[MT-List] AMTA-2002 Call for Participation

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            --- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---

     The Association for Machine Translation in the Americas

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AMTA-2002 Conference

Location:  Tiburon, California

Dates:  October 8-12, 2002

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The Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA) is =
pleased to announce its fifth biennial conference, planned for October =
8-12, 2002, in Tiburon (near San Francisco), California.

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Conference theme: From Research to Real Users

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Ever since the showdown between Empiricists and Rationalists a decade =
ago at TMI-92, MT researchers have hotly pursued promising paradigms for =
MT, including data-driven approaches (e.g., statistical, example-based) =
and hybrids that integrate these with more traditional rule-based =
components.

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During the same period, commercial MT systems with standard transfer =
architectures have evolved along a parallel and almost unrelated track, =
increasing their coverage (primarily through manual update of their =
lexicons, we assume) and achieving much broader acceptance and usage, =
principally through the medium of the Internet. Web page translators =
have become commonplace; a number of online translation services have =
appeared, including in their offerings both raw and post-edited MT; and =
large corporations have been turning increasingly to MT to address the =
exigencies of global communication.  Still, the output of the =
transfer-based systems employed in this expansion represents but a small =
drop in the ever-growing translation marketplace bucket.

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Now, 10 years later, we wonder if this mounting variety of MT users is =
any better off, and if the promise of the research technologies is being =
realized to any measurable degree.  In this regard, we pose the =
following questions:

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Why aren't any current commercially available MT systems primarily =
data-driven?

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Do any commercially available systems integrate (or plan to integrate) =
data-driven components?

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Do data-driven systems have significant performance or quality issues?

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Can such systems really provide better quality to users, or is their =
main advantage one of fast, facilitated customization?

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If any new MT technology could provide such benefits (somewhat higher =
quality, or facilitated customization), would that be the key to more =
widespread use of MT, or are there yet other more relevant unresolved =
issues, such as system integration?

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If better quality, customization, or system integration aren't the =
answer, then what is it that users really need from MT in order for it =
to be more useful to them?

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We solicit participation on these and other topics related to the =
research, development, and use of MT in the form of original papers, =
demonstrations, workshops, tutorials, and panels. We invite all who are =
interested in MT to participate, including developers, researchers, end =
users, professional translators, managers, and marketing experts. We =
especially invite users to share their experiences, developers to =
describe their novel systems, managers and marketers to talk about what =
is happening in the marketplace, researchers to detail new capabilities =
or methods, and visionaries to describe the future as they see it.  We =
also welcome and encourage participation by members of AMTA's sister =
organizations, AAMT in Asia and EAMT in Europe.=20

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Details regarding the conference may be found on the AMTA Web site:

http://www.amtaweb.org/AMTA2002/

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

Elliott Macklovitch, General Chair

Stephen D. Richardson, Program Chair

Violetta Cavalli-Sforza, Local Arrangements Chair=20

Bob Frederking, Workshops and Tutorials=20

Laurie Gerber, Exhibits Coordinator=20

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AMTA-2002: PAPER AND SYSTEM DESCRIPTION/DEMONSTRATION SUBMISSIONS.

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Authors/system developers are invited to submit presentations in English =
in any of the following three categories:

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1. Theoretical papers: Unpublished papers describing original work on =
all aspects of Machine Translation.  Preference will be given to papers =
that include concrete results and that address the theme of moving MT =
research technology (including, but not limited to, data-driven systems =
or components) into real use.  Papers should not be longer than 10 =
pages, with minimum character font size of 11 pt.

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2. User studies: Studies of users' experiences with implementing MT or =
testing its applicability to some task.  Of particular interest are =
experiences deploying new or advanced MT technology in a production =
context.  Users, managers, and sales/marketing professionals are =
especially welcome to submit.  Studies should not be longer than 8 =
pages, with minimum character font size of 11 pt.

