SLTC 2008

The Second Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC-08) November 20-21, 2008 FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS The Second Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC-08) will be held in Stockholm, November 20-21, 2008, organized by the Human Language Technology Center at KTH and Uppsala University, with support from the Swedish Graduate School of Language Technology (GSLT). The program committee invites two types of contributions to the conference: 1. Papers (Deadline: September 15, 2008) 2. Workshops (Deadline: June 1, 2008) PAPERS CONTENT: Papers are invited on all aspects of language technology, including natural language processing, speech technology and relevant neighboring areas. Papers can describe completed or ongoing research, as well as practical applications of language technology, and may be combined with system demonstrations. FORMAT: Papers will be presented at the conference either as posters or as oral presentations and will be published only as abstracts. SUBMISSION: Papers should be submitted as abstracts (max 2 pages) using the style files available on the conference website (http://www.speech.kth.se/sltc2008/). Submissions should be sent by e-mail to sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se. The paper should be included as an attachment in pdf-format, and the e-mail message should contain the following information: 1. Title of the paper 2. Full list of authors 3. Preferred mode of presentation (poster or oral) 4. Any plans for demonstration in connection with the paper DEADLINE: The deadline for submission is September 15, 2008. REVIEW: Papers will be reviewed by the program committee. Authors will be notified October 10, 2008. WORKSHOPS CONTENT: Workshops are invited on any theme relevant for language technology, including its scientific foundations as well as its practical applications. FORMAT: Workshops will be devoted up to two hours of the conference program, possibly in parallel with other activities. The exact format is decided by the workshop organizers. SUBMISSION: Workshop proposals should be submitted by e-mail to sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se. The e-mail message should contain the following information: 1. Name of the workshop 2. Full list of organizers 3. Short description of the workshop theme and intended audience 4. Short description of the workshop organization - Will there be a call for papers or only invited presentations? - Will there be regular talks, posters, panels, discussions, or what? - Will there be published proceedings? 5. Duration of the workshop (normally 1 or 2 hours) DEADLINE: The deadline for submission is June 1, 2008. REVIEW: Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the program committee. Proposers will be notified June 10, 2008. ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM COMMITTEE Rolf Carlson, KTH Björn Granström, KTH Viggo Kann, KTH Beata Megyesi, Uppsala University Joakim Nivre, Uppsala University Anna Sågvall Hein, Uppsala University WEBSITE http://www.speech.kth.se/sltc2008/ EMAIL sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se 	 This CfP was obtained from WikiCFP