[iva] Call for Shared Task Proposals @ INLG 2018

[m.theune at utwente.nl]

Generation Challenges 2018 Call for Shared Task Proposals

The Generation Challenges are an event designed to bring together a 
variety of shared-task evaluation efforts that involve the generation of 
natural language. This year, Generation Challenges will be held during a 
special session at the 11th International Conference on Natural Language 
Generation (https://inlg2018.uvt.nl/) in Tilburg, The Netherlands.

The session will follow the format of previous years, with presentations 
of results of shared tasks that are currently running, as well as 
presentations of proposals for new shared tasks in the Task Proposals Track.


Call for Shared Task Proposals

We invite submissions of papers describing ideas for future shared tasks 
in the general area of language generation. Proposed tasks can be in the 
area of core NLG, or in other research areas in which language is 
generated. Examples include, but are not limited to: data-to-text or 
text-to-text generation; combining core NLG and MT, summarisation, 
dialogue modelling, etc.; generating language from heterogeneous and/or 
multi-modal data; etc.

Submissions should describe possible future tasks in detail, including 
information regarding organisers, task description, motivating 
theoretical interest and/or application context, size and state of 
completion of data to be used, schedule and evaluation plans.


Instructions for Proposal Submissions

Submissions in the Task Proposals Track should be no more than 4 (four) 
pages long excluding citations, and should follow the guidelines and 
style files indicated on the INLG 2018 submissions homepage 
(https://inlg2018.uvt.nl).

Papers should be submitted in PDF format by email to 
workshops.inlg2018 at gmail.com.

Submissions will be reviewed by a small steering committee. As reviewing 
will not be blind, there is no need to anonymise papers.

This is not intended to be a selective process, since the aim is to 
discuss new potential shared tasks with INLG delegates. However, the 
organisers reserve the right to reject proposals which do not fall 
within the scope of the GenChal initiative, or which do not follow 
guidelines.

Accepted submissions will be included in the INLG'18 proceedings.

Dates

     Paper submission: August 18 2018
     Notification of acceptance: September 1 2018
     Submission of camera-ready papers: October 1 2018
     INLG 2018: November 5-8, 2018