*Ninth Annual Conference on New Directions in Analyzing Text as Data (TADA
2018)*

September 21-22, 2018, Seattle, Washington, USA

Call for Applications and Paper Proposals

Application link:  https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3

TADA 2018 invites applications <https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3> for
participation and research presentations on new work related to
text-as-data methods and applications.  Past TADA papers have been authored
by a wide range of researchers from social science and computational
disciplines, and we aim to achieve a similar interdisciplinary mix in
2018.  Examples of work presented at recent TADA conferences can be found
at the websites for the 2017 <http://textasdata2017.net/program/> and 2016
<http://www.northeastern.edu/textasdata2016/program/> meetings.

This year, we are especially committed to broadening participation.
Graduate students in all related disciplines are strongly encouraged to to
apply <https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>.  We will implement a new
“doctoral consortium” format that includes pairing student presenters with
expert mentors.

TADA 2018 is a non-archival conference; there is no formal proceedings, and
papers presented at the conference will not be distributed publicly.
However, presenters are expected to provide a paper to which a discussant
can respond. Work that is in review, in press, or already published is
allowed to be submitted for presentation at TADA 2018, provided that it is
current and has not been presented at a previous TADA meeting.

The conference will consist of two parts: oral presentations of selected
papers in a single track format, and a doctoral consortium of poster
presentations by Ph.D. students.  Doctoral consortium participants will be
assigned mentors from the text-as-data community who will offer detailed
feedback.

Because space is limited, we ask all interested participants to apply
<https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>.  Each individual who might attend
the conference is asked to submit a separate application
<https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>; each proposed paper should be
submitted exactly once by a single contact author.  Individuals whose paper
is being submitted by another should simply answer “no” to “are you the
contact author of a proposed paper?”

We anticipate that funding will be available to facilitate participation of
attendees for whom it would be a financial burden.  If you would like to be
considered for a registration waiver and/or travel funding, please indicate
this where requested on the application
<https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>.

We recognize that diversity leads to stronger science, and we actively
seek, welcome, and encourage people with diverse backgrounds, experiences,
and identities to apply and attend. Scholars who self-identify as: women,
people of color, non-binary or genderqueer, transgender, people who have
lived in poverty, people with disabilities, immigrants, religious
minorities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer are strongly encouraged
to apply <https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>.

Application link:  https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3

Timeline:

   -

   June 15:  deadline for applications
   <https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3>, including paper proposals
   -

   July 15:  notification of acceptance
   -

   September 1:  deadline for papers
   -

   September 21-22:  conference

Program committee:

   - Jeff Arnold, University of Washington
   - Ken Benoit, London School of Economics
   - Amber Boydstun, University of California Davis
   - Bruce Desmarais, Pennsylvania State University
   - Emily Gade, University of Washington
   - Will Lowe, Princeton University
   - Noah Smith, University of Washington
   - Arthur Spirling, New York University
   - Hanna Wallach, Microsoft Research
   - John Wilkerson, University of Washington

Application link:  https://goo.gl/forms/D2KtEJfuVu1LQNhD3

Please contact Noah Smith <[log in to unmask]> with questions.

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