[1] From: Eric Brill <brill@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> (305)
Subject: EMNLP '96 - Program and Registration Information
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Conference on Empirical Methods
in Natural Language Processing
Conference Program and Registration Information
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The Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
will be held in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary celebration of
the Eniac Computer, taking place at the University of Pennsylvania May
17-18, 1996. In the spirit of SIGDAT events, this conference will
offer a general forum for novel research in corpus-based and
statistical natural language processing. This conference is part of
the Commemorative Technical and Historical Symposium on the occasion
of the 50th anniversary of the Moore School Lectures. The Moore
School Lectures were held during the summer of 1946 to bring together
the leading specialists in high-speed digital computation, in order to
lay the foundation for the yet to be defined fields of computer
engineering and computer science.
This conference will be held at the same time as the Conference on the
History of Computing and Information Processing. We will bring
together both historians and computing researchers on the evening of
May 17th for a banquet in the Penn Tower Hotel followed by a general
session on the ENIAC and the History of Computing. There will also be
a reception, officially marking the beginning of the ENIAC 50th
Symposium, on the evening of May 16th in the Lower Egyptian Gallery of
the University of Pennsylvania Museum for those of you who arrive
early to Philadelphia.
It is very important that you book your hotel as soon as possible. We
have reserved a block of rooms for the conference, but this is a very
busy week in Philadelphia, so you should book early to play it safe.
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PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM
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How Can We Turn Statistical/Corpus-Based NLP into
Statistical/Corpus-Based NLU? --- Discussion lead by Eugene Charniak
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Unsupervised Learning of Syntactic Knowledge: Methods and Measures
R. Basili, A. Marziali, M.T. Pazienza and P. Velardi
University of Rome and University of Ancona
Better Language Models with Model Merging
T. Brants
University of Saarlandes
The Measure of a Model
R. Bruce, J. Wiebe and T. Pedersen
Southern Methodist University and New Mexico State University
Figures of Merit for Best-First Probabilistic Chart Parsing
S. Caraballo and E. Charniak
Brown University
Automating Feature Set Selection for Case-Based Learning of Linguistic
Knowledge
C. Cardie
Cornell University
Apportioning Development Effort in a Probabilistic LR Parsing System
Through Evaluation.
J. Carroll and T. Briscoe
University of Sussex and University of Cambridge
Efficient Algorithms for Parsing the DOP Model
J. Goodman
Harvard University
A Geometric Approach to Mapping Bitext Correspondence
D. Melamed
University of Pennsylvania
Modeling Conversational Speech for Speech Recognition
M. Meteer and R. Iyer
BBN Systems and Technologies
Comparative Experiments on Disambiguating Word Senses: An Illustration
of the Role of Bias in Machine Learning
R. Mooney
University of Texas at Austin
Automatic Extraction of New Words from Japanese Texts using
Generalized Forward-Backward Search
M. Nagata
NTT Information and Communication Systems Laboratories
Unsupervised Learning in Constraint-based Morphological Disambiguation
K. Oflazer and G. Tur
Bilkent University
A Maximum Entropy Model for POS Tagging
A. Ratnaparkhi
University of Pennsylvania
Parsing Chinese with an Almost-Context-Free Grammar
X. Xia and D. Wu
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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Program Chairs: Eric Brill (Johns Hopkins University) and
Ken Church (AT&T Bell Laboratories)
Program Committee:
Claire Cardie, Cornell University
Eugene Charniak, Brown University
Yuqing Gao, IBM
Marti Hearst, Xerox PARC
Gunnel Kallgren, Stockholm University
Raymond J. Mooney, University of Texas, Austin
Yoshinori Sagisaka, ATR
Geoffrey Sampson, Sussex University
David Yarowsky, Johns Hopkins University
Joe Zhou, Lexis-Nexis
Sponsors:
Department of Computer and Information Science,
University of Pennsylvania.
Lexis-Nexis, a Division of Reed Elsevier, Inc.
SIGDAT, a special interest group of the ACL.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
We are pleased to be host to several of the conferences that
are part of the Commemorative Technical and Historical Symposium on
the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Moore School Lectures.
