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= EACL conference handbook =

The purpose of this Handbook is to assist the EACL Committee, and the various Chairs involved, in organizing a successful EACL conference. The Handbook was started in 2013 and the initiative was led by Stephen Clark and Vivi Nastase. 

== Policies and Guidelines ==
 * [[Conference planning schedule]]
 * [[Actions and duties of the EACL Board in overseeing the conference]]
 * [[Call for conference bids]]
 * [[Policy on speaker reimbursement]]
 * [[Policy on tutorial teacher payment]]
 * [[Selecting the General and Program Chairs]]
 * [[EACL policy on involvement of EACL Board members in conferences]]
 * [[Meetings held by the EACL Board at conferences]]
 * [[Invited speakers]]
 * [[Best paper awards]]
 * [[Tutorial teacher instructions]]
 * [[Workshop policies]]
 * [[Tutorial notes]]
 * [[Student travel funding]]
 * [[Conflict of interest policy]]

== Duties of Conference Officers ==
 * [[Demo chair duties]]
 * [[General (conference) chair duties]]
 * [[Local arrangements chair duties]]
 * [[Arranging the meeting rooms]]
 * [[Arranging the accommodations]]
 * [[Arranging the food and the social events]]
 * [[Arranging local support, registration, etc.]]
 * [[Program chair duties]]
 * [[Publications chair duties]]
 * [[Sponsorship chair duties]]
 * [[Student chair duties]]
 * [[Tutorial chair duties]]
 * [[Workshop chair duties]]

== Useful Documents from the EACL 2014 Local Organizers ==

 * The successful bid from Gothenburg: [[attachment:EACL14Bid.pdf]]
 * Lessons learned from the local organisers: [[attachment:EACL2014-lessons_learned.pdf]]
 * EACL 2014 final numbers: [[attachment:EACL2014-final_numbers.pdf]]
 * Manual for volunteers: [[attachment:VolunteerManual-v5.pdf]]