2nd International Workshop on
                            Dictionary Writing Systems

                                   Brighton, UK
                                 1st-2nd Dec 2003

                              University of Brighton
                  Sponsored by Lexicography MasterClass and IDM
 
 

A dictionary writing system (DWS) is a piece of software for writing
and producing a dictionary.  It might include an editor, a database,
a web interface and various management tools (for allocating work etc.)
It operates with a dictionary grammar, which specifies the structure
of the dictionary.

The workshop follows a similar successful event last year.  It will
include structured teaching, hands-on experience of a leading DWS,
and some research papers and demos.

Deadline for expressions of interest regarding research presentations
and demos:
       18th October.

Intended audience:
    dictionary project managers
    lexical database users and developers
    lexicographers
    students of lexicography, lexicology, computational linguistics

The structured teaching will include:

  dictionary grammars (including:
       design principles;
       XML and Document Type Definitions
       standardization initiatives (TEI, ISO, Concede)
       dictionary grammars for people and for computers
  requirements for a dictionary writing system
       publishers and lexicographers perspectives
  IDM Dictionary Production System
       using the editor
       task allocation
       querying the database
       merging in edited entries

Trainers to include Adam Kilgarriff, Michael Rundell, engineers from IDM

Fee: GBP90 for the two days to include lunches and a dinner, with half rate
for full-time students.

Academic enquiries, draft papers and expressions of interest for giving
papers or demos to:
    Adam Kilgarriff
    adam@itri.bton.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1273 642919

Registration, administrative queries to:
    itel@bton.ac.uk
    tel: +44 (0)1273 643222
    fax: +44 (0)1273 643227

http://www.itri.bton.ac.uk/courses/dec03.html