Call for Papers

Euralex 2006


The 12th EURALEX International Congress will be held in Torino Italy, from the 6th to the 9th of September 2006. The Congress organizers are the Faculty of Modern Language and Literature and the Department of Scienze letterarie e filologiche of the University of Torino together with the Accademia della Crusca (Florence).

EURALEX 2006, as previous European Association for Lexicography congresses, brings together professional lexicographers, publishers, researchers, scholars, and others interested in dictionaries of all types. The programme will include plenary lectures, parallel sessions on the topics listed below, software demonstrations, pre-congress tutorials and specialized workshops, a book and software exhibition, and social events for participants and their guests.

Topics


Papers, posters, and software demonstrations are invited on all topics of lexicography including, but not limited to, the following fields, which are the main focus of the congress:
  1. Historical and Scholarly Lexicography and Etymology
  2. Computational Lexicography and Lexicology
  3. The Dictionary-Making Process
  4. Reports on Lexicographical and Lexicological Projects
  5. Bilingual Lexicography
  6. Dialect dictionaries and linguistic atlases
  7. Lexicography for Specialised Languages - Terminology and Terminography
  8. Dictionary Use
  9. Phraseology and Collocation
  10. Lexicological Issues of Lexicographical Relevance
  11. Other topics
The main topics are not meant to exclude any lexicographic topic. Papers, posters, and demonstrations that are relevant to the congress, but which do not fit into any of the categories 1-10, will be reviewed nonetheless and considered for presentation.

Contact Address


Congress Organizers EURALEX 2006
Prof. Carla Marello
Dipartimento di Scienze letterarie e filologiche Università di Torino Via Sant'Ottavio 20 (10124) Torino Italia
e-mail: euralex2006@unito.it
Internet address: www.euralex.org
The information at this location will be kept up to date.

Papers

Individual presentations should be timed for 20 minutes, and will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.
Short papers and project notes
There will be opportunities for short papers and project notes. These will be allowed 20 minutes including discussion period. It is up to the speaker to devote time to discussion or to exploit entirely the 20 minutes for the presentation of his/her paper.

There are no restrictions on language of presentations, but unfortunately it is not possible to offer interpretation.

Software demonstrations
We are particularly interested in well-prepared software demonstrations, presentations of electronic dictionaries, corpora, tools, etc. These demonstrations will be allowed a 20-minute time slot at the congress (they may possibly be presented twice). Technical facilities will be available.

Posters
A poster session is planned. Appropriate facilities will be provided on the Congress site.

Submissions

Submissions may be one of the following types: Contributed papers, Software demonstrations, Posters.
All submissions will be reviewed by two or three members of the referees panel. The programme will be selected by the programme committee.
Authors should send three hard copies before the 30th of October 2005 to the Congress Organiser (see address above). Email submission (to euralex2006@unito.it) is to be used in addition, but the hardcopy submission in three copies is mandatory.
Submissions proposing software demonstrations should include a description of the functions, underlying approach and implementation of the software, possibly an indication of a URL, and hardware/software requirements.

Format

Contributed Papers: front page + 6-8 pages, double-spaced;
Software Demonstrations: front page + 4 pages, double-spaced;
Posters: : front page + 1-2 pages, double-spaced;
In the front page please write only the following items:
At the beginning of the text (first page after the front page) repeat only the title of the paper/software demonstration/poster and the topic category..

Authors whose submissions are accepted have to pay their registration fee (340, 285 or 150 euros, see below) before April 2006 the 1st.
They will receive a style guide for the preparation of the (electronic) final version of the paper to be published in the Proceedings which appear immediately before the congress.
Contributed papers will be allowed up to 10 pages: short papers, project notes, papers relating to Software Demonstrations and posters will be allowed up to 5 pages, in a separate section of the Proceedings.

Important Dates

30 October 2005:
Deadline for receipt of preliminary versions of papers by congress organisers.

1 March 2006:
Despatch of notifications of acceptance/rejection.

1 April 2006:
Deadline for receipt of camera-ready papers for inclusion in the Proceedings (and for authors registration fee payment).

Programme Committee: Carla Marello (I), Rosamund Moon (GB), Janet de Cesaris (E), Geoffrey Williams (F), membri del Comitato Esecutivo Euralex, Manuel Barbera (I) and Nicoletta Maraschio (I), Vice-President of the Accademia della Crusca. Reviewers will include the above, the members of the EURALEX Executive Board, and additional experts.

Pre-EURALEX tutorials: Pre-EURALEX tutorials will be organised. Topics will be announced later
Exhibitions: A book and software exhibition will be organised in the coffee break area of the Congress site. Walk-up-and-use software demonstrations (without presentation, not included in the Proceedings) may be given there; however, participants should bring their own transportable PCs or laptops as there will be no technical support.

Registration: An early subscription bonus, as well as a discount for EURALEX members, will be offered.

FEES (in euros)


Full* 410.00
Reduced fee for payment before 1st May 2006 340.00
EURALEX member* 350.00
Reduced fee for payment before 1st May 2006 285.00
EURALEX IFF member * 185.00
Reduced fee for payment before 1st May 2006     150.00
Student* 150.00
No reduced fee for advanced payment
Visitor** 120.00
No reduced fee for advanced payment



* Standard registration fees include coffee pauses, lunches, 6th September 2006 welcome drink, and one copy of the Congress Proceedings..
** Visitor registration fees include access to the Congress programme, coffee breaks, lunches, and 6th September 2006 welcome drink.
One person accompanying foreign (or coming from far away Italian regions) participants or visitors will be our guest for coffee pauses and lunches.

The programme of social events for participants and their guests will be announced later.

Accommodation Block reservations will be made in the centre of Torino, where the Congress venue is situated.
Minimum-maximum prices per room/night (in euros) in June 2005 (source: Tourist Office):

4 stars     single 165-400         double 200-340
3 stars     single 70-150         double 90-200
2 stars     single 50-100         double 70-125
1 star     single 35-60         double 60-80

*Prices might increase in 2006.
*Early reservation allows a larger and better hotel choice.



PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM FOR EURALEX 2006

To receive the second circular in September 2005, please complete and return this form as soon as possible, and before 31 August 2005, to the following address.


Congress Organizers EURALEX 2006

Prof. Carla Marello
Dipartimento di Scienze letterarie e filologiche
Università di Torino, Via Sant'Ottavio 20 (10124) Torino Italia
e-mail: euralex2006@unito.it

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