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	* Local Organization:		* Local Organization:
	** Priscilla Rasmussen, ACL		** Priscilla Rasmussen, ACL
			** Luke Zettlemoyer, University of Washington
			** Jianfeng Gao, Microsoft Research

	=== ACL 2021 Call for Bids ===		=== ACL 2021 Call for Bids ===

ShiqiZhao at 14:57, 28 December 2018

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	The list of ACL resolutions: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=ACL_Resolutions		The list of ACL resolutions: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=ACL_Resolutions

	Highlights include a process for the ACL Exec to add new leadership roles from the membership (passed on December 23, 2018) and details about the Professional Conduct Committee and enforcement of the ACL Anti-~~Harrassment~~ policy (passed on February 16, 2018 and December 12, 2018).		Highlights include a process for the ACL Exec to add new leadership roles from the membership (passed on December 23, 2018) and details about the Professional Conduct Committee and enforcement of the ACL Anti-Harassment policy (passed on February 16, 2018 and December 12, 2018).

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	=== Membership ===		=== Membership ===

	I am pleased to announce that we have been ~~growing~~ and now have ~~about~~ 4000 members by the end of 2018. After January 1st, you ~~are highly encouraged to~~ renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/		I am pleased to announce that we have been experiencing a rapid growth and now have over 4000 members by the end of 2018! After January 1st, you can renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/ or you can renew when you register for an ACL affiliated conference.

	=== Asia-Pacific Chapter of ACL (AACL)===		=== Asia-Pacific Chapter of ACL (AACL)===
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	The deadline for notifying intention to submit a proposal is January 31, 2018, and the deadline for submitting the draft proposal is March 15, 2018. The selected location for ACL 2021 will be announced at the ACL 2019 conference in Florence. For any queries please contact Hinrich Schuetze, the		The deadline for notifying intention to submit a proposal is January 31, 2018, and the deadline for submitting the draft proposal is March 15, 2018. The selected location for ACL 2021 will be announced at the ACL 2019 conference in Florence. For any queries please contact Hinrich Schuetze, the
	Coordinating Committee chair. Please send notifications and draft proposals to: Hinrich Schuetze (hinrichacl@cis.lmu.de)		Coordinating Committee chair. Please send notifications and draft proposals to: Hinrich Schuetze (hinrichacl@cis.lmu.de)

			https://www.aclweb.org/portal/content/call-bids-acl-2021

	=== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ===		=== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ===
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	The list of ACL resolutions: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=ACL_Resolutions		The list of ACL resolutions: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=ACL_Resolutions

			Highlights include a process for the ACL Exec to add new leadership roles from the membership (passed on December 23, 2018) and details about the Professional Conduct Committee and enforcement of the ACL Anti-Harrassment policy (passed on February 16, 2018 and December 12, 2018).

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	=== ACL Distinguished Service Award ===		=== ACL Distinguished Service Award ===

	In ~~2018，We~~ set up an ACL Distinguished Service Award. The ACL Distinguished Service Award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the computational linguistics community. Areas of service include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of ACL in other organizations, or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, that results in positive effects on the field of computational linguistics.		In 2018, We set up an ACL Distinguished Service Award. The ACL Distinguished Service Award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the computational linguistics community. Areas of service include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of ACL in other organizations, or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, that results in positive effects on the field of computational linguistics.

	The nominator should compile the nomination package and submit the complete package by February 1 of the nomination year to secretary@aclweb.org. For more information about the Distinguished Service Award, please visit: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Award		The nominator should compile the nomination package and submit the complete package by February 1 of the nomination year to secretary@aclweb.org. For more information about the Distinguished Service Award, please visit: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Award

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	*At-large (2018-2020): Mark Dras, Macquarie University, Australia		*At-large (2018-2020): Mark Dras, Macquarie University, Australia

	AACL aims to serve the needs of ACL members from 57 countries/territories in Asia-Pacific. AACL will organize conferences, encourage and facilitate ACL membership by people and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, and will provide a source of information on regional activities for the ACL Executive Committee. AACL will strive to ~~collaboration~~ with AFNLP and other relevant local scientific and professional societies to the mutual benefit of all. For more information, please visit the AACL website: http://aaclweb.org/.		AACL aims to serve the needs of ACL members from 57 countries/territories in Asia-Pacific. AACL will organize conferences, encourage and facilitate ACL membership by people and institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, and will provide a source of information on regional activities for the ACL Executive Committee. AACL will strive to collaborate with AFNLP and other relevant local scientific and professional societies to the mutual benefit of all. For more information, please visit the AACL website: http://aaclweb.org/.

