From: mod-ki@Germany.EU.net (Hans-Werner Hein)
Newsgroups: de.sci.ki.mod-ki
Subject: v1992i132: <mod-ki 0956> New OED Conference announcement
Keywords: Conference, Natural Language
Date: 20 Aug 92 10:07:28 GMT
Reply-To: New OED general account <newoed@watsol.uwaterloo.ca>
Organization: GI-FB 1 KI und Univ.Dortmund

Submitted-by: mod-ki@Germany.EU.net
Posting-number: Volume 1992, Issue 132
Archive-name: 08/mes0956

mod-ki message 0956 (Volume 1992, Month 08, Issue 132)
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             8th Annual Conference of the UW Centre for the
            New Oxford English Dictionary and Text Research

                            Screening Words:
                       User Interfaces for Text

                          October 18-20, 1992

                         University of Waterloo
                       Waterloo, Ontario, Canada


   The  conference theme represents a universal problem of immediate
   concern: we have all repeatedly struggled with accessing or main-
   taining  materials  stored  in large text repositories.  Although
   information retrieval has been well-studied in a library context,
   and  database  querying  has  matured  for  conventional business
   applications,  much research and development is still required to
   suit most text and information needs.

   The  Eighth  Annual  "OED  Conference"  will  extend  our ongoing
   exploration of text management applications and techniques.  This
   year,   we   will  investigate  diverse  application  activities:
   retrieving  information  for  scientific  disciplines; supporting
   literary  and  linguistic  needs;  bridging between corpora, dic-
   tionaries,  and other knowledge representations;  managing multi-
   lingual and translated documents; and managing text in commercial
   environments.   It  is expected that attendees will be exposed to
   problems motivated by specific application areas and to solutions
   that can address requirements across several areas.

Conference Program

Sunday, October 18

   7:00 pm -- Registration and reception
        (Charcoal Steakhouse, Library Room)


Monday, October 19

   8:30 am -- Registration and coffee
        (Davis Centre, DC 1301)

   9:00 am

   Session I

   "Beyond the String: An Approach to Extracting Knowledge"
   Ruth Glynn, Oxford University Press

   "Overcoming Brittleness in Text Retrieval by Automating"
        the Use of Common Sense Knowledge
   Douglas B. Lenat, Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation

   Session II

   "Managing Text in Biomedical Settings"
   Mark Frisse, Washington University

   "Better Things for Better Chemistry Through Multi-Media"
   Michael E. Lesk, Bellcore

   LUNCH

   Session III

   "Text, Quotation, and Document Identity"
   David M. Levy, Xerox PARC

   "Text, Form, and Genre"
   Geoffrey Nunberg, Xerox PARC

   Session IV

   "A Campus-Wide Textual Analysis Server:  Project, Prospects, and Problems"
   John Price-Wilkin, University of Virginia

   "Prototyping the Ultimate Tool for Scholarly Qualitative Research on Texts"
   Christophe Lecluse & Francois Chahuneau, Advanced Information Systems

   7:00 pm -- Cash bar and dinner
        (Transylvania Club)


Tuesday, October 20

   9:00 am

   Session V

   "Uses of Text in the Workplace"
   Sally S. Grande, Bank of Montreal

   "Bi-Textual Aids for Translators"
   Pierre Isabelle, Communications Canada

   Session VI

   "Automated Language Generation and the Lexicon -- What Goes Where?"
   Eduard Hovy, USC Information Sciences Institute

   "Hector:  Connecting Words with Definitions"
   Lucille Glassman, Dennis Grinberg, Cynthia Hibbard, James R. Meehan,
        Loretta Guarino Reid, & Mary-Claire van Leunen,
        Digital Equipment Corporation - SRC

   LUNCH

   Session VII

   Software Demonstrations


This year's conference is sponsored by:
   Information Technology Research Centre
   and
   Open Text Corporation
   with ongoing research support of the University of Waterloo and
   the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Conference Fees:
   Registration covers all conference activities, one copy of
   the conference proceedings, a reception, two lunches,
   refreshment breaks, and dinner on Monday evening.

   Total fees include GST (Canadian Goods and Services Tax)
   GST Registration # R119260685

   (Before October 1):
      Academic:       $180.00 + GST = $192.60 (Cdn)
      Non-academic:   $280.00 + GST = $299.60 (Cdn)
      Student:        $ 74.77 + GST = $ 80.00 (Cdn)

   (After October 1):
      Academic:       $205.00 + GST = $219.35 (Cdn)
      Non-academic:   $305.00 + GST = $326.35 (Cdn)
      Student:        $ 93.46 + GST = $100.00 (Cdn)

   Additional proceedings: $20 + GST = $21.40 (Cdn) each

Please make cheques payable to the UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, and send to:
   Liz Bevan
   Centre for the New OED and Text Research
   Davis Centre, Room 1311
   University of Waterloo
   Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   N2L 3G1

Accommodations:
The hotel recommended this year is:

   Relax Hotel
   2960 King Street East
   Kitchener, Ontario, Canada  N2A 1A9

   (519) 894-9500    or    1-800-667-3529
   fax:   (519) 894-9144

Special conference rates are available at $59 for single
and $65 for double (Cdn funds).  Please make your reservations
directly with the hotel BY SEPTEMBER 15, quoting the New OED
conference.

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   newoed@watsol.uwaterloo.ca

with the payment to follow by mail. The conference information
package will be forwarded upon receipt of registration.
	

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