________
Meals $130.00 (US$) _________
Executive Briefings
Both sessions $350.00 (US$) _________
AM only $190.00 (US$) _________
PM only $190.00 (US$) _________
Dinner Cruise
# of tickets _____ x 60.00 (US$) _________
Total enclosed _________ (US$)
Please make the checks payable to "MT SUMMIT III-CMU".
Wire transfer of funds for the registration can be made
to Account # 197-9003, Ref: MT SUMMIT III, CMT 1-11382,
Mellon Bank, Oakland office, Pittsburgh, PA. 15213 USA.
All payments must be made in US DOLLARS.
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To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu
Subject: CILS Calendar
X-Mailer: MH 6.6 #5[UCI]
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 16:46:56 -0500
From: colleen@tira.uchicago.edu
_________________ T H E C I L S C A L E N D A R ________________
The Center for Information and Language Studies
Joseph Regenstein Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
Subscription requests to: cils@tira.uchicago.edu
____________________________________________________________________
Vol. 1, No. 25 April 29, 1991
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Upcoming events:
5/6 14:30 Ry 277 Lecture David D. Lewis, CILS
5/6 16:00 Wb 130 Workshop Stephen Schiffer, CUNY Graduate Center
5/13 16:00 Wb 130 Workshop Pragmatics of Language
5/14 16:00 Wb 408 Workshop Mark Turner, Univ. of Maryland
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MONDAY, MAY 6
2:30 p.m. David D. Lewis (lewis@tira.uchicago.edu)
Ry 277 Center for Information and Language Studies
"Text Classification: Statistical and Linguistic Issues"
Abstract in last week's calendar.
*****
4:00 p.m. Workshop
Wb 130 The Pragmatics of Language
Stephen Schiffer, CUNY Graduate Center
"On Belief Ascription"
For more information, please contact Jerrold Sadock, Department of Linguistics
(2-8524, sadock@sapir) or Josef Stern, Department of Philosophy (2-8594,
j06s@midway).
Next Workshop: Monday, May 13 (student presentations).
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TUESDAY, MAY 14
4:00 p.m. Workshop
Wb 408 Language and Thought
Mark Turner, Dept. of English, University of Maryland
"Texts and Brains"
This presentation pertains to Professor Turner's forthcoming book
"Reading Minds: The Study of English in the Age of Cognitive Science,"
forthcoming from Princeton UP. Readings will be available as of Wednesday,
May 1, in Cl 11.
For more information, please contact Paula Schiller (733-0915).
New participants are welcome.
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