THE 15TH PACIFIC ASIA CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION (PACLIC 15) 1 - 3 February 2001 City University of Hong Kong The Language Information Sciences Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, is pleased to announce that the 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation (PACLIC 15) will be held at the City University of Hong Kong on 1-3 February 2001, when the city would be blessed by the joys of the Lunar New Year. The Conference is an annual meeting of scholars in theoretical and computational linguistics from the Pacific Asia region. For PACLIC 15 we are pleased to have Prof. Charles Fillmore as our keynote speaker. Extended abstracts are invited on unpublished research on all aspects of both theoretical and computational linguistics, including, but not limited to: morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, typology, corpus linguistics, formal grammar theory, natural language processing, natural language systems and related computer applications. Abstracts should at least be 6 A4 pages long (about 1,500 words), using 11pt fonts and double line spacing throughout, with the title of the paper, the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), postal address, and e-mail address for correspondence on a separate page. Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings. A camera-ready full paper is expected to be about 10 A4 pages with single line spacing. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 November 2000. Electronic submissions are preferred. Acceptable file formats are PostScript (.ps), Portable Document Format (.pdf), MS Word (.doc), and plain text. Please send your file in an attachment to paclic.15@cityu.edu.hk. For hard copy submissions, please send 4 copies, printed double-sided, to: PACLIC 15 Language Information Sciences Research Centre City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong Keynote Speaker: Prof. Charles J. Fillmore International Computer Science Institute University of California, Berkeley Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November 2000 Notification of Acceptance: 8 December 2000 Early Registration Deadline: 22 December 2000 Hotel Registration Deadline (via CityU): 22 December 2000 Camera-Ready Full Paper Due: 5 January 2001 Registration Fees: All registrations include one hard copy of the Conference Proceedings, refreshment, and lunch. Early registration (on or before 22 December 2000) Regular: HK$800 or US$100 Student: HK$400 or US$50 Late or onsite registration (after 22 December 2000) Regular: HK$1000 or US$130 Student: HK$500 or US$60 Accommodation: We have obtained discounted rates from some hotels for different budgets within convenient distance to the conference site for PACLIC 15 participants (starting from HK$530 per night for single/double). Reservations may be made via CityU by 22 December 2000 on a first-come-first-serve basis. Detailed information and the hotel reservation form are posted on our homepage (http://www.rcl.cityu.edu.hk/paclic15). For enquiries, please contact: PACLIC 15 Language Information Sciences Research Centre City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: (852) 27889288 Fax: (852) 27889828 E-mail: paclic.15@cityu.edu.hk URL: http://www.rcl.cityu.edu.hk/paclic15 Organizing Committee: Benjamin T'sou (Chair), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jae-Woong Choe (Co-Chair), Korea University, Seoul Chu-Ren Huang (Co-Chair), Academia Sinica, Taipei Akira Ikeya (Co-Chair), Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo Kim Teng Lua (Co-Chair), National University of Singapore, Singapore Suk-Jin Chang, Seoul National University, Seoul Yong-Beom Kim, Kwangwoon University, Seoul Tom Lai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Byung-Soo Park, Kyung Hee University, Seoul Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Olivia Kwong (Secretary), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Program Committee: Samuel Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jason Chang, Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu Jing-Shin Chang, Chi Nan University, Nantou Chin-Chuan Cheng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Yasunari Harada, Waseda University, Tokyo One-soon Her, Chengchi University, Taipei Kiyoshi Ishikawa, Hosei University, Tokyo Makoto Kanazawa, Tokyo University, Tokyo Masahito Kawamori, NTT Research Laboratories, Tokyo Sue-jin Ker, Soochow University, Taipei Jong-Bok Kim, Kyung Hee University, Seoul Olivia Kwong (Secretary), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tom Lai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chungmin Lee, Seoul National University, Seoul Ik-hwan Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul Kiyong Lee, Korea University, Seoul Minhaeng Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul Robert Luk, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Yuji Matsumoto, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara Peter Sells, Stanford University, Stanford Hsue-hueh Shih, Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Maosong Sun, Tsinghua University, Beijing Shu-chuan Tseng, Academia Sinica, Taipei Benjamin T'sou (Chair), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Kam-Fai Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chung-hsien Wu, Cheng Kung University, Tainan Jie Xu, National University of Singapore, Singapore