Information for newcomers

This page is intended as a starting point for new students and researchers to ensure they can get linked into the CL world at UT Austin quickly.

Do you have suggestions for information to this page? Go ahead and add it yourself if you can, or send mail to Jason Baldridge.

• UT Computational Linguistics: general information/discussion regarding computational linguistics among those interested in the topic at UT Austin.
• UT Linguistics Department: discussion related to the linguistics department, including talk announcements and social events.
• Forum for Artificial Intelligence: receive talk announcements by signing up for the FAI mailing list – see the FAI page for details on how to get on the list.

See also the mailing lists for the reading groups below.

Meeting times are decided at the beginning of every semester based on the schedules of those interested in attending the meetings regularly.

• Natural Language Learning group. Subscribe to the UT-NLL mailing list. (Fall 2009 meetings: Bi-weekly, Mondays at 12 noon - 1pm in PAR 10)
• Connecting Language Acquisition and Machine Perception. Mailing List. (Fall 2009 meetings: Bi-weekly, Thursdays 11am-12 noon in ACES 5.444)
• Data Mining.

Below are some useful web sites to help you find housing in Austin. Please note that the University has a system of shuttle buses which run both on and off campus. They even travel to neighborhoods far from campus if a large number of students live there. They are free for students, so when you look for a place to live, be sure to ask if the place is on a shuttle route. Students may also ride the Austin city buses (Capitol Metro) for free.

The International Office's web site is an excellent place to start: http://www.utexas.edu/international/isss/housing/

Check the on-line “Classified” sections of the daily Austin American Statesman, the weekly Austin Chronicle or The Daily Texan for apartments, rooms, sub-leases. Select “Central” Austin for addresses nearest The University of Texas at Austin.

• http://www.statesmanclassifieds.com
• http://www.austinchronicle.com/class/
• http://www.dailytexanonline.com/

Contact an Apartment Locator Service (Apartments are usually rented in person, but apartment locator services assist you before arrival, and may pick you up at the airport! They will also drive you to look at apartments, and best of all, they are free)

• http://www.ausapt.com 800-710498 or 512-322-9556; 2109 Rio Grande [just west of campus]
• http://www.allaustin.com 888-739-2914 or 512-241441
• http://www.habitathunters.com 800-482-8651 or 512 482-8651
• Property Management of Texas (512) 476-2673
• http://www.simplesearchapartments.com/

Other online resources:

• Craigslist Austin (although many of these places are in areas quite far from campus)
• Best of the Web - Austin - a helpful resource for researching Austin on the Internet