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Membership involves registration and participation in the mailing list & the elections. | Membership involves registration and participation in the mailing list & the elections. | ||
The membership roster is maintained by the Secretary and is updated online at | The membership roster is maintained by the Secretary and is updated online at | ||
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Membership currently stands at 110. | Membership currently stands at 110. | ||
A membership overview for the two years of the SIGHUM standing is given below: | A membership overview for the two years of the SIGHUM standing is given below: | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 24 May 2014
SIGHUM 2013-2014 Annual Report
The ACL Special Interest Group on Language Technologies for the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities (SIGHUM) is intended to provide a forum for CL researchers who are developing language technology for data from the socio-economic sciences or the humanities (SSH). It also functions as a contact point for SSH stakeholders. ACL SIGHUM stands officially since June 2012.
Organisation & Elections
The first SIGHUM elections took place in October 2013. The following elected board officers are serving until October 2015:
- President: Antal van den Bosch
- Secretary: Kalliopi Zervanou
- Liaison officer: Marieke van Erp
The next election process will begin in September 2015.
Membership
SIGHUM is open to all interested parties and does not charge any membership fees. Members should be however active in CL and SSH research and applications, as indicated by their affiliation and publications. Membership involves registration and participation in the mailing list & the elections. The membership roster is maintained by the Secretary and is updated online at SIGHUM Members List. Membership currently stands at 110. A membership overview for the two years of the SIGHUM standing is given below:
- 2013: 75
- 2014: 110