The Second Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC-08)
November 20-21, 2008


FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

The Second Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC-08) will be held in
Stockholm, November 20-21, 2008, organized by the Human Language Technology
Center at KTH and Uppsala University, with support from the Swedish Graduate School
of Language Technology (GSLT). The program committee invites two types of
contributions to the conference:

1. Papers (Deadline: September 15, 2008)
2. Workshops (Deadline: June 1, 2008)

PAPERS

CONTENT: Papers are invited on all aspects of language technology, including natural
language processing, speech technology and relevant neighboring areas. Papers can
describe completed or ongoing research, as well as practical applications of language
technology, and may be combined with system demonstrations.

FORMAT: Papers will be presented at the conference either as posters or as oral
presentations and will be published only as abstracts.

SUBMISSION: Papers should be submitted as abstracts (max 2 pages) using the style
files available on the conference website (http://www.speech.kth.se/sltc2008/).
Submissions should be sent by e-mail to sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se. The paper should be
included as an attachment in pdf-format, and the e-mail message should contain the
following information:

1. Title of the paper
2. Full list of authors
3. Preferred mode of presentation (poster or oral)
4. Any plans for demonstration in connection with the paper

DEADLINE: The deadline for submission is September 15, 2008.

REVIEW: Papers will be reviewed by the program committee. Authors will be notified
October 10, 2008.



WORKSHOPS

CONTENT: Workshops are invited on any theme relevant for language technology,
including its scientific foundations as well as its practical applications.

FORMAT: Workshops will be devoted up to two hours of the conference program,
possibly in parallel with other activities. The exact format is decided by the workshop
organizers.

SUBMISSION: Workshop proposals should be submitted by e-mail to
sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se. The e-mail message should contain the following information:

1. Name of the workshop
2. Full list of organizers
3. Short description of the workshop theme and intended audience
4. Short description of the workshop organization
- Will there be a call for papers or only invited presentations?
- Will there be regular talks, posters, panels, discussions, or what?
- Will there be published proceedings?
5. Duration of the workshop (normally 1 or 2 hours)

DEADLINE: The deadline for submission is June 1, 2008.

REVIEW: Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the program committee.
Proposers will be notified June 10, 2008.

ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Rolf Carlson, KTH
Björn Granström, KTH
Viggo Kann, KTH
Beata Megyesi, Uppsala University
Joakim Nivre, Uppsala University
Anna Sågvall Hein, Uppsala University

WEBSITE

http://www.speech.kth.se/sltc2008/


EMAIL

sltc08@stp.lingfil.uu.se