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International Conference 'New Trends in Translation and Technology'
(NeTTT)
Rhodes Island, Greece, 28-30 September 2020
Second Call for Papers and Registration is open!
The conference
The forthcoming International Conference ‘New Trends in Translation and
Technology’ (NeTTT’2020) will take place on the island of Rhodes,
Greece, 28-30 September 2020.
The objective of the conference is to bring together academics in
linguistics, translation studies, machine translation, translation tools
and natural language processing, as well as developers, practitioners,
language service providers and vendors who work on or are interested in
different aspects of technology for translation. The conference will be
a distinctive event for discussing the latest developments and practices
in translation and technology. NeTTT’2020 invites all professionals who
would like to learn about recent trends, present their latest work,
and/or share their experiences in the field; the conference will be an
idea place to establish business and research contacts, collaborations
and new ventures.
The conference will feature a research track and an industry track and
will take the form of presentations (peer-reviewed research and industry
presentations, as well as keynote speeches), and posters. The authors of
the accepted abstracts will be offered the opportunity to write up full
papers which will be published as open-access conference e-proceedings.
NeTTT’2020 will be preceded by a two-day summer school on Neural Machine
Translation.
Conference topics
We expect contributions to the following topics:
(A) Research track
Submissions are invited for papers reporting on original work related to
any topic regarding the latest technology used in machine translation
(MT), human translation, computer-assisted translation (CAT),
audiovisual translation (AVT), localisation and interpreting. Research
papers should have a strong theoretical and/or methodological
contribution or should report significant research results. Topics
include, but are not limited to, the following:
Machine Translation (any MT-related research activity including Neural
Machine Translation, from development to human factors, MT in literary
texts, MT in AVT, MT in localisation, MT and creative texts, MT and
interpreting)
CAT tools (Translation Memory (TM) systems, integration of MT in TM
systems)
Quality assessment and quality control
MT evaluation techniques, metrics, and evaluation results
Speech Technology
Terminology management
Crowdsourcing
Translation Workflow and Management
Training (to include university programmes on translation and
interpreting and training in this fast-changing industry)
New and emerging language and mobile technologies
Tools and resources that can support the work of translators,
localisers, subtitlers and interpreters, Linguistic resources for MT
e.g. dictionaries, termbases, corpora, etc.
Human and cognitive factors in MT and user interfaces
Ethical issues in translation and technology
NLP support for translation
MT integration with NLP tasks
(B) User track
Submissions are invited for reports on case studies and implementation
experience with translation technology in LSPs, large corporations,
government organisations and NGOs as well as by translation
practitioners. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Integrating MT and computer-assisted translation into the translation
workflow
Translation Memory systems in practice
Integration of Translation Memory with Machine Translation
Terminology tools
QA and MT evaluation in business settings
Post-editing strategies and tools
Legal and ethical issues associated with translation technology (e.g.
copyright, privacy)
Using MT in social media or business communication
Impact of MT on translators’ work: ergonomics, invoicing issues, new
skill sets required
Freelance translators’ independent use of MT
MT and usability
MT in crisis settings
Translation technologies training
Submissions and publication
NeTTT invites two types of abstract submissions:
proposals for oral presentations: 750 words (+ references)
proposals for poster presentations: 500 words (+ references)
These ‘extended abstracts’ will be reviewed by at least two members of
the Programme Committee. The authors of the accepted abstracts will be
offered the opportunity to write up full papers should they wish to, in
addition to being offered a presentation slot at the conference.
Full papers: Full papers will not exceed 7 pages if they are accepted
for oral presentations and 4 pages if accepted as poster presentations.
The submitted full papers will undergo reviewing by two more members of
the Programme Committee who will make suggestions for improvements or
revisions (if applicable) to ensure the quality of the final version.
The final version of the accepted papers will be published in
open-access e-proceedings with an assigned ISBN and DOI.
The submission will be electronic, using the Softconf START conference
management system, and is now available at
https://www.softconf.com/j/nettt2020/. Authors will have to state to
which track they are submitting.
Papers that have been or will be submitted to other conferences or
publications must be marked as such at the time of submission in the
START submission form. A paper to be published at NeTTT must be
withdrawn from other conferences.
Templates:
Submissions are not blind; therefore, authors will state their names and
affiliations. Download the word template for abstract submissions.
Schedule
Submission deadline 1 (extended abstracts for proposals for oral or
poster presentations)
18 May 2020
Notification of acceptance of abstracts
15 June 2020
Submission deadline 2 (optional: full-length papers for publication in
the e-proceedings)
20 July 2020
Notification of acceptance of full papers
17 August 2020
Camera-ready versions due
1 September 2020
Summer School on Neural Machine Translation
26-27 September 2020
NeTTT’2020 conference
28-30 September 2020
Registration
Registration to the conference will be handled through START,
https://www.softconf.com/j/nettt2020/. Registration with START is
required for all attendees: conference presenters, keynote speakers,
conference organisers, volunteers, etc.
Keynote Speakers
Sharon O’Brien, Dublin City University
Marcello Federico, Amazon
Marco Turchi, FBK Trento
Organisation
NeTTT’2000 is organised by the Dimetra Academy for Translators, Greece;
Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting and
Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Greece; Adapt Centre,
Dublin City University, Ireland; Research Group in Computational
Linguistics, University of Wolverhampton, UK; and the Association of
Computational Linguistics, Bulgaria.
Conference Chairs
Sheila Castilho (Dublin City University),
Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University),
Maria Sgourou (Dimetra Academy for Translators, Greece)
Ruslan Mitkov (University of Wolverhampton)
Organising Committee
Ms Rocio Caro (University of Wolverhampton)
Dr Joss Moorkens (Dublin City University)
Ms Foteini Moschi (Metaphrasi)
Mr Nikolai Nikolov (Association of Computational Linguistics)
Ms Maria Stasimioti (Ionian University)
Dr Eva Vanmassenhove (Dublin City University)
Dr Dimitar Shterionov (Dublin City University)
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee features experts on various aspects of
translation and technology for translation. See
https://nettt-conference.com/programme-committee/ for more details.
Sponsors
Wordfast (diamond sponsor), Mitra Translations (gold sponsor),
SketchEngine (gold sponsor), OOOna (gold sponsor), NLG (gold sponsor),
Vistatec (bronze sponsor).
Venue
The conference will take place at the Sheraton Rhodes Resort hotel,
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rhosi-sheraton-rhodes-resort/.
Accommodation
Sheraton Rhodes Resort is a modern, beach-front, 5-star hotel where you
can enjoy your stay in a unique setting. Modernity blends with classic
style and unobstructed sea views from all floors and hotel areas shape
the distinctive character of the hotel, while the high standards of
accommodation and hospitality guarantee a memorable stay. The resort is
located on the main road to the city of Rhodes, approximately 5 km from
the city centre.
As NeTTT delegates you can book your accommodation at Sheraton Rhodes
Resort at preferential rates through a special link on the conference
website https://nettt-conference.com/venue/
Further information and contact details
The conference website is https://nettt-conference.com and will be
updated on a regular basis. For further information, please contact us
at [email protected].
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Dr Vilelmini Sosoni
Senior Lecturer
Ionian University
Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting
Ippokratis Building
Chr. Tsirigotis Square
49100 Corfu
Greece
Tel: +302661087910
Mobile:+306932623733
http://dflti.ionio.gr/user/37
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vilelmini-sosoni/10/9/740
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9583-4651
Skype: vilelmini.sosoni
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