Event title: PARSEME 5th general meeting

Location: Iaşi, Romania

Dates: 23-24 September 2015 (probably followed by a tour on Friday 25 September with one night at your own cost)

Invited speaker: Dr Mike Dillinger, Senior Program Manager, Machine Translation, LinkedIn, California (NEW! Mike Dillinger's invited talk "MWEs in industrial applications" unfortunately had to be canceled).

Colocated event: PARSEME WG1 hands-on workshop on lexical encoding of MWEs, 21-22 September

Hosting Institution: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iaşi, Romania

Organizing Institutions: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romanian Academy Institute for Artificial Intelligence Mihai DrƒÉgƒÉnescu, Bucharest, Romania

Local Organizers: Corina Forascu, Dan Cristea, Dan Tufiş

NEW! Several other photos from the workshop are also available.

Local information :

• here you can find information about Romania & Iasi and how to get to Iasi (updated: 16.09.2015)
  
• http://bit.do/PARSEME-TRIPS (same link, but the long string of characters - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UlrOOShRvXiBe1qDHA79ajFRHXM25tbw5eCDRaKTj0E/edit ) - about the trips you can take: please note that if you will participate in one of these trips, you are kindly asked to register using either: 
  • the form for the one day trip: http://bit.do/PARSEME-one-day-trip (or, alternative link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Z_C2pmXJR_CNEO-8wecuzaEGg5WLBcw3vOqz-7H2Tac/viewform ) OR
  • the form for the TWO day trip: http://bit.do/PARSEME-TWO-days-trip  (or, alternative link - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1q-Rj0sEj3Sw1MZmg_wD75sKORslyzkKuGPKwY_ujtrE/viewform )

Posters: The list of the admitted posters (soon with downloadable abstracts, slides and poster files) and the instructions for authors are now available . See also the call for poster proposals (extended submission deadline: 26 May 2 June 2015).

Registration: If you wish to participate in the meeting, please, register before 15 July 2015 by filling out the registration form. The Steering Committee will select those registered candidates who will be entitled to reimbursement of their travel and stay. An official e-COST invitation is the formal confirmation of the reimbursement grant.

Program:

Conference venues:

• Senate Hall [S] - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, main building (A)
• Ferdinand Hall [F] - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, main building (A)
• Hall of the Lost Steps [H] - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, main building (A)

Linguistic skills: start practicing "interesting" Romanian MWE here.

Accommodation: the old city centre, at 10 minutes walking distance from the University, offers a good selection of restaurants, bars, cafes. Special PARSEME rates are negotiated with the Unirea hotel

Unirea Hotel offers special rates: 205 lei (single), 242 lei (double) ‚Äì the price includes breakfast & taxes, free WiFi, access to Unirea Spa, free parking; you can say hello to your friends at home directly through the live webcam. To book, send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and mention PARSEME and the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi special rates for this PARSEME meeting. (Reviews from TripAdvisor - http://goo.gl/nBf7TY )

Traian Hotel is almost door-to-door with the Unirea hotel, with comparable prices and offer, but fewer places

Other options – from booking.com - http://goo.gl/K72yxL - check for the period of your stay.

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 read general rules for the reimbursement described also in the Vademecum, pp. 19-23, especially the local transport part. External members (who have not received the e-COST invitation) can also participate freely but will not be reimbursed for their travel and stay.

For both meetings in Iaşi the hotel reimbursement rate is 60 EUR per night (flat rate). The number of the reimbursed nights is equal to the number of attended workshop/meeting days plus 1 (maximum one night before and one night after the meeting).

All participants will pay meal expenses in cash at the registration desk (60 EUR per person for 2 lunches and 1 dinner provided by the local organiser) and then they will be reimbursed for all meals (lunch and dinner on each day) at flat rate of 20 EUR per meal after the meeting.

Participants attending both WG1 workshop and the general meeting, will be reimbursed for their travel with the general meeting's OTRR. 

Event title: Frankfurt Workshop on Multi-word Expressions, co-hosting the PARSEME 3rd general meeting relocated from Haifa

Location: Goethe Universität, Grüneburgplatz 1, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Dates: from 8 to 9 September 2014

Hosting Institution: Goethe Universit√§t Frankfurt a.M., Germany

Local Organizers: Manfred Sailer & Gert Webelhuth, Institut für England- und Amerikastudien, Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

NEW! The group photo annotated with names, countries and links to personal profiles is available here (4 MB). Some other group photos in high resolution are downlodable here (28 MB).  Photos: Eduard Bejƒçek, annotations: Carlos Ramisch.

