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May 24, 2011, 8:20:27 AM5/24/11
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   2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION, CALL FOR REGISTRATION
            GF Summer School
    Frontiers of Multilingual Technologies
          Barcelona, 15-26 August 2011
       ***Registration by 30 June***
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=Overview=

This Summer School is aimed for students and scholars interested in multilingual 
technologies - particularly, in any of the following topics:

- computer implementation of natural language grammars
- multilingual systems for translation, localization, 
  human-computer interaction, language education
- web and mobile applications of natural language technology
- novel applications of functional programming, type theory, compiler construction
- hybrid systems combining grammars with statistic methods
- open-source natural language applications and resources
- deepening your understanding of languages via computer implementation

The school will give a thorough introduction to GF, Grammatical Framework
(http://www.grammaticalframework.org) and take the students to a level where they
can contribute to research and software development in the field. It will also give
a hand-on introduction to SMT (Statistical Machine Translation) and enable the students 
to build SMT systems with standard tools and hybrid grammar-SMT systems.

The first GF Summer School in 2009 attracted 30 participants from 16 countries in Africa,
America, Asia, and Europe. ranging from third-year students to full professors.


=Programme=

First week (15-19 August): Introduction to GF

Second week (22-26 August): continued work in advanced tracks
- resource grammar track: large-scale grammar implementation for a new language
- application track: web and cloud applications, Android apps, MT systems
- theory track: type theory, parsing, ontologies, hybrid systems


=Cost=

From Europe outside Barcelona, the estimate total cost is 1000-1200 EUR depending on 
travel cost:
- Participation fee (by 30 June): 300 EUR (one week 200 EUR), also including lunches 
  and coffee during the working days, as well as two barbeque dinners.
- Accommodation: around 400-600 EUR total, including breakfasts.
- Dinners: up to each participant, ranging from 10 to 50 EUR in Barcelona.


=Venue=

- Scientific Programme in Vertex Building, UPC, Barcelona:
- Accommodation in Residencia Torre Girona, next to the Vertex Building:


=Registration=

To register, fill in the form in


- Payment must be made by bank transfer to the account indicated in the form.
- Registration deadline 30 June 2011. Late registrations may be possible if there is room left.
- Accommodation is booked directly from: http://www.resa.es/esl/Residencias/Torre-Girona


=People=

Teachers: Aarne Ranta, Cristina España, Jordi Saludes, Sebastià Xambó, Ramona Enache, 
Krasimir Angelov, Hans Leiß, Adam Slaski, Shafqat Virk, Olga Caprotti, Grégoire Détrez, 
Wanjiku Ng'ang'a, Laurette Pretorius, Thomas Hallgren, John Camilleri, and possibly more.

Organizers: Olga Caprotti, Lluís Màrquez, Aarne Ranta, Jordi Saludes, Sebastià Xambó

Sponsors: 
- CLT (Centre for Language Technology, University of Gothenburg), 
- MOLTO (Multilingual On-Line Translation, EU FP7-ICT-247914), 
- UPC (Barcelona Tech).


=Contact=

- Summer School web page: http://school.grammaticalframework.org
- Organizer email: caprotti at chalmers dot se

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