FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Apologies if you receive this from more than one source THIRD WORKSHOP ON HUMAN-COMPUTER CONVERSATION Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio, Italy 12-14 July, 1999 The Workshops on Human-Computer Conversation in Bellagio, Italy, took place in 1997 and 1998, as small groups of experts from industry and academia met to discuss this pressing question for the future of Language Engineering, not as an academic question only, but chiefly to bring forward for discussion computer demonstrations and activities within company laboratories that were not being published or discussed. The Workshops were highly successful in these aims and we now wish to widen participation and add distinguished speakers, as well as introducing more theoretical topics, though without losing the practical emphasis. The site remains one of the finest in the world, and it promoted excellent and intimate discussions in 1997 and 1998. All details, including previous program, program committee, accomodation and travel, details of registration (a form is attached below for the convenience of some) are on the web site: www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/research/units/ilash/Meetings/bellagio/ Invited speakers include (not all have yet accepted): Dr B Alabisio, Microsoft, USA Dr J Hutchens, UWA, Australia Prof. G Leech, University of Lancaster, UK Dr M Moens, University of Edinburgh, UK Dr U Reithinger, DFKI-Saarbruecken, DE Contributions are invited on any aspect of human-computer conversation, as are demonstrations. Two page abstracts should be sent by mail or email to the address at the bottom according to the following timetable: Deadline for submission: 15 April 1999 Notice of acceptance: 15 May 1999 Camera ready paper due: 15 June 1999 The European Association for Computational Linguistics (EACL) has endorsed the meeting and endorsements have been sought from ELSNET, SigDial and the European Commission. Submissions and further enquiries to: Yorick Wilks Department of Computer Science University of Sheffield Regent Court 211 Portobello St., Sheffield S1 4DP UK phone: (44) 114 282 5561 fax: (44) 114 222 1810 email: yorick@dcs.shef.ac.uk www: http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~yorick *************************************************************************** REGISTRATION AND HOTEL BOOKING INFORMATION Mr / Mrs / Ms:.......... Last name:........................................................... First name:............................................ Address:................................................................................................................ .................................................... ......................................................................... Postcode / Zip:.......................... Country:............................... Home telephone number: .................................... Work telephone number: .................................... Fax number:....................... e-mail address:.................. PLEASE INDICATE BELOW YOUR HOTEL REQUIREMENTS: 1st choice: ................................. 2nd choice: ................................. Any other comments or requirements: .......................................... Single or double occupancy:............................................. Room and breakfast only or half-board:...................................... Arrival date in Bellagio: .......................................... Departure date (note that the workshop will finish on July 16th in time for delegates to reach Milan in the evening):.................... HOW TO PAY You may pay by credit or debit card; or by cheque or postal order (preferably in pounds sterling but other currencies will be accepted subject to a 7 percent supplement to cover bank charges). Credit Card Payment: Name:................................ Credit Card Address (if different from above): .................................................................................................................. ......................................................................................................................... Please debit my Mastercard / VISA / American Express / Diners / Switch account (delete as appropriate): Card number:......................................... Expiry Date:............................ Issue No (Switch):....................... Signature:..................................................... Cheque / Postal Order payment (pounds sterling): I enclose full payment by cheque/postal order for ............. made payable to Intelligent Research Ltd. Please send to: David Levy, Intelligent Research Ltd., 5 Akenside Road, London NW3 5BS, England.