CLAW '98: 2nd International Workshop on
		  Controlled Language Applications

		   Language Technologies Institute
		      Carnegie Mellon University

			    21-22 May 1998

		     ** FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS **

		  http://www.lti.cs.cmu.edu/CLAW98/


CONTEXT

The 2nd International Workshop on Controlled Language Applications
will be held May 21-22 at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA,
USA. Since the first CLAW workshop, held at University of Leuven in
1996, there has been continued strong interest in the research and
development of controlled language applications. Initial industrial
development and deployment of Controlled English systems (AECMA,
Caterpillar's CTE) are now being followed by developments in other
languages.

On the research front, we are grappling with issues like
standardization, design, and evaluation of controlled language
systems.  We are particularly interested in studies regarding author
productivity and document usability.  The workshop will give equal
emphasis to the academic and industrial perspectives, while bringing
together researchers, developers, users, and potential users of
controlled language systems from around the world.


WORKSHOP FORMAT

The Language Technologies Institute at CMU (home of the Center for
Machine Translation) is pleased to sponsor CLAW '98.  The two-day
workshop will feature invited speakers, paper presentations, panel
discussions, and a poster/demonstration session. Evolving information
regarding the workshop format and content can be found at the workshop
web site.


TOPICS OF INTEREST

Of interest are papers on all topics relating to the design,
implementation and application of controlled languages, including but
not limited to: human communication protocols; controlled text
authoring; conformance checking systems; machine translation.

In addition to papers of general interest regarding controlled
language, we especially encourage papers focused on two special
topics:

 * Issues in Controlled Language Design

 * Industrial Experience and Evolving Requirements

Also welcomed are demonstrations of controlled language systems or
applications, via the Web or on machines set up at the workshop. If
you wish to propose a demonstration, please contact Eric Nyberg
(ehn@cs.cmu.edu).


REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION

Papers accepted for the workshop will be published in a proceedings
volume available to all attendees. Papers should describe unique work
not published before. Papers that are being submitted to other
conferences should include this information on the first page.


SUBMISSION DETAILS

Paper submissions should follow these conventions:

  5-15 pages in length

  8.5" x 11" page size

  Single-column, single-spaced, 1" margins

  12 point font

  Include title, authors, and contact info centered at the top of
  the first page

  Include an abstract of about 100 words

Electronic submission is encouraged. We prefer PostScript files, sent
as EMail attachments. Electronic submissions should be sent to Eric
Nyberg (ehn@cs.cmu.edu)


IMPORTANT DATES

  Deadline For Submission: February 16, 1998

  Notification To Authors: March 20, 1998

  Final Camera-Ready Due:  April 20, 1998


WORKSHOP COMMITTEE

 Teruko Mitamura (CMU)
 Geert Adriens   (Novell  University of Leuven, Belgium)
 Peggy Andersen  (Carnegie Group)
 Eric Nyberg     (CMU)


For more information contact Teruko Mitamura, teruko@cs.cmu.edu,
Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA, 15213.