Date: 14 Jun 1995 ----------------- ====================================================================== TOPICS: 1. Query: NLG Workshop Proceedings available? (robin@cs.columbia.edu) 2. Announcement: the RELATOR language resources server Elizabeth Hinkelm 3. CFP: July 17 Deadline for Int. Conf. on User Modeling Carberry@cis.udel 4. Position at the Graduate School of Cognitive Science huang@cs.uni-sb.de ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Topic 1: Jacques Robin (robin@cs.columbia.edu) asks: Are there proceedings available for the IJCAI 1991 Workshop on Evaluation in NLG? Michael Elhadad (elhadad@cs.bgu.ac.il) asks: Are there proceedings available for any other NLG workshops? What are the references? People who attended the latest International Workshop and European Workshop - is there any volunteer to post a workshop report here on Siggen and announce the availability of papers presented? ====================================================================== Topic 2: From: hinkelma@dfki.uni-sb.de (Elizabeth Hinkelman) Announcing the RELATOR language resources server The RELATOR language resources server was built with the sponsorship of the Council of the European Commissioners, by the RELATOR project, for the European Language Resources Association. The RELATOR server uses wide-area networking software to support distribution of natural language processing resources. It provides WWW, FTP, resource installation on the AFS, and email consulting services. This enables users to get an overview of speech and natural language resources very quickly, identify and compare resources of possible interest, ftp them if they are available through RELATOR and, for AFS clients, actually run pre-installed executables on the client machine for testing or development purposes. Resources that are currently available through RELATOR include speech and text corpora, lexicons, natural language processing programs and tools, and related databases and systems. The process of acquisition and expansion is ongoing, so watch this space for further developments. RELATOR Services WWW Information about Language Resources The most effective way to get an overview of natural language resources, whether available through RELATOR or not, is to browse the multilingual Web pages (http://www.XX.relator.research.ec.org, where XX stands for the two-letter country codes of the EU countries, such as de, uk, etc.) RELATOR Resources Many resources can be obtained from RELATOR by ftp. Because the RELATOR file system is replicated across several sites, you can choose the EU site nearest you by substituting the appropriate two-letter country code for "de" (Federal Republic of Germany) in the ftp address below. Resources can also be accessed through AFS. AFS has the additional advantage that executable files can be shared transparently across compatible hardware: this means that AFS clients can directly run preinstalled programs. Resources available only to ELRA members, or that must be purchased or licenced before use, will not be visible at these interfaces until the necessary permission is obtained. ftp://de.relator.research.ec.org/relator afs: /afs/research.ec.org/projects/relator Email Services ELRA membership information: info@relator.research.ec.org advice on finding relevant resources: advice@relator.research.ec.org system support: systems@relator.research.ec.org the RELATOR network management: secretariat@relator.research.ec.org Postal Address RELATOR Secretariat Centre for Cognitive Science University of Edinburgh 2 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh EH8 9LW Scotland Telephone:+44 (0)31 650 4594 Fax: +44 (0)31 650 4587 ====================================================================== Topic 3: REMINDER Paper Submission Deadline: July 17, 1995 FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON USER MODELING Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawaii January 2-5, 1996 The conference will consist of invited talks, tutorials, technical presentations, special interest group meetings, and system presentations. Kluwer is sponsoring a $500 Best Paper Award. The full Call for Papers is appended below. Please send any questions to carberry@cis.udel.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- UM-96: CALL FOR PAPERS AND SIG MEETING PROPOSALS FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON USER MODELING Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawaii January 2-5, 1996 Research in the field of user modeling and user-adapted interaction provides crucial foundations for improving the usa- bility of interactive software systems and technical devices in many application areas. UM-96, the Fifth International Conference on User Modeling, will provide a forum for presenting the results of academic and industrial research in this field to an interna- tional audience. UM-96 follows the very successful Fourth Inter- national Conference on User Modeling (UM-94) that was held in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1994. UM-96 will have the same format as UM-94 and will consist of tutorials, technical presentations, special interest group meetings, and system presentations, while encouraging close interaction among the participants. Tutorials will be held on Jan. 2, with the technical program on Jan. 3-5. Submissions are invited on original and substantial academic or industrial research on all aspects of user modeling and user- adapted interaction, including (but not limited to) the following topic areas: user model acquisition, plan and intention recogni- tion, user stereotypes, representation and inferencing techniques for user models, consistency of user models, user modeling shell systems, explanation generation, intelligent/adaptive user inter- faces, adaptation to users with special needs, student modeling and intelligent tutoring systems, navigational aids, adaptive hypertext and hypermedia, information retrieval and information filtering, knowledge-based information presentation, natural- language systems, and other applications. Accepted submissions will be published in a proceedings volume. Kluwer is sponsoring a $500 Best Paper Award. Extended versions of high-quality papers should be submitted to the inter- national journal User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction after