{"687039":{"#nid":"687039","#data":{"type":"event","title":"North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition 2026 @ Georgia Tech","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe NACLO stands for the North American Computational Linguistics Open competition. The NACLO is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic problems. In solving these problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary. \u0026nbsp;Each January, thousands of middle and high-school students across North America participate in the NACLO, with the top-performing participants moving forward to the invitational and then international competitions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ETraining Sessions\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHeld online via Zoom. If you plan to attend a training session, please \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cYD4vGJKdHu72x8\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E by Jan. 9, 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaturday, January 10, 2026, 10 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. EST\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESaturday, January 18, 2026, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. EST\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents who perform well in the Open Round will be invited to take part in the Invitational Round on \u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, March 19, 2026.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe top students in the Invitational Round from across North America will have a chance to participate in the International Linguistics Open competition in the summer. More information about the NACLO can be found at the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/naclo.org\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENACLO site\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorth American Computational Linguistics Open competition (NACLO) is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic problems. In solving these problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"North American Computational Linguistics Open competition (NACLO) is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic problems."}],"uid":"36009","created_gmt":"2025-12-30 22:32:31","changed_gmt":"2025-12-30 22:52:34","author":"cwhittle9","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-01-29T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2026-01-29T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-01-29T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-01-29 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-01-29 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-01-29 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Dalney 180 (7926 Dalney Street NW, Atlanta GA 30318)","extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cYD4vGJKdHu72x8","title":"Register for Training Sessions"},{"url":"https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/naclo\/","title":"NACLO Georgia Tech Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1284","name":"School of Modern Languages"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHongchen Wu\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hwu480@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehwu480@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}