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Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
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Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
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Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 15:34:28 +0400
From: George Chikoidze <chiko(a)contsys.acnet.ge>
To: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl
Subject: CFP: Tbilisi Symposium
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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
____________________________________________________________________
SECOND TBILISI SYMPOSIUM
ON
LANGUAGE, LOGIC AND COMPUTATION
Tbilisi, Georgia
September 16-21, 1997
The Georgian Centre for Language and Speech, based at Tbilisi
State University will host the SECOND TBILISI SYMPOSIUM on Language,
Logic and Computation as a means to foster the communication between
researchers in Georgia and the international research community.
The Symposium will welcome papers on current research in all aspects
of Logic, Language and Computation, including but not limited to:
Natural language semantics/pragmatics
Natural Language Processing
Logic in AI and natural language
Natural language and logic programming
Automated reasoning
Natural language and databases
Information retrievel from text
Natural language and Internet
INVITED SPEAKERS
Ju. Apresjan (Moscow), Yu. Ershov (Novosibirsk),
P. Gardenfors (Lund), J. Gippert (Frankfurt a/M),
D. de Jongh (Amsterdam), A. Voronkov (Uppsala).
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Co-chairs: R. Cooper (Lund), T. Gamkrelidze (Tbilisi).
A. Anisimov (Kiev), J. Antidze (Tbilisi),
G. Erbach (Saarbrucken), J. Ginzburg (Edinburgh),
S. Jablonski (Moscow), N. Leontjeva (Moscow),
I. Melchuk (Montreal), M. Ratsa (Kishinev).
E. Vallduvi (Edinburgh).
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Abstracts not exceeding 3 pages should be submitted electronically ready
to print (ASCII or LATEX files) and must include full postal and e-mail
addresses and fax/phone numbers of the author and a specification of the
research area. Abstracts should be submitted to the following e-mail address:
chiko(a)contsys.acnet.ge
The publication of Proceedings is supposed.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission deadline: 15 June, 1997
Notification of acceptance: 30 July, 1997.
More information is available from <chiko(a)contsys.acnet.ge> and via
http: //www.wins.uva.nl/research/illc/ege/sts.html
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
GENERAL:
I. van Loon (chair, Amsterdam), H. Melin (Stockholm),
M. Butskhrikidze (Budapest),
LOCAL:
T. Khurodze (chair), N. Amiridze, J. Antidze, R. Asatiani,
N. Chanishvili, G. Chikoidze, L. Chkhaidze, K. Pkhakadze,
N. Javashvili, T. Kutsia, Kh. Rukhaia, G. Sharashidze,
E. Soselia, E.Tavadze.
INFORMATION
Participants fees - 180 ECU (not obligatory for researchers from C&EE
including NIS).
Tbilisi - capital of Georgia - has more than 1 million habitants. It is
situated some 100-150 km to the South of main Caucasus ridge, in the
beautiful valley of river Mtkvari, surrounded by the green slopes of the
Caucasus spurs. The city has a long (1500 year) history and naturally
abounds in historical and cultural memorials. Georgia is famous for its
high quality wines, exquisite kitchen and cordial hospitality.
The main site of Symposium, Tbilisi State University, is the chief
centre of education in the country, which during the last century has
graduated several outstanding men of science, art and politics.
Information on registration and accommodation will appear in the
nearest future announcements.
For more information contact:
George Chikoidze
Dept. of Language Modelling
Inst. of Control Systems
Georgian Academy of Sciences
34, K. Gamsakhurdia
380060 Tbilisi
Georgia
Phone: +9 9532 382136
E-mail: chiko(a)contsys.acnet.ge
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 12:19:50 +0100 (MET)
From: Paul Mc Kevitt <pmck(a)kom.auc.dk>
To: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl
Cc: pmck(a)kom.auc.dk, sean.onuallain(a)compapp.dcu.ie
Subject: Seminars: April 7/8 (Intellimedia + Mind Search) (Dk)
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AALBORG UNIVERSITY (AAU), DENMARK
MultiMedia Network
(AAU Netvoerkscenteret)
IN COOPERATION.S WITH:
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (I-11)
HUM study board
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (IES) (I-8)
ESN study board
Department of Computer Science (CS)
Department of Medical Informatics and Image Analysis (MIBA)
Department of Communication Technology (KOM)
Center for PersonKommunikation (CPK)
INTELLIMEDIA 2000+
(The MMUI Initiative)
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A SERIES OF SEMINARS
ON
"INTELLIGENT MULTIMEDIA AND THE SEARCH FOR MIND"
by
Dr. Se/an /O Nuall/ain
from
Dublin City University (DCU)
IRELAND, EU
and the
National Research Council (NRC)
Ottawa, CANADA
(Alle Velkommen !!!)
