Introduction

Controlled natural languages, specifically controlled English, are increasingly replacing logic and other formal languages in practical applications. Examples are

Computer Processable English CPE (Pulman et al.) that has been used for specifications and for planning.

PROSPER (Holt, Klein et al.) that uses controlled English for the verification of hardware designs.

Attempto Controlled English ACE (Fuchs et al.) that has been used for software specifications and will be used for the description of medical diseases, for web design, for program synthesis and for teaching logic.

Objectives

The aim of the workshop is first to further the contact between groups working in this field, second to exchange ideas concerning language design and implementation, third to report on practical applications, and fourth to assess the viability of controlled languages for various application domains.

Please note that the main focus of this workshop should be on applications other than technical documentation, as the latter is already covered by the series of workshops CLAW that took place in 1996, 1998, and 2000.

Call for Papers

PACONAL'2001 is a workshop and aims at promoting the exchange of ideas through extensive discussion. Topics of interest are all aspects of the practical application of controlled natural languages. Submitted papers will be available on the web in advance to allow participants to prepare their comments.

Submission Details

Submissions are not limited to traditional research papers. Position and survey papers pertaining to the workshop objectives are particularly encouraged, as well as promising preliminary research. Also accepted are industrial reports and demonstrations of prototypes.

Submission and review of papers will be through the Internet. Draft papers (in PDF format only) should be mailed to Norbert E. Fuchs at fuchs@ifi.unizh.ch before 20 June 2001.

Accepted submissions will be published on the web and included in the workshop proceedings.

Information for Authors

Paper limits are: full papers with a maximum of 8 pages, position papers with a maximum of 2 pages, and research abstracts with a maximum of 1 page. For industrial reports and demonstrations authors should submit a detailed description of the application, including aims, functionality and requirements.

Please include a cover page including full contact details, a short abstract, and a list of keywords.

Authors who submit papers to the workshop are expected to help with the reviewing of papers submitted by other individuals.

Venue

PACONAL'2001 will be held during INAP'2001 at the University of Tokyo, Sanjo Conference Hall, Japan from 20 to 22 October 2001.

Important Dates

draft papers due	2 July 2001
reviews due	30 July 2001
notification of acceptance	6 August 2001
camera-ready papers & preregistration due	20 August 2001
INAP'2001	20-22 October 2001

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