The North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In solving the problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary. Professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics and language technologies use dozens of the world's languages to create engaging problems that represent cutting edge issues in their fields. The competition has attracted top students to study and work in those same fields. This is truly an opportunity for young people to experience a taste of natural-language processing in the 21st century.
The winners of the second round will be eligible to represent North America at the International Linguistic Olympiad.
The USC Information Sciences Institute in Marina del Rey, CA is pleased to host NACLO in the Los Angeles area for 2012. Please note that ISI is not located at the USC University Park campus downtown! For more information please contact David Chiang.
The Open Round will be held on 2 Feb 2012. Here is how to get to the ISI site (4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292):
From the 405 North:
Bear right onto the CA-90 W ramp to Slauson Ave/Marina Del Rey and go 2.4 mi.
From the 405 South:
Take the CA-90 W ramp to Marina Del Rey and go 2.9 mi.
Turn left at Mindanao Way and go 0.3 mi.
- Turn right at Admiralty Way and look for the parking entrance, which is the second right turn, between the two white towers.
You may park in either the parking lot or in the attached parking
structure. Please remember to bring your parking ticket with you to be
validated.- Go to the south tower (at the corner of Admiralty Way and Mindanao Way) and take the elevator to the 10th floor.
- A volunteer will meet you in the 10th floor lobby and take you to the exam room.