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aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu>VYGOTSKY CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS and REGISTRATION INFORMATION In a previous e-mail announcement we described a conference celebrating the centennial of Vygotsky's birth. The conference will be held in Chicago Feb. 23-25, 1996, and is tentatively titled "A Vygotsky Centennial: Vygotskian Perspectives on Literacy Research." In this follow-up announcement we are soliciting calls for roundtable discussion proposals and providing information about how to register for the conference. CALL FOR PROPOSALS We have received a favorable response to the initial announcement about the conference. A number of people suggested ways to include additional presentations to the program. As you might recall, the schedule we originally listed looked like this: Speakers Arnetha Ball U. of Michigan Courtney Cazden Harvard Anne Haas Dyson UC-Berkeley Judith Green UC-Santa Barbara Kris Gutierrez UCLA Vera John-Steiner U. of New Mexico Luis Moll U. of Arizona James Wertsch Clark U. Tentative Schedule Friday Evening (Feb. 23) 7:30-7:45 Carol and Peter--Greeting 7:45-8:45 Opening Speaker (Speaker #1) 8:45-9:15 Breakout Groups 9:15-10:30 Cocktails Saturday (Feb. 24) 8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:30-9:30 Speaker #2 9:30-9:45 Coffee 9:45-10:45 Speaker #3 10:45-11:15 Breakout Groups 11:15-12:15 Speaker #4 12:15-2:00 Lunch 2:00-3:00 Speaker #5 3:00-3:45 Panel Discussion 3:45-4:45 Speaker #6 4:45-6:30 Cocktails Sunday (Feb. 25) 8:30-9:00 Breakfast 9:00-10:00 Speaker #7 10:00-10:15 Coffee 10:15-11:15 Speaker #8 11:15-11:45 Breakout Groups 11:45-12:00 Closing (Carol and Peter) 12:00-12:30 Research Assembly Business Meeting We are currently exploring the idea of replacing at least one of the breakout discussion sessions with concurrent roundtable presentation/discussions. Towards that end, we are now announcing a call for proposals for roundtables to be presented at the conference. Please keep in mind the following: 1. Because of budget limitations, we can provide no travel support or meal money, nor can we waive the registration fee for roundtable presenters. 2. Any proposal for a roundtable must explain clearly how the session will draw on Vygotskian principles to account for some aspect of literacy development. 3. Proposals should not exceed 2 single spaced pages. 4. Deadline for receiving proposals is June 1, 1995. Send 4 copies of your proposal to Peter Smagorinsky (address below). On 1 of these copies, include a cover page listing the names of all presenters with their addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone and fax numbers. On the other 3 copies, remove all references to the presenters' names. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION The registration fee for the conference varies depending on your work status and how long you intend to stay at the conference. The fees run as follows: Regular rate, Friday-Sunday: $90 Full-time student rate, Friday-Sunday: $60 On-site registration: Regular, Friday-Sunday: $100 Student, Friday-Sunday: $70 You may use this bulletin as your registration form. Please make out your check to NCTE Assembly for Research, and include the following information: Name: Institutional affiliation: Departmental affiliation: Address: Home phone #: Work phone #: e-mail address: fax #: REGISTRATION CHECKS ARE NONREFUNDABLE. Because we anticipate high attendance, we view your registration as a commitment to attend the conference. Registration for the conference will be on a first come, first served basis. When we reach the enrollment cap we will close registration for the conference. HOTEL REGISTRATION Most conference registrants stay at the host hotel, the Bismarck. Room fees run $75 per night regardless of how many people stay in the room. For registration information call the Bismarck at 1-800-643-1500. Please address all conference inquiries to: Carol D. Lee Northwestern U. School of Education and Social Policy 2003 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60201 cdleeMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
american.edu>(this is being cross-posted--sorry for any inconvenience) CALL FOR PAPERS..................... Announcing the third annual conference on Lavender Languages and Linguistics, September 15-17, 1995, at the American University in Washington DC. The fall 1994 conference offered two full days of papers, workshops, and discussion sessions on lesbian/gay/bisexual uses of languages in conversation fiction, poetry, cinema, on-stage performance, bathroom graffiti, life- stories and elsewhere. This year's conference promises papers on a similar range of topics, and will also inclue a half-day session on language and queer theory. The planning committee invites anyone interested in discussing the importance of language--broadly defined--in lesbian/gay/bisexual/ transgendered experience to send a two-page abstract describing the intended presentation or performance to: Lav Lgs III c/o Dept. of Anthropology American University Washington DC 20016 Or message directly to 202.885.1837 (v-mail), 202.885.1837 (fax), or wlmMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue