The NACLO is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In solving the problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics, second languages, or programming is necessary. Professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics and language technologies use dozens of the world's languages to create engaging problems that represent cutting edge issues in their fields. The competition has attracted top students to study and work in those same fields. This is truly an opportunity for young people to experience a taste of natural-language processing in the 21st century.
Students are given the opportunity to compete against other students from across Canada and the United States. Top performers will be invited to the second round on March 11, 2009.
There is no cost to compete in the competition. In addition, lunch will be provided to the contestants.
We request that students register by January 20, 2009; however, the deadline for registration is Feb. 3, 2009. Please try to register early, as space is limited. All registration takes place through the NACLO website. Click here to access the site.
In addition to registration, the site contains many resources, such as contest rules, and practice problems from previous contests.
For more information, please contact:
Kevin Grant
kevin.grant2@uleth.ca
(403) 329-2382
Nicole Wilson
wilsln@uleth.ca
(403) 329-5115