Ralph Weischedel expressed the appreciation of the ACL to the increasingly large number of members who were involved in the affairs of the Association over the past year.

The meeting was adjourned.

Donald E. Walker Secretary-Treasurer

1984 FINANCIAL STATUS 1984 membership account Announcements broadening the use of the international fund

The International Fund was set up to make ACL memberships and publications available to colleagues who have difficulty in using their national currencies for international transactions. Recently, we have broadened it to allow us to reach people whose current financial situation makes it impossible for them to join the Associ­ation. One recent member in this category, a student in India, provides an appropriate model to justify this form of participation. He states that when he is further along in his graduate studies, he will reimburse the Interna­tional Fund for its support. While there should be no requirement to do that, it is a way of ensuring that access to these sources of information are made widely avail­able. If anyone knows of others in similar situations in any part of the world, please provide the ACL office with names and addresses. And do not hesitate to make contributions directly to the International Fund to enable us to extend this program.

special issue on course content in cl

Robin Cohen is soliciting information for a special issue of Computational Linguistics that will focus on the content of computational linguistics courses. Her interest is in what topics are covered, what references are used, the format chosen for teaching, and the workload assigned. For further information, or for electronic submission of your information:

Robin Cohen

Computer Science

University of Waterlook

Waterloo, Ont. N2L 3G1 CANADA rcohen%water@waterloo.csnet or ihnp4!watmath!water!rcohen

Cohen's survey will complement the Directory of Gradu­ate Programs, which was published in 1983. A second edition of that Directory is also in preparation. Formal solicitation of information will begin in January 1986. If you are not an ACL member and wish to be included in the mailing, contact

Martha Evens

Illinois Institute of Technology

Computational Linguistics, Volume 11, Number 4, October-December