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Call for Course and Workshop Proposals
34th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information – ESSLLI 2023
31 July–11 August, 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Important Dates
13 January 2023: Course Title submission deadline (mandatory)
20 January 2023: Final submission
3 March 2023: Notification
Introduction
Under the auspices of the Association for Logic, Language, and Information
(FoLLI), the European Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information
(ESSLLI) runs every
year. Except for 2021, where the school was virtual, it runs in a different
European country each year. It takes place over two weeks in the summer, hosts
approximately 50
different courses at both introductory and advanced levels, and attracts around
400 participants from all over the world.
Since 1989, ESSLLI has been providing outstanding interdisciplinary educational
opportunities in the fields of Computer Science, Cognitive Science,
Linguistics, Logic,
Philosophy, and beyond. It comes from a community which recognizes that
advances in our common areas require the contributions of multiple interrelated
disciplines.
The main focus of ESSLLI is the interface between linguistics, logic and
computation, with special emphasis in human linguistic and cognitive ability.
Courses, both
introductory and advanced, cover a wide variety of topics within the combined
areas of interest: Logic and Computation, Computation and Language, and
Language and Logic.
Workshops are also organized, providing opportunities for in-depth discussion
of issues at the forefront of research, as well as a series of invited evening
lectures.
Topics and Format
Proposals for courses and workshops at ESSLLI 2023 are invited in all areas of
Logic, Linguistics and Computer 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 partial or complete
coverage of travel
and accommodation expenses from other sources.
Categories
Each proposal should fall under one of the following categories.
FOUNDATIONAL COURSES
Such courses are designed to present the basics of a research area, to people
with no prior knowledge in that area. They should be of elementary level,
without
prerequisites in the course's topic, 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 comfort and
competence in
the topic considered. 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 level of comfort and understanding in the current research of a field.
WORKSHOPS
Workshops focus on specialized topics, usually of current interest. Workshop
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
Course and workshop proposals should closely follow these 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 of Courses given at ESSLLI the previous year will have a lower
priority of being accepted in the current year.
Proposals must be in PDF format include all of the following:
1. Personal information for each proposer: Name, affiliation, contact address,
email, homepage (optional)
2. General proposal information: Title, category
3. Contents information:
a. Abstract of up to 150 words
b. Motivation and description (up to two pages)
c. Tentative outline
d. Expected level and prerequisites
e. Appropriate references (e.g. textbooks, monographs, proceedings, surveys)
4. Information on the proposer and course:
a. Will your course appeal to students outside of the main discipline of the
course?
b. Include information on your experience in the intensive one-week
interdisciplinary setting
c. Include evidence that the course proposer is an excellent lecturer
5. Information from workshop organizers:
a. Include information on relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable
b. Include information about potential external funding for participants
Submission Information
By January 13, 2023: You are asked to submit in EasyChair at least the name(s)
of the instructor(s), the ESSLLI area+course level and a short abstract.
By January 20: Your submission must be completed by uploading a PDF with the
actual proposal as detailed above.
Submission Portal
Please submit your proposals to
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Childcare
If there is enough interest, ESSLLI will provide information on private child
care services available during the summer school.
EACSL Sponsorship
The EACSL will support one Logic and Computation course or workshop addressing
topics of interest to Computer Science Logic (CSL) conferences. The selected
course or
workshop will be designated an EACSL course/workshop in the programme. If you
wish to be considered for this, please indicate so in your proposal.
Organizing Committee
Slavko Žitnik (University of Ljubljana) (chair)
Špela Vintar (University of Ljubljana)
Timotej Knez (University of Ljubljana)
Mojca Brglez (University of Ljubljana)
Matej Klemen (University of Ljubljana)
Aleš Žagar (University of Ljubljana)
Program Committee
Juha Kontinen (University of Helsinki) (chair)
Kaja Dobrovoljc (University of Ljubljana) (local co-chair)
AREA CHAIRS LANGUAGE AND COMPUTATION (LACO)
Kilian Evang (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Miryam de Lhoneux (KU Leuven)
Shane Steinert-Threlkeld (University of Washington)
AREA CHAIRS LANGUAGE AND LOGIC (LALO)
Ivano Ciardelli (University of Padua)
Agata Renans (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Jacopo Romoli (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
AREA CHAIRS LOGIC AND COMPUTATION (LOCO)
Natasha Alechina (Utrecht University)
Alessandra Palmigiano (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Lutz Straßburger (Inria Saclay & École Polytechnique)
ESSLLI
Steering Committee
Darja Fiser (University of Ljubljana) (chair)
Phokion Kolaitis (University of California, Santa Cruz) (vice-chair)
Roman Kuznets (TU Wien)
Petya Osenova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University) (secretary)
Jakub Szymanik (University of Trento)
