The Theory working group will address the current lack of shared conceptualizations concerning the nature of opinions and their expression.
The Tools working group will address the limited scope and accessibility of most existing computational tools for the analysis of opinionated text.
The Application & Data working group will address the persistent lack of cumulative experience and gold standards in data management, analysis and validation practices for research on opinionated text.
The Inclusion & Dissemination working group will address the need for computational skillsets to analyze large amounts of opinionated text.