Message 1: 2005 Texas Research Symposium on Language DiversityDate: 24-Sep-2004From: Nicole Collings <ncollingsmail.utexas.edu> Subject: 2005 Texas Research Symposium on Language Diversity Full Title: 2005 Texas Research Symposium on Language Diversity Date: 25-Feb-2005 - 26-Feb-2005 Location: Austin, Texas, United States of America Contact Person: Anita Perez Meeting Email: anitaperezmail.utexas.edu Web Site: http://csd.utexas.edu/graduate.html Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Language Description Call Deadline: 25-Oct-2004 Meeting Description: Conference Goals are to: 1. Provide a forum for the discussion and development of research pertaining to multicultural populations with an emphasis on language, poverty, and culture. 2. Encourage the professional development of young researchers and clinicians interested in multicultural populations by providing opportunities to network with experienced professionals. 3. Facilitate the timely dissemination of current research. Proposals are invited for poster presentations for the conference. The conference theme will be language, poverty, and culture. Submissions on any topic related to cultural aspects of speech and language, or assessment and treatment of communication disorders in children and adults from multicultural backgrounds are welcome. Please include the following in your submission: - A cover letter stating that you are submitting a proposal for a poster session, and listing the presentation's title, author(s), author affiliations, contact address, telephone numbers, FAX numbers, and e-mail addresses. - An original and two copies of a 75 word abstract suitable for inclusion in the program, and - A summary narrative of 500 words that provides a clear understanding of the presentation's content. Posters guidelines: - Fits on a free-standing, 4' x 8' tack panel - Title banner (readable from 15-20 feet away) - All text and graphics readable from six feet away - Both surfaces of each panel will be used, so you should not plan on hanging material over the top of the board. - Audiences respond best to presentations that are a mix of images (drawings, graphs, charts, photos) and text. - Handouts are helpful to conference participants but are not required. Submission deadline is September 27, 2004. Acceptance notification will be mailed by October 15, 2004. * *Proposals will be accepted through October 25, 2004 Submissions should be sent to: Attn: Anita M. Perez, Ph.D. Texas Research Symposium on Language Diversity Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station, A1100 Austin, Texas 78712-1089 For more information, please contact: Dr. Anita M. Perez anitaperezmail.utexas.edu (512) 471-2407 Message 2: Linguistic Symposium on Romance LanguagesDate: 24-Sep-2004From: Jean-Pierre Montreuil <jpmontreuilmail.utexas.edu> Subject: Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages Full Title: Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages Short Title: LSRL Date: 24-Feb-2005 - 27-Feb-2005 Location: Austin, TX, United States of America Contact Person: Jean-Pierre Montreuil Meeting Email: lsrlmail.la.utexas.edu Web Site: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/conferences/lsrl Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2004 Meeting Description: 35th installment of the Annual Linguistic Symposium on Romance Languages SECOND AND FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS Call Deadline: October 15, 2004 Abstracts are invited for 20-minute talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) on any aspect of Romance Linguistics. Special Parasession: Current approaches to Historical Linguistics and Dialectology. Abstracts should be no more than two pages in length, US letter (including examples and references), in 12-point type. All margins should be at least one inch wide (or 2.5 cm). Authors are asked to submit their abstracts as e-mail attachments (pdf or rtf formats are preferred, MS Word is also acceptable) with a hard copy to follow within 1 week. No faxes will be accepted. In the email message, please also include the title of the paper, name of the author(s), affiliation(s), address, phone number, and e-mail address. To facilitate the review process, please indicate the primary area of linguistics addressed in the paper. Those who wish to be considered for both the Main Session and the Parasession should send two sets of materials (please indicate MAIN SESSION / PARASESSION). Submissions are limited to a maximum of one individual and one joint abstract per author. Preference will be given to presentations not duplicated at other major conferences (e.g., LSA, NELS, WCCFL). Authors are asked to indicate prior or planned presentations of their papers. Web: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/conferences/lsrl Contact: lsrlmail.la.utexas.edu Hard copy abstracts to: Prof. Jean-Pierre Montreuil French & Italian, HRH 3.108-A The University of Texas Austin, Tx 78712 or Prof. Chiyo Nishida Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese, BEN 4.106 The University of Texas Austin, Tx 78712 Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue |