Hello everyone,

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discuss key issues and contribute to the advancement of language processing in the South Asian region, home to 25% of the world’s population and rich in linguistic and cultural diversity.

Submit your papers by October 30, 2024, and join us at the first Workshop on Challenges in Processing South Asian Languages (CHiPSAL), taking place at COLING 2025 on January 19, 2025.

Please submit your papers via *https://softconf.com/coling2025/CHiPSAL25 https://softconf.com/coling2025/CHiPSAL25 *

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*CHiPSAL 2025*, the First workshop on Challenges in Processing South Asian Languages (CHiPSAL), will be held as part of the 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING 2025) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on *January 19, 2025*. The workshop will be conducted in *virtual mode*.

CHiPSAL 2025 invites the submission of original research papers, review/opinion papers, and system demonstration papers, in short or long forms, on topics that highlight the challenges related to South Asian languages, including but not limited to the following areas:

- Encoding and Unicode Issues in South Asian Scripts - Orthographic Complexities and Their Impact on Language Technology - Morphological Analysis and Generation in South Asian Languages - Dialectal Variations and Language Standardisation - Code-Mixing and Multilingualism in South Asian Contexts - Building Linguistic Resources for South Asian Languages - Speech Recognition and Synthesis for South Asian Languages - Preserving Linguistic Heritage through Technology - Benchmarking Models for South Asian Languages

*Important Dates* All deadlines are 11:59PM UTC-12:00 (“anywhere on Earth”). The First CFP Monday, 15 July 2024 Submission Deadline October 30, 2024 Notification of acceptance November 29, 2024 Camera-ready papers December 13, 2024 Pre-recorded video due January 5, 2024 Workshop (Virtual) January 19, 2025

*For more information: https://sites.google.com/view/chipsal https://sites.google.com/view/chipsal*

Regards Sarves