First international conference on language resources and evaluation

The first international conference on language resources and evaluation, will be held in Granada, Spain, from 28 to 30 May 1998. The conference will be supported by the European Commission, DG XIII, and the Fundación Banco Central-Hispano.

In the framework of the Information Society, the pervasive character of language technologies and their relevance to practically all the fields of information and communication technologies (ICT) has been widely recognized. Two issues are currently considered particularly relevant: the availability of language resources, and the methods for their evaluation.

The aim of the conference is to provide an overview of the current situation and to discuss problems and opportunities. The conference topics will cover:

- Issues in the design, construction and use of language resources;
- Issues in human language technologies evaluation;
- National and international activities and projects;
- Language resources and the needs and opportunities of the emerging multimedia cultural industry;
- Priorities, perspectives and strategies in the field of language resources and international policies;
- International cooperation.
Further information may be found on the Web, at:

http://www.echo.lu/langeng/en/events/lr.htm(opens in new window)

Information may also be obtained from:

Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale del CNR
Antonio Zampolli
via della Faggiola, 32
I-56126 Pisa
Tel. +39-50-560481; Fax +39-50-555013
E-mail: pisa@ilc.pi.cnr.it

or

Universidad de Granada
LREC Secretariat
Facultad de Traducción e Interpretación
Dpto. de Traducción e Interpretación
Calle Puentezuelas, 55
E-18002 Granada
Tel. +34-58-244100; Fax +34-58-244104
E-mail: reli98@goliat.urg.es