Nordic Language Technology Visit to the Balticum
The Delegation
- Denmark: Deputy Manager, MA Hanne Fersøe, Center for Sprogteknologi, University of Copenhagen
- Iceland: Prof. Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson, Department of Icelandic, University of Iceland
- Finland: Prof. Kimmo Koskenniemi, Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki and NGSLT
- Norway: Prof. Koenraad de Smedt, Department of Linguistics, University of Bergen
- Sweden: Prof. Robin Cooper, Department of Linguistics, Göteborg University, the Swedish PhD graduate school GSLT and Nordic Graduate School of Language Technology NGSLT.
- Nordic Language Technology Programme: Programme Chairman, Prof. Helge Dyvik, and Programme co-ordinator, Henrik Holmboe
- NorFA: Senior Advisor Torkild Vinther
- Nordic Council of Ministers, Information Offices (Vilnius, Riga, Tartu, Tallinn ).
Overall Travel Schedule
In each (or most) of the sites, the delegation is prepared to give a 45 minute presentation of the Nordic Language Technology activities. The delegation is prepared to pay a short visit the information centers of the NMR (Nordic Council of Ministers) in Vilnius, Riga, Tartu and Tallinn.
- Sunday 24th October
- Arrival in Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Hotel Narutis
- Monday 25th October
- Meeting(s) in Vilnius
- Hotel Narutis (Vilnius)
- Tuesday 26th October
- Bus transportation to Kaunas (Lithuania) early in the morning
- Meeting in Kaunas, Vitauas Magnus University, lunch
- Minibus transportation to Riga (Latvia) at about 13:00, 2-3 hours
- Hotel Konventa Seta
- 18:00, reception at Melngalvju nams
- Wednesday 27th October
- Meeting in Riga, University of Latvia, lunch
- Minibus transportation to Tartu (Estonia) leaving in the afternoon, 3-4 hours
- Hotel London (Tartu)
- Thursday 28th October
- A brief meeting at the Nordic Information Centre
- Meeting in Tartu, Tartu University, morning, lunch, afternoon
- Hotel London (Tartu)
- Friday 29th October
- Minibus transportation to Tallinn, leaving about 8:30, 2 hours
- Meetings in Tallinn, starting after arrival, NMR centre, Institute of the Estonian Language, Tallinn Technical University, Pedagogical University