[CfP] First Conference on Truth and Trust Online

The modern media ecosystem in which the public seeks truthful information and trustworthy sources is increasingly dominated by large-scale online social media and communication platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) as well as messaging apps, which operate alongside traditional news sources. However, online platforms are facing significant challenges in this regard, as the majority of the public mistrusts the content shared on them and only 50% trust any kind of online news (Digital News Report 2018). The quest to improve the online media ecosystem remains important and is in need of…

[CfP] ECIR 2018 – European Conference on Information Retrieval

Full paper deadline October 16! ***************************** ECIR 2018 – European Conference on Information Retrieval Call for long/short papers & demo Grenoble, France – March 26-29, 2018 http://www.ecir2018.org/ ***************************** Full Papers, Short Papers and Demonstrations We are seeking the submission of high-quality and original full papers, short papers and demos. Submissions will be reviewed by experts on the basis of the originality of the work, the validity of the results, chosen methodology, writing quality and the overall contribution to the field of IR. Short Paper submissions addressing any of the areas identified…

1st Greek Conference for Translators & Interpreters (Athens, Greece) 30/10-01/10/2017

The Panhellenic Association of Translators (PEM) joins forces with the Ionian University’s Department of Foreign Languages Translation & Interpreting Studies (DFLTI) to host Greece’s first ever professional T&I conference in Athens, on 30 September and 1 October 2017. The title is “Translation & Interpreting in Greece and the international market: the step forward.” We are proud and honoured to have Dr Henry Liu, FIT President, as our keynote speaker, on this very first UN Translation Day. The conference will invite the country’s most interesting speakers to focus on practical how-to solutions in key thematic areas including: • Contemporary…

[CfP] ‘Computational and Corpus-based Phraseology’ – CALL FOR PAPERS – *Deadline Extended to 15 June 2017*

europhras2017

International Conference ‘Computational and Corpus-based Phraseology’ Recent advances and interdisciplinary approaches ************************* London, 13-14 November 2017 ************************* CALL FOR PAPERS – *Deadline Extended to 15 June 2017* The forthcoming international conference ‘Computational and Corpus-based Phraseology – recent advances and interdisciplinary approaches’ will take place in London on 13 and 14 November 2017 (http://rgcl.wlv.ac.uk/europhras2017/). ———————- Conference topics ———————- The conference will focus on interdisciplinary approaches to phraseology and invites submissions on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to: computational, corpus-based, psycholinguistic and cognitive approaches to the study of phraseology, and practical…

9th doctoral & postgraduate student conference – University of Athens, October 2017 [in Greek]

Με χαρά σας ανακοινώνουμε τη διεξαγωγή του 9ου Συνεδρίου Μεταπτυχιακών φοιτητών και Υποψήφιων Διδακτόρων του Τμήματος Φιλολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών κατά το πρώτο δεκαήμερο του Οκτωβρίου 2017 στην Αθήνα. Ως κλάδοι του συνεδρίου ορίζονται οι κατευθύνσεις ειδίκευσης του  προγράμματος μεταπτυχιακών σπουδών του Τμήματος Φιλολογίας της Φιλοσοφικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με τίτλο «Κοραής», δηλαδή οι εξής:  Αρχαία Ελληνική Φιλολογία  Λατινική Φιλολογία Για την κατεύθυνση Λατινικής Φιλολογίας έχει οριστεί η εξής θεματική: “Διακειμενικότητα και Λατινική Λογοτεχνία” με επιμέρους θεματικούς άξονες: α) Διάλογος Ρωμαίων συγγραφέων με Αρχαίους Έλληνες συγγραφείς…