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"THE SEARCH FOR MIND:
A new foundation for Cognitive Science"
MONDAY, April 7th, 1997
10.00 AM
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (I-8)
FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ, 7-A4
A BUILDING (ROOM A4-108)
ABSTRACT
It is a measure of the maturity of Cognitive Science that, considered
as the Science of Mind, it has developed sufficiently to be in
crisis. In this talk, the nature of this crisis is explored and a new
foundation for the discipline is proposed. The new foundation
comprises a set of new fundamental tenets with specific empirical
consequences as well as a new basic orientation in approaching the
search for mind.
The talk begins by noting the current state of Cognitive Science
i.e. its ruling paradigm and the attacks on it, both on empirical and
theoretical grounds. It proceeds to outline the main substantive
tenets of the new foundation and the evidence for them across the
disciplines which comprise Cognitive Science. Several current
controversies yield immediately to the new analysis. The ecological
approach to Cognition with its insistence on adaptation is assented
to, with the caveat that a special set of categories have to be
introduced for symbolic behavior.
Finally, it is suggested that the interdisciplinary nature of
Cognitive Science necessitates that, in Darwinian fashion, one or
other discipline will come to the fore for a time. If the regnant
discipline is now to become neuroscience , this does not spell the end
of Cognitive Science; rather, it re-emphasizes its robust health. It
is therefore unwise for Cognitive Science to commit itself to the
methodology of one or other of its constituent disciplines. The danger
is that the mantle of "The Science of Mind" may be passed on to
another, less well-formed conceptual and administrative research
structure.
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"AN INTEGRATED THEORY OF
CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT"
TUESDAY, April 8th, 1997
10.00 AM
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (I-8)
FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ, 7-A4
A BUILDING (ROOM A4-108)
ABSTRACT
For a variety of reasons,Consciousness and Selfhood are beginning once
again intensively to be studied in a scientific frame of reference.
The notions of each which are emerging are extremely varied; in the
case of selfhood,the lack of an adequate vocabulary to capture various
aspects of subjectivity has led to deep confusion. The task of the
first part of this talk is to clear up this terminological confusion,
while salvaging whatever is valuable from the contemporary
discussion. The discussion in this part will inevitably range from
neuroscience to quantum mechanics to experientialism.
With this end in view, the theories of consciousness (and,where
applicable,of selfhood) offered by Baars, Jackendoff,
Minsky,Johnson-Laird, Flanagan and Penrose are looked at.Some,like the
"mental models" view,are found inadequate for formal reasons.The
others are investigated on philosophical grounds,and in the context of
the historically-conditioned nature of the related concept of
selfhood.It is found that in several cases they involve prescriptions
for the description of selfhood which are unproved and perhaps
destructive.The talk then switches to the task of giving an integrated
account of consciousness with respect to cognitive development.The
premise is that a theory of consciousness requires development.The
distinctions available to consciousness are primarily cognitive
achievements One important such distinction is that between the
subject and his world,as he conceives it.It is argued that the
cognitive function of self,as distinct from the felt experience of
self,lies in the preservation of this distinction. The more important
task of the second part is to introduce the moral issues inevitably
involved in any treatment, scientific or otherwise, of the modern
identity.
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"THE SPOKEN IMAGE SYSTEM"
TUESDAY, April 8th, 1997
2.00 PM
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (I-8)
FREDRIK BAJERS VEJ, 7-A4
A BUILDING (ROOM A4-108)
(TO INCLUDE "S/I" VIDEO SESSION)
ABSTRACT
This talk describes a project currently being undertaken at the
National Research Council, Canada, which focusses on the visual
interpretation of scene descriptions. This system accepts verbal scene
descriptions and re-constructs a three-dimensional display of the
virtual model of the world that it builds up in the process of
interpreting the input. The obvious grounding issues are discussed
with respect to the interaction of language and vision in humans. A
video of the system in action will be shown.
The project also addresses itself, inter alia, to two much-discussed
topics:
** The relation between the semantics of language and vision
** The notion of symbol-grounding.
I will discuss some of the parallels and differences between the
linguistic and visual channels of perception. However, one of the
main conclusions is that the interaction of these channels for
human-computer interaction is, and should be, very different.
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It is intended to retire to THE QUEEN'S PUB on VINGAARDSGADE
from 5.00 PM on...
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BIO===================================================================
Se/an /O Nuall/ain holds an M.Sc. in Psychology from University
College, Dublin (UCD) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Trinity
College, Dublin (TCD), Ireland. He holds a lecturing (Associate
Professor) post at Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland where he
initiated and directed the B.Sc. in Applied Computational
Linguistics. He is the author of a book on the foundations of
Cognitive Science: "The Search for Mind" (Ablex, 1995) and co-editor
of the book "TWO SCIENCES OF MIND: READINGS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND
CONSCIOUSNESS" (John Benjamins Publishing Co.., Amsterdam/
Philadelphia, 1997).
