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ESSLLI 2020: Logic, Language & Information

3-14 Aug 2020
Utrecht, The Netherlands

Call for Course and Workshop Proposals

32nd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information - ESSLLI 2020
3-14 August, 2020, Utrecht, The Netherlands
https://www.esslli.eu<https://www.esslli.eu/>


IMPORTANT DATES
  1 June 2019: Proposal submission deadline
  14 September 2019: Notification


SUBMISSION PORTAL
Please submit your proposals here:
  https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli20

Under the auspices of FoLLI the European Summer School in Logic, Language, 
and Information (ESSLLI) is organized every year in a different European 
country. It takes place over two weeks in the European Summer, hosts 
approximately 50 different courses at both the introductory and advanced 
levels, attracting around 400 participants each year from all the world.

The main focus of the program of the summer schools is the interface 
between linguistics, logic and computation, with special emphasis in human 
linguistic and cognitive ability. Courses, both introductory and advanced, 
cover a wide variety of topics within the combined areas of interest: 
Logic and Computation, Computation and Language, and Language and Logic. 
Workshops are also organized, providing opportunities for in-depth 
discussion of issues at the forefront of research, as well as a series of 
invited lectures.

TOPICS AND FORMAT

Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2020 are invited in all 
areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computer Sciences. Cross-disciplinary and 
innovative topics are particularly encouraged.

Each course and workshop will consist of five 90 minute sessions, offered 
daily (Monday-Friday) in a single week. Proposals for two-week courses 
should be structured and submitted as two independent one-week courses, 
e.g. as an introductory course followed by an advanced one.

In such cases, the ESSLLI programme committee reserves the right to accept 
just one of the two proposals.

All instructional and organizational work at ESSLLI is performed 
completely on a voluntary basis, so as to keep participation fees to a 
minimum. However, organizers and instructors have their registration fees 
waived, and are reimbursed for travel and accommodation expenses up to a 
level to be determined and communicated with the proposal notification. 
ESSLLI can only guarantee reimbursement for at most one course/workshop 
organizer, and can not guarantee full reimbursement of travel costs for 
lecturers or organizers from outside of Europe. The ESSLLI organizers 
would appreciate any help in controlling the School's expenses by seeking 
complete coverage of travel and accommodation expenses from other sources.

The organizers want to point at the possibility of an EACSL sponsorship, 
mentioned at the end of this call.

CATEGORIES

Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.

* FOUNDATIONAL COURSES *

Such courses are designed to present the basics of a research area, to 
people with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be of elementary 
level, without prerequisites in the course's topic, though possibly 
assuming a level of general scientific maturity in the relevant 
discipline. They should enable researchers from related disciplines to 
develop a level of comfort with the fundamental concepts and techniques of 
the course's topic, thereby contributing to the interdisciplinary nature 
of our research community.

* INTRODUCTORY COURSES *

Introductory courses are central to ESSLLI's mission. They are intended to 
introduce a research field to students, young researchers, and other 
non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of its basic methods 
and techniques. Such courses should enable researchers from related 
disciplines to develop some comfort and competence in the topic 
considered. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area may 
presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.

* ADVANCED COURSES *

Advanced courses are targeted primarily to graduate students who wish to 
acquire a level of comfort and understanding in the current research of a 
field.

* WORKSHOPS *

Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest. 
Workshop organizers are responsible for soliciting papers and selecting 
the workshop programme. They are also responsible for publishing 
proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Course and workshop proposals should closely follow these guidelines to 
ensure full consideration.

Course and Workshop proposals can be submitted by no more than two 
lecturers/organizers and they are presented by no more than these two 
lecturers/organizers. All instructors and organizers must possess a PhD or 
equivalent degree by the submission deadline.

Course proposals should mention explicitly the intended course category. 
Proposals for introductory courses should indicate the intended level, for 
example as it relates to standard textbooks and monographs in the area. 
Proposals for advanced courses should specify the prerequisites in detail.

Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via:
   https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2020

and include all of the following:

a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact
    address, email, homepage (optional)

b. General proposal information: Title, category

c. Contents information:
    Abstract of up to 150 words
    Motivation and description (up to two pages)
    Tentative outline
    Expected level and prerequisites
    Appropriate references (e.g. textbooks, monographs, proceedings, surveys)

d. Practical information:
    Relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable
    Potential external funding for participants

EACSL SPONSORSHIP

The EACSL offers to act as a sponsor for one course or workshop in the 
areas of Logic and Computation covered by the Computer Science Logic (CSL) 
conferences. This course or workshop will be designated an EACSL 
course/workshop. If you wish to be considered for this, please indicate so 
on your proposal.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Chair:
Raffaella Bernardi (University of Trento)

Local Co-chair:
Michael Moortgat (University of Utrecht)

Area Chairs:
Language and Computation (LaCo):
Stella Frank (Center for Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh)

Laura Rimell (DeepMind)

Bonnie Webber  (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)



Language and Logic (LaLo):
Salvador Mascarenhas (Ecole Normale Supérieure)

Anna Szabolcsi (New York University)

Igor Yanovich (Tübingen University)


Logic and Computation (LoCo):
Rajeev Goré, The Australian National University

Juha Kontinen, University of Helsinki

Magdalena Ortiz, TU Wien


Please send any queries to esslli20pc@gmail.com<mailto:esslli20pc@gmail.com>



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