20th EFNIL Conference – October 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia
By the People, for the People: Online Dictionaries, Language Portals, and the Role of Language Users
October 11th–13th, 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The European Federation of National Institutions for Language and ZRC SAZU (Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language) will host the two-day conference By the People, for the People: Online Dictionaries, Language Portals, and the Role of Language Users.
Wednesday, 11 October | |
| 13.00–14.30 | Arrival of guests, registration, sandwiches and drinks (Hotel Slon) |
| 14.30 | Joint departure to the venue |
| 15.00–17.00 | EFNIL General Assembly (Atrij ZRC, Novi trg 2) coffee etc. will be available |
| Social programme | |
| 17.00–18.30 | Organized Ljubljana Castle sightseeing (electric-powered train or bus, departure from Atrij ZRC, Novi trg 2 – returning either to the hotel or directly to Cankarjev dom) |
| 19.00–19.45 | Welcome reception (Alma Karlin Hall, 5th floor, Cankarjev dom, Prešernova cesta 10) |
| 20.00–21.00 | Gala event on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of EFNIL and the Škrabec Foundation (Linhart Hall, Cankarjev dom, Prešernova cesta 10) |
Thursday, 12 October | |
| Atrij ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana | |
| 9.30–11.00 | Opening session |
| 9.30–10.30 | Welcome address
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| 10.30–11.00 | Gerhard Stickel: EFNIL – 20 Years of European Language Cooperation |
| 11.00–11.20 | Coffee break |
| 11.20–13.00 | Thematic session 1: Development of Language Portals Chair: Andreas Witt |
| 11.20–11.50 | Starkaður Barkarson: Language Portals, an overview (invited speaker) |
| 11.50–12.10 | Frida Steurs: The Dutch Language Institute: towards a comprehensive digital language infrastructure |
| 12.10–12.30 | Kristina Koppel: From online dictionaries to language infrastructure: developments in Estonia |
| 12.30–12.40 | Valeria Darò: IATE – EU Terminology for All |
| 12.40–13.00 | Discussion |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch (catering, Novi trg 4) |
| 14.00–16.00 | Thematic session 2: User Involvement Chair: Elena Isabelle Tamba |
| 14.00–14.30 | Janoš Ježovnik: User-focused language resources in Slovenia: towards universal solutions (invited speaker) |
| 14.30–14.50 | Henna Leskelä: Renewing the Finnish database of guidelines |
| 14.50–15.10 | Cecilia Robustelli, Francesca Cialdini: Online dictionaries and language infrastructures for the Italian language in the digital era |
| 15.10–15.40 | Discussion |
| 15.40–16.00 | Coffee break |
| 16.00–17.00 | Thematic session 3: User Involvement Chair: Svetla Koeva |
| 16.00–16.20 | Maria Arapopoulou, Dimitrios Koutsogiannis: The dictionaries of the “Portal for the Greek Language” as designed and pedagogically recontextualized environments |
| 16.20–16.40 | Janne Boye Niemelä: How to involve language users in language advice for Danish Sign Language |
| 16.40–17.00 | Discussion |
| Social programme | |
| 18.40 | Walk to the conference dinner |
| 19.00–22.00 | Conference dinner at Švicarija restaurant, Pod turnom 4, Ljubljana |
| [20.00] | Johan Van Hoorde: The history and the first years of EFNIL with contributions by Ina Druviete, Cecilia Robustelli, John Simpson and Gerhard Stickel |
Friday, 13 October | |
| Atrij ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana | |
| 9.00–10.10 | Thematic session 4: Resources for Research Chair: Tamás Váradi |
| 9.00–9.30 | Darja Fišer: CLARIN: The Infrastructure for Language Resources (invited speaker) |
| 9.30–9.40 | Filip Majcen: Multilingualism in the EU in times of generative AI |
| 9.40–9.50 | Claire-Lyse Chambron: Language policies, online dictionaries and language infrastructures for the promotion of the French language and other European languages |
| 9.50–10.20 | Discussion |
| 10.20–11.00 | Thematic session 5: Resources for Research (poster session) Chair: Nataša Gliha Komac |
Posters and (simultaneous) coffee break:
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| 11.00–12.00 | EFNIL Master’s Thesis Awards Co-chairs: Ari Páll Kristinsson, Åse Wetås |
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| 11.45–12.10 | Discussion |
| 12.10–12.30 | Sabine Kirchmeier: Orthographic practices in Europe: Results of an EFNIL survey |
| 12.30–13.10 | Concluding remarks and panel discussion (Andreas Witt, Dimitrios Koutsogiannis, Ewa Rudnicka, Nataša Gliha Komac; co-chaired by Kozma Ahačič and Sabine Kirchmeier) |
| Social programme | |
| 13.10–15.00 | Lunch and cruise on board the Ljubljana tourist boat, Ljubljanica river |
| (For delegates who have to leave before the end a packed lunch will be available.) | |
Dear Colleague, Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language has the honour of inviting you to the 20th Annual Conference of the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) which will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 11th, 12th and 13th October 2023. The theme of the conference is: By the People, for the …
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October 11th–13th, 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia General theme By the People, for the People: Online Dictionaries, Language Portals, and the Role of Language Users The European Federation of National Institutions for Language and ZRC SAZU (Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language) will host the two-day conference By the People, for the People: Online Dictionaries, Language …
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Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( ZRC SAZU)
Atrij ZRC SAZU, 2 Novi Trg, 1000 Ljubljana (city centre)
Hotel accommodation in the city centre: Hotel Slon.
Ljubljana international Airport (Jože Pučnik) is connected to many European cities (e.g. Frankfurt, Paris, Warsaw).
The airport is situated 25 km north-west of the city (approx. 30 min by car/taxi/GoOpti, 45-60 min by bus) and there are multiple public transportation connections from the airport.
If a direct flight to Ljubljana is not available, you can also fly to Trieste (1 hour), Zagreb (1 h 30 min), Graz or Venice airport and use GoOpti‘s affordable transportation.
You need a vignette for motorways. The use of headlights is mandatory also during the day.
Useful link: https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/visitors/
