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HLT 2012 : 5th International Conference on Human Language Technologies - The Baltic Perspective | |||||||||||||||
Link: http://www.cl.ut.ee/HLT2012/ | |||||||||||||||
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Call For Papers | |||||||||||||||
========================= HLT2012 - Call for Papers ========================= The Fifth Baltic Conference HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES - THE BALTIC PERSPECTIVE TARTU, Estonia, October 4-5, 2012 Motivation ---------- "The conference will provide a significant push for research, development and implementation of computer technologies for languages of the Baltic countries. The main goals of the conference include raising public awareness of the important role of the human language technologies in information society, sharing information about latest developments in the area of computer linguistics, building interdisciplinary ties between specialists of computational science, linguistic and information management, raising awareness about development of smaller languages in the European Union and sharing experience and establishing co-operation between different institutions of the Baltic countries and the European Union," was written in the call for papers of the First Baltic HLT Conference. Meanwhile, six years and four Baltic HLT conferences have passed by, but the main ideas remain the same. Main topics of this conference are (but not limited to): * Multilinguality in language resources * Human Language Technology applications Organisers and supporters ------------------------- The Conference is organised by Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, and supported by CLARIN, META-NORD, National Programme of Estonian Language Technology and Centre of Excellence in Computer Science, EXCS Chair of the Programme Committee is Arvi Tavast (Institute of the Estonian Language). Local Organising Committee: * Kadri Vider * Mare Koit * Kadri Muischnek * Neeme Kahusk * Heili Orav * Urve Talvik * Kadri Raudvere Venue -------- Tartu Science Centre AHHAA, Sadama 1 51004 Tartu Estonia http://www.ahhaa.ee/ Important dates --------------- * April 20, 2012 - Abstracts * May 15, 2012 - Notification of acceptance * June 29, 2012 - Camera-ready copies * October 3, 2012 - Welcome reception in Centre AHHAA, includes exposition excursion * October 4-5, 2012 - Conference Language -------- The conference language for presentations and publications is English. Contact ------- Web page: http://www.cl.ut.ee/HLT2012 E-mail: hlt2012@ut.ee |
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