Call for Papers: LENLS21

[Daisuke Bekki]

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今年の11月に名古屋で開催される LENLS21 国際学会のご案内をお送り致します。
皆様のご参加をお待ちしております。

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                      CALL FOR PAPER

                  Logic and Engineering of
             Natural Language Semantics 21 (LENLS21)

Workshop Site : Nagoya University
                Conference Hall (Integrated Research Bldg. for Humanities and
Social Sciences) (B4(4) in the following map)
                https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/map/
Dates         : November 28 (Fri) - 30 (Sun), 2025
Contact Person: David Y. Oshima (Nagoya University)
Contact Email : lenls21[[at]]easychair.org
Website       : https://lenls.github.io/lenls21/
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Chair:  David Y. Oshima (Nagoya University)
Co-chair: Daisuke Bekki (Ochanomizu University)
          Koji Mineshima (Keio University)
         
Invited Speakers:
- Luca Gasparri (CNRS)
- Dorothy Ahn (Rutgers University)


LENLS is an annual international conference on formal linguistics (i.e., syntax, semantics
and pragmatics), computational linguistics, the philosophy of language, and related fields,
including but not limited to the following:

- Formal syntax, semantics and pragmatics of natural language
- Model-theoretic and/or proof-theoretic semantics of natural language
- Computational approaches to semantics and pragmatics
- Nonclassical logic and its relation to natural language
  (e.g. substructural, fuzzy, categorical, and topological logic)
- Formal philosophy of language
- Scientific methodology and/or experimental design in linguistics

LENLS21 is scheduled to take place in a in-person format (with a physical presence in Nagoya),
but with a limited option for a virtual presence via zoom.


Submissions:
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Authors are required to choose from one of the following two submission categories:
[Abstract Only] and [Abstract+Full Paper].  For both categories, authors must submit abstracts
(anonymous, up to 4 pages including figures and references, A4 size, 12-point font)
on original, unpublished research.  Abstracts must be submitted electronically in PDF at:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lenls21

Upon acceptance, authors (both categories) are expected to submit extended abstracts
(up to 5 pages) before Oct 15.  Note that abstracts submitted to the [Abstract+Full Paper]
category may be accepted in the [Abstract Only] category (but not vice versa).  
The proceedings of the workshop will be made available online, including extended abstracts
(both categories).

Authors submitting to the [Abstract+Full Paper] category are required to submit a full paper
(up to 15 pages) for the post-proceedings volume after the conference and at least one of them
must agree to review at least one other full paper.


Selected Papers:
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LENLS21 is held under the umbrella of The Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI).  
The collection of full papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
series, in accordance with the contract between Springer Nature Switzerland AG and FoLLI.


Important dates:
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Abstract submission deadline: Aug. 31, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Oct. 1, 2025
Deadline for early registration: Oct. 15, 2025
Deadline for the revised abstract: Nov. 15, 2025
LENLS21: Nov. 28-30, 2025
Deadline for full papers: Dec. 15, 2025


Sponsors:
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LENLS is being organized by an alliance of the following sponsors.

- The Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI)
- "AI systems that can explain by language based on knowledge and reasoning" project (Grant Number JPMJCR20D2), funded by JST CREST Programs "Core technologies for trusted quality AI systems"
- Nagoya University


Code of Conduct:
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All attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at our conference are required to adhire to the following code of conduct. Organisers will enforce this code throughout the event. We expect cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everyone.

[The Quick Version]
The organizers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks, workshops, parties, and social media. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the organisers.

[The Less Quick Version]
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, and religion (or lack thereof), as well as sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
Participants asked to stop harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference without a refund.
If you experience harassment, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact the following conference staff members immediately: Elin McCready and Daisuke Bekki
THe conference staff will be happy to help participants contact hotel/venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the conference. We value your attendance.
We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues as well as conference-related social events.


Program Committee:
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  - Daisuke Bekki (Ochanomizu University)
  - Alastair Butler (Hirosaki University)
  - Patrick D. Elliott (Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf)
  - Naoya Fujikawa (University of Tokyo)
  - Hitomi Hirayama (Keio University)
  - Magdalena Kaufmann (University of Connecticut)
  - Elin McCready (ICREA/Autonomous University of Barcelona)
  - Koji Mineshima (Keio University)
  - Yoshiki Mori (University of Tokyo)
  - David Y. Oshima (Nagoya University)
  - Osamu Sawada (Kobe University)
  - Eri Tanaka (Osaka University)
  - Shunsuke Yatabe (Ochanomizu University)
  - Kei Yoshimoto (Tohoku University)
  - Yu Izumi (Nanzan University)
  - Shinya Okano (University of Tokyo)
  - Teruyuki Mizuno (Ochanomizu University)
  - Yang Muyi (Osaka University)
  - Akitaka Yamada (Keio University)
  - Kenta Mizutani (Aichi Prefectural University)
  - Lukas Rieser (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  - Gregoire Winterstein (Universite du Quebec a Montreal)

Local Organizers:
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  - David Y. Oshima (Nagoya University)