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                      Preliminary Call for Papers
                               for the
                       Student Research Workshop
                                 at
                      Language Technologies 2001:
           2nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the
               Association for Computational Linguistics

                Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2-7, 2001

    Student Co-Chairs: Krzysztof Czuba, Carnegie Mellon University
                       (kczuba@cs.cmu.edu)
                       Lisa Michaud, University of Delaware
                       (masterma@mail.eecis.udel.edu)

                       (Full contact information below)

    Advisor: Deborah Dahl, Unisys Corporation
            (Deborah.Dahl@unisys.com)

    Contents: 1. Overview and Purpose of the Student Research Workshop
              2. Topics of Interest
              3. Format of Presentations
              4. Requirements
              5. Paper Publication
              6. Format for Submissions
              7. Timeline
              8. Website
              9. Contact Information

    1. Overview

    The North American Chapter of the Association for Computational
    Linguistics (ACL) is pleased to announce the student program for the
    2nd Meeting of the North American Chapter of the ACL (NAACL).
    Through this program, students working in any area of computational
    linguistics present research in progress and receive feedback from
    other members of the computational linguistics community. This is a
    valuable opportunity for students to solicit comments on their
    research from a broad audience including other graduate students and
    researchers from academia and industry. We encourage students of all
    levels to participate.

    2. Topics of Interest

    The Student Research Workshop accepts submission of papers addressing
    all topics covered by NAACL. Please see the main session CFP for a
    list of topics, or see the NAACL 2001 webpage at:

    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ref/naacl2001.html

    3. Format of Presentations

    Following the format of the successful Student Research Workshop at
    NAACL 2000 in Seattle, this year's presentations will involve
    responses given by panels of experienced researchers in the field. The
    purpose of the panel is to provide the students with clear feedback on
    their research and presentation skills. Two panelists will respond to
    each presentation. The panelists will have read the paper beforehand
    and prepared supportive comments to help the student identify
    strengths and weaknesses. Following the panelists' comments, there
    will be time for general comments from the audience. The time block
    for each paper will be fairly large to accommodate the more extensive
    feedback expected in this format.

    This year, we would also like to introduce poster presentations. In
    addition to the paper, all presenters will also design a poster for
    the Student Poster Session outside of the workshop. The Student
    Poster Session will give the students greater exposure to the NAACL
    community at large, particularly those individuals who are unable to
    attend the workshop. There will be no separate submission to the
    Student Poster Session. The organizers may also choose to invite the
    authors of high-quality papers which, due to time constraints, were
    not accepted for the Student Workshop, to present their work during
    the Student Poster Session.

    4. Paper Publication

    Papers presented at the NAACL 2001 Student Research Workshop will be
    published in the NAACL 2001 Student Research Workshop Proceedings.
    The Proceedings will be printed in a volume separate from the main
    conference proceedings, following the format adopted for other
    preconference workshops.

    5. Requirements

    Papers submitted to the Student Research Workshop should describe
    original, unpublished work in progress. For student papers presenting
    joint work, all co-authors must be students. Concurrent submission to
    other conferences is allowed, but this must be clearly indicated on
    the identification page. If accepted, the paper must be withdrawn
    from all other conferences or alternatively may be withdrawn from
    NAACL 2001. Students may not submit the same paper to the main
    sessions and the student workshop for NAACL 2001. Students may, of
    course, submit different papers to the main conference and the student
    workshop, or papers on different aspects of a particular problem or
    project. The author's decision on which venue is most appropriate for
    his or her work should depend on the completion level of the work
    (work that has been extensively evaluated may be more appropriately
    submitted to the main session, while work in early stages may benefit
    most from the Student Workshop venue, where it can receive more
    detailed feedback) and on the presentation experience of the student
    (the workshop should be seen as an excellent opportunity to present to
    a supportive audience whose comments aim to assist in the improvement
    of the work rather than to criticize).