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3. System descriptions with optional system demonstrations: Approx. 25 =
minutes will be allocated per system description/demo.  Submissions =
should not be longer than 4 pages. The goal of system descriptions is to =
educate participants about the features and functionality of current and =
emerging MT systems. Sales presentations are not appropriate. The =
following information should be provided in each system description;

-  name and contact information of system builder

-  system category (research, pre-market prototype, or commercially =
available)

-  system characteristics (e.g., languages, domains, =
integration/networking features)

If a system demonstration is included, please provide the following =
information:

-  hardware platform and operating system

-  name and contact information of system operations specialist

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First page: All submissions should include a separate title page with =
the following information:

- paper title,

- author(s)' name(s), address(es), telephone and fax numbers, email =
address(es),

- one-paragraph abstract,

- for theoretical papers: subject area keyword(s)

- for user studies: the words "User study"

- for system descriptions/demos: the words "System description/demo"

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DEADLINES and SCHEDULE:

Submissions due at address below:   April 15, 2002 (Monday)

Notification of acceptance:         May 31, 2002 (Friday)

Final versions of papers due:       July 15, 2002 (Monday)

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Electronic submissions are strongly preferred.  They should be sent to:

     email address: steveri@microsoft.com

     subject line: AMTA-2002 submission

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in one of the following formats:

     Microsoft Word (RTF format)

     PostScript

     ASCII plain text

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Hardcopy submissions (please send four (4) copies):

AMTA-2002: Stephen D. Richardson

Microsoft Research

One Microsoft Way

Redmond, WA 98052

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--- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Association for =
Machine
Translation in the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
  style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Americas</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>AMTA-2002 Conference</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Location:&nbsp; </span></font><font size=3D2
  face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>Tiburon</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>,
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>California</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Dates:&nbsp; </span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>October
 8-12, 2002</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>The Association for Machine Translation in =
the Americas
(AMTA) is pleased to announce its fifth biennial conference, planned for
October 8-12, 2002, in Tiburon (near San Francisco), =
California.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Conference theme: <u>From Research to Real =
Users</u></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Ever since the showdown between Empiricists =
and
Rationalists a decade ago at TMI-92, MT researchers have hotly pursued
promising paradigms for MT, including data-driven approaches (e.g.,
statistical, example-based) and hybrids that integrate these with more
traditional rule-based components.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

During the same period, commercial MT systems =
with
standard transfer architectures have evolved along a parallel and almost
unrelated track, increasing their coverage (primarily through manual =
update of
their lexicons, we assume) and achieving much broader acceptance and =
usage,
principally through the medium of the Internet. Web page translators =
have
become commonplace; a number of online translation services have =
appeared,
including in their offerings both raw and post-edited MT; and large
corporations have been
turning increasingly to MT to address the exigencies of global =
communication.
&nbsp;Still, the output of the transfer-based systems employed in this
expansion represents but a small drop in the ever-growing translation
marketplace bucket.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Now, 10 years later, we wonder if this =
mounting
variety of MT users is any better off, and if the promise of the =
research
technologies is being realized to any measurable degree.&nbsp; In this =
regard,
we pose the following questions:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Why aren't any current commercially available =
MT
systems primarily data-driven?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Do any commercially available systems =
integrate (or
plan to integrate) data-driven components?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Do data-driven systems have significant =
performance
or quality issues?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Can such systems really provide better =
quality to
users, or is their main advantage one of fast, facilitated =
customization?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>If any new MT technology could provide such =
benefits
(somewhat higher quality, or facilitated customization), would that be =
the key
to more widespread use of MT, or are there yet other more relevant =
unresolved
issues, such as system integration?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>If better quality, customization, or system
integration aren't the answer, then what is it that users really need =
from MT
in order for it to be more useful to them?</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

