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On VideoLectures.NET the Course about Logic in Action and some Evening Lectures are now available.

The ESSLLI Photo Gallery has been updated with new photos of the Soccer match, the Evening lecture of Dunja Mladenic and the Closing ceremony.

Programme: 16.00 – 16.30 Welcome speeches by the Mayor of Ljubljana Mr Zoran Janković, Director of Jožef Stefan Institute Dr. Jadran Lenarčič and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Prof. Dr. Tomaž Zwitter 16.30 – 16.45 Presentation of … Continue reading →

Dear ESSLLI participants, Please note that the ESSLLI office will close its doors for good tomorrow, Friday 12th, at 13.00. If there is anything you still need from us or if you have any last questions, please see us today … Continue reading →

The ESSLLI Photo Gallery has been updated with new photos.

Don’t miss the exciting talk tonight @ 7 pm in the Peterlin pavilijon by Dunja Mladenič! Dunja Mladenic (J. Stefan Institute, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) Date: Thursday, 11th August @ 7 pm, Peterlinov pavilijon Title: Representing Text – from characters to logic … Continue reading →

Please come to the Student Session poster presentations Thursday at 15:45, when the authors will be there to present and discuss their posters. The session will take place in the coffee break area just outside room 2.01. The posters presented … Continue reading →

Don’t miss an exciting talk by Bart Geurts tonight at 7 pm in the Peterlin Pavilion. Bart Geurts (Department of Philosophy, University of Nijmegen) Date: Tuesday, 9th August @ 7 pm, Peterlin Pavilion Title: Quantity implicatures: a tendentious survey Abstract: … Continue reading →

Join us for the traditional ESSLLI soccer match between students and lecturers! The match will take place on Wednesday 10th August at a small field (5-5) near the ESSLLI place (NK Svoboda). The meeting point is at 6.30 p.m. in front … Continue reading →

Here is the programme for the FoLLI General Meeting on August 9, 18.15-19.00 in the Peterlin pavilion. 18.15-18.30 Announcements with – Valentin Goranko on the new format of the FoLLI series with Springer – Dag Westerstahl on ESSLLI-style events in … Continue reading →

Rules (from Five-a-side football/Wikipedia) Generally the rules for small sided games are much the same as the 11-a-side game with the following additions; The ball is not allowed to go over “head height” or else the opposition is awarded an … Continue reading →

If you registered late and didn’t get an ESSLLI bag and/or T-Shirt, you can pick it up now in the ESSLLI office.

Departure: 8.15 from Dijaški dom Vič, 8.30 from M-Hotel. Please come 5 minutes earlier, busses will leave on time! Payment: Bring your voucher! The guides will charge everyone without a voucher the regular price (Karst 59, Alps 55)! If you … Continue reading →

The Formal Grammar, FoLLI meeting, Logical constants will be held at following time and location: Formal Grammar, Saturday, from 9:30 to 17:30 in room 2.02 FoLLI meeting, Saturday, from 10:00 to 14:00 in room 3.07 Logical constants, Sunday from 14:00 … Continue reading →

Do not miss the ESSLLI party today. MEETING POINTS (20-30 minutes walk up the hill) : 19h30 M HOTEL 19h30 Dijaški dom Vič 19h40 in front of the ESSLLI building Alternative: taxi  (to the top of the Rožnik hill) – … Continue reading →

We would like to inform you, that it is not possible to cancel an excursion anymore. If someone still want to join an excursion, there are still few places. In this case put your name an email in the open … Continue reading →

Don’t miss an exciting talk by Mirella Lapata tonight at 7 pm in the Peterlin Pavilion. Mirella Lapata (ILCC, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh) Date: Thursday, 4th August @ 7 pm, Peterlinov pavilijon Title: Talk to me in plain … Continue reading →

There are still a few places left at ESSLLI excursions. If you would like to go, put your name and email on the waiting list by Thursday 5 pm. The waiting list is on the notice board near at the … Continue reading →

If you registered late and didn’t get an ESSLLI mug in your bag, you can pick it up now in the ESSLLI office.

We had been informed that there is another option regarding airport transfer. Please check the site of http://turanus.si/ for further information.

If you need a bus card, you can buy one at the ESSLLI office for 5 EUR.

ESSLLI excursions seem to be very popular. So if you’ve bought vouchers and have changed your mind about going, please bring your vouchers to ESSLLI office and we will return your money. If you haven’t bought the excursions but would … Continue reading →

Benedikt Loewe (Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), Universiteit van Amsterdam) Date and Time: Tuesday, 2nd August @ 7 pm, Peterlinov pavilijon Title: “Formalization: Transforming the real world into symbols” Abstract: Logic, mathematics, computer science, and formal linguistics are … Continue reading →

Join us for the traditional ESSLLI soccer match between students and lecturers! The match will take place on Wednesday 10th August at a small field (5-5) near the ESSLLI place (NK Svoboda). If you would like to join the team, … Continue reading →

The Student Session will be held at 15:45PM in lecture room 2.01.

Unfortunately, there are no more places left ESSLLI excursions, so you cannot join them anymore.

If you need an original receipt for ESSLLI, you can pick it up at the ESSLLI office. If you need an original receipt for ESSLLI, you can pick it up at the ESSLLI office.

