NACLO 2011 -- North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
Columbia University, Computer Science Department

Important Dates:

September 15, 2010 (Wednesday)
Student registration opens

TBD
Information session

January 20, 2011 (Thursday)
Early registration deadline

February 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
Final deadline for registration (12:00 noon PST).

February 2, 2011 (Thursday)
10 AM – 1 PM
NACLO Open Competition (first round)

March 10, 2011 (Thursday)
NACLO Invitational (second round)
 

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What is NACLO?

NACLO (the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad) is a contest in which high-school (and younger) students solve problems relating to linguistics and computational linguistics. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is required. Students may participate at their high school or at a nearby university site. This year, Columbia University will be a local site for the New York Metro area. The open round of the contest will take place on Wednesday, February 4. Well-performing students will be invited to a second round to be held on March 10. The top students in the second round will have a chance to participate in the 9th International Linguistics Olympiad at a US site to be determined.

More information about NACLO can be found at the official NACLO site.

How can I register?

Students who are interested can register at the NACLO registration site. Participation in the event is free.

Where is the Columbia University site?

Columbia University will hold the NACLO Open Competition first round in Davis Auditorium, located in the Schapiro Center (CEPSR) at 520 W. 120th Street (map).

When should I arrive?

The contest starts at 10 am sharp and goes until 1 pm on Wednesday, February 2. Please arrive early, at about 9:30 am.

What should I study?

Some sample questions for practice are available here.

Who should I contact?

Please ask us any questions you might have:

• Administrative contact (lfurst@cs.columbia.edu)

• Columbia University NACLO list (NACLO@lists.columbia.edu)