Society for Computation in Linguistics established

From Gaja Jarosz:

The Society for Computation in Linguistics (SCIL) is devoted to facilitating and promoting research on computational and mathematical approaches in Linguistics. SCIL aims to provide a central forum for exchange of ideas and dissemination of original research results on computational approaches in any area of linguistics. These areas include but are not limited to computational models of human linguistic behavior, computational implementations of linguistic theories, and research on the computational properties of human language. In addition to providing a forum for researchers already working in these areas, SCIL seeks to provide an accessible venue for linguists wishing to learn more about computational methods and their applications in linguistics. In addition, SCIL aims to facilitate productive exchange between linguists and computer scientists and engineers working on language technologies. To these ends, SCIL hosts regular meetings (the first of which will be co-located with LSA 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah) that feature high-quality research presentations and peer-reviewed proceedings to be published with the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) Anthology.