Preliminary schedule

Directions: The workshop will be held on the new campus of the University of Frankfurt, the Campus Westend. On the first day we will meet in room NG 2.701 in (an appendix to) the main building of the campus, called the IG-Farben-Haus -- see a picture of the building from the front. The official address of the IG-Farben-Haus is: Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main. When one enters that address into Google Maps, it appears as “Grüneburgweg 1”. Don’t worry, it is the same place!

Accommodation: list of recommended hotels (due to the short-notice arrangements, no pre-booking is available):

• Hotel an der Messe (~100 ‚Ǩ)
• Turmhotel (70-100 ‚Ǩ)
• Best Western Scala
• Best Western Domicil
• Fleming's Hotel
• Hotel Diana
• Hotel Beethoven (~100 ‚Ǩ)
• Youth Hostel

Warming up: Sunday evening, 7 September, join the local organizers for a warming up in Caf√© Extrablatt, Bockenheimer Landstra√üe 141, right next to the underground station Bockenheimer Warte (lines 4, 5, 6, 7). 

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 all relevant signed documents to the Grant Holder, as indicated in the reimbursement form. External members can also participate freely but will not be reimbursed for their travel and stay. They should contact the local organizers before 3 September.

Call for poster proposals: We welcome poster proposals related to the scientific program of any of the four Working Groups.
Submission format: PDF, up to 2 pages (12pt font, 1in margins), following the EACL 2014 styles is recommended.  Please, include your name and affiliation, the title of the poster, and the Working Group concerned. The submissions should be sent via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You may refer to results published previously in another venue or journal. Submissions are not anonymous and are open to all researchers and language technology experts from the Action's member countries.

The final acceptance decisions will be made by the PARSEME Steering Committee.

The presentation of the posters based on selected proposals will be twofold:
- a brief presentation (of about 2 minutes) of each poster will be done in a dedicated plenary session,
- posters will be displayed in the meeting rooms and a classical poster sessions will allow for parallel discussions.

Important dates:

• 15 June 2014: poster submission deadline
• 23 June 2014: notifications sent out
• 25 August 2014: the final version of the poster abstract due (the same instructions for authors apply as for the Haifa meeting)
• 1 September 2014: the name of the poster presenter and 1 slide (in .pdf) for a 2-minute presentation due
• 8-9 September 2014 : poster sessions and WG sessions
• 15 September: posters in A4 resolution due (for the website)

Event title: PARSEME 4th general meeting

Location: Valletta, Malta, Grand Hotel Excelsior, Great Siege Road, Floriana, FRN1810.

Dates: Meeting: 19-20 March 2015. Sightseeing tour: 21 March (with the night on 21/22 March at your own cost)

Hosting Institution: University of Malta

Local Organizer: Mike Rosner, Lonneke van der Plas - University of Malta

More photos are availabale at: http://ufal.mff.cuni.cz/~bejcek/parseme/valletta (thanks, Eduard!)

NEW! Feedback from the meeting.

Program

Off programme, for those interested:

Wednesday, 18th March, 18.30-20.00 Prof. John Simpson (Oxford English Dictionary) at Dar l-Europa, 254 Triq San Pawl, Valletta, [details]

Registration: If you wish to participate in the meeting, please, register before 9 February 2015 by filling out the registration form. The Steering Committee will select those registered candidates who will be entitled to reimbursement of their travel and stay. An official e-COST invitation is the formal confirmation of the reimbursement grant.

Accommodation: some local information with the list of recommended hotels is now available.

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 e-COST system and upload all relevant documents, as indicated in the reimbursement form. Before making any arrangements 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. 

Sponsorship: The meeting is supported by COST, with a generous contribution of the Maltese Ministry of Finance.

Call for poster proposals: We invite researchers and language technology experts from the Action's 30 member countries to submit poster proposals related to the scientific program of the WGs, and particularly those strongly related to the current activities and surveys in the WGs.

