32nd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information – ESSLLI 2020
published: 2019-03-29
event dates:
2020-08-03
–
2020-08-14
3-14 August, 2020, Utrecht, The Netherlands
https://www.esslli.eu
IMPORTANT DATES
1 June 2019: Proposal submission deadline
14 September 2019: Notification
SUBMISSION PORTAL
Please submit your proposals here:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli20
Under the auspices of FoLLI the European Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information (ESSLLI) is organized every year in a different European country. It takes place over two weeks in the European Summer, hosts approximately 50 different courses at both the introductory and advanced levels, attracting around 400 participants each year from all the world.
The main focus of the program of the summer schools is the interface between linguistics, logic and computation, with special emphasis in human linguistic and cognitive ability. Courses, both introductory and advanced, cover a wide variety of topics within the combined areas of interest: Logic and Computation, Computation and Language, and Language and Logic. Workshops are also organized, providing opportunities for in-depth discussion of issues at the forefront of research, as well as a series of invited lectures.
TOPICS AND FORMAT
Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2020 are invited in all areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computer Sciences. Cross-disciplinary 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 programme committee reserves the right to accept just one of the two proposals.
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 can not 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.
The organizers want to point at the possibility of an EACSL sponsorship, mentioned at the end of this call.
CATEGORIES
Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.
* FOUNDATIONAL COURSES *
Such courses are designed to present the basics of a research area, to
people with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be of
elementary level, without prerequisites in the course’s topic, 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.
* INTRODUCTORY COURSES *
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 comfort and competence in the
topic considered. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area
may presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.
* ADVANCED COURSES *
Advanced courses are targeted primarily to graduate students who wish
to acquire a level of comfort and understanding in the current
research of a field.
* WORKSHOPS *
Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest.
Workshop organizers are responsible for soliciting papers and
selecting the workshop programme. They are also responsible for
publishing proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Course and workshop proposals should closely follow these guidelines to ensure full consideration.
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.
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.
Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2020
and include all of the following:
a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact address, email, homepage (optional)
b. General proposal information: Title, category
c. Contents information:
Abstract of up to 150 words
Motivation and description (up to two pages)
Tentative outline
Expected level and prerequisites
Appropriate references (e.g. textbooks, monographs, proceedings, surveys)
d. Practical information:
Relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable
Potential external funding for participants
EACSL SPONSORSHIP
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.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Chair:
Raffaella Bernardi (University of Trento)
Local Co-chair:
Michael Moortgat (University of Utrecht)
Area Chairs:
Language and Computation (LaCo):
Stella Frank (Center for Language Evolution, University of Edinburgh)
Laura Rimell (DeepMind)
Bonnie Webber (School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh)
Language and Logic (LaLo):
Salvador Mascarenhas (Ecole Normale Supérieure)
Anna Szabolcsi (New York University)
Igor Yanovich (Tübingen University)
Logic and Computation (LoCo):
Rajeev Goré, The Australian National University
Juha Kontinen, University of Helsinki
Magdalena Ortiz, TU Wien
Please send any queries to esslli20pc@gmail.com