--- Forwarded Message from Jeff ALLEN <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 16:03:57 +0100 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: Jeff ALLEN <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: ELRA call for proposals *** sorry if you receive multiple copies of this announcement *** ANNOUNCING CALL FOR PROPOSALS ELRA 1999 CALL FOR PROPOSALS ELRA COMMISSIONING PRODUCTION OF LANGUAGE RESOURCES Full version of call of proposals is available at: http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html If you would like to receive a copy of the call for proposals by e-mail, please contact Jeff ALLEN mailto:[log in to unmask] ____________ 8 February 1999 The European Language Resources Association (ELRA) invites proposals for the first of a series of calls for the (co-)production and packaging of Language Resources (LRs), open to companies and academic organisations that comply with eligibility conditions provided below. ELRA is planning to commission the production, packaging and/or customisation of speech and written LRs needed by the Language Engineering (LE) community, and is inviting applications for production and/or packaging/repackaging projects, which could be eligible for funding from ELRA. The purpose of the call is to ensure that necessary resources are developed in an acceptable framework (in terms of time and legal conditions) by the LE players. This call is targeted towards projects with short time scales (projects lasting up to one year but preferably shorter) and the size of the funding will be considerably small. The ELRA funding is to be seen as effective and useful for producers being both tactical in their aims for the targeted market, which means that they do know all about the needs on the specific market, and strategic with regard to what to produce in order to fulfil these needs. In order to qualify for funding eligibility under the European Commission 4th Programme, the institution(s) making the proposal must belong to one of the European Union Member States, or be in Liechtenstein, Iceland or Norway. It is preferred that proposals not exceed 100,000 ECU. ELRA hopes to fund several proposals. Timetable of deadlines: Announcement of the Call: 8 February 1999 Submission deadline for proposals: 19 March 1999 Notification of reception of proposals before 26 March 1999 Acceptance notifications and negotiations to start on the 5th April 1999 NOTE: Only complete proposals will be reviewed. Should you have further questions, please contact Jeff ALLEN at the ELDA/ELRA office for details before 1 March 1999. Jeff ALLEN c/o ELRA/ELDA 55 rue Brillat-Savarin 75013 Paris FRANCE e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> Tel: (+33) 1 43 13 33 33 Fax: (+33) 1 43 13 33 30 http://www.icp.grenet.fr/ELRA/home.html ____________