NACLO 2012 @ Illinois
The North American
Computational Linguistics
Olympiad
NACLO 2012 Registration is now open!
Are you interested in
language(s)? Do you enjoy solving puzzles?
Are you a high school student
(8th-12th grade) in the Champaign-Urbana area or Central Illinois?
The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO 2012)
is an international contest in which high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In
solving the problems, students learn about the diversity and
consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior
knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary.
Professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics and language
technologies use dozens of the world's languages to create engaging
problems that represent cutting edge issues in their fields. The
competition has attracted top students to study and work in those same
fields. This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to experience
a taste of natural-language processing in the 21st century.
Interested?
- Find out more about NACLO
- Check out the NACLO FAQ
- Try out some previous problems and other practice problems
- Read up about computational linguistics
- Explore the world's languages on the web.
- Register to participate in NACLO 2012!
- Advertise NACLO at your school!
Dates
- Information Session: Saturday, January 21st from 1-3pm
We will hold an information meeting for interested students, parents and teachers on Saturday January 22, 2012 from 2pm to 3pm in classroom #1103 of the Siebel Center for Computer Science, 210 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801.
- First Round: Thursday, February 2 from 9am-noon
The first round of the competition takes place on Thursday, February 2 from 9am-noon in conference room #3405, Siebel Center for Computer Science, 210 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801.
- Second Round (Invitational Round): Tuesday, March 13th
The second round will take place on Tuesday, March 13th, in conference room #3405. Top performers from the first round will be invited to participate.
Exact time TBA.
Local Arrangements
In central Illinois, NACLO is organized by the department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois. We anticipate that all local events will take place in the Siebel Center for Computer Science, 210 N Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801. The local organizer is Julia Hockenmaier from the University of Illinois. You can contact organizers by email at
NACLO 2012 is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Cambridge University Press, Google, the Office of the Directo of National Intelligence,the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, and many generous individuals and departments.
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