the conference. GENERAL CHAIR LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR David Chin Martha Crosby University of Hawaii University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Honolulu, Hawaii, USA PROGRAM CHAIRPERSONS Sandra Carberry Ingrid Zukerman University of Delaware Monash University Newark, Delaware, USA Clayton, Victoria, Australia INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Mathias Bauer, DFKI, Germany Alan Biermann, Duke Univ., USA Mark Elsom-Cook, EBC, Great Britain Gerhard Fischer, Univ. of Colorado, USA Brad Goodman, MITRE, USA Hitoshi Iida, ATR Labs, Japan Anthony Jameson, Univ. of Saarbruecken, Germany Judy Kay, Sydney Univ., Australia Alfred Kobsa, GMD, Germany Kurt Konolige, SRI, USA Diane Litman, AT&T Bell Labs, USA Mark Maybury, MITRE, USA Gordon McCalla, Univ. of Saskatchewan, Canada Kathy McCoy, Univ. of Delaware, USA Cecile Paris, Univ. of Brighton, Great Britain John Self, Lancaster Univ., Great Britain Peter van Beek, Univ. of Alberta, Canada Julita Vassileva, Univ. der Bundeswehr, Germany Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI, Germany Marilyn Walker, Mitsubishi Electric, USA Bonnie Webber, Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA Bev Woolf, Univ. of Massachusetts, USA SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Submissions should be no longer than 12 pages single spaced (excluding title page and references), and should use a font no smaller than 12-point. The title page should include the title of the paper, a short abstract (150 words), a list of keywords, and the authors' postal and email addresses and fax and phone numbers. Questions about submissions should be sent to um96-pc@cis.udel.edu. [1] An ASCII copy of the title page should be sent electroni- cally to um96-abstracts@cis.udel.edu. (This will significantly aid the reviewing process by help- ing direct the papers to the most appropriate reviewers.) [2] If at all possible, authors should transfer via anonymous ftp a Postscript version of their papers to the directory /pub/conferences/um96/incoming on the ftp server ftp.udel.edu. The name of the file should be the first author's last and first names, such as Carberry-Sandra.ps --- the directory is unreadable for anonymous ftp users. [3] In addition, unless waived by Sandra Carberry on July 18, a follow-up hardcopy MUST be sent to: Sandra Carberry (UM-96) Department of Computer Science University of Delaware Newark, Delaware 19716 USA Phone: (302) 831-1954 Fax: (302) 831-8458 We will try and print each paper immediately upon receipt and will waive the hardcopy follow-up requirement if we can successfully print it. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETINGS Proposals of not more than one page should be submitted via email to um96-sigs@cis.udel.edu. The proposals should include the proposed topic, an abstract, reasons for the usefulness of the meeting, and the names of several other people who have agreed to participate in the proposed meeting. REGISTRATION OF SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS Various platforms will be available for unrefereed system demonstrations. Prospective presenters should contact David Chin (chin@uhics.ics.hawaii.edu) and specify their hardware and software requirements. IMPORTANT DEADLINES July 17, 1995: Electronic abstracts and submissions received. July 18, 1995: Authors notified by email if hard-copy requirement is waived July 21, 1995: Hardcopy of submissions must be received by Sandra Carberry unless waived by email on July 18. Sept. 11, 1995: Proposals for special interest group meetings received. Sept. 25, 1995: Notification of authors about acceptance or rejection Nov. 15, 1995: Final camera-ready copy received by David Chin. Nov. 30, 1995: System demonstrations registered with David Chin. CONFERENCE SITE Kona Surf Resort & Country Club Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Phone: (800) 367-8011 toll-free from the USA (808) 322-3411 elsewhere Fax: (808) 322-3245 Attendees should contact the hotel directly for reservations and should mention UM96 to get the conference rates. FURTHER INFORMATION Further information on the conference, including questions about hotel and travel information, can be obtained from David Chin (chin@uhics.ics.hawaii.edu) and Martha Crosby (crosby@uhics.ics.hawaii.edu). In addition, a Mosaic page (http://www.ics.hawaii.edu/um-96) will contain updated informa- tion on the conference and hotels as it becomes available. ====================================================================== Topic 4: From: huang@cs.uni-sb.de Subject: Position at the Graduate School of Cognitive Science University of the Saarland, Graduate College in Cognitive Science - Empirics, Model building, Implementation - The Graduate School of Cognitive Science at the University of the Saarland is supported by professors of Analytical Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, and Cognitive Psychology; another participant is the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Applications are solicited for several STUDENTSHIP available for work towards a PhD and one as a POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW. Candidates should have a Master's degree in a relevant disciplin and demonstrate exceptional qualifications. Ph.D students should be at most 28 years of age and postdoctoral research fellow no older than 35. The students will acquire knowledge and abilities that qualify them both for scientific and vocational work on intelligent behaviour in the area of cognitive science, as well as tasks in the corresponding disciplins. Grants are available for 3 years. Applications for the winter semester of 1995/96 should be submitted as soon as possible, and the deadline is July 1st, 1995. More information can be obtained from the chairperson of the Graduate School, Prof. Dr. Werner H. Tack, University of the Saarland, Bau 1, Postfach 15 11 50, D-66041 Saarbruecken, Germany. Note: some knowledge of German is necessary. -------- Dr. Xiaorong Huang Voice: +49-681-3024628 Fachbereich Informatik Fax: +49-681-3024421 Universitaet des Saarlandes E-mail: huang@cs.uni-sb.de Postfach 15 11 50 D-66041 Saarbruecken Germany ====================================================================== eof ======================================================================