Participant Spotlight
Mel Gallagher, University of Western Sydney Research area: AdminMel joined HCSNet to assist with the organisation of SummerFest in September 2005. In April 2008 she stepped into the role of UWS-based administrator whilst Kym Buckley was on Maternity Leave. She has coordinated numerous workshops during 2008 and was the lead administrator of SummerFest this year. She has had a varied career path commencing as a secretary with a mortgage broking firm. On a long flight home from London in 1996, she decided to go to uni and commenced a Bachelor of Arts. This degree culminated in an Honours degree majoring in Psychology undertaken in the MARCS Labs. She continued her work at MARCS as a Research Assistant and eventually found herself as the MARCS Liaison Officer. During the last few years Mel has been studying Law and in May this year was admitted to the legal profession in the Supreme Court of NSW. As of January 2009, Mel will be taking up a position as a solicitor in the small town of West Wyalong in regional NSW.
NewsFarewell to Mel Gallagher
This week we say farewell to HCSNet Administrative Officer, Mel Gallagher.
HCSNet Admin Officer and MARCS Liaison Officer by day, law student by night,
Mel recently graduated in Law and has been admitted to the legal profession
in the Supreme Court of NSW. This achievement speaks volumes, epitomizing
Mel's hard work and dedication. HCSNet has benefitted vastly from these
qualities -- during 2008 Mel has been the powerhouse behind SummerFest
coordinating venue, publications, catering, travel, as well as attending to
all the small details to ensure that all components of the massive event ran
without a hitch.
Mel has been a tremendous colleague -- professional, unflappable, reliable,
generous, and always looking for new challenges to develop her knowledge and
skills. She has organized numerous national and international conferences,
from ICMPC7 in 2002 and EPC in 2003 to Interspeech in 2008. And her Anzac
Biscuits are the stuff of legend!
Thank you Mel for the hard work, dedication, and happy disposition that you
have brought to HCSNet. We know that, as with all that you set out to do,
your new career as a solicitor in West Wyalong will be a great success and
testimony to your can-do attitude, your commitment and professionalism.
... And Welcome Back Rosemary!
Rosemary Eliott will be rejoining HCSNet as the network's UWS-based
administrator from January 2008 to relieve Kym Buckley, who has extended
her maternity leave. Rosemary will be known to a great many of HCSNet's
members through her role in organizing HCSNet workshops and many other
events between 2006 and 2008. We are absolutely thrilled to have her
extensive
knowledge and experience back on board to carry HCSNet forward into 2009!
Last Newsletter in 2008
This is the last issue of the HCSNet Update Newsletter that we'll be
sending out in 2008. It's been a great year for the network, topped off by
a really successful SummerFest; so, a big thanks goes to all those who have
contributed to
HCSNet's activities, and to all the newsletter's contributors and readers.
The newsletter will resume in early January 2009. In the meantime, we wish
everyone a very happy and safe holiday season.
Upcoming Submission Deadlines
We list here upcoming submission deadlines that fall in the next month. A more complete list of submission deadlines can be found here. Please note that any enquiries regarding these events should be directed to the event organisers, typically identified on the event's website which you can reach from the link below.
LaTeCH - SHELT&R 2009 EACL workshop Language Technology and Resources for Cultural Heritage, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education
Athens, Greece
Due date: 19 Dec 2008
URL: http://ilk.uvt.nl/latech09
EACL 2009 workshop on Computational Linguistic Aspects of Grammatical Inference
Athens, Greece
Due date: 19 Dec 2008
URL: http://ilk.uvt.nl/clagi09
EACL 2009 Workshop GEMS : GEometrical Models of Natural Language Semantics
Athens, Greece
Due date: 19 Dec 2008
URL: http://art.uniroma2.it/gems/
meryc2009 4th Conference of the European Network of Music Educators and Researchers of Young Children
Bologna, Italy
Due date: 31 Dec 2008
URL: www.meryc2009.scform.unibo.it
ICDAR 2009 TENTH IAPR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RECOGNITION
Catalonia, Spain
Due date: 12 Jan 2009
URL: http://www.icdar2009.org
ICAD 2009 15th International Conference on Auditory Display
Copenhagen, Denmark
Due date: 15 Jan 2009
URL: http://www.icad09.dk
Upcoming Conferences
We list here upcoming conferences and workshops that fall in the next month. A more complete list of events can be found here. Please note that any enquiries regarding these events should be directed to the event organisers, typically identified on the event's website which you can reach from the link below.
8th International Conference on Computational Semantics
Tilburg, Netherlands
Date: 7 Jan 2009 to 9 Jan 2009
URL: http://iwcs.uvt.nl
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