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International Conference on Language Resources and Development LREC 2002 Las Palmas, 27th May 2002-2nd June 2002 ************************************* Please note that the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to Tuesday, 27th November 2001. Format for abstract suibmission: Submitted abstracts of papers for oral and poster presentations should consist of about 800 words. Demonstrations of LR and related tools will be reviewed as well. Please send an outline of about 400 words. If a demo is connected to a paper, please attach the outline to the paper abstract. All submissions should include a separate title page, providing the following information: type of proposal (paper for oral presentation, paper for poster presentation, demo, paper plus demo); the title to be printed in the programme of the Conference; names and affiliations of the authors or proposers; the full address of the first author (or a contact person), including phone, fax, email, URL; the required facilities for presentation (overhead pro- jector, data display; other hardware, platforms, communi- cations); and 5 keywords. All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. Abstracts can be submitted either via email or regular mail (hard copy): 1. Electronic submission: Electronic submission of abstracts should be in ASCII file format. This file should be sent to: lrecMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issueilc.pi.cnr.it Attn: Antonio Zampolli - LREC chairman. 2. Submission in hard copy: You may also submit hard copies. Please send five hard copies to: Antonio Zampolli � LREC Chairman Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale del CNR Area della Ricerca di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 1 - 56124 Pisa - ITALY More information about LREC 2002 is available on the Web site dedicated to the LREC conferences: http://www.lrec-conf.org
**Reminder: Abstracts due 11/26/2001** BLS 28 CALL FOR PAPERS The Berkeley Linguistics Society is pleased to announce its Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting, to be held February 15-18,2002. The conference will consist of a General Session, a Parasession, and a Special Session on Southeast Asian linguistics to be dedicated to Jim Matisoff, who is retiring at the end of the academic year. General Session The General Session will cover all areas of linguistic interest. We encourage proposals from diverse theoretical frameworks and also welcome papers on language-related topics from disciplines such as Anthropology, Cognitive Science, Literature, Neuroscience, and Psychology. Invited Speakers: JOHN KINGSTON, University of Massachusetts LESLEY MILROY, University of Michigan DOUGLAS PULLEYBLANK, University of British Columbia Parasession: Field Linguistics The Parasession invites papers on linguistics in the field, including (but not limited to) methodology, the use of technology in the field, and results of recent fieldwork in any area of linguistics. Invited Speakers: IAN MADDIESON, University of California, Berkeley PAMELA MUNRO,University of California, LosAngeles JORGEN RISCHEL, University ofCopenhagen Special Session: Tibeto-Burman/Southeast Asian Linguistics The Special Session invites papers on Southeast Asian languages (especially Tibeto-Burman, Tai-Kadai, Mon-Khmer,Hmong-Mien) in any area of linguistics. Invited Speakers: JEROLD EDMONDSON, University of Texas,Arlington GRAHAM THURGOOD, California State University SCOTT DELANCEY, University of Oregon Abstract Submission Guidelines Papers presented at the conference will be published in the Society's Proceedings, and authors who present papers agree to provide camera-ready copy (not to exceed 12 pages) by May 15, 2002. Presentations will be allotted 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. An author may submit at most one single and one joint abstract. In case of joint authorship, one address should be designated for communication with BLS. Your abstract should be as specific as possible, including a statement of your topic or problem, your approach, and your conclusions. Please send ten (10) copies of an anonymous one-page (8.5"<BR>x 11") abstract. Abstracts may be at most four hundred (400) words. The reverse side of the single page may be used for data and references only. Along with the abstracts send a 3" x 5" card listing: (1) Paper title (2) Session (General Session/Parasession/Special Session) (3) Name(s) ofauthor(s) (4) Affiliation(s) of author(s) (5) Address to which notification of acceptance or rejection should be mailed (November-December) (6) Contact phone number for each author (7) E-mail address for each author (8) **For General Session submissions only: subfield(phonology, syntax, etc.) (9) **For Para- and Special Session submissions only: indication of whether you wish to have your abstract considered for the General Session if the organizers determine that your paper will not fit into either of the other sessions. Send abstracts: Via post: BLS 28 Abstracts Committee University of California Department of Linguistics 1203 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2650 Via e-mail: mailto:blsMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuesocrates.berkeley.edu (Only those abstracts formatted as ASCII text or as a Word attachment will be considered. The text of the message must contain the information requested in 1-9 above.) Abstracts must be received in our office (NOT postmarked)by 4:00 pm, November 26, 2001. Registration Information All attendees, including presenters, are expected to register for the meeting. For advance registration, we can only accept checks or money orders drawn on US banks in US dollars. Please make checks payable to Berkeley Linguistics Society. Send advance registration to: BLS 28 Registration University of California Department of Linguistics 1203 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-2650 On-site, we will accept cash, US checks, and money orders. Registration fees Before February 1, 2002: $20 students, $40 non-students After February 1,2002: $25 students, $50 non-students **BLS will arrange for ASL interpretation if services are requested through bls
socrates.berkeley.edu before December 1, 2001. **Updates and information regarding transportation, hotels, and restaurants in Berkeley and San Francisco will be posted at http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/BLS