The European
Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) will be holding its Ninth Workshop
in
The venue
for the workshop will be the Foundation for International Studies in
Papers to be presented. Click here for a list of the papers accepted.
Registration. Registration will begin on 20 February. Please use the registration form attached. It can be submitted electronically or
printed and sent by mail. N.B. A different form is used for accommodation.
Fees:
Registration
before 28 March
EAMT and IAMT members: €55
Non-members: € 65
Students: € 30
Registration
on or after 29 March
EAMT and IAMT members: € 65
Non-members: € 80
Students: € 70
Coffee breaks
Morning and
afternoon coffee/tea breaks are included in the registration fee.
Potential costs not included in the registration
fee (indicative only):
Accommodation
Participants
may book their accommodation directly through the Foundation for International
Studies (see accommodation page). Arrangements have
been made with some hotels with special prices ranging from € 40 to € 100 per person per night (in single
rooms). These prices are guaranteed only until 8th March 2004.
Please book as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Other hotels can be
located via the websites given above.
Travel
There is an
international airport about 8 km from Valetta and Sliema.
Taxis from airport
to Valletta about Lm (Maltese Lira) 7.50 (ca. € 17.50)
Buses: Fares
are low: Lm. 0.15 per journey (ca. € 0.35).
From the airport to Valletta buses run every 30 min. -- journey time
approx. 45 minutes. Buses run regularly and frequently (every 20 mins) from
Sliema to Valletta -- journey time approx. 15 minutes. For details of services
see travel page.
Lunches and dinners
Not included
in the registration fee.
There are
many restaurants in the vicinity of the venue. Prices range from Lm. 0.75 cents
to Lm. 5.00 for lunch (ca. €2.00 to €12.00) and from Lm. 5 to Lm. 12 for dinner
(ca. €12.00 to €28.00)
Workshop banquet:
It is
proposed to arrange a banquet for participants in a restaurant near the venue
on Monday evening (26 April). However, numbers will be restricted and there
will have to be a minimum number taking up the invitation. Please indicate on
the registration form if you would be interested in coming to the banquet.
Payment should be made in Maltese pounds at the time of the workshop (no prices
are yet known, but a rough estimate is ca. €50 (including wine).
Local organizer:
Mike Rosner
(