[Indic-computing-users] IWTDIL 2003: Call for Participation

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		SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TECHNOLOGY=20
		DEVELOPMENT IN INDIAN LANGUAGES (IWTDIL 2003)

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		COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION UNIT
			INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE,=20
			203, BARRACKPORE TRUNK ROAD
			BARANAGAR, KOLKATA 700108
				INDIA

				JANUARY 22-24, 2003

				CALL  FOR  PARTICIPATION

OBJECTIVE
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For several years the CVPR Unit of ISI, Kolkata has been active in=20
pioneering research on various areas related to Language Technology,=20
including Document Analysis, Speech Processing and Natural Language=20
Processing. Under the initiative of the Ministry of Information=20
Technology, Govt. of India, this Unit has been selected as a Resource=20
Centre for Technology Development in Indian Languages, with special=20
emphasis on Bangla. As a part of this project, we are organising the 2nd=20
International Workshop on Technology Development in Indian Languages=20
(IWTDIL 2003) consisting a series of lectures by eminent scientists on th=
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subject. The goals of this workshop are:

=B7 	to make scholars aware of recent research, developments and applicat=
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	of Indian languages technologies

=B7 	to encourage research on Indian language technology, and to explore =
new=20
	applications of the existing technologies

=B7 	to establish contact with both international and national experts=20
	working on various aspects of language technology

=B7 	to consider opportunities for collaborative research and development

REGISTRATION:=20
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Registration is compulsory for all participants. NO REGISTRATION FEE IS=20
REQUIRED. Only 40 participants will be registered on 'first-come first=20
serve' basis. LAST DATE FOR RECEIVING COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM: 15TH=20
DECEMBER 2002. Registration through E-mail is encouraged.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:=20
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Research Fellow, College University teachers and others who are working i=
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the above mentioned fileds in various institutes and labs.

ACCOMMODATION:=20
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Registered participants will be provided free accommodation and foods.

VENUE: =20
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CVPR Unit's Seminar Room, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

PROCEEDING:=20
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Lectures of the invited speakers will be published in the form of a=20
proceeding

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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K.B. Sinha, India,  Chairman
M.G.K. Menon, India
C.R. Rao, USA
K. Yamamoto, Japan
N. Bhattacharya, India
H. Bunke, Switzerland
D. Dutta Majumdar, India
J.K. Ghosh, India
R.M. Haralick, USA
J.P. Hanton, France
A. Joshi, USA
R. Kasturi, USA
U.N. Singh, India
P. Hall, UK
A. McEnery, UK

ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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B.B. Chaudhuri, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India, Chair
S.K. Parui, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India, Convenor
Umapada Pal, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Sarbani Palit, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Mandar Mitra, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Ujjwal Bhattacharya, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Utpal Garain, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Anirban Roy Chaudhuri, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Niladri Sekhar Dash, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Tamaltaru Pal, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Bhargab Bhattacharya, MIU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Anil Kumar Chand, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Ashoke Kumar Dutta, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Srirupa Das, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India
Soumen Chawdhury, CVPRU, ISI, Kolkata, India

LIST OF SPEAKERS (Subject to last minute change)
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A. Belaid, INRIA, France
H. Somers, UMIST, UK
V. Govindaraju, USA
P. Hall, Open Univ. UK
F. Kimura, Mie Univ. Japan
K. Samudravijaya, TIFR, India
R. Sangal, IIIT, Hyd, India
R.M.K. Sinha, IITK, India
P. Bhattacharya, IITB, India
P.V.S. Rao, Tata Infotech, India
P. Natarajan, BBN Tech, USA
J. Mukherjee, B. Univ. Germany=20
A. Gelbukh Kahn, IPN, Mexico
S. Chakrabarty, IITB, India
R. Singh, Montrel Univ. Canada.
K. Allan, Monas Univ. Australia.
G. Barnbrook, Birmingha Univ. UK
E. Weigand, Univ. M=FCnster, Germany

CONTACT ADDRESS
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Convenor, IWTDIL 2003
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit
Indian Statistical Institute
203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,=20
Baranagar, Kolkata 700108, India.
Phone:  (91)(33)578-1832
Fax    :  (91)(33)577-3035/66808
E-mail:  cv...@is...
URL   :  www.isical.ac.in/~cvpr/events

Sponsor:=20
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This Workshop is sponsored by the Ministry of Information Technology,=20
Govt. of India.

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				IWTDIL 2003
		Second International Workshop on Technology=20
			Development in Indian Languages

	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit
	Indian Statistical Institute
	203, B.T. Raod, Baranagar,
	Kolkata 700108, India

	Date: January 22 - 24, 2003

	1. Name (IN BLOCK LETTERS):
	2. Designation:
	3. Affiliation:
	4. Present area of work:
	5. Postal address:
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	7. Fax :
	8. E-mail:
	9. Accommodation is required in ISI Guest House: Yes [] No []
	10. Choice of Food: Veg. [    ]		Non-veg. [    ]
	11. Any additional information:
	12. Signature

Filled up Registration Form can be send to:=20

	The Convenor, IWTDIL 2003
	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit
	Indian Statistical Institute
	203, Barrackpore Trunk Road,=20
	Baranagar, Kolkata 700108, India.
	Email: cv...@is...

N.B.: Registration Form can be photocopied and distributed among deservin=
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participants.

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