Asian Association for Lexicography:

ASIALEX '03 Conference (Day 1 of 3)

Date: Wednesday, August 27th, 2003 Time: 9:20 AM - 6:25 PM

Speaker: Several speakers

Description:
The theme of this conference is, How can dictionaries help human & machine learning? The major topics include Computational Lexicography and Lexicology, Corpora and Lexicography, Bilingual Lexicography, and more. Today's plenaries are:

• Adam Kilgarriff: What Corpora Can and Cannot Do for Lexicography;
• Kosei Minamide: English Lexicography in Japan with Special Reference to the Unabridged Genius

See the Asialex web site for the full schedule.

Organization: Asian Association for Lexicography

Cost: Early registration April 10: 10,000 yen (students 5,000 yen ); otherwise 15,000 yen (students 8,000)

Venue: Meikai University, 8 Akemi, Urayasu, Chiba (Twenty-minute train ride from Tokyo Station)

Location: Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Contact Asian Association for Lexicography

Website: www.asialex.org