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The Global Wordnet Association welcomes bids from potential organizers of the 13th Global Wordnet Conference in January 2025. The deadline for submitting a proposal is March 31th, 2024. Bids will be considered by the GWA Board and a decision will be announced April 30th, 2022. Proposals must consider and, where appropriate, address the following criteria: * Expected size: 50-100 people * Logistics – Convenient and reasonably priced international flight connections – Inexpensive lodging for participants on small budgets * Date – Projected date: January 2025 – Conference length of 4 days * Participants/Content – We encourage efforts to expand participation beyond the current wordnet community – We encourage co-located tutorials, workshops, panels, hackathons, shared tasks and other events * Proceedings – Local organizers are the main editors of the proceedings – Proceedings must get an ISBN number and must be freely downloadable from the GWA website – Proceedings should be registered in the ACL Anthology (the GWA board will help with this). * Budget and Fees (this is a model; variations can be proposed and discussed) – Fee structure: – Aim to keep to 200 EUROs maximum for regular participants – Reduced fee for students and participants from countries with little funding – Fees include GWA membership to be transferred to GWA (see below)– Participants fees also cover: – proceedings (electronic & ISBN) – coffee breaks – lunches (depending on local costs), – Fees do not necessarily cover: – accommodation – dinners – local transport from hotel pick-up points to conference – Optional additional fee to cover: – banquet – excursion * Costs to be borne by the local organizer: – meeting rooms and equipment rental – local support staff * Sponsorship: the organizer is encouraged to find sponsors – Invited speaker(s) from the international community, to be selected by the organizers in consultation with the GWA board. * Board and the local organizers: – Number of speakers determined by the availability of financial support. – Local organizers may additionally invite and sponsor one or more local speakers, in consultation with the GWA Board. * Financial responsibility: – The GWA cannot contribute financially or assume any financial responsibility – Financial responsibility rests entirely with the local organizer – Early registration to reduce risk is encouraged – Enforce policy of inclusion of papers in proceedings after early registration of at least one author * Program committee: – GWA Board – Chairs: German Rigau and Francis Bond – The reviewing will include a best paper award – Program Committee to be composed before Call for Papers Please send your bids to German Rigau <[email protected]> and Francis Bond <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
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