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AFNLP Honorary Treasurer 2009 Report

AFNLP Honorary Treasurer 2009 Report. Prepared by Kam-fai Wong and Chu-Ren Huang Reported by Chu-Ren Huang. Outline. Balance HK $ 320,725.88(roughly US$80,000) Yearly income: Estimated at US$10,000/year Although 2009 income expected to be higher Matters for Discussion

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AFNLP Honorary Treasurer 2009 Report

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  1. AFNLP Honorary Treasurer2009 Report Prepared by Kam-fai Wong and Chu-Ren Huang Reported by Chu-Ren Huang

  2. Outline • Balance HK $ 320,725.88(roughly US$80,000) • Yearly income: Estimated at US$10,000/year Although 2009 income expected to be higher • Matters for Discussion • Accounting Procedure Guidelines • Budgetary Items

  3. Matters for Discussion Accounting Procedure Guidelines Standard procedure for spending, validating and claiming AFNLP funds. the bank account stays at CUHK •  Kam-Fai will serve as the bursar/cashier.  All claims must be validate properly before sending to him for record keeping  and for reimbursement •  Hon. Treasurer be in charge of accounting, and perhaps some actual purchases; but not part of the validation process. • All expenses must be pre-approved by the president of the vice president, treasurer could help acquisition locally.

  4. AFNLP Annual Budget Plan: •  Yearly spending: estimated at $5,000-$10,000 • Conference budget: (For IJCNLP and for one single conference to be co-sponsored in non-IJNLP years) •  AFNLP Best Paper Award:  To be given to the best paper on Asian languages (including cross-lingual and multi-lingual studies) annually presented at major international conferences. • AFNLP Service and Achievement Award:  bi-annually, to be announced at IJCNLP

  5.  Conference budget • Consist exclusively of travel grants for Asian students and (possibly) scholars from lesser economies on need bases. • In other words, AFNLP will select an international conference to co-sponsor on non-IJCNLP years. (For instance, COLING 2010). •    Estimate amount: US$2,000-$5,000

  6. AFNLP Best Paper Award • To be given to the best paper on Asian languages (including cross-lingual and multi-lingual studies) annually presented at major international conferences. (Tentatively, these should include all AFNLP CCC conferences (IJCNLP, PACLIC, PACLING...), ACL, COLING, and LREC). • To raise the visibility of AFNLP and to promote excellence in research on Asian languages • (Details of how to nominate and select should be worked out later by CCC). • Estimate amount: US$2,000-$3,000

  7. AFNLP Service and Achievement Award • Bi-annually, to be announced at IJCNLP • To recognize leading scholars in AFNLP communities, the emphasis should be on leadership to establish and develop NLP research communities within the AFNLP areas; as well as personal contribution to advancement of NLP research. • Should be differentiated from the ACL Lifetime Achievement Award, which focus mostly on academic achievement • Designed to both recognize and empower pioneers in various NLP communities in Asia • Estimate amount: US$1,000-2,000 yearly ($2,000-4,000 every two years)

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