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The XIV UNL School will take place at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, from March 10th to 14th, 2014. The workshop is dedicated to the development of the grammatical resources for the processing of the following languages:
The XIV UNL School will take place at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, from March 10th to 14th, 2014. The workshop is dedicated to the development of the grammatical resources for the processing of the following languages:
*Albanian
*Basque
*Belarussian
*Catalan
*Czech
*Danish
*Dutch
*Finnish
*Greek (Ancient)
*Greek (Modern)
*Hebrew
*Icelandic
*Latin
*Latvian
*Lithuanian
*Macedonian
*Maltese
*Norwegian
*Polish
*Swedish
*Turkish


== Important Dates ==
== Important Dates ==
*Application deadline: Jan 12, 2014
*<strike>Application deadline: Jan 12, 2014</strike>
*Notification of accepted candidates: Jan 21, 2014
*<strike>Notification of accepted candidates: Jan 21, 2014</strike>
*XIV UNL School: Mar 10-14, 2014
*XIV UNL School: Mar 10-14, 2014
== Dedication ==
The XIV UNL School is dedicated to the memory of [http://www.undlfoundation.org/undlfoundation/index.php/en/undlarchivednews/195-olga-vartzioti Olga Vartzioti].


== Goals ==
== Goals ==
The main goal of the XIV UNL School is to extend the number of languages participating in the UNL Program, by creating the corresponding basic dictionaries and corpora, as well as the morphological modules (inflectional paradigms and subcategorization frames) of the grammar.
The main goal of the XIV UNL School is to extend the number of languages participating in the UNL Program, by creating the corresponding basic dictionaries and corpora, as well as the morphological modules of the grammar (inflectional paradigms and subcategorization frames) .


== Requisites ==
== Program ==
In order to apply, external candidates must comply with ALL the following requisites<ref>Local candidates (from the University of Patras) will be selected according to the criteria defined by the local organization.</ref>:
The workshop will take 30 hours, from March 10th  to March 14th, 2014, at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, according to the tentative schedule below:
*Candidates must be native speakers of any of the languages referred to above OR must have a university diploma in Latin or Ancient Greek;
*March 10th, Monday - Introduction to UNL and Corpus
*Candidates must have completed the certificates CLEA750 and CUP500 (these certificates may be be pursued online at VALERIE - the Virtual Learning Environment for UNL, available at www.unlweb.net.br/valerie)
*March 11th, Tuesday - Grammar: morphology
*Candidates must have a degree in Linguistics, Language Studies, Translation Studies, Computational Linguistics or related field; and
*March 12th, Wednesday - Dictionaries
*Candidates must be residents in Europe or Middle East.
*March 13th, Thursday - Grammar: syntax
Previous experience in natural language processing, respectable academic records and previous experience in any of the existing projects within the UNLweb will also be valued, but are not mandatory.<br />
*March 14th, Friday - Evaluation & Discussion
 
== Application ==
In order to apply, all candidates must fill in the form available at [http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/registration www.unlweb.net.br/school/registration] before the deadline.
 
== Selection ==
The UNDL Foundation will select up to 10 local candidates from the University of Patras, and up to 10 external candidates not living in Patras, according to the following criteria:
*Language diversity
*Compliance with the requisites
*Strongest experience in the UNLweb
*Strongest experience in natural language processing
*Highest academic degree


== Support ==  
== Material ==
*External candidates (i.e., not living in the region of Patras)
*Dictionary
*:The UNDL Foundation will pay the following travel and accommodation expenses for the selected candidates not living in the region of Patras (i.e., external candidates):  
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/dictionary.txt English dictionary]
**a round-trip plane, bus or train ticket from/to Patras;
*Corpus
**6 (six) nights at a budget hotel in Patras;  and
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/aesop0.txt The Hare and the Tortoise (in English)]
**6 (six) per diem of USD50.00 (total of USD300.00), to cover any other expenses, including meals and transportation.
**[http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/chambry/352.htm The Hare and the Tortoise (in Ancient Greek)]
*Local candidates (i.e., living in the region of Patras)
**[http://latinviafables.blogspot.gr/2008/07/perry-226-tortoise-and-hare.html The Hare and the Tortoise (in Latin)]
*:The UNDL Foundation will pay 6 (six half per-diem) of USD25.00 (total of USD150.00) for the local candidates living in the region of Patras.  
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/aesop2.txt The Hare and the Tortoise (in UNL)]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/aesop3.txt AESOP-3 (UNLization exercise)]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/aesop4.txt AESOP-4 (NLization exercise)]
*Slides
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/day1.pdf Day#1]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/day2.pdf Day#2]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/day3.pdf Day#3]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/day4.pdf Day#4]
**[http://www.unlweb.net.br/school/patras2014/day5.pdf Day#5]
*other
**[http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/greek_ancient.htm Ancient Greek keyboard]
**[http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/latin.htm Latin keyboard]


