LINGUIST List 15.70

Wed Jan 14 2004

Calls: Translation/China; General Ling/Israel

Editor for this issue: Andrea Berez <andrealinguistlist.org>

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1. zhangjian01, 4th Asian Translators' Forum FIT
2. armonls, 20th Annual Meeting of the Israel Association for Theoretical Linguistics

4th Asian Translators' Forum FIT 
Short Title: FIT4th ATF 

Date: 29-Oct-2004 - 31-Oct-2004
Location: Beijing, China
Contact: Xuanmin Luo
Contact Email: fldmail.tsinghua.edu.cn 
Meeting URL: http://www.tsinghua-translation.org.cn 

Linguistic Sub-field: Translation 
Call Deadline: 10-Apr-2004 


Meeting Description:

The Asian Translators' Forum is a regional conference held once every
three years under the auspices of the Federation Internationale des
Traducteurs [FIT]. FIT Fourth Asian Translators' Forum, co-hosted by
the Translators' Association of China and Tsinghua University, will be
held at Tsinghua University on October 29-31, 2004. About 300
participants from all over the world will attend the forum.

The theme and sub-themes of the forum are as follows:
Theme: Translation, Cognition and Interdisciplinary Studies

Panels: 
1. Translation and Cognition 
2. Teaching of Translation and Interpretation 
3. Translation and Mass Media
4. Translation and Intercultural Communication
5. Translation Corpus and Machine Translation 

Workshops: 
1. Western Translation Theories in China: Application and Critique
2. Translation and the Formation of Chinese Modernity
Roundtable Discussion: Translation as Regional Practices
Working Languages: English and Chinese. 

Preliminary Schedule: The Forum will take place from October 29 to
October 31 2004. During the Forum, international authoritative
scholars in the field of translation studies (including the President
of the Federation Internationale des Traducteurs [FIT]) will be
invited to give keynote speeches. Besides the regular sessions, a tour
to the Great Wall is also included. During the forum, an international
exhibition of books on translation and interdisciplinary studies will
be held. Presses and publishing houses are welcomed to place
publications on the exhibition. Reservation is required. Please
contact the contact information listed below for detailed information.

Submission of Abstracts: 
All abstracts (600-1000 words) that are related to the sub-themes of
the Forum are welcomed. With the abstracts, the postal address,
telephone number and e-mail address should be forwarded. The deadline
for the submission of abstracts is April 10, 2004. Official letters of
invitation will be sent before May 10, 2004.

Format of Abstracts: 
The abstracts should include the following:
Name
Title
Affiliation
Correspondence Address
OTel
E-mail
Title of Abstract

E-mail abstracts should be sent to fldmail.tsinghua.edu.cn; paper
abstracts should be mailed to the following address:

Luo Xuanmin
Department of Foreign Languages, Tsinghua University
Beijing, 100084
P. R. China
TEL: 86-10-62783579

Conference Fee: $250 USD

Please visit our website www.tsinghua-translation.org.cn for regular
updates and further information.

20th Annual Meeting of the Israel Association for Theoretical
Linguistics
Short Title: IATL20 

Date: 23-Jun-2004 - 24-Jun-2004
Location: Ramat Gan, Israel
Contact: Sharon Armon-Lotem
Contact Email: armonlsmail.biu.ac.il 
Meeting URL: 

Linguistic Sub-field: General Linguistics 
Call Deadline: 01-Mar-2004 


Meeting Description:

IATL 20, the 20th annual meeting of the Israel Association for
Theoretical Linguistics, will be held at Bar Ilan University, Ramat
Gan, on June 23-24, 2004 THE 20TH ANNUAL MEETING - ISRAEL ASSOCIATION
FOR THEORETICAL LINGUISTICS

CALL FOR PAPERS

IATL 20
June 23/24 (Wednesday/Thursday), 2004
BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY, RAMAT GAN


IATL 20, the 20th annual meeting of the Israel Association for
Theoretical Linguistics, will be held at Bar Ilan University, Ramat
Gan, on June 23-24, 2004. Submissions are invited for papers
presenting high quality, previously unpublished research in all areas
of theoretical linguistics, including Language Acquisition, Language
Disorders, Psycho- and Neurolinguistics. IATL publishes on-line
proceedings in which all accepted and alternate papers appear.

Please send abstracts EITHER by snail-mail OR by e-mail:

SNAIL-MAIL: 7 copies of an anonymous abstract (maximum length 2 pages,
including references) accompanied by a card with author's name,
affiliation, e-/snail-mail, and title of paper to:

IATL 20
The Gonda Brain Research Center, attn. Sharon Armon-Lotem
Bar-Ilan University 
Ramat Gan 52900
ISRAEL
 
E-MAIL: armonlsmail.biu.ac.il

Anonymous abstract as attachment and subject header
''abstract''. Author information listed above in body of
e-mail. Acceptable formats: PC/Mac MS Word, .rtf, or .pdf. File name
of attachment must be same as title of abstract or shortened version
of it. For any unusual fonts, please attach font file.

DEADLINE (for both snail- and e-mail): March 1, 2004. Submissions
received after this date will be returned unopened.

Not more than one single-authored abstract per person, plus one
co-authored abstract.

IMPORTANT DATES:
March 1, 2004: 	abstract submission deadline
Mid April, 2004: 	notification of acceptance to authors
June 23-24, 2004: 	IATL20 conference

Further information: armonlsmail.biu.ac.il