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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear colleagues</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>The UK Austronesian Research Group (UKARG)
is holding its <STRONG>First Workshop on Austronesian Languages and
Linguistics </STRONG>on Friday 20th May, at St Catherine's College
Oxford.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>The keynote presentation will be given by Malcolm Ross (Research
School of Pacific and Asian Studies, ANU). Other speakers include Peter Austin
(SOAS); David Gil (MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology); Åshild Næss (Oslo);
Clodagh Norwood (LaTrobe); Nick Thieberger (Melbourne/PARADISEC); and myself,
Bill Palmer (Surrey).</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>The program for the workshop can be
accessed via the events link on the UKARG website at <SPAN
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href="/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.surrey.ac.uk/lcts/bill.palmer/UKARG_site/"
target=_blank>www.surrey.ac.uk/lcts/bill.palmer/UKARG_site/</A></FONT></SPAN>.
Abstracts will be made available online next week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Registration is free, and lunch and morning
and afternoon coffee will be provided. However, if you plan to attend
<STRONG>please register</STRONG> by <STRONG>noon on Wednesday</STRONG> 11th May
to help us arrange catering. Lunch and coffee will only be available to
those who register. Register by emailing <A
href="mailto:bill.palmer@surrey.ac.uk">bill.palmer@surrey.ac.uk</A>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>The workshop will begin at 9.30 and finish
at 5.30. We plan to go out for a meal afterwards, and all those who
are able to are encouraged to come along.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>For instructions on how to get to St
Catherine's College Oxford, visit </FONT><A
href="/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/Getting_to_Catz/Travelling_to_St_Catherines.htm"
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size=2>www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/Getting_to_Catz/Travelling_to_St_Catherines.htm</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope to see you in Oxford on the
20th.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bill Palmer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>UKARG convenor</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Dr Bill Palmer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Research Fellow</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surrey Morphology Group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>LCTS, University of Surrey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Guildford</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Surrey </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>GU2
7XH</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>UK</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>+44 (0)1483 68 2845</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
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