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These seminars have been enabled through the AAU Netvoerkscenteret and
the ESN and HUM study boards in cooperation.s with IntelliMedia 2000+
at Aalborg University (AAU), DENMARK.
http://www.auc.dk/nchttp://www.hum.auc.dk/i11/index.dk.htmlhttp://www.kom.auc.dk/ESN/http://www.cpk.auc.dk/CPK/MMUI/
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M E G H I V O
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ROPOLYI LASZLO
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Budapesti Muszaki Egyetem, Oktatkoi Kulb
BME K. epulet (Muegyetem rkp. 1.) I. em. 66.
1997. marcius 27. (csutortok) 18:00 ora
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M E G H Í V Ó
A Magyar Filozófiai Társaság Tudományfilozófiai Szakosztálya következő
rendezvényén
ROPOLYI LÁSZLÓ
(ELTE) tart előadást
ELMÉLETEK MINT TÖRTÉNETEK
címmel. Az előadás helye és ideje:
Budapesti Műszaki Egyetem, Oktatkói Kulb
BME K. épület (Műegyetem rkp. 1.) I. em. 66.
1997. március 27. (csütörtök) 18:00 óra
Minden érdeklődőt szeretettel várunk! (Kérem Önt, tegye ki ezt a meghívót
a hirdetőtáblára!)
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
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ESSLLI'97
European Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information
_________
Aix-en-Provence, France
August 11 - 22, 1997
http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~esslli97
_________
Contents : - General Information
- Registration Form
- Programme & contacts
+---------------------+
| GENERAL INFORMATION |
+---------------------+
Logic, Language and Information have attracted and brought together a large
number of active researchers from disciplines such as Logic, Computer Science,
Linguistics and Cognitive Science, who consider the use of logical techniques
(broadly conceived) as a thread unifying their research efforts. The European
Summer School in LLI (ESSLLI) has become the main meeting place for young
researchers and research students in this rapidly growing field. ESSLLI is a
unique, interdisciplinary event, with no counterparts in Europe or elsewhere
in the world.
The main focus of the summer school is the interface between logic,
linguistics and computation as far as it concerns the modelling of human
language and cognitive abilities. The 1997 summer school programme includes
courses, workshops and symposia covering a variety of topics within six areas
of interest: Logic, Language, Computation, Logic and Computation, Computation
and Language, Language and Logic.
ESSLLI'97 will take place at the Aix-en-Provence Faculty of Arts(University
of Aix-Marseille I). This Faculty is close to the old town centre. There are
regular connections by bus (25 mns) from the international airport of Marseille
and by train (30mns) from Marseille. The Faculty is at a 10 minute walking
distance from the railway station.
Calendar
--------
April 30th Early registration deadline
May 3rd Deadline of the student session call for papers
May 30th Deadline for student grants application
June 15th Accomodation reservation deadline
1. Registration Fees
--------------------
. Registration fees only cover the participation in this summer school.
Miscellaneous expenses (accomodation, meals and social activities) are
in addition.
. The registration deadline to get the early registration fare is :
April 1997, 30th.
. Students must enclose with the registration form a photocopy of their
student card.
. Members of FoLLI get a discount of 30 FF for students and 50 FF for others.
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------+
Status | Early registration (before 4/30/97) | Late registration |
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------|
Student | 1.100 FF | 1.400 FF |
Scholar | 1.900 FF | 2.300 FF |
Industrial | 3.800 FF | 4.600 FF |
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------+
2. Accomodation
---------------
>>>>>> Reservation should be made before June, 15th <<<<<<<
. Hotel :
Two classes of hotels are available. A deposit will be necessary to
book a room. The prices include breakfast.
Classes - 250-300 FF / night (Deposit : 600 FF)
- 350-400 FF / night (Deposit : 1200 FF)
. Hall of residence: - 70 FF / night (Complete payment at
the reservation)
3. Meals
--------
. It is possible to have lunches at the University cafeteria. A reservation is
necessary before June 1997, 30th. Reservations and payments have to be made
on the basis of full weeks Luncheon vouchers (day by day) will be provided at
your arrival.
. The cafeteria of the University will be closed on August, 15th.
. It is also possible to buy sandwiches on the campus of the
University.
- First week (4 meals) = 100 FF
- Second week (5 meals) = 125 FF
4. Social events
----------------
Two Thursday evening parties will be organized (buffet, concert) one on August
14 and one on August 21. To attend you should buy a ticket valid for both
parties at 200 FF per person. This ticket includes the buffet and the concerts.
5. Tee-shirt
------------
The ESSLLI'97 Tee-shirt is on sale at the price of 50 FF.
