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HLT2012 - Call for Papers
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The Fifth Baltic Conference
HUMAN LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGIES - THE BALTIC PERSPECTIVE
TARTU, Estonia, October 4-5, 2012

Motivation
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"The conference will provide a significant push for research,
development and implementation of computer technologies for languages
of the Baltic countries. The main goals of the conference include
raising public awareness of the important role of the human language
technologies in information society, sharing information about latest
developments in the area of computer linguistics, building
interdisciplinary ties between specialists of computational science,
linguistic and information management, raising awareness about
development of smaller languages in the European Union and sharing
experience and establishing co-operation between different
institutions of the Baltic countries and the European Union," was
written in the call for papers of the First Baltic HLT
Conference.

Meanwhile, six years and four Baltic HLT conferences have
passed by, but the main ideas remain the same.

Main topics of this conference are (but not limited to):

* Multilinguality in language resources
* Human Language Technology applications


Organisers and supporters
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The Conference is organised by Institute of Computer Science,
University of Tartu, and supported by CLARIN, META-NORD, National
Programme of Estonian Language Technology and Centre of Excellence in
Computer Science, EXCS

Chair of the Programme Committee is Arvi Tavast (Institute of the Estonian
Language).

Local Organising Committee:
* Kadri Vider
* Mare Koit
* Kadri Muischnek
* Neeme Kahusk
* Heili Orav
* Urve Talvik
* Kadri Raudvere


Venue
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Tartu Science Centre AHHAA, Sadama 1 51004 Tartu Estonia
http://www.ahhaa.ee/


Important dates
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* April 20, 2012 - Abstracts
* May 15, 2012 - Notification of acceptance
* June 29, 2012 - Camera-ready copies
* October 3, 2012 - Welcome reception in Centre AHHAA, includes
exposition
excursion
* October 4-5, 2012 - Conference


Language
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The conference language for presentations and publications is English.


Contact
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Web page: http://www.cl.ut.ee/HLT2012
E-mail: hlt2012@ut.ee