CFP: Tbilisi Symposium (fwd)

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: 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 Resent-Date: Thu, 20 Mar 97 22:49:03 +100 Resent-From: pleh(a)izabell.elte.hu Resent-To: csaba.pleh(a)casbs.Stanford.EDU 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