Corpora: ALLC/ACH'00 CALL FOR PAPERS

Nancy M. Ide (ide@cs.vassar.edu)
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:00:52 -0400 (EDT)

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ALLC / ACH 2000
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University of Glasgow
Glasgow G12 8QQ
Scotland / UK
21 - 25 July, 2000


FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

ALLC/ACH 2000 invites submissions of between 1000 and 1500
words on any aspect of humanities computing, broadly
defined as the point of intersection between computing
methodologies and problems in humanities research and
teaching, encompassing both traditional and new, and
discipline-specific and inter-disciplinary, approaches.

Appropriate discipline areas include, but are not limited
to, languages and literature, history, philosophy, music,
art, film studies, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology,
creative writing, and cultural studies. We particularly
encourage submissions from non-text-based areas and from
library science, both of which have been under-represented
in the past.

Other areas of interest include the creation and use of
digital resources (what has been characterised as
'extending the scale and breadth of scholarly evidence')
and the application to humanities data of techniques
developed in such fields as information science and the
physical sciences and engineering (including neural
networks and image processing).

We are interested in receiving
- technical proposals that focus on new computational
tools and approaches to research in humanities disciplines;
- proposals that focus on traditional applications of
computing in humanities disciplines, including (but
not limited to) text encoding, hypertext, text
corpora, computational lexicography, statistical
models, and syntactic, semantic, stylistic and other
forms of text analysis;
- proposals which present and discuss applications of
computing methodologies and tools to audio and visual materials;
- proposals that focus on significant issues of
creation, representation, discovery, delivery,
management and preservation of digital and other
resources relevant to the humanities;
- proposals that present and evaluate the use of
computers in humanities teaching;
- proposals dealing with the role of humanities
computing in undergraduate and graduate
teaching and institutional support for humanities
computing.

PhD students are encouraged to submit proposals. Those
describing finished research may be submitted as
papers. Ongoing dissertation research may be submitted as
poster proposals. See below for details.

Those interested in seeing the type of paper the committee
is looking for can consult the abstracts of
papers at previous conferences:

University of Bergen, Norway
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary
University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Students and young scholars should also read the note on
bursaries later in this document.

Papers may be given in English, French, and German, but to
facilitate the reviewing process we ask that proposals for
papers in a language other than English are submitted with
an English translation.

The deadline for submissions of paper/session proposals is
15 NOVEMBER 1999. The deadline for submissions of
poster/demo proposals is 15 JANUARY 2000.

FORMAT OF PROPOSALS
Proposals may be of four types: papers, posters, software
demonstrations, and sessions. The type of
submission should be specified in the header of the
proposal.

PAPERS
Proposals for papers (1000-1500 words) should describe
completed research which has given rise to
substantial results. Individual papers will be allocated 30
minutes for presentation, including questions.

Proposals should describe original work. Those that
concentrate on the development of new computing
methodologies should make clear how the methodologies are
applied to research and/or teaching in the humanities, and
should include some critical assessment of the application
of those methodologies in the humanities. Those that
concentrate on a particular application in the humanities
should cite traditional as well as computer-based
approaches to the problem and should include some critical
assessment of the computing methodologies used. All
proposals should include conclusions and references to
important sources. Those describing the creation or use of
digital resources should follow these guidelines as far as
possible.

POSTERS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
Poster presentations and software and project
demonstrations (either stand-alone or in conjunction
with poster presentations) are designed to give researchers
an opportunity to present late-breaking
results, significant work in progress, well-defined
problems, or research that is best communicated in
conversational mode.

By definition, poster presentations are less formal and
more interactive than a standard talk. Poster presenters
have the opportunity to exchange ideas one-on-one with
attendees and to discuss their work in detail with those
most deeply interested in the same topic. Each presenter is
provided with about 2 square metres of board space to
display their work. They may also provide handouts with
examples or more detailed information. Posters will remain
on display throughout the conference, but a block of time
separate from paper sessions will be assigned when
presenters should be prepared to explain their work and
answer questions. Specific times will also be assigned for
software or project demonstrations.

The format for proposals for posters and software
demonstrations are the same as those for regular
papers.

Proposals for software or project demonstrations should
indicate the type of hardware that would be
required if the proposal is accepted.

SESSIONS
Sessions (90 minutes) take the form of either:
((a) Three papers. The session organizer should submit a
500-word statement describing the session
topic, include abstracts of 1000-1500 words for each paper,
and indicate that each author is willing to
participate in the session; or
(b) A panel of four to six speakers. The panel organizer
should submit an abstract of 1000-1500 words
describing the panel topic, how it will be organized, the
names of all the speakers, and an indication
that each speaker is willing to participate in the
session.

The deadline for session proposals is the same as for
proposals for papers.

FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS
All submissions must be sent electronically. Please pay
particular attention to the format given below.
Submissions which do not conform to this format will be
returned to the authors for reformatting, or may
not be considered if they arrive very close to the
deadline.

