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<b><span lang="EN-US">Preliminary Announcement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Linguistic Society of Papua New Guinea’s<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">25-27 September, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">to be held at SIL-PNG’s New Training Centre,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Ukarumpa, Eastern Highlands Province<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Linguistic Society of PNG is pleased to announce its annual conference to be held at SIL-PNG’s New Training Centre, Ukarumpa, on 25-27 September 2012. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The goal of this year’s LSPNG Conference is to provide a venue for presentation of the best current research on Austronesian and Papuan languages, linguistics and
literacy and to promote collaboration and research in these areas. All paper abstracts submitted will be subject to assessment by the Programme Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The deadline for the submission of all abstracts is Friday, 27 April 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Applicants will be notified of abstract acceptance by Friday, 25 May 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Programme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Conference programme will be available at the Language and Linguistics in Melanesia (LLM) website after the acceptance of abstracts. Please visit
</span><a href="http://www.langlxmelanesia.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.langlxmelanesia.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Papers presented at the Conference will be collected and published in the LLM online journal.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Registration<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Registration: K50 (nonrefundable), payable by 27 July<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Conference dinner: K40 (nonrefundable)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Conference accommodation and meals: K540 (single occupancy); K420 (double occupancy), payable by 24 August<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Please notice the dates by which you must pay for registration and accommodation and meals. More details regarding payment and registration will be posted at the
LLM website later. Please contact Ray Stegeman at </span><a href="mailto:lr-linguistics@sil.org.pg"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">lr-linguistics@sil.org.pg</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
for more specific information on registration and in-country travel recommendations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Sponsor:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> SIL-PNG · Box 1 (418) · Ukarumpa,
EHP 444 · PAPUA NEW GUINEA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> tel:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> 675.537.4595 · fax: 675.537.4111<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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