summer school edits

doc/gf-summerschool.html

@@ -54,21 +54,33 @@ Aarne Ranta (aarne at chalmers.se)
 <A NAME="toc1"></A>
 <H2>Executive summary</H2>
 <P>
-We plan to organize a summer school with the goal of implementing the GF
+GF Resource Grammar Library is an open-source computational grammar resource
-resource grammar library for 15 new languages, so that the library will
+that currently covers 12 languages.
-cover all the 23 official EU languages of year 2009. Also other languages
+The Summer School is a part of a collaborative effort to extend the library 
-chosen by the participants can be covered. The current library comprises 12
+to all of the 23 official EU languages. Also other languages
-languages.
+chosen by the participants can be covered. 
 </P>
 <P>
-The library is a linguistic resource that covers the inflectional morphology
+The linguistic coverage of the library includes the inflectional morphology
 and basic syntax of each language. It can be used in GF applications
-and also ported to other formats. The library is licensed under LGPL.
+and also ported to other formats. It can also be used for building other
+linguistic resources, such as morphological lexica and parsers.
+The library is licensed under LGPL.
 </P>
 <P>
-Each language is implemented by one or two students working together.
+In the summer school, each language will be implemented by one or two students 
-Travel grants will be available for some students selected on the basis of
+working together. A morphology implementation will be credited
-pre-conference assignments. 
+as a Chalmers course worth 7.5 ETCS points; adding a syntax implementation 
+will be worth more. The estimated total work load is 1-2 months for the
+morphology, and 3-6 months for the whole grammar.
+</P>
+<P>
+Participation in the course is free. Registration is done via the courses's
+Google group, <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/"><CODE>groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/</CODE></A>. The registration deadline is 15 June 2009.
+</P>
+<P>
+Some travel grants will be available. They are distributed on the basis of a
+GF programming contest in April and May.
 </P>
 <P>
 The summer school will be held on 17-28 August 2009, at the campus of 
@@ -249,7 +261,10 @@ the <B>Google Group</B> of the course,
 <A HREF="http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/"><CODE>groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/</CODE></A>
 </P>
 <P>
-The participants are expected to learn GF by self-study from the 
+The registration deadline is 15 June 2009.
+</P>
+<P>
+The participants are recommended to learn GF in advance, by self-study from the 
 <A HREF="http://digitalgrammars.com/gf/doc/gf-tutorial.html">tutorial</A>. 
 This should take a couple of weeks. An <B>on-line course</B> will be
 arranged in April to help in getting started with GF.
@@ -258,13 +273,10 @@ arranged in April to help in getting started with GF.
 After the on-line course, a <B>programming assignment</B> will be published.
 This assignment will test skills required in resource grammar programming.
 Work on the assignment will take a couple of weeks.
-</P>
-<P>
 Those who are interested in getting a travel grant will submit
 their sample resource grammar fragment 
 to the Summer School Committee by 12 May.
-The Committee then decides who is invited to represent which language
+The Committee then decides who is given a travel grant of up to 1000 EUR.
-in the summer school.
 </P>
 <P>
 The summer school itself is devoted for working on resource grammars.
@@ -304,14 +316,16 @@ who is likely to succeed in this.
 <A NAME="toc9"></A>
 <H3>Costs</H3>
 <P>
-Our aim is to make the summer school free of charge for the participants
+The summer school is free of charge. 
-who are selected on the basis of their assignments. And not only that:
+</P>
-we plan to cover their travel and accommodation costs, up to 1000 EUR
+<P>
+Some travel grants are given, on the basis of a programming contest, 
+to cover travel and accommodation costs up to 1000 EUR
 per person.
 </P>
 <P>
-The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, so that grand
+The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, and the grand
-holders can be notified before the beginning of June.
+holders will be notified before the beginning of June.
 </P>
 <P>
 Special terms will apply to students in
@@ -363,6 +377,7 @@ Time schedule:
 <LI>April: on-line course, work on the contest assignment
 <LI>12 May: submission deadline for assignment work
 <LI>31 May: review of assignments, notifications of acceptance
+<LI>15 June: <B>registration deadline</B>
 <LI>17-28 August: Summer School
 <LI>September-December: homework on resource grammars
 <LI>December: release of the extended Resource Grammar Library

doc/gf-summerschool.txt

@@ -18,19 +18,29 @@ Aarne Ranta (aarne at chalmers.se)
 
