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CfP [deadline today!] COLING 2025: 2025 International Conference on Computational Linguistics, 19-20 + 21-24 January 2025, Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Dear Colleagues,

This is the last call for tutorial proposals for COLING 2025.

Due:July, 31, 2024


CFT website:https://coling2025.org/calls/tutorials/


The 2025 International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING
2025) invites proposals for tutorials to be held in conjunction with the co
nference. We seek proposals in all areas of natural language processing and
 computation, language resources (LRs) and evaluation, including spoken lan
guage, sign language, and multimodal interaction.

We invite proposals for three types of tutorials, and we especially encoura
ge submissions from early-career researchers:

Cutting-edge:tutorials that cover advances in newly emerging areas. The 
tutorials are expected to give a brief introduction to the topic, but parti
cipants are assumed to have some prior knowledge of the topic. The focus of
 the class will be on discussing the most recent developments in the field,
 and it will spend a considerable amount of time pointing out open research
 questions and important novel research directions.

Introductory to computational linguistics/NLP topics:tutorials that prov
ide introductions to topics that are established in the COLING communities.
 The lecturers provide an overview of the development of the field from the
 beginning until now. Attendees are not expected to come with prior knowled
ge. They acquire sufficient understanding of the topic to understand the mo
st recent research in the field.

Introduction to Key Concepts in Linguistics including Semantics, Syntax, Ps
ycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, and Sociolinguistics:tutorials that p
rovide introductions to topics that are established or emerging in areas ad
jacent to CL/NLP. The lecturers provide an overview of the development of t
he field from the beginning until now. Attendees are not expected to come w
ith prior knowledge. They acquire a sufficient understanding of the topic t
o understand the most recent research in the field and the relevance for th
e CL/NLP domains.

Each of these types of tutorials can either be half-day (4h long including 
a coffee break (30m
long)) or full-day (8h long including two coffee breaks (1h long in total) 
but excluding a lunch break).

In all cases, the aim of a tutorial is primarily to help understand a scien
tific problem, its tractability, and its theoretical and practical implicat
ions. Presentations of particular technological solutions or systems are we
lcome, provided that they serve as illustrations of broader scientific cons
iderations. None of the tutorial types are expected to be "self-invited"
long talks - the content should be a good balance between research from mul
tiple groups and perspectives, not only fromof the teachers of the tutorial.

The tutorials will be held at COLING 2025 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 19 and 20 J
anuary, 2025.

Important Dates
All deadlines are 11:59PM UTC-12:00 ("anywhere on Earth").

Proposal submission due July 31, 2024
Notification of acceptance August 31, 2024
COLIING2025 tutorials January 19-20, 2025
COLING2025 conference January 21-24, 2025


Diversity and Inclusion
We particularly encourage submissions of underrepresented groups in computa
tional linguistics, researchers from any demographic or geographic minority
, with disabilities, or others. In the evaluation of the proposal, we will 
take these aspects into account to create a varied and balanced set of tuto
rials.

This includes several aspects of diversity, namely (1) how the topic of the
 tutorial contributes to improved diversity and increased fairness in the f
ield, (2) if the topic is particularly relevant for a specific underreprese
nted group of potential participants, (3), if the presenters are from an un
derrepresented group.

Submission Details
They should contain:

A title that helps the potential attendees to understand what the tutorial 
will be about.
An abstract that summarizes the topics, goals, target audience, and type (s
ee above) of the tutorial (this abstract will also be on the LREC-COLING we
bsite).
A section called "Introduction" that explains the topic and summarizes the 
starting point and relevance for our community and in general.
A section called "Target Audience" that explains for whom the tutorial will
 be developed and what the expected prior knowledge is. Clearly specify wha
t attendees should know and be able to practically do to get the most out o
f your tutorial. Examples of what to specify include prior mathematical kno
wledge, knowledge of specific modeling approaches and methods, programming 
skills, or adjacent areas like computer vision. Also specify the number of 
expected participants.
A section called "Outline" in which the various topics are explained. This 
can be a list of bullet points or a set of paragraphs explaining the conten
t. Explain what you intend and how long the tutorial will be.
A section called "Diversity Considerations", discussing each of the three a
spects of diversity mentioned above or others.
A section called "Reading List": What are introductory papers or books that
 potential attendees can read to get a first impression of the tutorial con
tent? What do you expect them to have read before attending? What does prov
ide further information beyond the content of the tutorial?
A section called "Presenters" in which each tutorial presenter is briefly i
ntroduced in one paragraph, including their research interests, their areas
 of expertise for the tutorial topic, and their experience in teaching a di
verse and international audience.
A section called "Other Information" which should include information on ho
w many people are expected to participate and how you came to this estimate
. You can also explain any other aspects that you find important, including
 special equipment that you would need.
A section called "Ethics Statement" which discusses ethical considerations 
related to the topics of the tutorial.
The proposals should be submitted no later than 31 July, 2024, 11:59 PM Sam
oa Standard Time
(SST) (UTC/GMT-11, "anywhere on Earth").

Submission is electronic. Please submit the proposals using the START syste
m at this
URL:https://softconf.com/coling2025/tutorialsCL25


Please note that tutorials should either be 100% in-person or 100% virtual;
 hybrid formats will not be allowed. For in-person tutorials, at least one 
tutorial organiser should be physically present to run the tutorial at COLI
NG.

Evaluation Criteria
The tutorial proposals will be evaluated according to their originality and
 impact, the expected interest level of participants, as well as the qualit
y of the organizing team and Program Committee and their contribution to th
e diversity of the conference.

Each tutorial will be evaluated regarding its clarity and preparedness, nov
elty or timely character of the topic, the instructor's experience, the aud
ience interest, and the potential to increase diversity in our community.

Instructor Responsibilities
Accepted tutorial presenters will be notified by the date mentioned above. 
They must then provide abstracts of their tutorials for inclusion in the co
nference registration material by the specific deadlines. The abstract need
s to be provided in ASCII format. The summary will be submitted in PDF form
at and can be updated from the version submitted for review. The instructor
s will make their material available in an appropriate way, for instance, b
y setting up a website. They will be invited to submit their slides to the 
ACL Anthology.

Tutorial Chairs
Email: coling25tutorialchairs@gmail.com

The tutorial chairs are:

Djam Seddah, Senior Researcher, INRIA, Paris, Frace (on leave from Sorbo
nne University) Shaonan Wang, Associate Professor at the Institute of Autom
ation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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