+-------------------+
| REGISTRATION FORM |
+-------------------+
Name: ________________________________________________
First Name: __________________________________________
Institution: _________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Country: ____________________________________________
Phone : ____________________________ Fax : _____________________________
E-mail : __________________________________________
Member of FoLLI : o Yes o No
1. Registration Fees
--------------------
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------+
Status | Early registration (before 4/30/97) | Late registration |
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------|
Student | o 1.100 FF | o 1.400 FF |
Scholar | o 1.900 FF | o 2.300 FF |
Industrial | o 3.800 FF | o 4.600 FF |
----------------+---------------------------------------+-------------------+
2. Accomodation
---------------
- Day of arrival : _____________
- Day of departure : _____________
- Number of nights : _____________
. Hotel : Classes o 250-300 FF / night (Deposit : 600 FF)
o 350-400 FF / night (Deposit : 1200 FF)
. Hall of residence: o 70 FF / night (Complete payment at
the reservation)
- Total amount : __________
3. Meals
--------
o First week (4 meals) = 100 FF o Second week (5 meals) = 125 FF
- Total amount : __________
4. Social events
----------------
o I would like to take part in ESSLLI parties
- Number of tickets : __________
- Total amount : __________
5. Tee-shirt
------------
o I would like to buy one (or several) tee-shirt(s)
- Number of tee-shirts and size: ____ L ____ XL ____ XXL
- Total amount: __________
+-------------------+
| Method of payment |
+-------------------+
1. Detailed account
-------------------
Registration fees : FF ___________________________
Accomodation : FF ___________________________
Meals: FF ___________________________
Social events : FF ___________________________
Tee-shirt : FF ___________________________
Amount: FF ___________________________
Credit card charges
(Japan : 4,5 %, Other countries : 3%) FF ___________________________
TOTAL AMOUNT : FF ___________________________
2. Methods of payment
---------------------
. Cheques : Made out in French Francs, payable to FoLLI.
. Bank transfers :
- Sorry but you will have to pay the banking charges (if you don't,
your registration will be considered as incomplete).
- Please enclose with this form a copy of your transfer. This copy
should mention the name and adress of your bank.
- Do not forget to write down your name on the transfer.
- The bank transfer must be done in French Francs on the account:
Bank : ABN-AMRO
Account number : 45 20 12 449
Swift Code: ABNANL 2A
References : ESSLLI'97 / your name
Address : Vereniging FoLLI
Plantage Muidergracht 24
1018 TV AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
. Credit cards :
Credit card charges are yours. Whatever your credit card is, credit card
charges represent 4,5% of the total amount if your payment comes from Japan
and 3% if your payment comes from any other foreign country.
o VISA o Mastercard o American Express
Cardholder's Name : ______________________________________________________
Card number : ____________________________________
Expiration date : ________________________________
Amount : _________________________________________
Signature : _______________________________________
. If these methods of payment are inconvenient, it will be possible for you to
pay cash once you are in Aix. In this case, you will have to pay the late
registration fee and you will have to book your room yourself. Some exceptions
to these arrangements can be made for people coming from countries which do not
allow any of the long distance methods of payment above.
3. Cancellation
---------------
- Cancellations received before June 1997, 15th:
. running costs = 400FF
- Cancellations received after June 1997, 15th:
. running costs = 50% of the registration fees
. no reimbursement of the deposits paid for the hotel
Date : _____________________ Signature : __________________________________
To return by e-mail to : esslli97(a)lpl.univ-aix.fr
A copy of this registration form together with the justificatory of payment
and the copy of the student card has to be sent by surface mail to :
ESSLLI'97
LPL - Universit� de Provence
29 Avenue Robert Schuman
13621 Aix-en-Provence
FRANCE
+---------------------+
| ESSLLI'97 PROGRAMME |
+---------------------+
LANGUAGE
--------
Introductory Courses
--------------------
B. Dorr (Univ. of Maryland) & P. Saint-Dizier (Univ. of Toulouse):
Lexical Semantics of Predicative Forms
M. Pickering (Univ. of Glasgow) & M. Crocker (Univ. of Edinburgh):
Human Sentence Comprehension
Advanced Courses
----------------
M. Moortgat (Univ. of Utrecht) & P. Oehrle (Univ. of Arizona):
Grammatical Resources: Logic & Structure
C. Gardent (Univ. of Saarlandes):
The Syntax and Semantics of Focus
A. Abeille, D. Godard (Univ. of Paris) & P. Miller (Univ. of Lille):
The Major Syntactic Structures of French
Workshop
---------
D. Brown (Univ. of Surrey)
Formal Elegance and Natural Complexity in Morphology
Symposium
---------
N. Asher (Univ. of Texas):
Applications of Pragmatic Theories of Discourse to
Natural Language Interpretation
_________________________________________________________
LOGIC
-----
Introductory Courses
--------------------
L. Moss (Univ. of Indiana):
Circularity
S. Feferman (Stanford Univ.) & G. Jaeger (Univ. of Bern):
Applicative Theories and Variable Types
Advanced Courses
----------------
A. Sernadas & C. Sernadas (Univ. of Lisbon):
Categorial Techniques for Combining Logics
L. Hella (Univ. of Helsinki):
Finite Model Theory
L. Beklemishev (Steklov Mathematical Institute):
Provability and Reflection
Workshop
--------
F. Wolter & M. Zakharyaschev (JAIST):
Topics in Polymodal Logic
Symposium
---------
J. Makowsky (Technion):
Translations, Reductions and Interpretations
_________________________________________________________
COMPUTATION
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Introductory Courses
--------------------
P. Van Hentenryck (Brown Univ.):
Constraint Programming for Combinatorial Search Problems.
