Shuly Wintner ACL SIG on Computational Approaches to Semitic Languages http://www.semitic.tk On May 2005, the ACL Exec approved the new SIG, which was inaugurated at the ACL 2005 Workshop on Computational Approaches to Semitic Languages at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in June 29, 2005. During December 2005 the SIG held its first elections. 45 votes were cast, and the elected officers are: Chair: Shuly Wintner Secretary: Nizar Habash Information Officers: Mike Rosner, Violetta Cavalli-Sforza, Imed Zitouni The SIG has a website and a mailing list. Current Membership consists of 177 members. We plan a Workshop for ACL 2007 in Prague.