Fifth International Conference on

	The COGNITIVE SCIENCE of NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

	     Dublin City University, 2-4 September 1996


Theme: Ambiguity
One of the major problems for NLP and Speech Systems is the
identification and processing of ambiguous input. Original papers
dealing with cognitive aspects of ambiguity in NLP and Speech Systems
are invited. Papers dealing with other areas of Cognitive Science and
Natural Language Processing will also be considered, but preference
will be given to papers addressing the theme of the conference.

Both oral and poster sessions are planned. All papers will be
published in the conference proceedings. See below for details of
submission.

Invited Speakers:
The following speakers have agreed to give keynote talks:
Sylviane Cardey, Universit/e de Franche-Comt/e, France
Alex Monaghan, National Centre for Language Technology, Ireland


This is a small conference, limited to about 40 delegates. We aim to
keep things relatively informal, and to promote discussion and
debate. All official activities will take place on the campus of
Dublin City University, three miles North of the city centre and five
miles from the airport.


Submission of papers:
One-page abstracts should be submitted to the address below, to arrive
not later than the 7th of June: email abstracts are
preferred. Acceptance will be notified by the 5th of July. Hard-copy
final papers (8 pages approx.)  should arrive in Dublin by the 16th of
August. Papers should be in English, clearly printed, with full
references. There is no particular format.


Registration and Accommodation:
The registration fee will be IR#60, and will include proceedings,
lunches and one evening meal. Accommodation can be reserved in the
campus residences at DCU.  A single room is around IR#20 per night,
including continental breakfast.  Accommodation will be "First come,
first served": there is a heavy demand for campus rooms in the summer.
There are also several hotels and B&B establishments nearby: addresses
will be provided on request.


Abstracts and registration requests should be addressed to Alex
Monaghan at the following addresses:

Email - alex@compapp.dcu.ie (internet)

CSNLP
Alex Monaghan
School of Computer Applications
Dublin City University
Dublin 9
Ireland
 
Deadlines:

7th June --- Abstracts to arrive in Dublin

5th July --- Notification of acceptance

16th August --- Hard-copy final papers to arrive in Dublin

23rd August --- Final date for registration, accommodation, meals etc.