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<span style="background:white">ESSLLI 2019: Logic, Language & Information</span><br>
<span style="background:white">5-16 Aug 2019</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Riga, Latvia</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Call for Course and Workshop Proposals</span><br>
<span style="background:white">31st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information - ESSLLI 2019</span><br>
<span style="background:white">5-16 August, 2019, Riga, Latvia</span><br>
</span><a href="http://esslli2019.folli.info/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(1,134,186);background:white">http://esslli2019.folli.info/</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">IMPORTANT DATES</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> 15 June 2018: Proposal submission deadline</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> 15 September 2018: Notification</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">SUBMISSION PORTAL</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Please submit your proposals here: </span></span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(1,134,186);background:white">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">TOPICS AND FORMAT</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI
2019 are invited in all areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computing Sciences.
Cross-disciplinary</span><br>
<span style="background:white">and innovative topics are particularly
encouraged. Each course and workshop will consist of five 90 minute sessions,
offered daily (Monday-Friday) in a single week. Proposals for two-week courses
should be structured and submitted as two independent one-week courses, e.g. as
an introductory course followed by an advanced one. In such cases, the ESSLLI
program committee reserves the right to accept just one of the two proposals.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">All instructional and organizational work at
ESSLLI is performed completely on a voluntary basis, so as to keep
participation fees to a minimum. However, organizers and instructors have their
registration fees waived and are reimbursed for travel and accommodation
expenses up to a level to be determined and communicated with the proposal
notification. ESSLLI can only guarantee reimbursement for at most one
course/workshop organizer, and cannot guarantee full reimbursement of travel
costs for lecturers or organizers from outside of Europe. The ESSLLI organizers
would appreciate any help in controlling the School's expenses by seeking
complete coverage of travel and accommodation expenses from other sources.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">The organizers want to point out the possibility
of an EACSL sponsorship, mentioned at the end of this call.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">CATEGORIES</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">* FOUNDATIONAL COURSES *</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Foundational courses are designed to present the
basics of a research area to people with no prior knowledge in that area. They
should be pitched at an elementary level, without prerequisites related to the
topic of the course, though possibly assuming a level of general scientific
maturity in the relevant discipline. They should enable researchers from
related disciplines to develop a level of comfort with the fundamental concepts
and techniques of the course's topic, thereby contributing to the
interdisciplinary nature of our research community.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">* INTRODUCTORY COURSES *</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Introductory courses are central to ESSLLI's
mission. They are intended to introduce a research field to students, young
researchers, and other non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of
its basic methods and techniques. Such courses should enable researchers from
related disciplines to develop some familiarity with and competence in the
topic in question. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area may
presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">* ADVANCED COURSES *</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Advanced courses are targeted primarily to
graduate students who wish to acquire a higher level of understanding in the
current research on a given topic or in a given field.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">* WORKSHOPS *</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually
of current interest. Workshops organizers are responsible for soliciting papers
and selecting the workshop program. They are also responsible for publishing
proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">PROPOSAL GUIDELINES</span><br>
<span style="background:white">All proposals should closely follow the
following guidelines to ensure full consideration.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">Course and workshop proposals can be submitted
by no more than two lecturers/organizers and they are presented by no more than
these two lecturers/organizers. All instructors and organizers must possess a
PhD or equivalent degree by the submission deadline.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Course proposals should mention explicitly the
intended course category. Proposals for introductory courses should indicate the
intended level, for example as it relates to standard textbooks and monographs
in the area. Proposals for advanced courses should specify the prerequisites in
detail.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via:</span><br>
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</span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(1,134,186);background:white">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>
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<span style="background:white">and include all of the following:</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> address, email, homepage (optional)</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">b. General proposal information: Title, area
(Language and Computation, Language and Logic, or Logic and Computation)</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">c. Contents information:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Abstract of up to 150 words</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Motivation and description (up to two pages)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Tentative outline (or schedule, in the case of workshops)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Expected level and prerequisites</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Appropriate references (e.g.
textbooks, monographs, proceedings, surveys)</span><br>
<br>
<span style="background:white">d. Practical information:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Potential external funding for participants</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> For workshops, potential invited speakers, if any</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">EACSL SPONSORSHIP</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The EACSL offers to act as a sponsor for one
course or workshop in the areas of Logic and Computation covered by the
Computer Science Logic (CSL) conferences. This course or workshop will be
designated an EACSL course/workshop. If you wish to be considered for this,
please indicate so on your proposal.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">PROGRAM COMMITTEE</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Chair:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Louise McNally (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Local Co-chair:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Jurģis Šķilters (U. Latvia, Riga)</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Area Chairs, Language and Computation:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Kees van Deemter (U. Aberdeen)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Raquel Fernández (U. Amsterdam)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Tal Linzen (Johns Hopkins U.)</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Area Chairs, Language and Logic:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Heather Burnett (CNRS/U. Paris-Diderot)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Itamar Francez (U. Chicago)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Justyna Grudzińska (U. Warsaw)</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Area Chairs, Logic and Computation:</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Bob Coecke (Oxford)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Nina Gierasimczuk (Danish Technical U.)</span><br>
<span style="background:white"> Gabriel Sandu (U. Helsinki)</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">FURTHER INFORMATION:</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Please send any queries to louise dot mcnally at upf dot edu</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><span></span></span></p>
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