LINGUIST List 22.2045 Thu May 12 2011 Confs: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Norway Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.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.     Elizabeth Lanza , International Symposium on Bilingualism 8 Message 1: International Symposium on Bilingualism 8 Date: 11-May-2011 From: Elizabeth Lanza <elizabeth.lanzailn.uio.no> Subject: International Symposium on Bilingualism 8 E-mail this message to a friend International Symposium on Bilingualism 8 Short Title: ISB8 Date: 15-Jun-2011 - 18-Jun-2011 Location: Oslo, Norway Contact: Elizabeth Lanza Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.hf.uio.no/isb8 Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics Meeting Description: The International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB) is widely regarded as the leading international forum for the discussion and dissemination of research results on bilingualism/ multilingualism. The International Symposium on Bilingualism ISB8 will take place in Oslo, Norway, on June 15 – 18, 2011. Registration for ISB8 is open. The program has been posted on the conference website: www.hf.uio.no/isb8 Invited keynote speakers at ISB8: -Jannis Androutsopoulos (Universität Hamburg) -Kees de Bot (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) -Annick De Houwer (Universität Erfurt) -Ceil Lucas (Gallaudet University) -Sari Pietikäinen (Jyväskylän Yliopisto) There will also be an invited panel: Multilingualism in Late-modern Africa: Identity, Mobility and Multivocality. Convenor: Charlyn Dyers (University of the Western Cape) Poster prizes will be awarded by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the journal Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. For further details, see the conference website: www.hf.uio.no/isb8 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-May-2011       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.