CALL FOR COURSE AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS 

35th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information        29 July – 
9 August 2024, Leuven, Belgium
              https://2024.esslli.eu/
(Please note that the Website is not currently online, but will soon be.)

Important Dates
===============
1 December 2023:
         * Deadline for submitting Workshop Titles
15 December 2023:
          * Deadline for submitting Workshop proposals
          * Deadline for submitting Course Titles
12 January 2024:
          * Deadline for submitting Course proposals

9 February 2024: Notification sent to Workshop proposers
4 March 2024: Notification sent to Course proposers

The deadline for Workshop submissions and notification differs from those for 
Course submissions and notification, to allow participants who need a visa to 
attend a workshop, sufficient time to apply for one.


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, when 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 levels that run from 
foundational to introductory to advanced, 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 on 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 2024 are invited in all areas of 
Logic, Linguistics and Computer Science. 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 ESSLLIorganizers 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 can be 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 in the previous year will have a lower 
priority of being accepted in the current year.

Proposals must be in PDF format and include all the following information:

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 required of course proposers:
    a. Will the course appeal to students outside of the main discipline of
        the course?
    b. What experience does the proposer have in presenting an intensive
        one-week interdisciplinary setting?
    c. What evidence is there that the course proposer is an excellent
        lecturer?

5. Information required of workshop organizers:
    a. Information on relevant preceding meetings and events, if applicable
    b. Information about potential external funding for participants.


Submission Information
======================

Workshops
---------------
By 1 December 2023, proposers are asked to submit (via EasyChair) at least the 
name(s) of the instructor(s), the ESSLLI area+course level and a title and 
short abstract for the proposed workshop.

By 15 December 2023, proposers must complete their submission by uploading a 
PDF with the actual proposal as detailed above.

Courses
-----------
By 15 December 2023, proposers are asked to submit (via EasyChair) at least the 
name(s) of the instructor(s), the ESSLLI area+course level and a title and 
short abstract for the proposed course.

By 12 January 2024, course proposers must complete their submission by 
uploading a PDF with the actual proposal as detailed above.

Submission Portal
=================

Please submit your proposals to  
    https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esslli2024

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 it in your 
proposal.


Organizing Committee
====================

Tim Van de Cruys (KU Leuven, Department of Linguistics) (chair)
Lorenz Demey (KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy)
Marie-Francine (Sien) Moens (KU Leuven, Department of Computer Science)
Walter Schaeken (KU Leuven Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences)
Hans Smessaert (KU Leuven, Department of Linguistics)
Dirk Speelman (KU Leuven, Department of Linguistics)

Program Committee
=================

Bonnie Webber (Edinburgh University) (chair)
Marie-Francine (Sien) Moens (KU Leuven) (local co-chair)

Area Chairs Language and Computation (LaCo)
-------------------------------------------

Tatjana Scheffler (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Carina Silberer (IMS Stuttgart)
Ivan Vulic (Cambridge University)

Area Chairs Language and Logic (LaLo)
-------------------------------------

Heather Burnett (CNRS)
Dan Lassiter (Edinburgh University)
Bob van Tiel (Radboud University, Nijmegen)

Area Chairs Logic and Computation (LoCo)
----------------------------------------

Beniamino Accattoli (INRIA)
Louwe Kuijer (University of Liverpool)
Fan Yang (Utrecht University)


ESSLLI Steering Committee
=========================

Jakub Szymanik (University of Trento) (chair)
Phokion Kolaitis (University of California, Santa Cruz) (vice-chair)
Roman Kuznets (TU Wien) (secretary)
Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh (University College London)
Lonneke van der Plas (Idiap) 

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tatjana Scheffler (she/her)
GB 5/157
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Fakultät für Philologie, Germanistik
Universitätsstraße 150 
44801 Bochum
Germany

Mail: tatjana.scheff...@rub.de
Web: http://staff.germanistik.rub.de/digitale-forensische-linguistik/
Tel.: +49 234 32-21471

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