[CogSci] ESSLLI 2019 Course/Workshop Proposals - FINAL CALL

[Jurgis Skilters]

*******FINAL CALL for Course and Workshop Proposals******

31st European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information – ESSLLI 
2019
5-16 August, 2019, Riga, Latvia
http://esslli2019.folli.info/

IMPORTANT DATES
15 June 2018: Proposal submission deadline
15 September 2018: Notification

SUBMISSION PORTAL
Please submit your proposals here:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019

TOPICS AND FORMAT
Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2019 are invited in all 
areas of Logic, Linguistics and Computing Sciences. Cross-disciplinary 
and innovative topics are particularly encouraged. Each course and 
workshop will consist of five 90 minute sessions, offered daily

(Monday-Friday) in a single week. Proposals for two-week courses should 
be structured and submitted as two independent one-week courses, e.g. as 
an introductory course followed by an advanced one. In such cases, the 
ESSLLI program committee reserves the right to accept just one of the 
two proposals.

All instructional and organizational work at ESSLLI is performed 
completely on a voluntary basis, so as to keep participation fees to a 
minimum. However, organizers and instructors have their registration 
fees waived and are reimbursed for travel and accommodation expenses up 
to a level to be determined and communicated with the proposal 
notification. ESSLLI can only guarantee reimbursement for at most one 
course/workshop organizer, and cannot guarantee full reimbursement of 
travel costs for lecturers or organizers from outside of Europe. The 
ESSLLI organizers would appreciate any help in controlling the School’s 
expenses by seeking complete coverage of travel and accommodation 
expenses from other sources.

The organizers want to point out the possibility of an EACSL 
sponsorship, mentioned at the end of this call.

CATEGORIES
Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.

* FOUNDATIONAL COURSES *
Foundational courses are designed to present the basics of a research 
area to people with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be 
pitched at an elementary level, without prerequisites related to the 
topic of the course, though possibly assuming a level of general 
scientific maturity in the relevant discipline. They should enable 
researchers from related disciplines to develop a level of comfort with 
the fundamental concepts and techniques of the course’s topic, thereby 
contributing to the interdisciplinary nature of our research community.

* INTRODUCTORY COURSES *
Introductory courses are central to ESSLLI’s mission. They are intended 
to introduce a research field to students, young researchers, and other 
non-specialists, and to foster a sound understanding of its basic 
methods and techniques. Such courses should enable researchers from 
related disciplines to develop some familiarity with and competence in 
the topic in question. Introductory courses in a cross-disciplinary area 
may presuppose general knowledge of the related disciplines.

* ADVANCED COURSES *
Advanced courses are targeted primarily to graduate students who wish to 
acquire a higher level of understanding in the current research on a 
given topic or in a given field.

* WORKSHOPS *
Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest. 
Workshops organizers are responsible for soliciting papers and selecting 
the workshop program. They are also responsible for publishing 
proceedings if they decide to have proceedings.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
All proposals should closely follow the following guidelines to ensure 
full consideration.

Course and workshop proposals can be submitted by no more than two 
lecturers/organizers and they are presented by no more than these two 
lecturers/organizers. All instructors and organizers must possess a PhD 
or equivalent degree by the submission deadline.

Course proposals should mention explicitly the intended course category.

Proposals for introductory courses should indicate the intended level, 
for example as it relates to standard textbooks and monographs in the 
area. Proposals for advanced courses should specify the prerequisites in 
detail.

Proposals must be submitted in PDF format via: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2019

and include all of the following:

a. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact 
address, email, homepage (optional)

b. General proposal information: Title, area (Language and Computation, 
Language and Logic, or Logic and Computation)

c. Contents information:
Abstract of up to 150 words
Motivation and description (up to two pages)
Tentative outline (or schedule, in the case of workshops)
Expected level and prerequisites
Appropriate references (e.g. textbooks, monographs, proceedings, 
surveys)

d. Practical information:
Relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable
Potential external funding for participants
For workshops, potential invited speakers, if any

EACSL SPONSORSHIP
The EACSL offers to act as a sponsor for one course or workshop in the 
areas of Logic and Computation covered by the Computer Science Logic 
(CSL) conferences. This course or workshop will be designated an EACSL 
course/workshop. If you wish to be considered for this, please indicate 
so on your proposal.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Chair:
Louise McNally (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

Local Co-chair:
Jurģis Šķilters (U. Latvia, Riga)

Area Chairs, Language and Computation:
Kees van Deemter (Utrecht U.)
Raquel Fernández (U. Amsterdam)
Tal Linzen (Johns Hopkins U.)

Area Chairs, Language and Logic:
Heather Burnett (CNRS/U. Paris-Diderot)
Itamar Francez (U. Chicago)
Justyna Grudzińska (U. Warsaw)

Area Chairs, Logic and Computation:
Bob Coecke (Oxford)
Nina Gierasimczuk (Danish Technical U.)
Gabriel Sandu (U. Helsinki)

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Please send any queries to louise dot mcnally at upf dot edu