B. C. Pierce (Indiana Univ.):
Programming in the Pi-Calculus
Advanced Courses
----------------
A. Podelski (MPI):
Set Constraints, Their Use for Program Analysis and for Solving
Constraint Problems over (Feature) Trees
R. Backofen & P. Clote (Univ. of Munich):
Computational Biology
T. Fruehwirth ((Univ. of Munich):
Constraint Reasoning
_________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE & LOGIC
----------------
Introductory Courses
--------------------
N. Asher (Univ. of Texas) & T. Fernando ((Univ. of Stuttgart):
Logical Aspects of the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface in Discourse
J. Groenendijk & M.Stokhof ((Univ. of Amsterdam) :
Update Semantics & Discourse Coherence
R. Zuber (Univ. of Paris):
Logics and Grammars as Deductive Systems
Advanced Courses
----------------
M. A. Moshier (Chapman Univ.):
Category-Theoretic Foundations of Formal Linguistics
E. Keenan & E. Stabler (UCLA):
Mathematical Linguistics and Abstract Grammar
H. A. Costa (Carnegie-Mellon Univ.) & K. Segerberg (Uppsala):
AGM in and out of Focus
Workshops
---------
S. Peters (Stanford Univ.) & J. van der Does (Univ. of Amsterdam):
Quantifiers, Collectivity and Reciprocals
A. Ranta (Univ. of Helsinki):
The Informal Language of Mathematics
Symposium
---------
T. Jansen (Univ. of Amsterdam) & P. Pagin (Stockholm Univ.):
Compositionality: Logical and Meaning Theoretical Aspects
_________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE & COMPUTATION
----------------------
Introductory Courses
--------------------
B. Krenn & C. Samuelsson (Univ. of Saarlandes):
Statistical Methods in Computational Linguistics
E. Hinrichs, D. Meurers (Univ. of Tuebingen) & J. Nerbonne (Groningen):
Grammar Development in Constraint-Based Grammar Formalisms
P. Blackburn & J. Bos (Univ. of Saarlandes):
Representation and Inference for Natural Languages: A First
Course in Computational Semantics
Advanced Courses
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R. Gaizauskas (Univ. of Sheffield):
Information Extraction
M. Johnson (Brown Univ.) & M. Kay (Stanford Univ.):
Deductive Approaches to Constraint-Based Parsing and Generation
A. Lecomte (Grenoble), G. Morrill (UPC Barcelona) & C. Retore (INRIA):
Geometry of Language
Workshop
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C. Paris (CSIRO) & R. Dale (MRI):
Natural Language Generation
Symposium
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A. Zaenen (Rank Xerox Research Centre)
Grammar Writing as Software Development
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LOGIC & COMPUTATION
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Introductory Courses
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F. Baader (Univ. of Aachen):
Terminological Reasoning
G. Brewka (Univ. of Leipzig) & J. Dix (Univ. of Koblenz):
Extended Logic Programming and Knowledge Representation
Advanced Courses
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J. Mullins (Univ. of Brest):
Recursion Theory and Concurrency Models
A. Dawar (Univ. of Wales) & I. Stewart (Leicester Univ.):
Logic and Computation with Finite Structures
V. Marek & M. Truszczynski (Univ. of Kentucky):
Nonmonotonic Reasoning: a Computational Perspective
B. Rounds (Univ. of Michigan):
Domain Theory and its Applications in LLC
Workshops
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J. Vaananen (Univ. of Helsinki):
Generalized Quantifiers and Computation
Symposium
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W. van der Hoek (Utrecht), Y. Lesperance (York Univ.) & R. Scherl (Heights):
Logical Approaches to Agent Modelling and Design
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| Contacts |
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Philippe Blache
ESSLLI'97
LPL - Universite de Provence
29, Avenue Robert Schuman
13621 Aix-en-Provence
FRANCE
fax: +33 442.59.50.96
tel: +33 442.59.20.73
e-mail : esslli97(a)lpl.univ-aix.fr
http://www.lpl.univ-aix.fr/~esslli97
Programme Committee
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Sergei Artemov (Moscow)
Daniele Godard (Paris)
Georg Gottlob (Vienna)
Bill Keller (Sussex), CHAIR
Gert Smolka (Saarbruecken)
Dag Westerstahl (Stockholm)
Organising Committee
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Anne Abeille (TALANA, Paris)
Gabriel Bes (GRIL, Clermont-Ferrand)
Philippe Blache (2LC, Sophia-Antipolis), CHAIR
Christophe Fouquere (LIPN, Paris)
Daniele Godard (LLF, Paris)
Benoit Habert (ENS, Fontrenay)
Alain Lecomte (INRIA, Nancy)
Philip Miller (SILEX, Lille)
Christian Jacquemin (IRIN, Nantes)
Monique Rolbert (LIM, Marseille)
Paul Sabatier (LIM, Marseille)
Patrick Saint-Dizier (IRIT, Toulouse)
Jean Veronis (LPL, Aix-en-Provence)
Annie Zaenen (RXRC, Grenoble)
