LINGUIST List 21.4547 Sat Nov 13 2010 Calls: General Linguistics/ Canada Editor for this issue: Elyssa Winzeler <elyssalinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.     Nerissa Taylor , Western Student Symposium on Language Research Message 1: Western Student Symposium on Language Research Date: 10-Nov-2010 From: Nerissa Taylor <ntaylo4uwo.ca> Subject: Western Student Symposium on Language Research E-mail this message to a friend Full Title: Western Student Symposium on Language Research Short Title: WISSLR Date: 04-Mar-2011 - 05-Mar-2011 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Contact Person: Nerissa Taylor Meeting Email: < click here to access email > Web Site: http://www.uwo.ca/linguistics/ Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 10-Jan-2011 Meeting Description: Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research (WISSLR) The Graduate Program in Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario is pleased to present the third annual Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research (WISSLR), to be held March 4-5, 2011. Topics may come from such areas as Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Communication Disorders, Natural Language Processing, Linguistic Anthropology, Linguistic Interfaces, Philosophy of Language, and much more. The symposium will be held at the University of Western Ontario, with the possibility of streaming live to the Internet using Wimba technology. We also welcome presentations from other locations via the same means (all software downloadable for conference participants). Theme: Interdisciplinary Language Research Plenary Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Skarakis-Doyle, Associate Professor at the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Western Ontario Call For Papers Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research (WISSLR) Theme: Interdisciplinary Language Research The third annual Western Interdisciplinary Student Symposium on Language Research (WISSLR): a symposium for students of all levels to present their original, interdisciplinary research on language. Each participant will have 15 minutes for their presentation, and 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Students of all levels are encouraged to participate. Works in progress are welcome. Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (plus title) to wisslr.uwogmail.com, by Monday January 10, 2011. Successful applicants will be notified by Monday January 31, 2011. Please send your anonymous abstract as an attachment, and include your name, academic affiliation, and whether you prefer to present in person or via the Internet in the body of your email. There are a limited number of spots available for off-site presenters, so preference for online presentations will be given to international candidates. Partial travel assistance may be available for some participants coming to London for this event. For additional information, please visit http://www.uwo.ca/linguistics/ . Submission Deadline: Monday, January 10, 2011 Notification by: Monday, January 31, 2011 Date of WISSLR: Friday March 4 - Saturday March 5, 2011 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-Nov-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.