Proposals up to 2 pages (12pt font, 1in margins, pdf format only) should not be anonymous and may refer to results published previously in another venue or journal. Submissions, indicating author’s name and affiliation, the title of the poster, and the Working Group concerned, should be sent via e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Final acceptance decisions will be made by the PARSEME Steering Committee. Authors of selected proposals will be reimbursed for their travel and stay.

Presentation of the posters based on accepted proposals will be carried out in two ways:

• a brief 2-minute presentation in a dedicated plenary session,
• a classical poster session near the meeting rooms which will allow for parallel discussions.

The list of the admitted posters (soon with downloadable abstracts, slides and poster files) and the instructions for authors are now available.

Important dates:

• 5 January 2015: extended poster submission deadline
• 16 January 2015: notification of acceptance
• 02 February 2015: final versions of poster abstracts
• 12 March 2015: the name of the poster presenter and 1 slide (in .pdf) for a 2-minute presentation
  
• 19-20 March 2015: poster sessions and WG sessions
• 27 March 2015: posters in A4 resolution due (for the website)

(21‚àï08/2014) According to the recommendation of the COST Office, and the results of the Management Committee vote, the meeting in Haifa will be relocated to Frankfurt on the same dates. We strongly recommend all participants who have already arranged their travel and stay in Israel to proceed to cancellation as soon as possible. According to the COST Office message on 24 July, "costs, which have incurred so far and which are associated with this meeting in Israel and which cannot be reimbursed from elsewhere, can be covered by the Action Grant Holder. The detailed requirements for this have to be discussed in the nearby future."

Event title: PARSEME 3rd general meeting

Location: Haifa, Israel

Dates: from 8 to 10 September 2014 (Meeting from 8 to 9 September + tour on 10 September with the 10-11 Sept night at your own cost)

Hosting Institution: University of Haifa, Israel

Local Organizer: Shuly Wintner, University of Haifa. Feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with questions, requests, problems etc.

Program: The event will consist of plenary sessions, partly parallel Working Group sessions, a Management Committee meeting, and a Steering Committee meeting.The list of the admitted posters and the instructions for authors are now available.

Preliminary schedule

OOH = Ofer Observatory Hall (conference hall, 30th floor), see campus map
EB = Education Building (across the street from OOH)

Social program: A sightseeing tour is planned for Wednesday, 10 September 2014. A very preliminary idea of what is planned is listed on this map. Please note that it is very preliminary and many things can still change. The general idea is to leave early in the morning, see several sights in northern Israel that are harder to reach without a car, and return to Haifa late in the evening after a special dinner. The cost is expected to be very low.

Venue: The meeting will take place at the University of Haifa campus on Mount Carmel (map). The campus, which is very beautifully located on the edge of Israel's largest national park, is a little remote from the center of Haifa. It is not walking distance from any of the hotels, but public transportation from the Carmel Center (see below) is frequent and inexpensive (though it can take around 40 minutes during rush hours.) Plenary sessions will take place at the Ofer Observation Gallery conference hall, on the 30th floor of Eshkol Tower; Work Group meetings will take place at the nearby Education Building, across the road from the Eshkol Tower.

Travel: Haifa is the third largest city in Israel. It is about 100 kms north of Tel Aviv, with efficient train connections. Citizens of most European countries do not require visas for short visits to Israel. The main international airport of Israel is Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport (TLV). It is served by over 50 airlines, flying direct to more than one hundred destinations in about 50 countries, including most major European cities. Haifa is about 120 kms away from the airport, and is easily accessible via a direct train. Use 'Ben Gurion Airport' for the Origin and 'Haifa Hof HaKarmel' for the Destination. The train runs two-three times per hour during the day (and once hourly during the night), travel time is about 1:15 hours and the cost is about 8 euro (one-way). Caveat: public transportation in Israel is not operating during the Sabbath, which is defined as Friday afternoon until Saturday evening. This includes the trains from the airport to Haifa (but not local buses in Haifa proper, nor taxis). Those arriving or departing on Saturday will not be able to take the train. Instead, shuttles are running frequently from the airport to Haifa; operating like shared taxis, they do not require advance reservations and depart when they fill up.