Richard Zuber (LLF, Paris)
Pierre Zweigenbaum (DIAM, Paris)
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 1997 18:39:30 GMT
From: Centre for Cognitive Science <info(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
To: acl(a)cs.columbia.edu, aisb(a)cogs.susx.ac.uk, colibri(a)let.ruu.nl
Subject: Job: MSc/PhD study in Cognitive Science, Edinburgh
Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97 23:21:36 +100
Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu
Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU
POSTGRADUATE STUDY
IN THE
CENTRE FOR COGNITIVE SCIENCE
AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Cognitive Psychology Neural Computation
Computational Linguistics Formal Logic
Data Intensive Linguistics Logic Programming
Theoretical Linguistics & Knowledge Representation
The Centre for Cognitive Science (CCS) offers a programme of
postgraduate study in cognitive science, centred on language and
cognition. The programme leads to the degrees of MSc in Cognitive
Science and Natural Language, MPhil or PhD.
CCS is committed to research and postgraduate teaching in cognitive
science at international level. The work of the Centre is at the heart
of Edinburgh's view of *informatics* -- the study of the structure,
behaviour, and design of computational systems, both natural and
artificial. CCS has a well-developed system of collaboration with
departments within Informatics (Artificial Intelligence, Computer
Science) and beyond (Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology).
The Centre's lecturers and research fellows work with over 60
postgraduates in a rich and varied intellectual and social environment.
Regular interdisciplinary research workshops, in which students actively
participate, focus on current problems in cognitive science. Visiting
researchers contribute to a lively seminar series. Research projects,
many of them collaborative with other European centres of excellence,
have been funded by the UK research councils ESRC, EPSRC and MRC as well
as by the European Union LRE and ESPRIT programmes in such areas as
natural language understanding and computational neuroscience.
Teaching staff: [with associated departments]
Ewan Klein Head of Department
linguistic theory, phonology
Chris Brew [HCRC]
corpora, data intensive linguistics, language technology
Jo Calder [HCRC]
grammar formalisms, computational linguistics
Matthew Crocker [ESRC Fellow]
statistical language processing, computational psycholinguistics
Mark Ellison
computational phonology and morphology, natural computation
Bruce Graham
computational neuroscience, neural networks
Alexander Holt
natural language semantics, computational linguistics
Alex Lascarides [HCRC]
lexical and discourse processing, semantics, pragmatics
Paul Schweizer PhD Organiser
philosophical logic, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language
Richard Shillcock MSc Course Organiser
psycholinguistics, cognitive modelling, cognitive neuropsychology
Keith Stenning [HCRC]
human memory, inference, connectionism
Associates and Fellows:
Sheila Glasbey EPSRC Fellow
M. Louise Kelly [Linguistics]
Robert Ladd [Linguistics]
John Lee [HCRC]
Chris Mellish [Artificial Intelligence]
Jon Oberlander [HCRC]
Massimo Poesio EPSRC Fellow
David Willshaw [MRC]
Human Communication Research Centre: The HCRC is a centre of excellence
in the interdisciplinary study of cognition and computation in human
communication, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council
(UK). Drawing together researchers from Edinburgh, Glasgow and
Durham, HCRC focuses on the psychological aspects of real language
processing. HCRC shares a site with CCS, and the two contribute
towards a joint research environment.
Studying in Edinburgh: Edinburgh contains the largest concentration of
expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing
in Europe. Students have access to that expertise, to Edinburgh's
large copyright libraries, and within Cognitive Science, to a
substantial offprint library. The department possesses extensive
computing facilities based on a network of Sun workstations and
Apple Macintoshes; access to Edinburgh's concurrent supercomputer
and other central computing services is easily arranged.
Requirements: Applicants typically have a first degree in one of the
participating areas or an appropriate joint honours degree.
Funding: UK and EU students following the MSc and PhD courses are
eligible to apply for studentships. CCS will advise all students
concerning funding possibilities. CCS attracts studentships from a
variety of UK and non-UK funding bodies. Non-UK applicants with
sufficient background may enroll as non-graduating students.