	We are looking forward to a successful and harmonious AACL!		We are looking forward to a successful and harmonious AACL!

ShiqiZhao at 05:55, 26 December 2018

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	=== ACL Distinguished Service Award ===		=== ACL Distinguished Service Award ===

	The ACL Distinguished Service Award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the computational linguistics community. Areas of service include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of ACL in other organizations, or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, that results in positive effects on the field of computational linguistics.		In 2018，We set up an ACL Distinguished Service Award. The ACL Distinguished Service Award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the computational linguistics community. Areas of service include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of ACL in other organizations, or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, that results in positive effects on the field of computational linguistics.

	The nominator should compile the nomination package and submit the complete package by February 1 of the nomination year to secretary@aclweb.org. For more information about the Distinguished Service Award, please visit: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Award		The nominator should compile the nomination package and submit the complete package by February 1 of the nomination year to secretary@aclweb.org. For more information about the Distinguished Service Award, please visit: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Award
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	=== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ===		=== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ===

	~~Winter~~ reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q1_Reports		Q1 reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q1_Reports

	~~Summer~~ reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q3_Reports		Q3 reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q3_Reports

			Q4 reports: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q4_Reports

	=== ACL Resolutions ===		=== ACL Resolutions ===

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	For a list of past winners, visit: https://aclweb.org/aclwiki/ACL_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_Recipients		For a list of past winners, visit: https://aclweb.org/aclwiki/ACL_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_Recipients

			=== ACL Distinguished Service Award ===

			The ACL Distinguished Service Award recognizes one individual each year for extraordinary service to the computational linguistics community. Areas of service include, but are not limited to: association service, service as an editor, conference organization, representation of ACL in other organizations, or influential service as a government agency contract monitor or program director, that results in positive effects on the field of computational linguistics.

			The nominator should compile the nomination package and submit the complete package by February 1 of the nomination year to secretary@aclweb.org. For more information about the Distinguished Service Award, please visit: https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Distinguished_Service_Award

	=== ACL Fellows ===		=== ACL Fellows ===

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			=== Membership ===

			I am pleased to announce that we have been growing and now have about 4000 members by the end of 2018. After January 1st, you are highly encouraged to renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/

	=== Asia-Pacific Chapter of ACL (AACL)===		=== Asia-Pacific Chapter of ACL (AACL)===
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	We are looking forward to a successful and harmonious AACL!		We are looking forward to a successful and harmonious AACL!

	~~=== Membership ===~~

	I am pleased to announce that we have been growing and now have about 4000 members by the end of 2018. After January 1st, you are highly encouraged to renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/

	=== Outgoing Exec Members ===		=== Outgoing Exec Members ===

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	== Membership ==		=== Membership ===

	I am pleased to announce that we have been growing and now have about 4000 members by the end of 2018. After January 1st, you are highly encouraged to renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/		I am pleased to announce that we have been growing and now have about 4000 members by the end of 2018. After January 1st, you are highly encouraged to renew your membership through the ACL portal: http://www.aclweb.org/portal/

	== Outgoing Exec Members ==		=== Outgoing Exec Members ===

	The following people are leaving the exec:		The following people are leaving the exec:
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	I would like to thank all of you for your hard work as members of the exec and wish you luck in your future endeavors!		I would like to thank all of you for your hard work as members of the exec and wish you luck in your future endeavors!

	== New Exec Members ==		=== New Exec Members ===

	We have three new members joining the exec as of January 1, 2019. These are:		We have three new members joining the exec as of January 1, 2019. These are:
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	The next elections will take place in the Fall.		The next elections will take place in the Fall.

	== ACL Anthology Director ==		=== ACL Anthology Director ===

	Matt Post, from Johns Hopkins University, was selected as the new ACL Anthology Director. Matt’s term starts on January 1, 2019. Thank you to the ACL Anthology Advisory Board, headed by Dragomir Radev, for their hard work on this process.		Matt Post, from Johns Hopkins University, was selected as the new ACL Anthology Director. Matt’s term starts on January 1, 2019. Thank you to the ACL Anthology Advisory Board, headed by Dragomir Radev, for their hard work on this process.
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	We would like to express our sincere thanks to Min-Yen Kan, who was the ACL Anthology Director for the past 10 years!		We would like to express our sincere thanks to Min-Yen Kan, who was the ACL Anthology Director for the past 10 years!

