LatinX in AI Social at EACL 2021
LatinX in AI (LXAI) is hosting a virtual social to connect LatinX identifying AI Researchers and Engineers around the Conference on European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (EACL) taking place April 19th -23rd, 2021.
REGISTRATION
Mission
This affinity social is aimed at LatinX individuals working on or interested in NLP with a goal to increase the visibility of researchers of LatinX origin in a field that has been dominated by countries such as China, USA and Germany.
Those already working on NLP will have the opportunity to connect with fellow LatinX and make their own work known, while those new to the field will benefit from the scientific exchange, guidance and advice of researchers with their same background. Participants will be able to engage in discussions about NLP (formal and informal) and to share their thoughts on how to increase the presence of LatinX in NLP.
Diversity and inclusion are key to achieve better and more creative science. By promoting this event, EACL will not only advocate for an underrepresented community, it will also help to promote the development of technologies and language resources that take into account the different languages that exist in Latin America.
Schedule
Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 7 am - 10 am PDT
We will conclude with a 45 min session featuring an open discussion with tables in three languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese).
MENTORS | FACILITATORS
ORGANIZERS
Social Chairs
Diana Galván Sosa - RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP)
Luciana Benotti - Universidad Nacional de Cordoba in Argentina
Thiago Castro Ferreira - Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil
Martín Villalba
Maria Luisa Santiago - Accel.ai, Latinx in AI
Laura Montoya - Accel.ai, Latinx in AI