PARSEME/ENeL Workshop on MWE Lexicons
Event title: PARSEME/ENeL workshop on MWE e-lexicons
Location: University of Skopje, Barrack 1, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE), Rudjer Boskovic Street, 16 (at the most western end of the street, near the Faculty of Dramatics Arts), Skopje, FYR Macedonia
Dates: 5-6 April 2016 (co-located with PARSEME’s 6th general meeting on 7-8 April in Struga)
Hosting Institution: University Sts Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Skopje, FYR Macedonia
Workshop Organizers: Simon Krek, Carole Tiberius, Carla Parra Escartín, Agata Savary
Local Organizer: Katerina Zdravkova
Participants: about 20 experts: 10 from ENeL and 10 from PARSEME
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
| 9:00-9:30 | Presentation Welcome by workshop leaders and presentation round (max. 1 min. per participant) |
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| 9:30-10:00 | Session 1: MWEs from a lexicographical perspective – a global view Construction of MWE lexicographical resources. Presentation of frameworks and standards used in Lexicography. Some demos of how lexicographers work |
| 10:30-11:00 | coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Session 2: MWEs from a Natural Language Processing perspective – a global view Brief introduction to some NLP tools and applications. How can MWE lexicons improve them? How can NLP tools help in MWE lexicon construction? |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-15:00 | Session 3: PARSEME meets ENeL Plenary interactive demos of MWE resources and tools of the ENeL community – Sketch engine, some MWE dictionaries and more |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30-17:30 | Session 4: ENeL meets PARSEME Plenary interactive demos of MWE-aware NLP tools of the PARSEME community – mwetoolkit, Leximir, Unitex, a tool using MWE lexicons as input (to confirm) |
| 19:00- | Visit to the mother Theresa’s house [tbc] and dinner |
| 9:00-10:30 | Session 5: Towards ENeL/PARSEME synergies – hands-on work I Working in groups with people from both communities Drafting specifications of an ideal NLP-supported lexicographic framework |
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| 13:00-11:00 | coffee break |
| 11:00-12:30 | Session 6: Towards PARSEME/ENeL synergies – hands-on work II Working in groups with people from both communities Drafting specifications of an ideal MWE resource that would be useful in different NLP applications |
| 12:30-13:30 | lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | Final discussion and conclusions
Comparing specifications from sessions I and II and discussing the reasons of divergences |
| 15:00-16:00 | Prepare to leave… |
| 16:00- | Trip to Struga / back home |
***On Monday, 4 April, a warming up meeting will be organized in the late afternoon. Some optional trips will be soon announced for those arriving earlier.
Reimbursement: In order to apply for the reimbursement for this meeting, please accept the invitation that will be sent to you via e-COST before the meeting. After the meeting, fill in the reimbursement form that will be available online via the COST system and send electronically all relevant signed documents to the Grant Holder, as indicated in the reimbursement form. Before making any arrangements PLEASE READ general rules for the reimbursement described also in the Vademecum, pp. 19-23. External members (who have not received the e-COST invitation) can also participate freely but will not be reimbursed for their travel and stay and should contact the organisers in advance.
Recommended hotels near FCSE are given below. The precise prices will be negociated according to the number of guests. A booking form will be available on-line soon. In order to benefit from negociated rates, please, use the form, do not book on your own.
- Hotel Karpoš (http://www.hotelkarpos.com.mk/), 600 m; 4 stars, 7.6 at booking.com; capacity: 59 rooms @ 40m2 and more; free facilities: parking, sauna, fitness; regular prices for B&B: single room – 69 EUR, double room – 80 EUR
- Hotel Dolce International (http://hoteldolce.mk/), 1500 m; 4 stars, 8.0 at booking.com; capacity: 20 rooms; free facilities: parking, fitness; regular prices for B&B: single room – 45 EUR, double room – 60 EUR
- Hotel City Park (http://www.hotelcitypark.com.mk/mk.htm), 1500 m; 4 stars, 9.1 at booking.com; capacity: 11 rooms; free facilities: parking; regular prices for B&B: single room – 75 EUR, double room – 90 EUR
- Hotel Tim’s Skopje (http://tims.com.mk/), 1200 m; 3 stars, 8.5 at booking.com; capacity: 10 rooms, 4 studios; regular prices for B&B: single room – 53 EUR, double room – 63 EUR
- TCC Grand Plaza Hotel (http://tccgrandplaza.com/), 1000 m; 5 stars, 7.4 at booking.com; capacity: 56 rooms; free facilities: parking; regular prices for B&B: single room – 85 EUR, double room – 95 EUR
Additional hotels near FCSE:
- Hotel Monako (http://hotelmonako.com/), B&B, single room – 40 EUR
- Hotel Skopje (http://www.hotelskopje.mk/), B&B, single room – 44 EUR
- Various apartments available through booking.com or airbnb.com