LINGUIST List 7.32

Mon Jan 8 1996

Calls: Afroasiatic Langs, Text Encoding Initiative

Editor for this issue: Ljuba Veselinova <lveselinemunix.emich.edu>

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1. "Jacqueline Lecarme", Conference on Afroasiatic Languages: final call for papers
2. Nancy Ide, CALL : TEI Workshop at DL'96

 THIRD CONFERENCE ON AFROASIATIC LANGUAGES
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 Sophia Antipolis, France
 27-29 June, 1996
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 2d CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The Third Conference on Afroasiatic Linguistics, organized by the CNRS
Laboratoire "Langues, Langage et Cognition", Universiti de
Nice-Sophia Antipolis, is to be held at Sophia Antipolis, France, June
27-29, 1996 (co-organizers: Ur Shlonsky, Universiti de Genhve;
Jean Lowenstamm, Universiti de Paris 7 et 2LC). The aim of the
Conference is to promote research in theoretical linguistics in
relation to Afroasiatic languages. The editorial committee hopes to
undertake the publication of a collection of papers based on the
presentations at the colloquium, a sequel to the volume entitled
'Studies in Afro-Asiatic Grammar', currently in preparation.


Abstracts are invited for thirty minutes talks in all areas of syntax,
morphology and phonology. Abstracts should be no less than one page
and may not exceed two pages. Send three anonymous copies of the
abstracts and one copy with the name of author(s) and
institution(s). Include a card containing the following information:
name of author(s), title of the paper, address and affiliation, phone
number, fax and e-mail address (if available).

Abstracts must be received by February 1, 1996. E-mail or Fax
submissions are accepted. Send only one anonymous abstract in this
case. All abstracts will be anonymously reviewed. Send all material
to:

 Third Conference on Afro-asiatic Languages
 Selection Committee
 c/o Jacqueline Lecarme
 CNRS-2LC
 1361, route des Lucioles
 06560 Sophia Antipolis
 FRANCE

 Tel: +(33) 92 96 73 95
 Fax: +(33) 93 65 29 27
 E-mail: jlllaor.unice.fr

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 * Call for Participation *
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 WORKSHOP

 The Text Encoding Initiative Guidelines
 Application to Building Digitial Libraries


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 Held in conjunction with

 Digital Libraries'96
 First ACM International Conference On Digital Libraries

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The Text Encoding Initiative's (TEI) Guidelines for Electronic Text
Encoding and Interchange provide an extensive SGML-based scheme for
encoding electronic texts across a wide spectrum of text types and
suitable for any kind of application. Released in spring of 1994, the
Guidelines have already achieved wide-scale implementation in projects
throughout North America and Europe. This workshop is intended to
provide a forum for technical discussion and evaluation of the TEI
Guidelines, as they have so far been implemented in real applications,
particularly those which have relevance for building digital
libraries.

This call solicits papers for a one-day workshop, to be held in
conjunction with Digital Libraries '96. The program will consist of
several paper presentations together with substantial time for
discussion.

Topics include but are not limited to:

- reports on the use of the TEI scheme for a particular application,
with a focus on evaluation of the scheme to serve application needs

- technical discussion of particular encoding problems and (TEI or
non-TEI) solutions, for example, handling unusual or complex text
types, multi-media, multiple views or information types, multi-lingual
data, etc.

- customization and extension of the TEI for particular applications
and text types, including proposals for use in the building of digital
libraries

- assessment, evaluation of the TEI DTD architecture, especially as it
 serves the needs of building digital libraries

- technical and practical consideration for the design of tools to
handle documents encoded using the TEI or SGML generally

We also invite participation in the workshop by those who may not
present a paper, but who wish to be involved in discussion.


 SUBMISSIONS:
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Length : 3000-5000 words
Due date : February 15, 1996
Format : Submitters should provide a URL where the submission can
 be retrieved for review, in any of the following
 formats:
 - HTML
 - postscript
 - TEI (use TEI Lite DTD)
Send to : idecs.vassar.edu


 WORKSHOP INFORMATION:
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Date : Saturday, March 23, 1996
Time : 9:30am to 3:30pm
Place : Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
 (site of DL'96).
Organizers : Nancy Ide, Vassar College, USA
 Judith Klavans, Columbia University, USA

 REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
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 NOTE: For information about registration for the full DL'96 conference,
 which takes place on March 20-23 (inlcusive of workshops), please
 contact the address below.


REGISTRATION FORM

Last Name : _________________________________________________________
First Name : _________________________________________________________
Title : _________________________________________________________
Organization : _________________________________________________________
Address : _________________________________________________________
City : _________________________________________________________
State/Pvnce : _________________________________________________________
Country : _________________________________________________________
Zip : _________________________________________________________
Telephone : _________________________________________________________
Fax : _________________________________________________________
Email : _________________________________________________________
Special Needs (e.g., Dietary): _________________________________________


PAYMENT INFORMATION

The TEI workshop fee is $50, which includes a box lunch.

Registration fees must accompany registration and be paid in full in U.S.
funds. If payment is made by check or money order, make payable to
ACM/DL96.

Enclose your Check or Money Order, or charge to AMEX, VISA, or MasterCard;
supply Credit Card Number, expiration date, and if sending via mail or fax,
cardholder signature.


SEND REGISTRATION TO:

ACM DL '96
University of Maryland
College of Library and Information Services
Hornbake Library Building, Room 4105
College Park, MD 20742-4345
Email: acmdl-96umail.umd.edu
Fax: 301-314-9145