Excursions on Saturday and Sunday, 6 and 7 August (Slovenian Karst and coast  / Slovenian Alps and lakes): for both trips the buses will depart at 8.15 from the student dormitory Dijaski dom Vic, and at 8.30 from M-Hotel. Be … Continue reading →

The invited speakers at WoMO 2011 are Stefano Borgo (Trento), Stefan Schulz (Graz) and Michael Zakharyaschev (London). For more information, please see the workshop page. The invited speakers at WoMO 2011 are Stefano Borgo (Trento), Stefan Schulz (Graz) and Michael … Continue reading →

Lunch will be served at: Cafeteria at the Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS), across the street from the ESSLLI venue. Lunches are available with lunch vouchers bought at registration. Menu in Slovene Menu in English (Google Translate) Canteen in the Vič … Continue reading →

The list of invited speakers for the course Modern set theory: Foundations and Applications (Mirna Dzamonja and Benedikt Löwe) has been updated. Tutorial speakers. Gregor Dolinar (Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia), Martin Goldstern (Technische Universität Wien, Austria) and Jean Larson (University … Continue reading →

All ESSLLI participants are warmly invited to the FoLLI General Meeting which will be held on August 9, 18.15-19.00 in the Peterlin pavilion. The meeting starts with short reports on the FoLLI activities (18.15-18.30). Then there will be the presentation … Continue reading →

The Student Session website migrated to a new location.

Both excursions (Slovenian Karst and coast  / Slovenian Alps and lakes) will start around 8:30 am. The expected arrival time is between 6 pm and 7 pm.

A Google Map site was created with information about restaurants and bars in Ljubljana.

Visit Ljubljana provided additional information about restaurants in the city and a schedule of excursions and sightseeing tours of Ljubljana. Restaurants in Ljubljana City tours and excursions of Ljubljana, Summer 2011 For more information visit the sites Visit Ljubljana and … Continue reading →

Friday, August 5th, 16:15-17:05, Peterlinov Pavilion Paul Gochet, a long-time professor at the university of Liege, Belgium, was one of the defining figures in the international community in philosophy, logic, language, and computation. At the same time, he bridged between … Continue reading →

The ESSLLI Booklet is available now. You can download the booklet here, but every participant will get one at the ESSLLI registration.

ESSLLI set up Moodle, an open-source e-learning platform for all lecturers and workshop organizers (http://esslli.fmf.uni-lj.si/). Lecturers can upload and update anything at any time, from presentations, course readers, papers, links, etc. Lecturers will also be able to see who enrolled … Continue reading →

On Friday, 5 August, we shall air our lungs and freshen our spirits in the green surroundings of Rožnik, the hill overlooking Ljubljana rising from the Tivoli Park. It is a popular destination for a quick escape from the town. … Continue reading →

——————————————————————— 24th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information ESSLLI 2012 August 6-17, 2012 Opole, Poland http://www.esslli2012.pl Call for Course and Workshop Proposals ——————————————————————— The European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) is organized every year by … Continue reading →

Dear workshop speakers, we would like to inform you that since your paper was accepted to one of the workshops held at ESSLLI 2011 in Ljubljana, you are entitled to a reduced student registration fee. Please register to the summer … Continue reading →

We are proud to announce that awards for best Bachelor or Master Thesis in the area of language technologies that is presented by the Slovene Language Technologies Society go to: – PETER HOLOZAN for his MSc Thesis “Automatic generation of … Continue reading →

Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. Please distribute it to colleagues and students. *********************************************************************** DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION FOR ESSLLI 2011 Meeting: 23rd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) Date: 01-Aug-2011 – 12-Aug-2011 … Continue reading →

Esslli 2011 is pleased to offer five fee waivers for student volunteers, who are vital for the efficient organization of the summer school each year. The volunteers are invited to participate at the conference and assist the organizing committee in … Continue reading →

Since 2002, FoLLI (the Association for Logic, Language, and Information, http://www.folli.org) awards the E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize to outstanding dissertations in the fields of Logic, Language, and Information. We invite submissions for the best dissertation which resulted in a Ph.D. … Continue reading →

We are extremely pleased to have attracted four excellent evening lecturers for ESSLLI 2011: Benedikt Loewe (Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), Universiteit van Amsterdam) Mirella Lapata (ILCC, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh) Bart Geurts (Department of Philosophy, … Continue reading →

The ESSLLI organizing committee is pleased to announce 5 fee waivers for highly motivated and talented students 1. ESSLLI-JSI FEE WAIVERS (2 grants) 2. ESSLLI-EACL FEE WAIVERS (2 grants) 3. ESSLLI-ERASMUS FEE WAIVERS (1 grant) The applications should be sent … Continue reading →

Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message. Please distribute it to colleagues and students. ****************************************************************************************** 2nd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AT ESSLLI 2011 Meeting: 23rd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) Date: 01-Aug-2011 – 12-Aug-2011 Location: … Continue reading →

We are pleased to inform you that the Association for Symbolic Logic is sponsoring student travel awards for ESSLLI 2011. Please follow the instructions on how to apply on their website: http://www.aslonline.org/studenttravelawards.html

******************************************************************************** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AT ESSLLI 2011 Meeting: 23rd European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) Date: 01-Aug-2011 – 12-Aug-2011 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Contact Email: esslli2011@gmail.com Meeting URL: http://esslli2011.ijs.si/ Early registration deadline: 31-05-2011 ******************************************************************************** *Meeting Description* For the … Continue reading →

The program schedule for all courses and workshops is now online and can be found on the webpage Programme and several subpages: Time Table Courses Workshops

Deadline for submissions: March 25, 2011 The Student Session of the 23rd European Summer School in Logic, Language, and Information (ESSLLI) will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on August 1-12, 2011. We invite submissions of original, unpublished work from students … Continue reading →