amta-98 ( machine translation ) amta-98 : machine translation and the information soup ( mt in a growing field of language technologies ) the sheraton bucks county hotel langhorne , pennsylvania october 28-31 , 1998 organized by amta - association for machine translation in the americas the association for machine translation in the americas is pleased to convene its third conference in the biennial series , to be held at the sheraton bucks county hotel in langhorne , pa , on 28-31 october , with tutorials and welcoming reception on wednesday , october 28 . the mt summit last year commemorated the 50th anniversary of machine translation . during that time , mt grew from a tantalizing dream to a respectable and stable scientific-linguistic enterprise , with users , commercial systems , university research , and government participation . but until very recently , mt has been performed in a relatively isolated manner , as a distinct enterprise . this situation is changing rapidly . the explosive growth of the web has brought multilingual text into the reach of nearly everyone with a computer . it is increasingly urgent that the various types of language processing technologies - - information retrieval , automated summarization , multimodal and multilingual display , and machine translation - - be interconnected . amta invites all who are interested in any aspect of machine translation - - developers , researchers , users , and watchers - - to attend the conference in october . at amta-98 we will focus on methods of integrating the language technologies , with invited speakers , panel discussions , papers by researchers and developers , workshops , tutorials , and more . participation by members of amta 's sister organization , aamt in asia and eamt in europe , is strongly encouraged . and people working in related areas , such as information retrieval and summarization , are very welcome to attend . registration form a copy of the amta-98 registration form will soon be posted on the web at : http : / / www . isi . edu / natural-language / amta98 . html the program once again there will be something for everyone ! retaining the pattern of parallel sessions established by its predecessors , amta-98 will offer a mixture of : - invited talks - panels on current and debated issues - practical and theoretical papers - tutorials - live theater-style system demonstrations - exhibits of systems and products featured speakers - situating mt in the information ( language technology ) soup - commercial demands on mt - what can mt technology deliver ? - integration of mt with other language tools special sessions - mt related language technologies - automatic extraction of bilingual lexicons - the future of the lexicon in mt panels - new users : implementing mt technology - the amta / iamt seal of approval : sorting the good from the bad - future needs : breaking the quality ceiling system demonstrations demonstrations will be given both in a theater-style setting as part of the regular program and on tabletops , where non-commercial systems will be presented on an announced schedule . demonstrations will occur in parallel with the research paper sessions . research papers papers on a variety of topics , written and presented by researchers , practitioners and users of machine translation and related language technologies will be presented in sessions parallel to the system demonstrations . exhibits in addition to the scheduled demonstrations , vendor booths will showcase commercial products on an ongoing basis throughout the conference . tutorials participants may choose from a number of tutorials to be held in the morning and the afternoon of wednesday , 28 october . accommodations : the sheraton bucks county hotel - langhorne , pa conveniently located in an area renowned for its beauty , history and culture , the sheraton bucks county hotel offers easy access to philadelphia , new york and new jersey . just off i-95 and route 1 , northeast of philadelphia , it is minutes away from planes , trains and turnpikes , right in the heart of berenstein bears countryside . guests are surrounded by unique shopping , sightseeing and enter - tainment opportunities including sesame place , peddler 's village , and the franklin mills mall , and minutes away from historic new hope . atlantic city and the pennsylvania dutch country are easy day trips . this recently built , colonial style hotel has 187 - rooms . accommodations include luxurious suites for corporate lodging and entertaining , and an executive floor . spacious guest rooms are soundproof and feature individually controlled air conditioning , direct two-line touch-tone phones , cable tv with remote control , and coffee makers . the elegant hospitality is complete with valet parking , a hair salon for men and women , valet service , gift shop , video game room , fully-equipped spa with indoor pool , state-of - the-art exercise equipment , jacuzzi , steam room and sauna . guests and members may receive individualized expert assistance with their fitness programs . further information will be available from : http : / / www . isi . edu / natural-language / amta98 . html related events - wednesday , welcoming reception in exhibit area ( complementary ) - friday , banquet at the university of pennsylvania museum - saturday , optional tour of historic downtown philadelphia area : independence mall , liberty bell , etc . additional information please contact eduard hovy at the address below if you have further questions about the program , site , or accommodations , or to request the amta-98 registration packet , which includes a map and directions for ground transportation . for more information as it becomes available , as well as a printable copy of the amta-98 registration form , see : http : / / www . isi . edu / natural-language / amta98 . html organizers conference chair eduard hovy usc information sciences institute 4676 admiralty way marina del rey , ca 90292-6695 usa tel : + 1-310 - 822-1511 ext . 731 fax : + 1-310 - 823-6714 email : hovy @ isi . edu program chairs laurie gerber systran software , inc . 7855 fay avenue , suite 300 la jolla , ca 92037 usa tel : + 1-619 - 459-6700 ext . 119 fax : + 1-619 - 459-8487 email : lgerber @ systransoft . com david farwell computing research laboratory new mexico state university box 3001 / 3crl las cruces , new mexico 88003 usa tel : + 1-505 - 646-5108 fax : + 1-505 - 646-6218 email : david @ crl . nmsu . edu local arrangements chair martha palmer department of computer and information science university of pennsylvania 200 s . 33rd street philadelphia , pa 19104 tel : + 1-215 - 898-2661 fax : + 1-215 - 898-0587 email : mpalmer @ linc . cis . upenn . edu exhibits coordinator kim belvin 659 dell street solana beach , ca 92075 tel : + 1-619 - 481-8446 fax : + 1-619 - 350-8613 amta focal point deborah becker association for machine translation in the americas 1201 pennsylvania avenue , n . w . , suite 300 washington , dc 20004 usa tel / fax : + 1-703 - 716-0912 email : amta @ clark . net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - eduard hovy email : hovy @ isi . edu usc information sciences institute tel : 310-822 - 1511 ext 731 4676 admiralty way fax : 310-823 - 6714 marina del rey , ca 90292-6695 project homepage : http : / / www . isi . edu / natural-language / nlp-at - isi . html