Proceedings of the first international conference on Natural language generation - INLG '00

Abstract

We are pleased to present this volume containing the papers accepted for presentation at the 1st International Natural Language Generation Conference, June 12-16, 2000 in Mitzpe Ramon, Israel.This volume contains 30 papers for the main session, 4 papers to the student session and 5 system demonstration descriptions. The conference will also include two invited talks, and two panel discussions on Evaluation methods in Generation and on the impact of cognitive modeling on generation research.This conference continues in the tradition of the nine biennial workshops on natural language generation that have-been held from 1982 to 1998. INLG'2000 will offe the opporturnity to a larger audience to participate in the main meeting of researchers in the field of generation. Following the tradition of previous INLG meetings, the conference will be held in an isolated and stunning natural environment: Mitzpe Ramon, located on the edge of the Ramon Crater, in the middle of the Negev Desert, Israel. We hope this environment will inspire the participants and encourage the type of vibrant participation and intellectual stimulation that has characterized previous INLG meetings.