Several updates including : Call for BoF, add affiliation and Visa in…

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_data/navigation.yml

@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ sponsors:
         url: /sponsors/list/
 
 calls:
-  - title: "Call for"
+  - title: "Call for Papers"
     children:
-      - title: "Main Conference Papers"
+      - title: "Main Conference"
         url: /calls/main_conference_papers/
       - title: "Student Research Workshop"
         url: /calls/student_research_workshop/
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ calls:
         url: /calls/subsidies/
       - title: "Volunteers"
         url: /calls/volunteers/
+  - title: "Call for Organizers"
+    children:
+      - title: "D&I Socials & BoF Sessions"
+        url: /calls/bof/
 
 
   #- title: Submission Material

_pages/calls/bof.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: D&I Socials and BoF Sessions
+layout: single
+excerpt: "ACL 2024 D&I Socials and BoF Sessions"
+permalink: /calls/bof/
+sidebar: 
+    nav: "calls"
+toc: True
+toc_sticky: True
+---
+
+Dear colleagues,
+
+<p>We hope you are doing great. We are writing this email to you because you indicated the potential interests in organizing a Birds of a Feather (BoF) session or an affinity group meeting session when registering at ACL 2024. As the Diversity & Inclusion team at the conference, we'd like to hear more from you.</p>
+May you take a few minutes to fill in the [form](https://forms.gle/NaojkjBrGqJW8AeQ8). Your feedback by 23:59 (anywhere on earth time), July 31, 2024 would be highly appreciated.
+
+<p>Let us know if there will be more we can be of assistance.</p>
+
+Best regards,<br>
+Jing, Steve, Lin, and Aparna<br>
+ACL 2024 D&I Team
+
+
+## Contact
+ACL 2024 Diversity and Inclusion team: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
+* Jing Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
+* Aparna Garimella, Adobe
+* Steven Wilson, Oakland University
+* Lin Gui, King's College London

_pages/home.md

@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ The [**Conference Program Schedule**](/program/) is now online.
 .news-table { font-size: .9em; table-layout: fixed; }
 .news-table tr td:nth-child(1) { font-weight: bold; width: 10em; }
 </style>
-| July 9, 2024 | Additional document for Visa Application is added at [Visa](/participants/visa/) section
+| July 11, 2024 | [Call for D&I Socials and BoF Sessions](/calls/bof) is posted.
+| July 9, 2024 | Tourist-MICE (Letter from Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau - TCEB) is available in [Visa](/participants/visa/#tceb) section
 | July 7, 2024 | [Accepted Main Conference Papers](/program/main_conference_papers) is posted
 | Jun 28, 2024 | [Registration](/registration/) is now open.
 | Jun 28, 2024 | [Program](/program/) information has been updated.

_pages/participants/visa.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ toc_sticky: True
 If you need to apply a Visa, for the purpose of visit, please select "Participants of MICE Industry" as below picture <br><br>
 <img src="/assets/images/bangkok/tceb_visa.png">
 
-**Note:** If there is additional request from embassy for the document from TCEB, please use [this document](/assets/Welcome%20letter_ACL%202024.pdf) for clarification
+### TCEB
+<span style='color:red'>Please prepare letter for Tourist-MICE Visa, or if Thai Embassy asks for a Letter from Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), please use this [this document](/assets/Welcome%20letter_ACL%202024.pdf) for clarification <span>
 
 ## Invitation Letter
 If you would like to receive an invitation letter, please fill all required fields in this [form](https://forms.gle/xxvfzi3Q4Py7cr9h6).

_pages/program/workshops.md

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The following workshops have been accepted for ACL 2024. <br>
 * [Giulia Rambelli](mailto:[email protected]), University of Bologna
 * [Ece Takmaz](mailto:[email protected]), University of Amsterdam
 * [Yohei Oseki](mailto:[email protected]), University of Tokyo
-* [Philipp Wicke](mailto:[email protected]), Ludwig Maximilian University
+* [Philipp Wicke](mailto:[email protected]), Ludwig Maximilian University and MCML
 
 [**ML4AL: The Machine Learning for Ancient Languages Workshop**](https://www.ml4al.com)<br>
 <i><u>Location :</u> TBA </i>