Tibetan
Information Technology Panel
CALL for PAPERS
This panel covers a variety of related topics from technical development issues -- such as data encoding and Tibetan-specific needs in systems designs, to the results of research in Tibetan studies utilizing information technologies.
Papers suitable for inclusion in this panel fall within three broadly defined areas of Tibetan Information Technology:
1. Technical papers.
Research into key technical problems in Tibetan IT. Stated simply, such a paper would be comprised of certain key elements:
a. A statement of the technical problem being addressed and its relationship to Tibetan language and Tibetan research
b. An overview of any previous attempts to address it or similar problems and an analysis of their (partial) successes or failures.
c. A clear, technical statement of the approach take by the person or team authoring the paper
d. A theoretical or experimental assessment validating the approach chosen. Obviously a methodologically sound assessment of an actual implementation of the solution to the problem would be nice, but I realize that such is not always possible in some cases (arguments about UNICODE being a good example).
2. Application Papers
Research in Tibetan subjects *enabled* by technology.
Stated simply, such papers could be consider "soft" technical papers presenting research that focuses on the application of existing technologies within Tibetan language, Tibetan research and pedagogy. Such papers should present research that has not been previously published or presented in other forums. Such papers should also focus a non-insignificant amount of time on the enabling technology rather than the results of the application, since that is the purpose of this panel. Papers should avoid "trivial" instances of technology use, however, for example, the simple utilization of "black box" technologies.
3. "Workshop" Papers
Tutorials on problem solving within the field of Tibetan IT.
This category of submission would be more aptly described as presentation of general techniques for problem solving within Tibetan IT. Such topics could be: Unicode font design, data structure construction for bibliographic and archival databases, etc.
Submissions Should Include:
Author's name
Affiliation (if any)
Proposed Paper Title
Type of Paper (technical, application, workshop)
Paper Abstract
Please send copies of paper proposals to both:
Panel Chair, Paul G. Hackett
Panel Co-chair, Tashi Tsering
last updated:
27 May 2012
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