	== ACL Lifetime Achievement Award ==		=== ACL Lifetime Achievement Award ===

	The winner of the ACL 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award (LTA) was Professor Mark Steedman of the University of Edinburgh.		The winner of the ACL 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award (LTA) was Professor Mark Steedman of the University of Edinburgh.
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	For a list of past winners, visit: https://aclweb.org/aclwiki/ACL_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_Recipients		For a list of past winners, visit: https://aclweb.org/aclwiki/ACL_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_Recipients

	== ACL Fellows ==		=== ACL Fellows ===

	The ACL Nominating Committee has selected the following new fellows for 2018:		The ACL Nominating Committee has selected the following new fellows for 2018:
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	For more information about the ACL Fellows Program, please refer to https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Fellows_Program		For more information about the ACL Fellows Program, please refer to https://www.aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Fellows_Program

	== The CL and TACL Journals ==		=== The CL and TACL Journals ===

	Paola Merlo finished her tenure as editor of the CL journal in 2018. Thanks Paola for the great contribution as the CL editor in the past five years! We welcome the new editor, Hwee Tou Ng, from the National University of Singapore and the new book review editor, Iryna Gurevych from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Cristina Grisot will continue as the editorial assistant and Mike White as squib editor. A longer assessment of these last five years of the journal and editorial opinions from the outgoing editor can be found in the Last Words farewell from the editor, in the June issue of the journal: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/coli_e_00320		Paola Merlo finished her tenure as editor of the CL journal in 2018. Thanks Paola for the great contribution as the CL editor in the past five years! We welcome the new editor, Hwee Tou Ng, from the National University of Singapore and the new book review editor, Iryna Gurevych from Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Cristina Grisot will continue as the editorial assistant and Mike White as squib editor. A longer assessment of these last five years of the journal and editorial opinions from the outgoing editor can be found in the Last Words farewell from the editor, in the June issue of the journal: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/coli_e_00320
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	TACL is pleased to announce that the journal is transitioning the publication process of accepted papers to be handled by MIT Press; website here: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/tacl Co-editor-in-chief Kristina Toutanova's term ended June 30, 2018, and Brian Roark's term as co-editor-in-chief officially began July 1, 2018. All hail Kristina for her incredible service!		TACL is pleased to announce that the journal is transitioning the publication process of accepted papers to be handled by MIT Press; website here: https://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/tacl Co-editor-in-chief Kristina Toutanova's term ended June 30, 2018, and Brian Roark's term as co-editor-in-chief officially began July 1, 2018. All hail Kristina for her incredible service!

	== NAACL-HLT 2019 ==		=== NAACL-HLT 2019 ===
	https://naacl2019.org/		https://naacl2019.org/

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	* June 6 – 7, 2019: Workshops		* June 6 – 7, 2019: Workshops

	== ACL 2019 ==		=== ACL 2019 ===

	http://www.acl2019.org/EN/index.xhtml		http://www.acl2019.org/EN/index.xhtml
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	* August 1-2, 2019: Workshops and Co-located conferences		* August 1-2, 2019: Workshops and Co-located conferences

	== EMNLP-IJCNLP 2019 ==		=== EMNLP-IJCNLP 2019 ===

	https://www.emnlp-ijcnlp2019.org/		https://www.emnlp-ijcnlp2019.org/
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	* November 5–7, 2019: Main conference		* November 5–7, 2019: Main conference

	== ACL 2020 ==		=== ACL 2020 ===

	The 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) will take place in Seattle (USA) from July 6 to 11, 2020.		The 58th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) will take place in Seattle (USA) from July 6 to 11, 2020.
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	** Priscilla Rasmussen, ACL		** Priscilla Rasmussen, ACL

	== ACL 2021 Call for Bids ==		=== ACL 2021 Call for Bids ===

	The Association for Computational Linguistics invites proposals to host the conference in the Asia-Pacific region in June, July or August 2021. At this time, we seek preliminary draft proposals from prospective bidders in the relevant regions. Promising bidders will be asked to provide additional information for the final selection.		The Association for Computational Linguistics invites proposals to host the conference in the Asia-Pacific region in June, July or August 2021. At this time, we seek preliminary draft proposals from prospective bidders in the relevant regions. Promising bidders will be asked to provide additional information for the final selection.
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	Coordinating Committee chair. Please send notifications and draft proposals to: Hinrich Schuetze (hinrichacl@cis.lmu.de)		Coordinating Committee chair. Please send notifications and draft proposals to: Hinrich Schuetze (hinrichacl@cis.lmu.de)

	== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ==		=== 2018 Reports from ACL Officers ===

	Winter reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q1_Reports		Winter reports: http://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=2018Q1_Reports