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From: rda@cogsci.edinburgh.ac.uk (Robert Dale)
To: mod-ki@unido.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
Date: 6  Jun 91 14:44 
Subject: <mod-ki 0721> International NLG Workshop 1992 (Call for papers)
Keywords: Workshops, Natural Language Generation

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                            Call for Papers
     The Sixth International Workshop on Natural Language Generation
             Castel Ivano, Trento, Italy, 5th--7th April 1992

PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Following on from the five previous International
Workshops on Natural Language Generation, this workshop aims to bring
together researchers in a rapidly consolidating field. We intend to
structure the workshop around a number of emerging topic areas:

Multi-modality: the practical and theoretical issues underlying the
development of systems that integrate language generation with other
media (such as graphics, maps, and forms). 

The representation and use of syntactic knowledge: we particularly
welcome papers which attempt to bridge the gap between earlier phrase
structure grammar based approaches, systemic approaches, and newer
constraint-based approaches, and discussions of how these approaches
address the motivation of syntactic choice. 

Approaches to text planning: a number of approaches to discourse
structure (such as RST, DRT and schemas) have relevance to text
planning. What are their respective strengths and, especially,
weaknesses? In what areas do we need additional theories?

Applications of NLG: the use of language generation techniques in, for
example, expert system explanation, machine translation, dialogue
systems, and report generation; their implications for more theoretical
issues.

Multi-linguality: the effects upon system architecture and underlying
representation of building systems which generate text in more than one
language. To what extent is it possible to build plug-and-play
realization components for different languages for use with generic text
planners?

SUBMISSIONS: It is our intention to publish a book consisting of the
workshop papers in time for the workshop itself; contributors interested
in participating in this workshop are initially requested to submit
A PAPER OF BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PAGES in length. Accepted papers will be
returned for final polishing and revision into full length papers before
inclusion into the workshop proceedings. The cover page of the draft
paper should include the title, the name(s) of the author(s), complete
addresses (including email address and fax number if available), a short
(10 line) summary, and a specification of the topic area. Send to:

   Mail: Robert Dale
   Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh
   2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW
   Scotland
   Tel: (+44) 31 650 4416
   Fax: (+44) 31 662 4912
   Email: R.Dale@uk.ac.edinburgh

SCHEDULE: Submissions are due at the above address NO LATER THAN 15TH
SEPTEMBER 1991, either by paper mail, email (in LaTeX form), or fax;
notifications of acceptance should be received by authors BY 1ST
DECEMBER 1991; camera ready versions of the final papers are due 15TH
JANUARY 1992. Approximately 15 papers will be accepted for presentation
at the workshop and inclusion in the book.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION: Attendance at the workshop will be limited to
around 50 people. The workshop has been timed to follow the Third
Conference on Applied Natural Language Processing, being held in Trento,
Italy from 1st--3rd April 1991. Details of this conference can be
obtained from Oliviero Stock, IRST, 38050 Povo (Trento), Italy; Tel:
(+39) 461 81444, email: stock@irst.it.

The cost of the workshop, including accommodation and meals, is expected
to be in the region of $300 per person. Financial support for the
workshop is being sought. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Esprit
Basic Research Actions and the Special Interest Group on Generation of
the Association for Computational Linguistics.

Organising Committee: Robert Dale, Eduard Hovy, Dietmar Roesner and
Oliviero Stock. 
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