[PlanetKR] Call for proposals, ESSLLI 2020: Logic, Language & Information, Utrecht (The Netherlands), 3-14 Aug 2020

[Magdalena Ortiz]

Call for Course and Workshop Proposals


32nd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information - ESSLLI 2020

3-14 August, 2020, Utrecht, The Netherlands

https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/tHeUCyojmOIN447JUZkSGA?domain=esslli.eu


IMPORTANT DATES


  1 June 2019: Proposal submission deadline

  14 September 2019: Notification


SUBMISSION PORTAL

Please submit your proposals here:


https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/AFN1CzvknNURrrGnHXuBmr?domain=easychair.org




Under the auspices of FoLLI the European Summer School in Logic, 
Language, and Information (ESSLLI) is organized every year in a 
different European country. It takes place over two weeks in the 
European Summer, hosts approximately 50 different courses at both the 
introductory and advanced levels, attracting around 400 participants 
each year from all the world.


The main focus of the program of the summer schools is the interface 
between linguistics, logic and computation, with special emphasis in 
human linguistic and cognitive ability. Courses, both introductory and 
advanced, cover a wide variety of topics within the combined areas of 
interest: Logic and Computation, Computation and Language, and Language 
and Logic. Workshops are also organized, providing opportunities for 
in-depth discussion of issues at the forefront of research, as well as a 
series of invited lectures.


TOPICS AND FORMAT


Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2020 are invited in all

areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computer Sciences. Cross-disciplinary

and innovative topics are particularly encouraged.


Each course and workshop will consist of five 90 minute sessions,

offered daily (Monday-Friday) in a single week. Proposals for two-week

courses should be structured and submitted as two independent one-week

courses, e.g. as an introductory course followed by an advanced one.

In such cases, the ESSLLI programme committee reserves the right to

accept just one of the two proposals.


All instructional and organizational work at ESSLLI is performed

completely on a voluntary basis, so as to keep participation fees to a

minimum. However, organizers and instructors have their registration

fees waived, and are reimbursed for travel and accommodation expenses

up to a level to be determined and communicated with the proposal

notification. ESSLLI can only guarantee reimbursement for at most one

course/workshop organizer, and can not guarantee full reimbursement of

travel costs for lecturers or organizers from outside of Europe. The

ESSLLI organizers would appreciate any help in controlling the

School's expenses by seeking complete coverage of travel and

accommodation expenses from other sources.


The organizers want to point at the possibility of an EACSL

sponsorship, mentioned at the end of this call.



CATEGORIES


Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.


* FOUNDATIONAL COURSES *

Such courses are designed to present the basics of a research area, to

people with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be of

elementary level, without prerequisites in the course's topic, though

possibly assuming a level of general scientific maturity in the

relevant discipline. They should enable researchers from related

disciplines to develop a level of comfort with the fundamental

concepts and techniques of the course's topic, thereby contributing to

the interdisciplinary nature of our research community.


* INTRODUCTORY COURSES *

Introductory courses are central to ESSLLI's mission. They are

intended to introduce a research field to students, young researchers,

and other non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of its

basic methods and techniques. Such courses should enable researchers

from related disciplines to develop some comfort and competence in the

topic considered. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area

may presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.


* ADVANCED COURSES *

Advanced courses are targeted primarily to graduate students who wish

to acquire a level of comfort and understanding in the current

research of a field.


* WORKSHOPS *

Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest.

Workshop organizers are responsible for soliciting papers and

selecting the workshop programme. They are also responsible for

publishing proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.


PROPOSAL GUIDELINES


Course and workshop proposals should closely follow these guidelines to 
ensure full consideration.


Course and Workshop proposals can be submitted by no more than two

lecturers/organizers and they are presented by no more than these two

lecturers/organizers. All instructors and organizers must possess a

PhD or equivalent degree by the submission deadline.


Course proposals should mention explicitly the intended course

category. Proposals for introductory courses should indicate the

intended level, for example as it relates to standard textbooks and

monographs in the area. Proposals for advanced courses should specify

the prerequisites in detail.


Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via:


https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Z-xQCANpm7t9RRZVU9YoJx?domain=easychair.org


and include all of the following:


a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact

    address, email, homepage (optional)


b. General proposal information: Title, category


c. Contents information:

    Abstract of up to 150 words

    Motivation and description (up to two pages)

    Tentative outline

    Expected level and prerequisites

    Appropriate references (e.g. textbooks, monographs, proceedings, 
surveys)


d. Practical information:

    Relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable

    Potential external funding for participants


EACSL SPONSORSHIP


The EACSL offers to act as a sponsor for one course or workshop in the

areas of Logic and Computation covered by the Computer Science Logic

(CSL) conferences. This course or workshop will be designated an EACSL

course/workshop. If you wish to be considered for this, please

indicate so on your proposal.


PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Chair: Raffaella Bernardi (University of Trento)

Local Co-chair: Michael Moortgat(University of Utrecht)Area 
Chairs:Language and Computation (LaCo): Stella Frank (Center for 
Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh)

Laura Rimell (DeepMind)

Bonnie Webber  (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)

Language and Logic (LaLo): Salvador Mascarenhas (Ecole Normale Supérieure)

Anna Szabolcsi(New York University)

Igor Yanovich (Tübingen University)


Logic and Computation (LoCo): Rajeev Goré, The Australian National 
University

Juha Kontinen, University of Helsinki

Magdalena Ortiz, TU Wien


Please send any queries to esslli20pc at gmail.com 
<mailto:esslli20pc at gmail.com>
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