Association for Computational Linguistics |
The
North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL)
will hold a conference entitled Language Technologies 2001 from
June 2 through June 7, 2001 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Language Technologies 2001 will bring together
approximately 400 professionals from universities, industrial research
laboratories, U.S. government agencies, and commercial ventures. A highlight of this year's conference will be the prominent
role given to commercial sponsors and exhibitors, aimed at attracting the
latest
e-Business trends in the field. If
you are a Web-oriented company involved in language technology, this conference
will offer the single best opportunity for visibility and impact in this
country in the year 2001.
On behalf of the NAACL, we would
like to invite you to consider being a sponsor of Language Technologies 2001,
and also to participate in the special commercial exhibits session to be held
on June 6th.
Several companies
among the leaders in the field contributed to last year’s conference,
including:
·
Boeing
·
GTE
·
Microsoft Research
For Language Technologies 2001 we have already
received sponsorship commitments from:
·
Clairvoyance
·
Sporgit Technologies (Gold sponsor)
We need more leading
organizations like yours to support Language Technologies 2001. Your contribution will help defray
conference costs and provide special opportunities for students who otherwise
would be unable to attend. In a real way, you will be investing in the future
of language technology by supporting student travel and accommodations, student
sessions, and other conference activities.
We have several
levels of organizational sponsorship, including specific event sponsorships,
which will serve to promote the success of the conference as well as publicize
your leadership and commitment to language technology.
We would like to
extend to your organization in particular an invitation to serve as a Gold
Sponsor of Language Technologies 2001. A contribution of $10,000 will demonstrate the fact that your
organization plays a principal role in the future of the science and technology
of computational linguistics. At the
same time, it will go a long way toward defraying the costs of the conference,
thus making possible lower registration fees, more consideration of student
participants, and enriched conference communications.
As a Language Technologies 2001 Gold Sponsor,
your organization will receive benefits such as your company name and/or logo
prominently displayed on:
· Language Technologies 2001 website
and proceedings
· Signage at all conference events
Additional Gold Sponsor benefits include:
Highlight
your company’s name as a leader in Language Technology
Gold
Silver
Bronze
·
Free exhibit space for your
organization
·
Free demonstration space for your
organization
·
Two complimentary conference
registrations
There are other
categories of sponsorship available as well: for instance, the specific
sponsorship of the opening reception, the banquet, or special meeting events,
in which case sponsors are welcome to make a short welcoming speech at such
events, as well as have special signage.
We also offer Silver ($5,000 contribution) and Bronze ($1,000
contribution) categories of sponsorship.
Please contact Kurt Godden about these categories if you determine that
the Gold Sponsor level does
not suit your needs.
In addition to your participation as a Language
Technologies 2001 sponsor, we hope that you will consider joining in the
full day of commercial exhibits to be held on June 6th, the middle day of the
conference. Your $750 exhibitor's fee (waived for the Gold and Silver
sponsorship categories) includes skirted table space along with power and
communications. The commercial exhibits events have been well attended in ACL
history. They provide an excellent opportunity for exposure of your
capabilities, and interchange with other organizations and research groups. We
would especially like to encourage new startup companies engaged in language
technology R&D to participate. Exhibitors will be considered on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
If you are interested in serving as
a Language Technologies 2001 sponsor, please contact Kurt
Godden by any of the means listed below. If you are interested in
being an exhibitor, please contact Lynn Carlson, also listed below. If there is someone else in your
organization who should receive this sponsorship message, please let us know by
email.
Meanwhile, for the
latest information on the program, plenary speakers, and registration, please
bookmark our web site:
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ref/naacl2001.html
We
hope you will participate in Language Technologies 2001. The presence of your organization will
greatly enhance the quality of the event and the interchange of ideas among
researchers, developers, and customer communities.
The deadline for
application for both sponsorship and exhibiting is January 31, 2001.
Sincerely,
Lynn Carlson Language Technologies 2001 Exhibits Chair U.S. Department of Defense Voice: (301) 805-7477 FAX: (301)-805-7602 Kurt Godden Language Technologies 2001 Sponsorship Chair Sporgit Technologies, Ann Arbor, Michigan kgodden@sporgit.com Voice: (734) 623-7954, ext. 216 FAX: (734) 623-7965