Corpora: CLAW98 Preliminary Program

Teruko.Mitamura@NL.CS.CMU.EDU
Wed, 8 Apr 98 17:50:06 EDT

CLAW98
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
CONTROLLED LANGUAGE APPLICATIONS (CLAW98)

May 21-22 1998
Language Technologies Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA. 15213 USA

http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/CLAW98/

CONTEXT

The 2nd International Workshop on Controlled Language Applications
will be held May 21-22 at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA. Since the first CLAW workshop, held at University of Leuven in
1996, there has been continued strong interest in the research and
development of controlled language applications. Initial industrial
development and deployment of Controlled English systems (AECMA,
Caterpillar's CTE) are now being followed by developments in other
languages.

On the research front, we are grappling with issues like
standardization, design, and evaluation of controlled language
systems. We are particularly interested in studies regarding author
productivity and document usability. The workshop will give equal
emphasis to the academic and industrial perspectives, while bringing
together researchers, developers, users, and potential users of
controlled language systems from around the world.

WORKSHOP FORMAT

The Language Technologies Institute at CMU (home of the Center for
Machine Translation) is pleased to sponsor CLAW '98. The two-day
workshop will feature paper presentations, panel discussions, and
a poster/demonstration session. Evolving information regarding the
workshop format and content can be found at the workshop web site.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Preliminary List)

"GIFAS Rationalised French: Designing one Controlled Language to Match Another"
Barthe, Kathy
(Aerospatiale Aeronautique, France)

"Issues Related to Realistic Evaluation of Controlled Language Checkers"
Barthe, Kathy, G. G. Bes, J. Escande, D. Pinna, E. Rodier
(GRIL, France)

"EasyEnglish: Preprocessing for MT"
Bernth, Arendse
(IBM, USA)

"Controlling the Business Environment for Controlled Language"
Godden, Kurt
(General Motors, USA)

"Compounds Nouns in Simplified English"
Heald, Isobel, R. Zajac
(Universite d'Angers, France; New Mexico State University, USA)

"Controlled Language - An Introduction"
Huijsen, Willem-Olaf
(University of Utrecht, Netherlands)

"Controlled Language for Multilingual Document Production: Experience
with Caterpillar Technical English"
Kamprath, Christine, E. Adolphson, T. Mitamura and E. Nyberg
(Caterpillar Inc.; Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

"Controlled Language and Machine Translation"
Knops, Uus, B. Depoortere
(LANT NV, Belgium)

"Modular Controlled Language Design"
Lalaude, Myriam, V. Lux, S. Regnier-Prost
(Aerospatiale, France)

"Definition of a Controlled Language based on Semantic Dependency Relations"
Lehtola, Aarno, C. Bounsaythip, J. Tenni
(VTT Information Technology, Finland)

"A Linguistic Framework for Controlled Language Systems"
Nasr, Alexis, O. Rambow and R. Kittredge
(Laboratoire d'Informatique d'Avignon, France; CoGenTex Inc.)

"Controlling Language in an Industrial Application"
Reuther, Ursula
(IAI, Germany)

"Grammar and Style Checking for German"
Schmidt-Wigger, Antje
(IAI, Germany)

"Automatic Rewriting Method for Internal Expressions in Japanese
to English MT and Its Effects"
Shirai, Satoshi, S. Ikehara, A. Yokoo, Y. Ooyama
(NTT; Tottori University; ATR, Japan)

"Boeing Technical English: An Extension of AECMA SE beyond the
Aircraft Maintenance Domain"
Wojcik, Richard, H. Holmback, J. Hoard
(Boeing Shared Services Group, USA)

"Construction of a Controlled Chinese Lexicon"
Zhang, Wei, Y. Shiwen
(Peking University, China)

POSTER/DEMONSTRATION SESSION

We have already arranged a number of systems for demonstration; if you
would like to arrange a system demonstration, we still have some room
available. To arrange a poster or demonstration, please send a
one-page description to Eric Nyberg, ehn@cs.cmu.edu, by April 27,
1998.

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $120/person. The registration fee covers the
cost of the cost of the workshop, plus continental breakfast,
refreshments, and one copy of the workshop proceedings.

Participants should pre-register by May 8. Payment may be sent
separately from the registration or settled on-site (see details
below).

BANQUET

The workshop banquet will be held on the evening of May 21. The fee is
$50/person, which includes a bus service to/from the banquet site.
Please indicate whether you plan to attend the banquet on your
registration form.

ACCOMMODATION

We have reserved a number of rooms in two nearby hotels. Please
contact these hotels directly to make a reservation; be sure to
mention that you are coming for the 'CLAW98 Workshop' to receive the
discounted rate.

NOTE: The Holiday Inn is a 10-minute walk from the workshop; the
Hampton Inn is a 20-25 minute walk away. Shuttle buses are available
from the Hampton Inn to the university area.

* Holiday Inn Select University Center
100 Lytton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 682-6200
Fax: (412) 681-4749
Rate: $103/per night (rate guaranteed until April 28, 1998)

* Hampton Inn
3315 Hamlet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 681-1000
Reservations: (800) HAMPTON
Fax: (412) 681-3022
Rate: $72/per night (rate guranteed until May 6, 1998)

For further assistance, please contact the CLAW98 Secretary, Martha
June Puzio, mpuzio+@andrew.cmu.edu, (412) 268-7498.

WORKSHOP COMMITTEE

Teruko Mitamura (Carnegie Mellon University)
Geert Adriens (L&H and University of Leuven, Belgium)
Eric Nyberg (Carnegie Mellon University)
Linda Schmandt (Carnegie Group)
Rick Wojcik (Boeing)
Remi Zajac (New Mexico State University)

For more information contact:

Martha June Puzio
CLAW98 Secretary
EMAIL: mpuzio+@andrew.cmu.edu
Phone: (412) 268-7498
FAX: (412) 268-6298

OR Teruko Mitamura
Language Technologies Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213.
Email: teruko@cs.cmu.edu
Phone: (412) 268-6596

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HOW TO SEND YOUR CLAW98 REGISTRATION AND BANQUET FEES

For Wire Transfer, send funds by May 12, 1998.

TO: Mellon Bank Cash Management
University Financial Center
Fifth Avenue and Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Account #: 197-9003

Please indicate that this is for: CLAW98

You may also send a US$ money order or check, payable to CLAW98. We
regret that we cannot accept credit cards. Payment must received by
May 12, 1998. Send checks or money orders to:

CLAW 98 Registration
Language Technologies Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

CLAW98 REGISTRATION FORM

Please complete the following form and return either by fax to (412)
268-6298 or by email to mpuzio+@andrew.cmu.edu (subject line should
read: CLAW98 Registration) before May 8, 1998.


Mr/Ms:
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Fees (check those which apply):
Registration Only: $120 [ ]
Banquet: $ 50 [ ]
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Total $

Mode of payment:
bank transfer (no later than May 12) [ ]
check/money order sent by mail [ ]
payment on-site [ ]