We solicit participation on these and other =
topics
related to the research, development, and use of MT in the form of =
original
papers, demonstrations, workshops, tutorials, and panels. We invite all =
who are
interested in MT to participate, including developers, researchers, end =
users,
professional translators, managers, and marketing experts. We especially =
invite
users to share their experiences, developers to describe their novel =
systems,
managers and marketers to talk about what is happening in the =
marketplace,
researchers to detail new capabilities or methods, and visionaries to =
describe
the future as they see it. &nbsp;We also welcome and encourage =
participation by
members of AMTA's sister organizations, AAMT in Asia
and EAMT in Europe.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Details regarding the conference may be found =
on the
AMTA Web site:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#003300" face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#003300'><a
href=3D"http://www.amtaweb.org/AMTA2002/">http://www.amtaweb.org/AMTA2002=
/</a></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>&nbsp;</span><=
/font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Elliott Macklovitch, General =
Chair</span></font></p>

Stephen D. Richardson, Program =
Chair

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Violetta Cavalli-Sforza, Local Arrangements =
Chair </span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Bob Frederking, Workshops and Tutorials =
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Laurie Gerber, Exhibits Coordinator =
</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>AMTA-2002: PAPER AND SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION/DEMONSTRATION SUBMISSIONS.</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Authors/system developers are invited to =
submit presentations
in English in any of the following three categories:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

1. Theoretical papers: Unpublished papers =
describing
original work on all aspects of Machine Translation.&nbsp; Preference =
will be
given to papers that include concrete results and that address the theme =
of
moving MT research technology (including, but not limited to, =
data-driven
systems or components) into real use.&nbsp; Papers should not be longer =
than 10
pages, with minimum character font size of 11 pt.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

2. User studies: Studies of users&#8217; =
experiences
with implementing MT or testing its applicability to some task. &nbsp;Of
particular interest are experiences deploying new or advanced MT =
technology in
a production context. &nbsp;Users, managers, and sales/marketing =
professionals
are especially welcome to submit.&nbsp; Studies should not be longer =
than 8
pages, with minimum character font size of 11 pt.

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

3. System descriptions with optional system
demonstrations: Approx. 25 minutes will be allocated per system
description/demo.&nbsp; Submissions should not be longer than 4 =
pages.&nbsp;The
goal of system descriptions is to educate participants about the =
features and
functionality of current and emerging MT systems. Sales presentations =
are not
appropriate. The following information should be provided in each system =
description;

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- &nbsp;name and contact information of =
system
builder</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- &nbsp;system category (research, pre-market
prototype, or commercially available)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- &nbsp;system characteristics (e.g., =
languages,
domains, integration/networking features)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>If a system demonstration is included, please
provide the following information:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- &nbsp;hardware platform and operating =
system</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>-&nbsp; name and contact information of =
system
operations specialist</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>First page: All submissions should include a
separate title page with the following information:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- paper title,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- author(s)' name(s), address(es), telephone =
and fax
numbers, email address(es),</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- one-paragraph abstract,</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- for theoretical papers: subject area =
keyword(s)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- for user studies: the words &quot;User =
study&quot;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>- for system descriptions/demos: the words
&quot;System description/demo&quot;</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>DEADLINES and SCHEDULE:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Submissions due at address below:&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>April
 15, 2002</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> (Monday)</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Notification of =
acceptance:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier =
New"><span
 style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>May 31, =
2002</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
(Friday)</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Final versions of papers
due:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>July
 15, 2002</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> (Monday)</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Electronic submissions are strongly =
preferred.&nbsp;
They should be sent to:</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;email address: <a
href=3D"mailto:steveri@microsoft.com">steveri@microsoft.com</a></span></f=
ont></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; subject line: =
AMTA-2002
submission</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>in one of the following =
formats:</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Microsoft Word (RTF =
format)</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PostScript</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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text</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Hardcopy submissions (please send four (4) =
copies):</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>AMTA-2002: Stephen D. =
Richardson</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Microsoft Research</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>One Microsoft Way</span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>Redmond</span></font><font size=3D2
 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>, =
</span></font><font
  size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier =
New"'>WA</span></font><font
 size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>
 </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3D"Courier New"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>98052</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:"Courier New"'>USA</span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3D"Courier New"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span></font></p>

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font-family:"Courier New"'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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