 ==Executive summary==
 
-We plan to organize a summer school with the goal of implementing the GF
+GF Resource Grammar Library is an open-source computational grammar resource
-resource grammar library for 15 new languages, so that the library will
+that currently covers 12 languages.
-cover all the 23 official EU languages of year 2009. Also other languages
+The Summer School is a part of a collaborative effort to extend the library 
-chosen by the participants can be covered. The current library comprises 12
+to all of the 23 official EU languages. Also other languages
-languages.
+chosen by the participants can be covered. 
 
-The library is a linguistic resource that covers the inflectional morphology
+The linguistic coverage of the library includes the inflectional morphology
 and basic syntax of each language. It can be used in GF applications
-and also ported to other formats. The library is licensed under LGPL.
+and also ported to other formats. It can also be used for building other
+linguistic resources, such as morphological lexica and parsers.
+The library is licensed under LGPL.
 
-Each language is implemented by one or two students working together.
+In the summer school, each language will be implemented by one or two students 
-Travel grants will be available for some students selected on the basis of
+working together. A morphology implementation will be credited
-pre-conference assignments. 
+as a Chalmers course worth 7.5 ETCS points; adding a syntax implementation 
+will be worth more. The estimated total work load is 1-2 months for the
+morphology, and 3-6 months for the whole grammar.
+
+Participation in the course is free. Registration is done via the courses's
+Google group, [``groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/`` http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/]. The registration deadline is 15 June 2009.
+
+Some travel grants will be available. They are distributed on the basis of a
+GF programming contest in April and May.
 
 The summer school will be held on 17-28 August 2009, at the campus of 
 Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.
@@ -194,7 +204,9 @@ the **Google Group** of the course,
 
 [``groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/`` http://groups.google.com/group/gf-resource-school-2009/]
 
-The participants are expected to learn GF by self-study from the 
+The registration deadline is 15 June 2009.
+
+The participants are recommended to learn GF in advance, by self-study from the 
 [tutorial http://digitalgrammars.com/gf/doc/gf-tutorial.html]. 
 This should take a couple of weeks. An **on-line course** will be
 arranged in April to help in getting started with GF.
@@ -202,12 +214,10 @@ arranged in April to help in getting started with GF.
 After the on-line course, a **programming assignment** will be published.
 This assignment will test skills required in resource grammar programming.
 Work on the assignment will take a couple of weeks.
-
 Those who are interested in getting a travel grant will submit
 their sample resource grammar fragment 
 to the Summer School Committee by 12 May.
-The Committee then decides who is invited to represent which language
+The Committee then decides who is given a travel grant of up to 1000 EUR.
-in the summer school.
 
 The summer school itself is devoted for working on resource grammars.
 In addition to grammar writing itself, testing and evaluation is
@@ -242,13 +252,14 @@ who is likely to succeed in this.
 
 ===Costs===
 
-Our aim is to make the summer school free of charge for the participants
+The summer school is free of charge. 
-who are selected on the basis of their assignments. And not only that:
+
-we plan to cover their travel and accommodation costs, up to 1000 EUR
+Some travel grants are given, on the basis of a programming contest, 
+to cover travel and accommodation costs up to 1000 EUR
 per person.
 
-The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, so that grand
+The number of grants will be decided during Spring 2009, and the grand
-holders can be notified before the beginning of June.
+holders will be notified before the beginning of June.
 
 Special terms will apply to students in
 [GSLT http://www.gslt.hum.gu.se/] and
@@ -296,6 +307,7 @@ Time schedule:
 - April: on-line course, work on the contest assignment
 - 12 May: submission deadline for assignment work
 - 31 May: review of assignments, notifications of acceptance
+- 15 June: **registration deadline**
 - 17-28 August: Summer School
 - September-December: homework on resource grammars
 - December: release of the extended Resource Grammar Library