CALL FOR PAPERS
Fourth International Wordnet Conference
Szeged, Hungary
22-25 January 2008

The Global Wordnet Association is pleased to announce the Fourth Global WordNet Conference, hosted by the Department of Informatics at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

The conference will be held at the University's new Study and Information Centre in Szeged.

We are soliciting papers on the following topics:

A. Linguistics and WordNet:
a. In depth analysis of semantic relations,
b. Theoretical definitions of word meaning,
c. Necessity and completeness issues.

B. Architecture of the WordNet:
a. Language independent and language dependent components

C. Tools and methods for WordNet development:
a. User and data entry interface, organization,
b. Extending and enriching WordNets

D. WordNet as a lexical resource and component of NLP and MT systems:
a. Word sense disambiguation using WordNet,
b. Ontologies and WordNet,
c. The lexicon and WordNet

E. Applications of WordNet:
a. Information extraction and retrieval,
b. Document structuring and categorization,
c. Automatic hyperlinking
d. Language teaching,
e. Psycholinguistic applications

F. Standardization, distribution and availability of WordNets and WordNet tools.

In addition, we welcome submissions for demonstrations of WordNet databases and WordNet-based software.

Presentations will fall into one of the following categories:

-- long papers (30 mins)
-- short papers (20 mins)
-- project reports (15 mins)
-- demonstrations (15 mins)

Submissions will have to state the preferred format. Acceptance may be subject to changes in the format or length of the presentation.

Papers should be submitted in electronic form (Word, postscript, pdf, rtf) via easychair to be found at:
http://www.easychair.org/GWA08

Long papers should be limited to approx. 7,500 words.
Short papers should not exceed 5,000 words.
Project reports and transcripts of demos will be limited to approx. 3,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is September 10, 2007. Decisions regarding acceptance will be announced to the authors by October 10.

The host institution has stated their intent to publish the Proceedings both in paper and CD format.