amta98 machine translation amta98 machine translation information soup mt growing field language technologies sheraton bucks county hotel langhorne pennsylvania october 2831 1998 organized amta association machine translation americas association machine translation americas pleased convene third conference biennial series held sheraton bucks county hotel langhorne pa 2831 october tutorials welcoming reception wednesday october 28 mt summit last year commemorated 50th anniversary machine translation time mt grew tantalizing dream respectable stable scientificlinguistic enterprise users commercial systems university research government participation recently mt performed relatively isolated manner distinct enterprise situation changing rapidly explosive growth web brought multilingual text reach nearly everyone computer increasingly urgent various types language processing technologies information retrieval automated summarization multimodal multilingual display machine translation interconnected amta invites interested aspect machine translation developers researchers users watchers attend conference october amta98 focus methods integrating language technologies invited speakers panel discussions papers researchers developers workshops tutorials participation members amta sister organization aamt asia eamt europe strongly encouraged people working related areas information retrieval summarization welcome attend registration form copy amta98 registration form soon posted web http www isi edu naturallanguage amta98 html program something everyone retaining pattern parallel sessions established predecessors amta98 offer mixture invited talks panels current debated issues practical theoretical papers tutorials live theaterstyle system demonstrations exhibits systems products featured speakers situating mt information language technology soup commercial demands mt mt technology deliver integration mt language tools special sessions mt related language technologies automatic extraction bilingual lexicons future lexicon mt panels new users implementing mt technology amta iamt seal approval sorting good bad future needs breaking quality ceiling system demonstrations demonstrations given theaterstyle setting part regular program tabletops noncommercial systems presented announced schedule demonstrations occur parallel research paper sessions research papers papers variety topics written presented researchers practitioners users machine translation related language technologies presented sessions parallel system demonstrations exhibits addition scheduled demonstrations vendor booths showcase commercial products ongoing basis throughout conference tutorials participants may choose number tutorials held morning afternoon wednesday 28 october accommodations sheraton bucks county hotel langhorne pa conveniently located area renowned beauty history culture sheraton bucks county hotel offers easy access philadelphia new york new jersey i95 route 1 northeast philadelphia minutes away planes trains turnpikes right heart berenstein bears countryside guests surrounded unique shopping sightseeing enter tainment opportunities including sesame place peddler village franklin mills mall minutes away historic new hope atlantic city pennsylvania dutch country easy day trips recently built colonial style hotel 187 rooms accommodations include luxurious suites corporate lodging entertaining executive floor spacious guest rooms soundproof feature individually controlled air conditioning direct twoline touchtone phones cable tv remote control coffee makers elegant hospitality complete valet parking hair salon men women valet service gift shop video game room fullyequipped spa indoor pool stateof theart exercise equipment jacuzzi steam room sauna guests members may receive individualized expert assistance fitness programs information available http www isi edu naturallanguage amta98 html related events wednesday welcoming reception exhibit area 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arrangements chair martha palmer department computer information science university pennsylvania 200 33rd street philadelphia pa 19104 tel 1215 8982661 fax 1215 8980587 email mpalmer linc cis upenn edu exhibits coordinator kim belvin 659 dell street solana beach ca 92075 tel 1619 4818446 fax 1619 3508613 amta focal point deborah becker association machine translation americas 1201 pennsylvania avenue n w suite 300 washington dc 20004 usa tel fax 1703 7160912 email amta clark net eduard hovy email hovy isi edu usc information sciences institute tel 310822 1511 ext 731 4676 admiralty way fax 310823 6714 marina del rey ca 902926695 project homepage http www isi edu naturallanguage nlpat isi html