acl call theme proposal call theme proposals acl conference th annual meet association computational linguistic university maryland june association computational linguistic encourage submission papers substantial original unpublish research aspect computational linguistics particular aim conference broaden both thematic coverage geographical origin submission end experiment format proportion conference over special session somewhat special issue journal organise around theme propose member nlp community our aim incorporate intensity excitement traditional postconference workshop without replace those workshop expect become traditional set postconference workshop remain separate main meet call invite proposal thematic session accordance consideration below final call paper send early november is thematic session solicit proposal theme provide high quality papers typically form one two session main conference proposer accept theme become chair those session similar responsibility those workshop organiser term arrange review delivery camera ready copy however papers schedule part main session publish part main conference proceedings term subject area coverage expect thematic session closer workshop topic area focus format theme proposals please specify follow chair detail name address email telephone number fax title summary most one page describe propose subject area cite evidence sufficient interest area generate enough high quality submission populate halfday s worth presentation propose review committee each paper submit review least three part proposal suggest potential review committee around ask serve committee proposal accept list demonstrate spread interest area community encourage both international participation participation broad range researcher include both senior member community graduate student theme proposal submit email address provide below informal enquiry work theme direct address advance submission date possible theme topic nlp data mine word segmentation asian language reconcile functional formal approach syntax approach concept speech provide example indication variety topic area consider important dates call issue september theme submission deadline october notification select theme october call papers early november paper submission deadline january notification acceptance march camera ready papers due general submission questions chair acl program ken church robert dale query regard program send acl mrus mq edu au forward both author submission format theme proposal approximately two page length ideally submit ascius email acl mrus mq edu au subject acl theme proposal complicate format standalone latex require additional style file postscript word accept print first try hardcopy proposal fax mail both chair clearly label acl theme proposal proposal receive pm gmt october th ken church co chair robert dale chair att lab research microsoft research institute park ave office d school mpce po box macquarie university florham park nj usa sydney nsw australium kwc research att com robert dale mq edu au tel tel fax fax 