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Subject: 1993 Seminar on Computer for Chinese Language and Humanities
From: Doug Huang, dough@uu4.psi.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 1993 16:42:01 GMT
In article <1993Jul5.164201.19113@sparky.imd.sterling.com> Doug Huang, dough@
uu4.psi.com writes:
>
>Announcement and Call for Paper
>
>1993 Seminar on Computer for Chinese Language and Humanities
>
>Chinese Computer is a must tool for humanities and social studies.  Thus,
>anyone who is involved in the related fields is cordially invited to join and

>present in this speical Seminar.
>
>Sponsors :
>           Academia Sinica for Social Studies, Beijing
>           China Times, Taipei
>           China Computers, Beijing
>
>
>A) Seminar :
>
>   Date :        August 20 - 24, 1993
>
>   Place :       Sleeping Buddha Hotel in Botanical Garden, ShiangSan,
Beijing
>
>   Topics :      1. New Development of Chinese Computing
>                 2. Chinese Full Text Retrieval
>                 3. Multimedia Data Base
>                 4. Chinese Library Information Management
>                 5. Humanities, including the Chinese computer applications
in
>                    the fields of literature, history, philosophy, economics,

>                    laws, politics, education, journalism, sociology, and
>                    ethnology.
>                 6. Current and Future Developments of Computing Technologies.

>                 7. Final Evaluation and Award for the Conference Competition

>                    Entries.
>                 8. Technical Demonstrations and Special Lectures
>                 9. Academic and Technical Exhibition
>
>   Reservation : Please contact the Seminar Office (see below) directly
>                 before June 30, 1993.
>
>   Paper:        Please submit the final layout paper, including the file
disk,
>                 to the Seminar Office before July 15, 1993. Or bring 200
copies
>                 to the Seminar.
>
>   Costs :       1. Seminar : 200 per person
>                 2. Lodging : 120 per person per night
>                 3. Meals : 10 per person per day
>
>                 Rooms are available in ShiangSan Hotel, which is about ten
>                 minutes walking distance away, at US$60 - 100 per night.
>                 If you want to stay there, please contact the Seminar Office

>                 in advance.
>
>   Field Trip :  August 25 - 30, to DuenHuang, Costs about US$500.
>
>   Returning  : If you need help to make transportation arrangement for going

>                home, please contact the Seminar Office.
>
>
>B) TsangJie* Competition and Award
>
>   Purpose :     To encourage the developements and advancements of using
>                 Chinese Computers in the fields of humanities, this special


>                 TsangJie Competition and Award will be held for the
>                 outstanding entries.
>   (Note : TsangJie is not a proper name for a given Chinese Input Method)
>
>   Categories :  1. Chinese Operating System Software
>                 2. Chinese Page Layout Software
>                 3. Application Programs for Humanities
>
>                 Note :
>                 Item 1 and 2 are the software program(s) developed by
>                 yourself or your organization.
>                 Item 3 includes the application program in Topic #2, #3,
>                 #4, and #5.
>
>   Deadline :    Submission before July 10, 1993.
>
>   1st Evaluation :     July 11 - 30, 1993
>   2nd Evaluation :     Aug. 1  - 20, 1993
>   Final Evaluation :   August 24, 1993.
>
>   Awards :      In each category, 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prizes and 3 Third

>                 Prizes will be selected.  Consolation prizes will also be
>                 given to the rest.
>
>   Qualification : Any organization and individual in the fields of Chinese
>                 Computing and Humanities are welcomed to participate.
>
>   Submission :  Each entry must submit 20 copies of the application forms
and
>                 instructions (including hardware requirements).
>
>   Fees :        Organization : 800
>                 Team :         500
>                 Individual   : 300
>
>   Notes :       1. All entries must accompany with Technical and Usage
>                 Instruction Manual(s) in Chinese.
>                 2. After the 1st Evaluation, the accepted entries will be
>                 notified.  Please make the necessary arrangement for you
>                 people to attend the demonstration in the 2nd and Final
>                 Evaluations.
>                 3. No donation will be accepted from the member or the
>                 organization of the Evaluation Team.
>
>
>C) Exhibition
>
>   For those individuals or organizations who have results and products
>   related to the subject matter of this Seminar, this Exhibition provides
>   a place to show off.
>
>   Categories :  Same as B) TsangJie Competition and Award
>
>   Deadline :    August 1 - 10, 1993
>
>   Submission :  Please contact the Seminar Office.
>
>   Fee :         200 per table (2.4 x 2 meters) per day.
>
>   Date :        August 20 - 24, 1993.
>
>   Place :       Same as the Seminar.
>
>   Advertisement : Please prepare yourself, and with a 500 - 1000 words
>                 description sheet.
>
>   Personnel :    Costs for Hotel and Meals are the same as the attendance
>                 at the Seminar.
>
>
>
>                           The Seminar Office
>
>   Secretary :   Miss Chang, Yian Shu; Miss Tian, Yi.
>
>   Contact :     Miss Tian, Yi.
>
>   Address :     Computing Center,
>                 Academia Sinica for Social Studies,
>                 No. 5, Jia Nue Da Street, Beijing, China, 100732.
>
>   Telephone :   86-1-512-9614.
>
>   Fax :         86-1-513-5025.