LINGUIST List 14.1981

Mon Jul 21 2003

Calls: General Ling/Thailand; Algonquian/Canada

Editor for this issue: Marie Klopfenstein <marielinguistlist.org>

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1. linguistics, Southeast Asian Linguistics Society Conference 14
2. acogg, 35th Algonquian Conference

14th Southeast Asian Linguistics Society Conference 
Short Title: SEALS 14

Date: 19-May-2004 - 21-May-2004
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Contact: Leah Bateman
Contact Email: linguisticstu.ac.th 
Meeting URL: http://arts.tu.ac.th/org/arts/ling/seals14/

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 
Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2003

Meeting Description:

FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS

Southeast Asian Linguistics Society Conference 14 (SEALS 14)


Host institution:	
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Dates:			
Wednesday, 19 May 2004 - Friday, 21 May 2004

Venues: 		
Siam City Hotel, Bangkok (conference)
Thammasat University, Prachan Campus (reception)

Keynote speakers: 	
William Foley (University of Sydney, Australia)
	"Events, clauses and serial verb constructions in the Pacific"

Anthony Diller (La Trobe University, Australia)
	"Mountains, rivers or seas? Ecology and language history in
Southeast Asia"

Wilaiwan Khanittanan (Thammasat University, Thailand)			
	"Traces of Taoism in Tai Languages"

Martha Ratliff (Wayne State University, USA)
	To be announced

Abstract submission and deadline: 
Abstracts in any area of Southeast Asian linguistics or applied
linguistics are welcomed for oral presentation (20 minutes + 10-minute
discussion) or poster presentation. The criteria for selection are
originality, clarity, comprehensiveness, and significant contribution
to the particular sub-discipline. Colloquia slots will be arranged on
the basis of the subjects of the received abstracts. Please send two
hard copies (including your name, affiliation, presentation title, and
contact addresses) to the address below. Please do NOT submit your
abstracts by e-mail or fax. The deadline for submission is 15 October
2003.

Registration fees:	
Pre-registration (before 15 December 2003)

Thais Bht. 2,500
Bht. 2,000 (students; meals included) 
Bht. 300 (students; attendance only) 

Non-Thais US $ 100 (residing in Thailand and overseas)
US $ 	50 (students)

Late and on-site registration (after 15 December 2003 and on
conference days) 
Thais Bht. 3,000 
Bht. 2,500 (students; meals included)
Bht. 	400 (students; attendance only)

Non-Thais US $ 125 (residing in Thailand and overseas)
US $ 	60 (students)

How to register:
Please fill in a registration form (Form A), (which is available at
http://arts.tu.ac.th/org/arts/ling/seals14/) and send it with a money
order (or international bank draft, in the case of overseas
applications) payable to TU-SEALS 2004, to:

	Laddawan Permcharoen 
	Department of Linguistics
	Faculty of Liberal Arts
	Thammasat University
	Prachan Road
	Bangkok 10200 
	THAILAND

If you wish to give a presentation, please also complete an abstract
submission form (Form B), and include it with your abstract in the
same postal package as your registration form or make a separate
submission to:

	Wilaiwan Khanittanan
	Department of Linguistics
	Faculty of Liberal Arts
	Thammasat University
	Prachan Road
	Bangkok 10200 
	THAILAND

All other queries should be made to:

		Tel: (+66) (0)2 613 2656
		E-mail: linguisticstu.ac.th


		
	Delegates are strongly requested to submit applications (and
abstract proposals) well in advance. Specific details about the
timetable and other arrangements (e.g., accommodation and travel to
conference venues) will be announced in December 2003 or January
2004. The final conference program will be available in March 2004.

	The Conference Organizers look forward to making your visit to
Bangkok on the occasion of SEALS 14 a rewarding and fulfilling
experience.

35th Algonquian Conference / 35i�me Congr�s des Algonquinistes 
Short Title: Algonquian Conference

Date: 23-Oct-2003 - 26-Oct-2003
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Lisa Phillips Valentine
Contact Email: valentinuwo.ca 
Meeting URL: http://www.umanitoba.ca/algonquian

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 
Subject Language Family: Algonquian
Call Deadline: 05-Sep-2003

Meeting Description:

The Algonquian Conference invites papers on any scholarly topic in the
field of Algonquian studies including, but not limited to,
anthropology, archaeology, education, ethnography, folklore,
geography, history, linguistics, literature, music, politics and
religion. Papers may be delivered in English of French. Speakers will
be allowed a maximum of 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for
discussion.

Potential contributors should submit an abstract (no more than one
page in length, with title and names of all presenters), preferably by
email, by 5 September 2003. All submissions should include the name,
address, affiliation, telephone and fax number, and email address of
each presenter.

Presentations will begin on Thursday 23, Octber in the afternoon and
will end on Sunday, 26 October 2003 at noon. The registration fee,
payable to the 35th Algonquian Conference, UWO, is $50, if received by
5 September 2003, and $60 thereafter, with student rates $15
lower. The registration fee includes lunches on Friday and Saturday
afternoon and morning and afternoon coffee breaks.