LINGUIST List 23.234 Thu Jan 12 2012 Confs: English, Sociolinguistics/UK 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.     Robert Baird , Centre for Global Englishes One Day Seminar Message 1: Centre for Global Englishes One Day Seminar Date: 12-Jan-2012 From: Robert Baird <rdb1v07soton.ac.uk> Subject: Centre for Global Englishes One Day Seminar E-mail this message to a friend Centre for Global Englishes One Day Seminar Date: 16-May-2012 - 16-May-2012 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Contact: Robert Baird Contact Email: < click here to access email > Meeting URL: http://www.soton.ac.uk/cge/ Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English Meeting Description: One-day seminar to celebrate the launch of the Centre for Global Englishes Wednesday 16th May, 2012 University of Southampton, Avenue Campus The members of the Centre for Global Englishes at the University of Southampton are pleased to announce a one-day seminar to celebrate the launch of the Centre. The event will run from 10.30am to 6pm, starting and ending with refreshments, and will consist of several plenary talks from distinguished names in the field, followed by an interactive panel discussion. Featured speakers and panellists include Anna Mauranen, Barbara Seidlhofer, Martin Dewey, Christopher Hall, Constant Leung, and Henry Widdowson. Registration and refreshments (including lunch) are free of charge; however, we should stress that places are limited, so reserving your place early is advised. People attending the day's event are also invited to stay on for the inaugural lecture of Jennifer Jenkins, founder of CGE, from 6pm to 7pm. The lecture will be introduced by Henry Widdowson with Constant Leung responding, and will be followed by a drinks and canapés reception. Avenue Campus is a short taxi drive or bus ride from Southampton Central train station and coach stops/stations in the city. Please visit the University of Southampton's website for travel information and the CGE's website for information about us (see the links below). We look forward to welcoming you here. To book your place, please email centreforglobalenglishessoton.ac.uk Location: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/aboutus/whereissoton/avenue.html CGE web page: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/cge/ For any queries about the event, contact Robert Baird at rdb1v07soton.ac.uk Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 12-Jan-2012       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.