    5. Format for Submissions

    The maximum allowable length is 3,200 words, including inline
    references and footnotes but excluding the identification page,
    figures and bibliography. Electronic submissions are required and
    should be either self-contained LaTeX source, PostScript, or PDF (we
    encourage postscript submissions). PostScript submissions must use a
    standard font. LaTeX submissions should not refer to any other
    external files or styles except for the standard styles for TeX 3.14
    and LaTeX 2.09 or the ACL-standard LaTeX style files. The bibliography
    for a LaTeX submission cannot be submitted as separate .bib file; the
    actual bibliography entries must be inserted in the submitted LaTeX
    source file.

    We strongly recommend the use of ACL-standard LaTeX (including the
    bibstyle) or Word style files (which will be available on the website)
    for the preparation of submissions. Authors who have difficulty
    accessing the style files from the student web site should contact the
    student Co-Chairs for a textual description.

    Since reviewing will be blind, the heading of the paper should omit
    author names and addresses (this information will be included in the
    identification page). Self-references that reveal the authors'
    identity (e.g., "We previously showed (Smith, 1991) . . . ") should be
    avoided. Instead, use references in a neutral form (e.g., "Smith
    previously showed (1991) . . . "). Furthermore, avoid obvious
    giveaways in the bibliography such as listings for unpublished
    in-house technical reports.

    Each paper will be reviewed by one non-student and two student
    reviewers knowledgeable in the area addressed by the paper.

    Identification Page

    Identifying information should be on a separate page and must include
    the following:

            Title
             Authors' names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses
            Paper identification number
            Designated contact author
            Short (5 line) summary
            Up to 5 keywords specifying subject area
            Submission to other conferences (`none' or a list)

    The ACL-standard LaTeX and Word can be used to create the
    identification page.

    Papers outside the specified length or that do not meet the formatting
    guidelines are subject to rejection without review.

    SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

    Prior to submission, the author or authors must notify the Co-chairs
    of the intent to submit via the Student Research Workshop website at:

    http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~aclstu/naacl01-student/

    There will be a form there to submit title, authors, abstract, and
    keywords. Following notification, an identification number will be
    assigned to assist in the blind reviewing.

    The preferred form for submission is via the author's web site. Load
    the PostScript, PDF or self-contained LaTeX file (for papers prepared
    using Word, a postscript or PDF file must be submitted) to a web site,
    then email the URL to the Co-Chairs at an email address which will be
    provided in the final Call for Papers and will be available on the
    website. Make certain you mention the identification number in your
    email.

    If an author has no web space available, the file containing the paper
    can be emailed to the above address. Only in unusual cases will hard
    copy submissions be allowed. Please contact the Co-Chairs well in
    advance of the deadline if you need to make special arrangements.

    Late submissions will not be accepted. Notification of receipt will be
    e-mailed to the designated contact author shortly after receipt.

    6. Timeline

    The preliminary timeline for the Student Research Workshop follows the
    main session timeline:

       Deadline for electronic notification of intent to submit:
          November 6, 2000

       Submission deadline:
          November 9, 2000

       Acceptance notification:
          January 24, 2001

       Camera-ready papers due by:
          February 27, 2001

       Workshop date:
          The exact date is still to be determined. The workshop will
          take place before the main NAACL conference, either on the
          3rd or 4th of June 2001.

    7. Website

    Updated information, including this CFP, will be available at this
    website address:

    http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~aclstu/naacl01-student/

    8. Contact Information

    Inquiries to the Co-Chairs of the student session should be sent to:

    Krzysztof Czuba
    Language Technologies Institute
    Newell-Simon Hall 4605
    Carnegie Mellon University
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213
    Phone: (412) 268 6521
    Fax: (412) 268 6298
    email: kczuba@cs.cmu.edu

    Lisa Michaud
    Computer and Information Sciences Department
    214 Smith Hall
    University of Delaware
    Newark, DE 19716
    Phone: (302) 831-3643
    Fax: (302) 831-4091
    email: michaud@cis.udel.edu (email is the best)



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