Call for papers

	Document Contents Conference title Submission topics Submission types Poster prize Language of submission Language of presentation Deadlines

This was the Call for papers that was sent out for the conference. The submission period is now over.

Conference title

The conference title for CLiP 2006 will be: 'Literatures, Languages and Cultural Heritage in a digital world'.

Submission topics

We welcome submissions that discuss any aspect of the interface between languages, literature, cultural heritage and Information Technology.

Suitable topics for proposals might include:

• Literary and Linguistic research including
  • text encoding systems
  • digital publishing
  • digital editions
  • digital philology
  • text analysis
  • text corpora
  • linguistics, particularly corpus linguistics
  • new media approaches to the field
• Multilinguism and Multiculturalism
  • access of cultural heritage in a multilingual environment
  • theoretical and practical treatment of issues related to multilinguism and multiculturalism
  • the development of standards/guidelines and generic digital approaches, particularly those appropriate to multilingual and multicultural contexts
• Education and Training
  • the impact of computing on education and training from a multilingual and multicultural perspective
  • the specific role of technology in languages
• Humanities Computing as a field
  • critical evaluation of the role and impact of new technologies on the humanities and its wider social significance
  • the role of humanities computing in fomenting interdisciplinarity
  • international policies for humanities computing
  • humanities computing from a global perspective

Submission types

Papers

Abstract submissions should be of 500-1000 words. The duration of each paper will be 20 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion and questions. Submissions are peer-reviewed.

Posters/demonstrations

These will consist of poster presentations or demonstrations of software and will also be peer-reviewed. They will typically be appropriate for those seeking to demonstrate current projects and other work in progress. Proposals for posters/software demonstrations should be submitted as short abstracts of no more than 250 words. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference in a central area to ensure maximum opportunity for feedback/discussion with other delegates.

Poster prize

A prize will be awarded for the best poster.

Language of submission

Submissions may be in Spanish, Italian, German, French or English.

Language of presentation

Presentations may be given in the language of the accepted abstract. If the language is not English we strongly recommend the use of slides in English to facilitate comprehension. If the language is English, we strongly recommend the use of slides in one of the other languages named above.

Deadlines

The deadlines for CLiP 2006 are listed on the homepage.