Papers
MT Summit VII seeks original papers in all aspects of machine translation.
Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
- Methodologies for MT (rule-based, knowledge-based, analogy-based,
statistics-based, etc.)
- Practical MT systems (MT for professional translation, MT for the
Internet, MT for localization, etc.)
- Translation aids (translation memory, terminology databases, etc.)
- Speech and dialogue translation
- Natural language analysis and generation techniques
- Dictionaries and lexicons for MT systems
- Text corpora for MT and knowledge extraction from corpora
- Human factors in MT and user interfaces
- Evaluation techniques
- Standards in text and lexicon encoding for MT
- Cross-lingual information retrieval
- MT and related technologies (information retrieval, text
categorization, text summarization, information extraction, etc.)
There will be three categories of papers:
(1) Research papers: Submissions are invited for reports of significant
research results in any aspect of machine translation and related
areas. Such reports should include a substantial evaluative
component. Papers should be in English, not longer than 5,000 words.
(2) System presentations with demos: Submissions are invited for reports
on the design, implementation, operation and evaluation of
operational and prototype systems. Reports should be in English, not
longer than 2,000 words.
(3) User studies: Submissions are invited for reports on users'
experiences with applying MT to some task, evaluation of MT systems,
analysis of MT markets, etc. Reports should be in English, not longer
than 5,000 words.
All types of papers should be submitted to the address below and must be
received by the indicated date. Papers should include a cover page with
the following information:
- paper title,
- author(s)' name(s), affiliation(s), address(es), and e-mail
address(es),
- 200 word abstract,
- for research papers: up to 5 keywords,
- for system presentations with demos: the word "System presentation with
demo", and the hardware, software and network requirement for the
demonstration,
- for user studies: the word "User study".
Please mail 4 hardcopies of the paper to:
MT Summit VII
Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation (AAMT)
3F, Shiba-Koen Sanada Bldg.
3-5-12 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
In addition, please submit an ASCII version of the cover page
electronically to:
aamt0001@infotokyo.or.jp
Important Dates:
15 April 1999 Paper submission deadline
30 May 1999 Notifications
15 July 1999 Final camera-ready copy deadline
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Call for Exhibits
In addition to the scheduled system presentations with demos, vendor booths
will showcase commercial products ongoing basis throughout the conference.
Exhibits will not be restricted to machine translation systems but include
a variety of NLP applications. If you would like to exhibit, please
contact the Local Organizing Secretary (e-mail: vicky@krdl.org.sg) by
April 15, 1999.
Call for Panel / Special Session / Invited Speaker Proposals
Submissions are invited for panel sessions dealing with significant,
controversial and timely issues in machine translation. Proposals should
include the description of the topic, and preferably the names and
affiliations of panelists who could represent diverse positions or
approach to the topic. Proposals for special sessions and invited
speakers are also welcome. These proposals should be sent to the Program
Chair (e-mail: MT-SUMMIT-99-Sessions@mlist.ccm.cl.nec.co.jp) by November
30, 1998.
Call for Tutorial Proposals
Proposals are solicited for tutorials on both technological and practical
issues in machine translation. Submissions should be made to the Local
Organizing Chair (e-mail: hweeboon@krdl.org.sg) by November 30, 1998.
They should include (1) the length of the tutorial (either a half day or
full day); (2) an outline of the tutorial; (3) the intended audience
(introductory, intermediate, advanced); (4) complete contact information
for the contact person; and (5) brief biographies of the presenters.
Call for Workshop Proposals
Proposals are solicited for one-day workshops which bring together a
relatively small group of people involved in a specific problem area of
machine translation, to advance the state of the art in that area.
Submissions should be made to the Program Vice Chair (e-mail:
tonglc@krdl.org.sg) by November 30, 1998. They should include the theme
and goal of the workshop, the planned activities, and a list of potential
participants.
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About Singapore
Singapore is a vibrant, sophisticated city state of 3 million people
offering the best of modern facilities and comforts while retaining her
heritage and culture. A progressive, cosmopolitan city, Singapore has the
world's best airport - Changi International Airport - and lies at the
crossroads of Asia. Known for her food and shopping, Singapore is a
thriving nucleus for tourism, trade and finance. The climate in Singapore
is tropical all year round with high humidity and temperatures varying
between 23 degrees Celsius (74 F) in the evening to 32 degrees Celsius (90
F) during the day. Showers are sporadic and heavy but also brief and
refreshing. Light summer clothing may be worn throughout the day.
About the Venue
Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL) is a national applied research & development
organization established in January 1998 through the merger of former
national IT institutes - the Information Technology Institute (ITI) and
the Institute of Systems Science (ISS). With a diverse team of more than
400 research scientists, KRDL's aim is to be the premier research and
development organization in Asia-Pacific for information and networking
technologies.
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Conference Organization
General Chair:
Hozumi Tanaka, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Local Organizing Committee
Chair:
Hwee Boon Low, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore
Secretary:
Victorine Chen-Toh, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore
Program Committee
Chair:
Jun-ichi Tsujii, University of Tokyo, Japan and UMIST, UK
Vice Chair:
Loong Cheong Tong, Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore
Members:
Virginia Cha, Star+Globe Technologies, Singapore
Jason S. Chang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
ZhaoXiong Chen, Kezhi Co., China
Key-Sun Choi, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,
Korea
Robert Dale, Macquarie University, Australia
Zhendong Dong, Chinese Information Processing Society, China
Dominique Estival, University of Melbourne, Australia
Changning Huang, Tsinghua University, China
Hitoshi Iida, ATR Interpreting Telecommunications Research
Laboratories, Japan
Etsuo Ito, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
Hiroyuki Kaji, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan
Shin-ichiro Kamei, NEC Corporation, Japan
Asanee Kawtrakul, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Kunio Matsui, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan
Se Young Park, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute,
Korea
Wanchai Rivepiboon, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Trihono Sastrohartono, Agency for the Assessment and Application of
Technology, Indonesia
Youlwon Seong, Language and Computer, Ltd., Korea
Keh-Yih Su, Behavior Design Corporation, Taiwan
Chew Lim Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Benjamin K. Tsou, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yusoff Zaharin, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
International Advisors:
Laurie Gerber, SYSTRAN Software, Inc., USA
Eduard Hovy, USC Information Sciences Institute, USA
John Hutchins, University of East Anglia, UK
Antonio Sanfillipo, LINGLINK, Luxembourg
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Further Information
For more details, please call Vicky at (65) 874 2003 or fax (65) 776 8109.
You may also visit the Web-site: http://www.krdl.org.sg
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