Some questions we would like to discuss in our workshop include

• Is alignment one phenomenon, or a set of (related?) phenomena?
• How can different fields contribute to understanding alignment? Is there a discrepancy in understanding of alignment between fields or in different modalities?
• What is the relationship between alignment in different modalities and at different levels?
• Do researchers from different labs or academic circles think about alignment differently?
• Is there the risk of different labs studying the same phenomenon from different perspectives but not talking to each other?
• If that is the case, how can information flow in the field be improved?
• Are data and methods used to quantify alignment comparable across different modalities?

This workshop is a satellite event of the SNL conference in Marseille. Our workshop is going to be held at the Laboratoire Parole et Langage, 5 Avenue Pasteur, Aix-en-Provence, 13100 France

Aix-en-Provence is a beautiful small town in the South of France very close to Marseille.
The nearest hubs for long distance travel are:
Train
Aix: Aix-en-Provence TGV
Marseille: Marseille Saint-Charles
Plane
Marseille-Provence Airport
There are buses to take you to your accommodation in either Aix or Marseille.

There may be more options for accommodation in Marseille than in Aix-en-Provence. There are buses between Marseille and Aix that take around 30-40 minutes (depending on traffic). The ticket costs 7€ one way. It’s a 20 minute walk from the bus station in Aix to the Laboratoire Parole et Langage.

We wholeheartedly recommend staying the weekend after the workshop (if you are not going to SNL anyways) to enjoy the nature and culture of Provence. And, yes, late October is still warm enough for a swim in the sea.