If you would like more information about the Postgraduate Programme in
Cognitive Science at the University of Edinburgh, please contact:
Admissions
Centre for Cognitive Science
University of Edinburgh
2 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh EH8 9LW
UK
Telephone: +44 131 650 4667
Fax: +44 131 650 6626
Email: info(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk
WWW: http://www.cogsci.ed.ac.uk/
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 09:07:56 GMT
From: ajr(a)eng.cam.ac.uk
To: aisb(a)cogs.sussex.ac.uk, corpora(a)hd.uib.no, elsnet-list(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk
Subject: Job: Graduate course: COMPUTER SPEECH & LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97 23:00:20 +100
Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu
Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU
ONE YEAR GRADUATE COURSE **STUDENTSHIPS AVAILABLE** ONE YEAR GRADUATE COURSE
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COMPUTER SPEECH & LANGUAGE PROCESSING
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER LABORATORY
ONE-YEAR M.PHIL COURSE
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The course covers the theory and practice of speech and language
processing. It runs from early October to September and
consists of two terms lectures and practicals followed by a three
month project. The final degree is awarded on the basis of coursework,
examination and project.
Unlike some alternative programmes, the course aims to provide a
in-depth practical and theoretical grounding in the techniques
for speech and language processing which form the basis for today's
commercial and research prototype systems. There are strong links
with industry and the great majority of past students have gone on to
doctoral work or to jobs in industrial research laboratories.
Cambridge is a major international centre for research in both speech
and language processing. The course lecturers and demonstrators are
directly involved in leading edge research within the university and
in collaboration with other European and US industrial and academic
laboratories.
There are currently a number of EPSRC studentships available for the
course to qualifying applicants. We encourage applications from
students with a background in engineering, computer science,
linguistics and/or psychology.
For further details please consult the course URL:
http://svr-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/MPhil/contents.html
or contact:
Mrs Mavis Barber (M.Phil Computer Speech & Language Processing)
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Trumpington Street, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
Tel: +44-1223-332752
Fax: +44-1223-332662
Email: mavis(a)eng.cam.ac.uk
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
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Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 10:58:09 +0100 (MET)
From: Oliviero Stock <stock(a)itc.it>
To: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl
Subject: Course: Metaphor and Analogy
Resent-Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 19:26:37 +100
Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu
Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU
Can you please distribute the announcement?
Many thanks
Oliviero Stock
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A Lectures Series in Cognitive Science
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M E T A P H O R A N D A N A L O G Y
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Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC)
Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (IRST)
Povo, Trento (Italy)
18-21 June 1997
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including a workshop on June 18
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LECTURERS:
Gilles Fauconnier (University of California, San Diego)
Douglas Hofstadter (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Andrew Ortony (Northwestern University, Evanston)
Mark Turner (University of Maryland, College Park)
COORDINATING COMMITTEE:
Douglas Hofstadter (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Oliviero Stock (IRST, Povo, Trento)
Achille Varzi (Columbia University, New York)
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CONTENTS
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The lectures will encompass recent ideas about the nature of analogy-
making as a general cognitive process rather than an exceptional mechanism
brought to bear only in unusual circumstances. The ideas of conceptual and
situational blending -- a theme of recent years -- will be one important
focus, as will the role of analogy and metaphor in the creative process.
The computational perspective will also be at the center of the
presentations. Depending on the interests of the group of participants,
other topics may also be brought into the discussion.
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PROGRAM AND ORGANIZATION
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An introductory session on Wednesday morning, June 18, will be followed
by an informal workshop open to all participants. The purpose of the
workshop will be to give participants the opportunity to introduce
themselves and present their work to the others.
In the following three days (19-21), there will be two one-hour lectures
in the morning and two in the afternoon (one by each lecturer). Each
lecture will be followed by ample time for discussion.
A panel discussion may be deemed appropriate, and some impromptu
presentations may be organized. The atmosphere should be small and
highly informal, encouraging much interpersonal exchange.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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- Participation will be limited to 30 people. There is no registration fee.
- People wishing to participate should submit a short curriculum
vitae and a statement of interest to one of the the addresses below.
Please include e-mail address and/or fax number, if available.
Applications should be received by April 15, 1997. Notification of
acceptance will be provided by April 24.
- The meeting will take place in the conference room of IRST, Istituto per
la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica, I-38050 Povo, Trento, Italy
http://www.itc.irst.it
- Povo is located near Trento, in the southeastern Alpine region, and is
easily reachable by car or bus (approximately ten minutes from the
main train station in Trento). Trento is located between Verona
(100 km) and Innsbruck (160 km) and can be reached by car via autostrada
A22 or by train. The closest airports are Verona (direct flights from/to
London, Rome, Paris), Bologna, Innsbruck, and Munich, all of which are
connected directly with Trento by train. There are also good train
connections to Milano (250km) via Verona.