== Program ==
== Participants ==
The workshop will take 30 hours, from March 10th  to March 14th, 2014, at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, according to the tentative schedule below:
*External participants
March 10th, Monday - Introduction to UNL
**Daniel Maslovsky (Czech)
March 11th, Tuesday - Grammar: inflectional paradigms
**Efi Zacharopoulou (Modern Greek)
March 12th, Wednesday - Grammar: subcategorization frames
**Ewa Czajkowska (Polish)
March 13th, Thursday - Dictionary
**Meritxell Fernandez (Catalan)
March 14th, Friday - Evaluation & Discussion
**Natalia Pavlou (Modern Greek)
**Sigita Dereskeviciute (Lithuanian)
*Participants from the University of Patras
**Vasiliki Saloustrou*
**Georgia-Rengina Loukatou*
**Eirini Kouvara*
**Maria Kotopouli*
**Nikolaos Tsoukalas*
**Anna Loukopoulou*
**Foteini Papadimitriou*
**Stamatia Androna*
**Evangelos Katsarelis*
**Katerina Ntotsika*
**Aikaterini Tsiouma
**Panagiota Taktikou
**Eleni Metheniti
**Maria Antonopoulou
**Filippos-Panagiotis Xyrafas
**Anastasia Glaraki
**Nikolitsa Glaraki
*Organization
**Athina Papachrysostomou
**Ronaldo Martins (UNL)
**Sameh Alansary (Arabic)
<nowiki>*</nowiki>funded by the UNDL Foundation


== Certification ==
== Certification ==
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== Local Organization ==
== Local Organization ==
Dr Athina Papachrysostomou<br />
Dr Athina Papachrysostomou<br />
Department of Philology
Department of Philology<br />
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<br />
University of Patras, Patras, Greece
University of Patras, Patras, Greece
== UNL and the UNDL Foundation ==
The UNDL Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, which has received, from the United Nations, the mandate for implementing the Universal Networking Language (UNL). The UNL is an artificial language that has been used for several different tasks in natural language engineering, such as machine translation, multilingual document generation, summarization, information retrieval and semantic reasoning. It has been, since 1996, a unique initiative to reduce language barriers and strengthen cross-cultural communication in the framework of the UN.
== Further Information ==
For further information, please contact:<br />
Ronaldo Martins, PhD<br />
Language Resources Manager<br />
r.martins@undlfoundation.org
== Notes ==
<references />

Latest revision as of 07:51, 14 March 2014

The XIV UNL School will take place at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, from March 10th to 14th, 2014. The workshop is dedicated to the development of the grammatical resources for the processing of the following languages:

Important Dates

  • Application deadline: Jan 12, 2014
  • Notification of accepted candidates: Jan 21, 2014
  • XIV UNL School: Mar 10-14, 2014

Dedication

The XIV UNL School is dedicated to the memory of Olga Vartzioti.

Goals

The main goal of the XIV UNL School is to extend the number of languages participating in the UNL Program, by creating the corresponding basic dictionaries and corpora, as well as the morphological modules of the grammar (inflectional paradigms and subcategorization frames) .

Program

The workshop will take 30 hours, from March 10th to March 14th, 2014, at the University of Patras, in Patras, Greece, according to the tentative schedule below:

  • March 10th, Monday - Introduction to UNL and Corpus
  • March 11th, Tuesday - Grammar: morphology
  • March 12th, Wednesday - Dictionaries
  • March 13th, Thursday - Grammar: syntax
  • March 14th, Friday - Evaluation & Discussion

Material

Participants

  • External participants
    • Daniel Maslovsky (Czech)
    • Efi Zacharopoulou (Modern Greek)
    • Ewa Czajkowska (Polish)
    • Meritxell Fernandez (Catalan)
    • Natalia Pavlou (Modern Greek)
    • Sigita Dereskeviciute (Lithuanian)
  • Participants from the University of Patras
    • Vasiliki Saloustrou*
    • Georgia-Rengina Loukatou*
    • Eirini Kouvara*
    • Maria Kotopouli*
    • Nikolaos Tsoukalas*
    • Anna Loukopoulou*
    • Foteini Papadimitriou*
    • Stamatia Androna*
    • Evangelos Katsarelis*
    • Katerina Ntotsika*
    • Aikaterini Tsiouma
    • Panagiota Taktikou
    • Eleni Metheniti
    • Maria Antonopoulou
    • Filippos-Panagiotis Xyrafas
    • Anastasia Glaraki
    • Nikolitsa Glaraki
  • Organization
    • Athina Papachrysostomou
    • Ronaldo Martins (UNL)
    • Sameh Alansary (Arabic)

*funded by the UNDL Foundation

Certification

The UNDL Foundation will issue a Certificate of Participation, upon evaluation, for all the participants.

Local Organization

Dr Athina Papachrysostomou
Department of Philology
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Patras, Patras, Greece

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