Subject: categories: ANNOUNCEMENT Tbilisi Summer School

From: besick dundua <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:52:46 -0700 (PDT)

ANNOUNCEMENT

            Tbilisi Summer School

     in Language, Logic, and Computation

        29th August - 8 September 2000

               Tbilisi, Georgia

The Georgian Centre for Language, Logic, and Speech,
based at the Tbilisi State University, will host
Tbilisi Summer School, main purpose of which is
to make the students and young scholars acquainted
with the modern state of affairs in the mentioned
fields of science, and - at the same time - to further
contacts and scientific collaboration between Western
and Eastern Scholars

LECTURERS

Jurij Apresjan, Moscow
Matthias Baaz, Vienna
Pascal Boldini, Paris
Marina Glavinskaja, Moscow
Michel Parigot, Paris
Carl Vogel,Dublin
Andrej Voronkov, Manchester

COURSES

- Foundations of linguistic semantics (Ju.Apresjan)
- On the generalisation of proofs and calculations
(M.Baaz)
- Type theories for semantics and cognition
(P.Boldini)
- Semantics of aspect (M.Glavinskaja)
- Proofs as programs (M.Parigot)
- Cognitive constraints on linguistic theory.
(C.Vogel)
- Logical Foundations of deductive databases.
(A.Voronkov).

STUDENTS

Besides local audience we shall be glad to see at the
School foreign students also. Participants fee for
such persons will amount to $120 (excursion, banquet,
reprints, etc.). They could be comfortably
accommodated at Georgian families (with two meals) -
$40 per day.

LOCATION AND SIGHTSEEING TOURS

Georgia is the ancient country situated between Black
and Caspian seas, Caucasus Mountains and Turkey. This
is the country of Golden Fleece, myth of Argonauts,
Jason and Medea, Promethee, chained to the Caucasus
mountains.

Tbilisi - capital of Georgia - has more than 1 million
in habitant. It is situated some 100-150 km to the
south of main Caucasus ridge, in the beautiful valley
of the river Mtkvari, surrounded by the green slopes
of the Caucasus spurs. The city has a long (1500 year)
history and abounds in historical and cultural
memorials. Georgia is famous for its high quality
wines, exquisite cuisine and cordial hospitality.

The main site of the Symposium, Tbilisi state
University, is the chief centre of education in the
country, and has several outstanding scholars in
science, art and politics among its graduates.

As a route of excursion is chosen the Georgian
Military Road going via ancient capital of Georgia -
Mtskheta, with its abundant architectural and
historical monuments, crossing the main ridge of
Caucasus by the Cross Pass and reaching the final
point of supposed trip - mountain resort Kazbegi with
its Trinity Church situated on the top of high peak
facing the second
(after Elbrus) mountain - peak of Caucasus - 
Mkinvarcveri (Glacier - mountain).

TRAVEL INFORMATION

The only real way of arrival in Tbilisi is by air. If
direct flight from the point of your departure does
not exist, the preferable ways are via Istambul,
Frankfurt or Moscow.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

T.Khurodze (Chair, Pro-rector of Tbilisi State
University)
R.Asatiani (Institute of Oriental Studies)
N.Chanishvili (Tbilisi State University)
G.Chikoidze (Institute of Control Systems)
K.Pkhakadze (Institute of Applied Mathematics)
Kh.Rukhaja (Institute of Aplied Mathematics).

For additional information, please, use the following
addresses:

www.geocities.com/summer_school_2000

www.risc.uni-linz.ac.at/people/tkutsia/summerschool/

or contact the organisation comitie:

George Chikoidze
Dept. of Language Modelling
Inst. of Control Systems
Georgian Academy of Sciences
34, K. Gamsakhurdia
380060 Tbilisi
Georgia
Phone: +995 32 382136
 E-mail: [email-masked] 

Khimuri Rukhaia
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Phone:+995 32 316825
 E-mail: [email-masked] 

Kote Pkhakadze
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Phone: +995 32 325929
 E-mail: [email-masked] 

Beso Dundua
Institute of Applied Mathematics
Phone: +995 32 325441
E-mail: [email-masked] 

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