AFNLP Honorary Treasurer2009 ReportPrepared by Kam-fai Wong and Chu-Ren Huang

Reported by Chu-Ren Huang

Outline

BalanceHK $ 320,725.88(roughly US$80,000)

Yearly income:Estimated at US$10,000/year

Although 2009 income expected to be higher Matters for Discussion

Accounting Procedure Guidelines Budgetary Items

Matters for Discussion Accounting Procedure

Guidelines Standard procedure for spending, validating and

claiming AFNLP funds. the bank account stays at CUHK

 Kam-Fai will serve as the bursar/cashier.  All claims must be validate properly before sending to him for record keeping  and for reimbursement

 Hon. Treasurer be in charge of accounting, and perhaps some actual purchases; but not part of the validation process.

All expenses must be pre-approved by the president of the vice president, treasurer could help acquisition locally.

AFNLP Annual Budget Plan:  Yearly spending: estimated at $5,000-$10,000 Conference budget: (For IJCNLP and for one

single conference to be co-sponsored in non-IJNLP years)

 AFNLP Best Paper Award:  To be given to the best paper on Asian languages (including cross-lingual and multi-lingual studies) annually presented at major international conferences.

AFNLP Service and Achievement Award:  bi-annually, to be announced at IJCNLP

 Conference budget

Consist exclusively of travel grants for Asian students and (possibly) scholars from lesser economies on need bases.

In other words, AFNLP will select an international conference to co-sponsor on non-IJCNLP years. (For instance, COLING 2010).

   Estimate amount: US$2,000-$5,000

AFNLP Best Paper Award To be given to the best paper on Asian languages

(including cross-lingual and multi-lingual studies) annually presented at major international conferences. (Tentatively, these should include all AFNLP CCC conferences (IJCNLP, PACLIC, PACLING...), ACL, COLING, and LREC).

To raise the visibility of AFNLP and to promote excellence in research on Asian languages

(Details of how to nominate and select should be worked out later by CCC).

Estimate amount: US$2,000-$3,000

AFNLP Service and Achievement Award

Bi-annually, to be announced at IJCNLP To recognize leading scholars in AFNLP communities,

the emphasis should be on leadership to establish and develop NLP research communities within the AFNLP areas; as well as personal contribution to advancement of NLP research.

Should be differentiated from the ACL Lifetime Achievement Award, which focus mostly on academic achievement

Designed to both recognize and empower pioneers in various NLP communities in Asia

Estimate amount: US$1,000-2,000 yearly ($2,000-4,000 every two years)