2008Q3 Reports: EACL

EACL Report, May 2008
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Alex Lascarides, Chair
Giorgio Satta, Chair-elect
Anette Frank, Secretary 
Mike Rosner, treasurer

1.  EACL 2009
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This will take place in Athens from March 30th--April 3rd.  The chairs
for EACL 2009 have now been chosen:

Local Organising Chair:	   Vangelis Karkaletsis
Programme Chairs	   Claire Gardent
			   Joakim Nivre
Sponsorship Chairs	   Josef van Genabith
			   Philipp Koehn     
Tutorials Chairs	   Emiel Krahmer
			   David Weir	
Workshop Chairs		   Steve Clark	
			   Miriam Butt
Demos Chairs		   Jorn Kreutel
Publications Chairs	   David Schlangen
			   Kemal Oflazer

Under the new arrangements for conference sponsorship, Philipp and
Josef are also sponsorship chairs for ACL 2009 and NAACL 2009.

Current state of progress is as follows:

o	Contracts between NCSR (the host institution) and BTOB
	(professional events organiser) and between BTOB and Megaron
	Mousikis (the venue) are now signed.  We are yet to sign the
	contract between ACL and NCSR!  But this is imminent, and the
	details of the contract are basically finalised.
o	The call for papers for the main programme was issued about 8
	weeks ago.
o	The joint call for workshop proposals (among ACL, EACL and
	NAACL 2009) was issued at the beginning of April.
o	The website is up (www.eacl2009.gr)
o	A draft call for tutorial proposals is now written.  The final
	draft will be issued in about 2 weeks.
o	A price list for various levels of EACL sponsorship are now
	fixed, as part of a larger package of sponsorship prices that
	include EACL and NAACL conferences too.  
o	The style files are finalised.

I will make a site visit to Athens in October, to look at the
conference, reception and banqueting facilities.


2.  EACL Officers
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There are no personnel changes on the  EACL board this year.  The next
big changes will be in January 2008.  


3. EACL 2010
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Anette Frank, Giorgio Satta and Mike Rosner represent EACL on the ACL
2010 committee.  There were 4 bids in all; 3 of these are still under
consideration.


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EUROPEAN CHAPTER FINANCES 2007
This is a virtual account representing the
state of chapter finances
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USD:EUR     1.30          
                                       balance
31/12/2006                              -2,485
                              
INCOME                         
Income from ACL ($5000)   3,846.00     
Surplus EACL2006         17,635.01     
                              
total income             21,481.16      21,481
                              
EXPENSES                         
                              
Sponsorships                         
ESSLII 2007                 -3,000     
                              
                              
                              
total expenses              -3,000      -3,000
                              
31/12/2007                              15,996

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CHF-CH-CURRENT 2007 
(Swiss Current Account - CHF, EUR equivalent shown)	    
1 EUR = 1.65614 CHF   
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                  CHF         CHF         EUR 
                                          EQUIV
     
31/12/2006        1,217.13    1,217.13    734.92
     
INCOME     
net interest          0.95  
     
total income          0.95        0.95      0.57
     
EXPENSES     
bank charges        309.35  
     
total expenses      309.35     -309.35   -186.79
     
31/12/2007                      908.73    548.70
     

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CHF-CH ASSETS: Bond Funds held in CHF
=====================================================
31/12/2006                     209,783

31/12/2007                     210,277


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EUR-CH 2007 (Swiss EUR deposit and account accounts) 
Previously used for euro transactions in Switzerland. 
Now closed, balance to Malta.	
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                        deposit            current
31/12/2006              10,145.73          306.53
INCOME                         
Interest                    92.51          
                              
EXPENSES
withholding tax            -32.38
charges                                    -18.22

                        10,205.86
paid to
current                -10,205.86       10,205.86
                              
                                        10,494.17
paid to EUR-MT                         -10,494.17
accounts closed               
31/12/2007                     0.00          0.00
                                                     
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EUR-MT-CURRENT 2007: Current account in Malta                                        
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31/12/2006                14273.23     14,273.23
INCOME                                   
TFR ex French ac             62.28               
TFR EUR-CH               10,494.17               
EACL06 surplus           17,635.01               
INTEREST (consolidated)   1,784.02
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total income             29,975.48     29,975.48

EXPENSES                                   
3 month Term Deposit    -25,000.00               
Sponsorship:                              
ESSLII 2007              -3,000.00               
CHARGES                     -80.93               
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total expenses          -28,080.93    -28,080.93

31/12/2007                             16,167.78

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ADDITIONAL EUR ASSETS HELD IN MALTA at 31/12/2007
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31/12/2006
Bank of Ireland                50,000

BOUGHT
3 month term Deposit           25,000

31/12/2007                     75,000

interest is shown as consolidated interest for
EUR-MT-CURRENT


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EVOLUTION OF CONSOLIDATED HOLDINGS IN EUROPE
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YEAR     EUR
2000     152,479
2001     159,427
2002     172,111
2003     177,101
2004     223,449
2005     215,953
2006     202,166
2007     217,400

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Mike Rosner, 22/05/2007
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