Accommodation: The Carmel Center has a cluster of hotels (Crowne Plaza, Dan Carmel, Dan Gardens, Dan Panorama, Nof) with over 800 rooms at various price levels. This is a rather small area with a good selection of restaurants, bars, cafes, shopping and nightlife options, all within a short walking distance. Public transportation from the Carmel Center to the University and to the train station(s) is frequent and inexpensive. Taxis are abundant, and a trip from the Carmel Center to either the University or the Hof HaKarmel train station should be around 10 euro. See a map of the Carmel Center with some (very personal) recommendations of restaurants, cafes, bars, etc., as well as the locations of hotels and bus stops.

To get from the Carmel Center to the University of Haifa, use bus routes 37, 37א or 30. Tickets can be bought on the bus (cash only, around 7 ILS). Shared taxis also operate this route, look for yellow vans with the sign '37' on the front window.

The following hotels provide special rates for participants. Please note that rooms can run out very fast; it is therefore highly recommended that you make your reservation as soon as possible (cancelation policies are noted below). All rates are specified in US$ and include breakfast and taxes. Israelis have to add VAT.

• Crowne Plaza Haifa: USD153 (single standard), USD183 (double standard), USD168 (single deluxe), USD198 (double deluxe). Breakfast and wifi included. Deluxe rooms have a (breathtaking) view of the Haifa bay. Cancelation policy: 72 hours. Personally, I think it's the nicest hotel in the area. To book, send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and mention PARSEME and the University of  Haifa special rates. (Reviews)
• Dan Carmel Haifa: USD185 (single), USD225 (double). Cancelation policy: 48 hours. Information on booking. (Reviews)
• Dan Gardens Haifa: USD85 (single), USD100 (double). Cancelation policy: 48 hours. Information on booking. (Reviews)
• Dan Panorama Haifa: USD155 (single), USD190 (double). Cancelation policy: 48 hours. Information on booking. (Reviews)
• Nof Hotel: USD80 (single standard), USD100 (double standard), USD103 (single superior), USD125 (double superior). To book, send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., address it to Leeshay, and mention PARSEME and the University of Haifa special rates. (Reviews) No more available rooms.
• Villa Carmel: USD145 (single standard), USD155 (double standard), USD155 (single deluxe), USD180 (double deluxe). Breakfast and wifi included. Cancelation policy: 48 hours. This is small boutique hotel in a residential neighborhood but still close to the Center. Standard rooms tend to be small. To book, send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and mention PARSEME and the University of  Haifa special rates. (Reviews)

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 all relevant signed documents to the Grant Holder, as indicated in the reimbursement form. Please note that since the meeting is planned for two days, at most three nights of accommodation (on 7-10 September) can be covered as per COST regulations. In other words, staying an additional night for the tour will be at your own expense (but will be worth it!).

Registration: Participation is free but registration is mandatory. Please register before July 15, 2014 by filling out this form. Please make sure you reserve your accommodation much earlier!

Sponsorship: The meeting is supported by COST, with generous contributions of the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology and the The Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Computer Science at the University of Haifa.

Call for poster proposals: We welcome poster proposals related to the scientific program of any of the four Working Groups.
Submission format: PDF, up to 2 pages (12pt font, 1in margins), following the EACL 2014 styles is recommended.  Please, include your name and affiliation, the title of the poster, and the Working Group concerned. The submissions should be sent via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You may refer to results published previously in another venue or journal. Submissions are not anonymous and are open to all researchers and language technology experts from the Action's member countries.

The final acceptance decisions will be made by the PARSEME Steering Committee.

The presentation of the posters based on selected proposals will be twofold:
- a brief presentation (of about 2 minutes) of each poster will be done in a dedicated plenary session,
- posters will be displayed in the meeting rooms and a classical poster sessions will allow for parallel discussions.

Important dates:

• 15 June 2014: poster submission deadline
• 23 June 2014: notifications sent out
• 25 August 2014: the final version of the poster abstract due (see instructions for authors)
• 1 September 2014: the name of the poster presenter and 1 slide (in .pdf) for a 2-minute presentation due
• 8-9 September 2014: poster sessions and WG sessions
• 15 September: posters in A4 resolution due (for the website)

 Related event: ISCOL 2014 (the Israeli Seminar on Computational Linguistics) will be held in Haifa immediately before the PARSEME meeting (on Sunday, 7 September).