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This page describes the people and the bodies that are responsible for the administration of [[SIGFSM]].
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== Officers ==
 
== Officers ==
  
'''The term of the elected officers started on 11 May, 2010 and is to end in 2012:'''
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'''Elected Officers'''
* Anssi Yli-Jyrä (President)
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* Thomas Hanneforth (Treasurer)
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* 2013-2015 Andreas Maletti (President), Thomas Hanneforth (Treasurer), Måns Hulden (Secretary)
* Laurette Pretorius (Secretary)  
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* 2010-2012 Anssi Yli-Jyrä (President), Thomas Hanneforth (Treasurer), Laurette Pretorius (Secretary)  
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The term of the elected officers started on January 1, 2013 and is to end in 2015.  Thus the new elections
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are due October 2015 and the nominations of the candidates in August 2015.
  
 
'''Other Positions:'''
 
'''Other Positions:'''
  
* Liaison Representative in ACL 2012: Matthieu Constant
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* Liaison Representative in ACL 2015: Nina Seemann
 
* Email List Resource Manager:  Thomas Hanneforth
 
* Email List Resource Manager:  Thomas Hanneforth
* Web Site Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä
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* Web Site Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä, Andreas Maletti
* Web Content Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä
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* Web Content Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä, Andreas Maletti
  
 
== International Advisory Committee ==
 
== International Advisory Committee ==
  
The members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) were nominated already in 2010 and 2012 by the elected officers and they are to continue at this position for the year 2012 and stay in the board beyond this by default.
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The members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) were nominated in 2010, 2012, and 2015 by the elected officers and they are will continue to serve as board members until further notice.
  
* Matthieu Constant (Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France)
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* Matthieu Constant (Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France) — since 2010
* Tim Fernando (Computer Science Department, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland) 2012-
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* Tim Fernando (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland) — since 2012
* Colin de la Higuera (Nantes University, France)
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* Thomas Hanneforth (University of Potsdam, Germany) — since 2010 — Treasurer
* Måns Hulden (University of Helsinki, Finland) 2012-
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* Colin de la Higuera (Nantes University, France) — since 2010
* Lauri Karttunen (Stanford University, USA)
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* Måns Hulden (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA) — since 2012 — Secretary
* Kevin Knight (USC/Information Sciences Institute, USA)
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* Laura Kallmeyer (Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf) — since 2015
* András Kornai (Harvard University, USA & Budapest Institute of Technology, Hungary)
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* Lauri Karttunen (Stanford University, USA) — since 2010
* Marco Kuhlman (Uppsala University, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Sweden) 2012-
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* Kevin Knight (USC/Information Sciences Institute, USA) — since 2010
* Andreas Maletti (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
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* András Kornai (Harvard University, USA & Budapest Institute of Technology, Hungary) — since 2010
* Jakub Piskorski (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)
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* Andreas Maletti (University of Stuttgart, Germany) — since 2010 — President
* Bruce W. Watson (University of Pretoria, SA & Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands)
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* Mark-Jan Nederhof (University of St. Andrews, Scotland) — since 2015
* Menno van Zaanen (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)
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* Jakub Piskorski (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) — since 2010
* Lynette van Zijl (Stellenbosch University, SA)
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* Laurette Pretorius (University of South Africa, South Africa) — since 2010
* the elected officers
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* Heiko Vogler (Dresden University of Technology, Germany) — since 2015
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* Atro Voutilainen (University of Helsinki, Finland) — since 2012
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* Bruce W. Watson (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) — since 2010
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* Anssi Yli-Jyrä (University of Helsinki, Finland) — since 2010
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* Menno van Zaanen (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) — since 2010
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* Lynette van Zijl (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) — since 2010
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Although the IAB is not directly elected, any SIGFSM member can contact a board member or the elected officers in order to propose a new IAB member.  We would like to see that the board has representatives for different continents, countries, FSM schools and other interests felt in the field.  Obviously, this goal is not yet fully achieved.  Please help improve the representativeness of the board!
  