The Moore School Lectures were held during the summer of 1946 to bring
together the leading specialists in high-speed digital computation, in
order to lay the foundation for the yet to be defined fields of
computer engineering and computer science. With this symposium, we
again hope to assemble researchers in current computer science
disciplines to advance the state of the field. On this occasion, we
also invite historians of technology and computing, in order to
understand the past, so that we may proceed more knowingly into the
future.
Three technical and historical conferences will be held at
Penn:
-Workshop on Problems in Information Retrieval
-Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
-Conference on the History of Computing and Information Processing
The last two of these will be held simultaneously; technical people
with an interest in history, as well as historians with a specific
technical interest, are certainly welcome to attend each others'
sessions.
Two conferences will be held in nearby locations:
-Conference on Computational Molecular Biology
-International Workshop on Persistent Object Systems
We will also bring together both historians and computing researchers
on the evening of May 17th for a banquet in the Penn Tower Hotel
followed by a general session on the ENIAC and the History of Computing.
There will also be a reception, officially marking the beginning of the
ENIAC 50th Symposium, on the evening of May 16th in the Lower Egyptian
Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum for those of you who
arrive early to Philadelphia. A general program of events is attached
below.
Please send in your registration materials as soon as possible. If
you have any difficulties with arrangements or accommodations, please call
Kathy Wohlschlaeger at (215) 898-6564. We hope you enjoy your stay in
Philadelphia, and wish you a successful meeting.
Sincerely,
The Local Arrangements Committee,
Atsushi Akera
Mitchell Marcus
Kathy Wohlschlaeger
tel. USA (215) 898-6564
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ENIAC 50TH SYMPOSIUM
Moore School Lectures 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Technical / Historical Symposium
MAY 17-18, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
The School of Engineering and Applied Science
REGISTRATION FORM:
Please complete the following information:
NAME: _____________________________________________________
(last) (first) (M.I.)
ORGANIZATION: _____________________________________________
(to appear on name badge)
FULL ADDRESS: _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
(city) (state) (country) (zip code)
TELEPHONE: (___) ____________________ (home)
(___) ____________________ (office)
(___) ____________________ (fax)
__________@_______________ (email)
WORKSHOP SELECTION:
[ ] Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
Co chairs: Eric Brill, Johns Hopkins University
Ken Church, AT&T Bell Laboratories
[ ] Conference on the History of Computing and Information Processing
Organizer: Atsushi Akera
PLEASE CHECK:
[ ] I plan to attend the Opening Reception on Thursday, May 16, 1996.
[ ] I will NOT be able to attend the Opening Reception.
CONFERENCE FEES:
Registration Fee.............................$50 $______
(includes cost of conference proceedings)
late registration fee
(on-site registration and
registration forms received
after May 1) ........$55
Banquet..............conference participants $25 $______
additional guests/late registrants $35
TOTAL $______
METHOD OF PAYMENT:
[ ] By check or money order, U.S. dollars:
Please make payable to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania."
Send check or money order and printed registration form to:
ENIAC 50th Symposium Registration
c/o Kathy Wohlschlaeger
University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering and Applied Science
123 Towne Bldg.
220 S. 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6391
[ ] By credit card:
I hereby authorize the University of Pennsylvania to issue a charge in
the amount of the Total listed above, and agree to perform the
obligations set forth in the Cardholder's agreement with the Issuer.
Card Type: [ ] VISA [ ] Master Card
Acct. #:_______________________ Exp. date:_____/19____
Name on Card: X _________________________________________________
(You may be asked to sign a similar document upon registration.)
(QUESTIONS?: If you have any questions about registration/payment of fees,
etc., please call Kathy Wohlschlaeger at (215) 898-6564.)
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ENIAC 50TH SYMPOSIUM
Moore School Lectures 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Technical / Historical Symposium
MAY 17-18, 1996
THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
The School of Engineering and Applied Science
SCHEDULE OF CONFERENCE EVENTS
Thursday, May 16, 1996: Registration & Opening ENIAC 50th Symposium Reception
Lower Egyptian Gallery
University of Pennsylvania Museum
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17, 1996: ENIAC 50th Symposium Banquet
Penn Tower Hotel - Penn Campus
Reception: 6:00 p.m.
Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
After dinner plenary session: 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18, 1996: General Plenary Session
Topic: The Federal Government & Computing Research
Speakers: Dr. William Aspray, Executive Director,
Computing Research Association
2nd speaker: TBA
Harrison Auditorium
University of Pennsylvania Museum
3:30-5:00 p.m.
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ENIAC 50TH SYMPOSIUM
Moore School Lectures 50th Anniversary
Commemorative Technical / Historical Symposium
May 16, 1996
- WORKSHOP ON PROBLEMS IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
May 17-18, 1996
- CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL METHODS IN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
- CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
ACCOMMODATIONS INFORMATION
Historical Philadelphia, the site of the first Continental Congress of the
United States, offers many tourist attractions, international cuisine, and
many cultural activities including the world renown Philadelphia Orchestra.
Blocks of rooms have been reserved for symposium attendees at the following
facilities near the University of Pennsylvania campus. PARTICIPANTS ARE
ASKED TO MAKE THEIR OWN RESERVATIONS DIRECTLY AND STATE THAT THEY ARE
ATTENDING THE "ENIAC 50TH SYMPOSIUM" TO QUALIFY FOR THE REDUCED RATE.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY. There are many other events taking
place in the Philadelphia area during the symposium weekend, and therefore
it is important to make your reservations as soon as possible. Please note
the cut off date for each accommodation listed. If you have any difficulty
making your reservation, please contact Kathy Wohlschlaeger (215-898-6564)
or by email: kathyw@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.
STANDARD ACCOMMODATIONS - PENN CAMPUS
PENN TOWER HOTEL INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
(full service hotel) (dormitory style accommodations)
Civic Center Blvd.. & 34th St. 3701 Chestnut St.
phone: (215) 387-8333 phone: (215) 387-5125
Nights of 5/16-18 Nights of 5/16-19
Cut off date: April 19, 1996 Cut off date: April 20, 1996
Single or double: $125 Single w/shared bath: $35
BED AND BREAKFASTS (Within walking distance of the campus)
DENISE KAHN UNIVERSITY GUEST HOUSES
4621 Larchwood Ave. St. Mark's Square
phone: (215) 472-3339 phone: (215) 387-3731
Nights of 5/16-18 Nights of 5/16-18
Rate: $50 Rate: $55
ACCOMMODATIONS IN CENTER CITY
BEST WESTERN CENTER CITY HOTEL RITTENHOUSE COURT (B & B)
601 N. 22nd Street 1830 Manning Street #4
phone: (215) 568-8300 phone: (215) 546-5198
Nights of 5/16-18 Nights of 5/16-18
Cut off date: April 16, 1996 Rate: $75
Single: $79; Double: $89
ACCOMMODATIONS NEAR THE PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT
PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT HILTON DAY'S INN
4509 Island Ave. 4101 Island Ave.
phone: (215) 365-4150 phone: (215) 365-6600
Nights of 5/16-19 Nights of 5/16-19
Cut off date: April 16, 1996 Cut off date: April 1, 1996
Single or double: $138 Single: $99
COMFORT INN
53 Industrial Highway
phone: (601) 521-9800
Nights of 5/16-18
Cut off date: May 3, 1996
Single or double: $64
OTHER POSSIBLE ACCOMMODATIONS ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS ONLY
BED AND BREAKFAST CONNECTIONS CENTER CITY BED AND BREAKFAST
University City & Center City 1804 Pine Street
phone: 687-3565 phone: (215) 735-1137
Rates: $60-$72 Rates: $45-$85
Kathy Wohlschlaeger
School of Engineering and Applied Science
123 Towne Bldg.
215-898-6564 phone
215-573-2131 fax
email: kathyw@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
Kathy Wohlschlaeger
School of Engineering and Applied Science
123 Towne Bldg.
215-898-6564 phone
215-573-2131 fax