CALL FOR ABSTRACTS


THE 15TH PACIFIC ASIA CONFERENCE ON
LANGUAGE, INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION
(PACLIC 15)

1 - 3 February 2001
City University of Hong Kong

The Language Information Sciences Research Centre, City University of Hong
Kong, is pleased to announce that the 15th Pacific Asia Conference on
Language, Information and Computation (PACLIC 15) will be held at the City
University of Hong Kong on 1-3 February 2001, when the city would be blessed
by the joys of the Lunar New Year.  The Conference is an annual meeting of
scholars in theoretical and computational linguistics from the Pacific Asia
region.  For PACLIC 15 we are pleased to have Prof. Charles Fillmore as our
keynote speaker.

Extended abstracts are invited on unpublished research on all aspects of
both theoretical and computational linguistics, including, but not limited
to: morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse
analysis, typology, corpus linguistics, formal grammar theory, natural
language processing, natural language systems and related computer
applications.

Abstracts should at least be 6 A4 pages long (about 1,500 words), using 11pt
fonts and double line spacing throughout, with the title of the paper, the
name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), postal address, and e-mail address
for correspondence on a separate page.  Accepted papers will be published in
the Conference Proceedings.  A camera-ready full paper is expected to be
about 10 A4 pages with single line spacing.

The deadline for abstract submission is 10 November 2000.  Electronic
submissions are preferred.  Acceptable file formats are PostScript (.ps),
Portable Document Format (.pdf), MS Word (.doc), and plain text.  Please
send your file in an attachment to paclic.15@cityu.edu.hk.

For hard copy submissions, please send 4 copies, printed double-sided, to:

 PACLIC 15
 Language Information Sciences Research Centre
 City University of Hong Kong
 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
 Hong Kong

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November 2000
Notification of Acceptance: 8 December 2000
Camera-Ready Full Paper Due: 5 January 2001

Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Charles J. Fillmore
International Computer Science Institute
University of California, Berkeley

Organizing Committee:
Benjamin T'sou (Chair), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jae-Woong Choe (Co-Chair), Korea University, Seoul
Chu-Ren Huang (Co-Chair), Academia Sinica, Taipei
Akira Ikeya (Co-Chair), Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo
Kim Teng Lua (Co-Chair), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Suk-Jin Chang, Seoul National University, Seoul
Yong-Beom Kim, Kwangwoon University, Seoul
Tom Lai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Byung-Soo Park, Kyung Hee University, Seoul
Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Olivia Kwong (Secretary), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Program Committee:
Samuel Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jason Chang, Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu
Jing-Shin Chang, Chi Nan University, Nantou
Chin-Chuan Cheng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yasunari Harada, Waseda University, Tokyo
One-soon Her, Chengchi University, Taipei
Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Hosei University, Tokyo
Makoto Kanazawa, Tokyo University, Tokyo
Masahito Kawamori, NTT Research Laboratories, Tokyo
Sue-jin Ker, Soochow University, Taipei
Jong-Bok Kim, Kyung Hee University, Seoul
Olivia Kwong (Secretary), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tom Lai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chungmin Lee, Seoul National University, Seoul
Ik-hwan Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul
Kiyong Lee, Korea University, Seoul
Minhaeng Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul
Robert Luk, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Yuji Matsumoto, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara
Peter Sells, Stanford University, Stanford
Hsue-hueh Shih, Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung
Maosong Sun, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Shu-chuan Tseng, Academia Sinica, Taipei
Benjamin T'sou (Chair), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chung-hsien Wu, Cheng Kung University, Tainan
Jie Xu, National University of Singapore, Singapore


For enquiries, please contact:

PACLIC 15
Language Information Sciences Research Centre
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Hong Kong
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