 
== SIGFSM Business Meetings ==
 
== SIGFSM Business Meetings ==
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An official Business Meeting is needed when we have higly controversial or constitutional matters to be discussed.  The dates of these meetings are separately announced to the SIGFSM members by email or in the home page of an endorsed workshop or conference.
 
An official Business Meeting is needed when we have higly controversial or constitutional matters to be discussed.  The dates of these meetings are separately announced to the SIGFSM members by email or in the home page of an endorsed workshop or conference.
  
* A SIGFSM Business Meeting: in FSMNLP 2009, Pretoria, South Africa, July 2009.   
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* A SIGFSM Business Meeting: at FSMNLP 2013, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 2013.   
* A SIGFSM Business Meeting: in FSMNLP 2011, Blois, France, July 2011.
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* A SIGFSM Business Meeting: at FSMNLP 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 2015.
 
 
== Unofficial Business Meetings in Conjunction with the Events ==
 
 
In addition to the official Business Meetings, the endorsed workshops may organize with its attendants unofficial business meetings that are needed to collect feedback, wishes and help the organizers of the forthcoming workshops.
 
 
 
* An unofficial Business Beeting: in FSMNLP 2012, Donostia-San Sebastian, in July 2012.
 

Revision as of 05:01, 13 September 2015

This page describes the people and the bodies that are responsible for the administration of SIGFSM.

Officers

Elected Officers

  • 2013-2015 Andreas Maletti (President), Thomas Hanneforth (Treasurer), Måns Hulden (Secretary)
  • 2010-2012 Anssi Yli-Jyrä (President), Thomas Hanneforth (Treasurer), Laurette Pretorius (Secretary)

The term of the elected officers started on January 1, 2013 and is to end in 2015. Thus the new elections are due October 2015 and the nominations of the candidates in August 2015.

Other Positions:

  • Liaison Representative in ACL 2015: Nina Seemann
  • Email List Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth
  • Web Site Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä, Andreas Maletti
  • Web Content Resource Manager: Thomas Hanneforth, Anssi Yli-Jyrä, Andreas Maletti

International Advisory Committee

The members of the International Advisory Committee (IAC) were nominated in 2010, 2012, and 2015 by the elected officers and they are will continue to serve as board members until further notice.

  • Matthieu Constant (Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, France) — since 2010
  • Tim Fernando (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland) — since 2012
  • Thomas Hanneforth (University of Potsdam, Germany) — since 2010 — Treasurer
  • Colin de la Higuera (Nantes University, France) — since 2010
  • Måns Hulden (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA) — since 2012 — Secretary
  • Laura Kallmeyer (Heinrich-Heine University of Düsseldorf) — since 2015
  • Lauri Karttunen (Stanford University, USA) — since 2010
  • Kevin Knight (USC/Information Sciences Institute, USA) — since 2010
  • András Kornai (Harvard University, USA & Budapest Institute of Technology, Hungary) — since 2010
  • Andreas Maletti (University of Stuttgart, Germany) — since 2010 — President
  • Mark-Jan Nederhof (University of St. Andrews, Scotland) — since 2015
  • Jakub Piskorski (Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) — since 2010
  • Laurette Pretorius (University of South Africa, South Africa) — since 2010
  • Heiko Vogler (Dresden University of Technology, Germany) — since 2015
  • Atro Voutilainen (University of Helsinki, Finland) — since 2012
  • Bruce W. Watson (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) — since 2010
  • Anssi Yli-Jyrä (University of Helsinki, Finland) — since 2010
  • Menno van Zaanen (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) — since 2010
  • Lynette van Zijl (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) — since 2010

Although the IAB is not directly elected, any SIGFSM member can contact a board member or the elected officers in order to propose a new IAB member. We would like to see that the board has representatives for different continents, countries, FSM schools and other interests felt in the field. Obviously, this goal is not yet fully achieved. Please help improve the representativeness of the board!

SIGFSM Business Meetings

An official Business Meeting is needed when we have higly controversial or constitutional matters to be discussed. The dates of these meetings are separately announced to the SIGFSM members by email or in the home page of an endorsed workshop or conference.

  • A SIGFSM Business Meeting: at FSMNLP 2013, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 2013.
  • A SIGFSM Business Meeting: at FSMNLP 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 2015.