- Directions to the NACLO site posted. See below. (1/23/2012)
- Registration for NACLO 2013 is open: NACLO 2013 registration site.
- Click here for the main NACLO 2013 web site.
What is it?
NACLO, the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad is a fun (and educational!) contest for U.S. and Canadian high school and middle school students in which contestants compete by solving compelling and creative puzzles in linguistics and computational linguistics. No previous knowledge of linguistics, languages, or computing is required. The puzzles can be solved by analytic reasoning alone, and serve as a fun introduction to the field of (computational) linguistics. The puzzles are created by professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics and language technologies, who use dozens of languages to create engaging problems that represent cutting edge issues in their fields.
Winners of NACLO are eligible to compete in the International Linguistics Olympiad, one of twelve international high school science Olympiads.
Who can participate?
If you are a high-school or middle school student (grades 6-12) in the US or Canada, you are invited to participate. No previous knowledge of linguistics, languages, or computing is required. Participation is free. Please contact us at striegnk@union.edu if you have any questions.
When is it?
Round 1 (Open): Thursday, January 31 2013; 10am-1pm. Please arrive at least half an hour early so that you can get settled in. We will be there from 9am on. And there will be some breakfast.
Round 2 (Invitational): Tuesday, March 19 2013; 9am-3pm.
Where is it?
Round 1 will be held at Union College in the Olin building in room no. 306. This map shows where to park and how to find Olin 306 once you get to Union College.
There are many other competition sites across the United States and Canada. If you are not from the NY Capital Region and would like to participate, check the official NACLO 2013 web site to find a site near you.
How do I register?
Register on the main NACLO registration page.
How do I prepare?
You can find the problems of previous NACLOs here. The new NACLO problem database contains problems from previous NACLOs, other linguistics olympiads, and additional practice problems.
I have some more questions
You can find more information at the main NACLO web site and in the NACLO 2013 handbook.
Feel free to contact the local organizers at Union College, Kristina Striegnitz and Nick Webb, at striegnk@union.edu. For more general questions about NACLO contact naclo13org@umich.edu.