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APPLICATIONS AND INQUIRIES
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Applications and inquiries should be directed to any of the organizers:
Douglas Hofstadter
Center for Research in Concepts and Cognition
Indiana University
510 North Fess Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-3822, U.S.A.
Fax: (+812) 855-6966
e-mail: dughof(a)cogsci.indiana.edu
Oliviero Stock
Istituto per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (IRST),
I-38050 Povo (TN), Italy
Fax: (+39) (461) 314591
e-mail: stock(a)irst.itc.it
Achille Varzi
Department of Philosophy
Columbia University
1150 Amsterdam Avenue
Philosophy Hall 708, Mail Code 4971
New York, NY 10027, U.S.A.
Fax: (+212) 932-3721
e-mail: varzi(a)columbia.edu
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ACCOMMODATION
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Participants must make their own hotel reservations as such matters
cannot be coordinated by the host institute. A list of hotels
is attached below.
For tourist information please contact APT (Azienda Promozione Turismo),
via Alfieri 4, 38100 Trento, tel. +309 461 983880.
http://patio.cs.unitn.it/apt/
Prices in Italian lire; entries marked + include breakfast.
All phone/fax numbers need area code 0461 from inside Italy; +39 461
from abroad.
DOWNTOWN TRENTO Single Double
**** ACCADEMIA 140.000 200.000
Vicolo Colico, 4/6
tel. 233600
fax 230174
*** BUONCONSIGLIO 138.000 190.000
Via Romagnosi, 14/16
tel. 980089
fax 980038
** AMERICA 90.000 120.000
Via Torre Verde, 50
tel. 983010
fax 230603
** AQUILA D'ORO 98.000 (+) 140.000 (+)
Via Belenzani, 76
tel./fax 986282
*** EVEREST 80.000 110.000
Corso Alpini, 16
tel. 825300
fax 824527
*** MONACO 90.000 (+) 130.000 (+)
Via Torre d'Augusto, 25
tel./fax 983060
** VENEZIA 50.000 75.000
Via Belenzani, 70
tel. 234559
fax 234114
OUTSIDE TRENTO
* GARNI' ESTER 47.000 (+) 70.000 (+)
Loc. Sale' di Povo
tel./fax 810380
Only hotel in Povo, 5 min. walk from IRST; very limited
availability.
*** VILLA MADRUZZO 86.000 134.000
Loc. Cognola di Trento
tel. 986220
On the hill across from IRST, 5 minutes by car, 15 minutes on foot;
difficult bus connection.
Csaba Pleh
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
202 Junipero Serra Blvd Stanford, Ca. 94305
T.: (415)321-2052, Fax: ...1192 Home: (415)947-9641
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 18:05:24 +1000
From: Julie Vonwiller <jvonwiller(a)onaustralia.com.au>
To: elsnet-list(a)let.ruu.nl
Subject: Announcement: ICSLP 98 conference
Resent-Date: Fri, 7 Mar 97 18:45:28 +100
Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu
Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU
Dear Sir/Madam,
I would like to request permission to publicise the 1998 International
Conference
on Spoken Language Processing. The information to be released is below.
Many thanks,
Julie Vonwiller
ICSLP '98 Conference Coordinating Committee
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The 5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (ICSLP '98)
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour
Sydney
30th November - 4th December 1998
This conference is hosted by the Australian Speech Science &
Technology Association (ASSTA) Incorporated, and will incorporate the
7th Speech Science & Technology Conference (SST 98). It will aim to
continue the technical tradition of the ICSLP conferences which have
been held in Kobe (1990), Banff (1992), Yokohama (1994), and
Philadelphia (1996) with particular emphasis on the bridging of the
composite disciplines that contribute to our understanding of spoken
language and the way that it is processed by humans and machines.
ASSTA invites all professionals interested in spoken language
processing to Australia to the conference. An exciting technical
programme is planned, and a not to be forgotten social programme. We
aim to provide technical challenge and debate as well as generating a
friendly learning experience. As information becomes available it
will be promoted on the ICSLP 98 WWW. If you wish to be kept informed of
the progress of the conference please register your interest via the
WWW page or by enquiry to the Secretariat.
The Convention Centre is located in a complex of restaurants and
shops on an expansive pedestrian peninsula at the waterfront of the
celebrated Sydney Harbour and only a few minutes walk, ferry ride or
monorail ride from the city centre.
Australia will be in early summer in December and the weather should be
fine and warm. Check the WWW pages for the tourism section for things to
see
and do.
Organisations interested in promoting satellite workshops please contact
the conference secretariat below.
For advance information contact the ICSLP Secretariat; Tour Hosts
BY POST: TourHosts, GPO Box 128,
SYDNEY NSW 2001, Australia
BY FAX: +61-2-9262-3135
BY EMAIL: tourhosts(a)tourhosts.com.au
BY WWW: URL=http://cslab.anu.edu.au/icslp98
