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diff --git a/doc/gf-summerschool.html b/doc/gf-summerschool.html index a9fb48fa7..1c6fa2d78 100644 --- a/doc/gf-summerschool.html +++ b/doc/gf-summerschool.html @@ -54,21 +54,33 @@ Aarne Ranta (aarne at chalmers.se) <A NAME="toc1"></A> <H2>Executive summary</H2> <P> -We plan to organize a summer school with the goal of implementing the GF -resource grammar library for 15 new languages, so that the library will -cover all the 23 official EU languages of year 2009. Also other languages -chosen by the participants can be covered. The current library comprises 12 -languages. +GF Resource Grammar Library is an open-source computational grammar resource +that currently covers 12 languages. +The Summer School is a part of a collaborative effort to extend the library +to all of the 23 official EU languages. Also other languages +chosen by the participants can be covered. </P> <P> -The library is a linguistic resource that covers the inflectional morphology +The linguistic coverage of the library includes the inflectional morphology and basic syntax of each language. It can be used in GF applications -and also ported to other formats. The library is licensed under LGPL. +and also ported to other formats. It can also be used for building other +linguistic resources, such as morphological lexica and parsers. +The library is licensed under LGPL. </P> <P> -Each language is implemented by one or two students working together. -Travel grants will be available for some students selected on the basis of -pre-conference assignments. +In the summer school, each language will be implemented by one or two students +working together. A morphology implementation will be credited +as a Chalmers course worth 7.5 ETCS points; adding a syntax implementation +will be worth more. The estimated total work load is 1-2 months for the +morphology, and 3-6 months for the whole grammar. +</P> +<P> +Participation in the course is free. Registration is done via the courses's +Google group, <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/"><CODE>groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/</CODE></A>. The registration deadline is 15 June 2009. +</P> +<P> +Some travel grants will be available. They are distributed on the basis of a +GF programming contest in April and May. </P> <P> The summer school will be held on 17-28 August 2009, at the campus of @@ -249,7 +261,10 @@ the <B>Google Group</B> of the course, <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/"><CODE>groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/</CODE></A> </P> <P> -The participants are expected to learn GF by self-study from the +The registration deadline is 15 June 2009. +</P> +<P> +The participants are recommended to learn GF in advance, by self-study from the <A HREF="http://digitalgrammars.com/gf/doc/gf-tutorial.html">tutorial</A>. This should take a couple of weeks. An <B>on-line course</B> will be arranged in April to help in getting started with GF. @@ -258,13 +273,10 @@ arranged in April to help in getting started with GF. After the on-line course, a <B>programming assignment</B> will be published. This assignment will test skills required in resource grammar programming. Work on the assignment will take a couple of weeks. -</P> -<P> Those who are interested in getting a travel grant will submit their sample resource grammar fragment to the Summer School Committee by 12 May. -The Committee then decides who is invited to represent which language -in the summer school. +The Committee then decides who is given a travel grant of up to 1000 EUR. </P> <P> The summer school itself is devoted for working on resource grammars. @@ -304,14 +316,16 @@ who is likely to succeed in this. <A NAME="toc9"></A> <H3>Costs</H3> <P> -Our aim is to make the summer school free of charge for the participants -who are selected on the basis of their assignments. And not only that: -we plan to cover their travel and accommodation costs, up to 1000 EUR +The summer school is free of charge. +</P> +<P> +Some travel grants are given, on the basis of a programming contest, +to cover travel and accommodation costs up to 1000 EUR per person. </P> <P> -The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, so that grand -holders can be notified before the beginning of June. +The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, and the grand +holders will be notified before the beginning of June. </P> <P> Special terms will apply to students in @@ -363,6 +377,7 @@ Time schedule: <LI>April: on-line course, work on the contest assignment <LI>12 May: submission deadline for assignment work <LI>31 May: review of assignments, notifications of acceptance +<LI>15 June: <B>registration deadline</B> <LI>17-28 August: Summer School <LI>September-December: homework on resource grammars <LI>December: release of the extended Resource Grammar Library |