All submissions should begin with the following
information:

TYPE OF PROPOSAL:
paper, poster, session or software demonstration.
TITLE: title of paper or session
KEYWORDS:
three keywords (maximum) describing the main contents
of the paper or session

If submitting a session proposal, give the following
information for each paper:
TITLE: title of paper
KEYWORDS:
three keywords (maximum) describing the main contents
of the paper AUTHOR: name of first
author
AFFILIATION:
of first author
E-MAIL:
of first author

If submitting a paper proposal, give the following
information:

AUTHOR:
name of first author
AFFILIATION:
of first author
E-MAIL:
of first author

AUTHOR:
name of second author (repeat these three headings as
necessary)
AFFILIATION:
of second author
E-MAIL:
of second author

CONTACT ADDRESS:
full postal address of first author or contact person
for session proposals
FAX NUMBER:
of first author
PHONE NUMBER:
of first author

Proposals should take the form of ASCII or ISO-8859/1
files. Where necessary, a header should indicate the
combinations of ASCII characters used to represent
characters outside the ASCII or ISO 8859/1 range. Notes, if
needed, should take the form of endnotes rather than
footnotes.

Submissions should be entered into the online
(http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/allcach2k/proposal_form.html)
form or emailed to allcach2k@arts.gla.ac.uk with the
subject line "<Author's surname> Submission for ALLCACH2k".

Those who submit abstracts containing graphics and tables
are asked to fax a copy of the abstract in
addition to the one sent electronically. Faxes should be
sent to: +44 141 330 4537. The cover page
should reproduce the header from the electronic
submission.

EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY
Presenters will have available an overhead projector, a
slide projector, a data projector which will
display Macintosh, DOS/Windows, and video (but not
simultaneously), an Internet connected computer
which will run Macintosh OS programs or DOS/Windows
programs, and a VHS (PAL) videocassette
recorder. NTSC format may be available; if you anticipate
needing NTSC, please note this information in
your proposal.

Requests for other presentation equipment will be
considered by the local organizers; requests for
special equipment should be directed to the local
organizers no later than January 31, 2000.

DEADLINES
November 15, 1999: Submission of proposals for papers and
sessions, posters and software
demonstrations.
February 15, 2000: Notification of acceptance.

PUBLICATION
A book of abstracts will be provided to all conference
participants. In addition, abstracts will be
published on the conference web page. An announcement in
regard to publication of full papers will be
made in due course.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of reviewers who
will make recommendations to the Program
Committee comprising:

Paul Fortier, University of Manitoba (Chair) Fortier@cc.umanitoba.ca
John Dawson Cambridge University JLD1@cam.ac.uk
Laszlo Hunyadi, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, hunyadi@llab2.arts.klte.hu
Elisabeth Burr, University of Duisburg, he229bu@unidui.uni-duisburg.de
Julia Flanders, Brown University, julia_flanders@brown.edu
Matthew Kirschenbaum, University of Kentucky, (email
address awaits confirmation)
Willard McCarty, King's College, London, willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk
Nancy Ide, Vassar College ide@cs.vassar.edu

LOCAL ORGANIZERS
Jean Anderson, University of Glasgow
j.anderson@arts.gla.ac.uk
Fiona Tweedie, University of Glasgow
f.tweedie@stats.gla.ac.uk
The remaining local organising committe members are listed
here.

BURSARIES
As part of its commitment to promote the development and
application of appropriate computing in
humanities scholarship, the Association for Literary and
Linguistic Computing will award up to five
bursaries of up to 500 GB pounds each to students and young
scholars who have papers accepted for
presentation at the conference. Applicants must be members
of ALLC. The ALLC will make the awards
after the Program Committee have decided which proposals
are to be accepted. Recipients will be
notified as soon as possible thereafter. A participant in a
multi-author paper is eligible for an award, but
it must be clear that s/he is contributing substantially to
the paper. Applications must be made to the
conference organizer. The deadline for receipt of
applications is the same as for submission of papers,
i.e. November 15, 1999. Full details of the bursary scheme,
and an on-line application form will be
available from the conference web page.

LOCATION
Information on the University of Glasgow, on travel,
accommodation (in nearby student residences from
#21 to #30, and in hotels at a range of prices) and the
social programme can all be found linked to the
main conference web page

FURTHER INFORMATION
It is expected that the conference fee will be on the order
of 150 GBP for members. This will include the
printed abstracts, morning and afternoon refreshment
breaks, and lunch.

There will be a varied programme of social events,
including tours to nearby lochs and mountains, a
visit to a whisky distillery, tutored whisky tasting, and a
ceilidh with traditional Scottish music and
dancing.

Queries concerning the goals of the conference or the
format or content of papers should be addressed
to:
Jean Anderson,
ALLC / ACH 2000,
University of Glasgow,
6 University Gardens,
Glasgow G12 8QH, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)141 330 4980
email allcach2k@arts.gla.ac.uk