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<h1 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Papers: ALS2020
</span></strong><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Building Bridges</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Online Conference</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">14-15 December 2020</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The 53<sup>rd</sup> annual conference of the Australian Linguistic Society will run in an exciting online format on Monday and Tuesday 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> December 2020.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The theme this year is
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Building Bridges</span></em>, in acknowledgement of the role that this Conference will play in connecting together a community of Linguistics researchers who have been living through many months of perturbation,
fragmentation, and (in some cases) isolation as a result of Covid-19. We will therefore celebrate the resilience of our community through these challenging times, and create a forum for providing mutual support and solidarity as we hear about the research
that our community has been progressing in spite of everything.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The conference will run as an online event, including two keynote presentations, pre-recorded video papers, live panel discussions, a public event as well as live social events and
a series of NEXT GEN sessions for HDR and ECR members.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Keynote speakers:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Two keynote presentations will be delivered as part of the conference program. These will focus on how the field of linguistics can build new ways of engaging with society and its
needs, including what we can do to address pressing issues of linguistic discrimination, racism and exclusion, as well as to foster an atmosphere of sustainable and supportive practice at all levels. These will be live-streamed and followed by a Q&A.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Confirmed keynote speakers:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Anne Charity-Hudley,</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> University of California, Santa Barbara</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Umberto Ansaldo,</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> University of Sydney/Curtin University</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conference structure and scope:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Presenters will be invited to submit videos of their talk or their poster in advance of the conference to enable them to be viewed online with the opportunity to comment and ask questions.
This will precede a concurrently-programmed series of live-streamed sessions on 14<sup>th</sup>-15<sup>th</sup> December during which the session chairs will curate a Q&A and discussion around the papers within each session. Materials will be password-protected
and will only be available to those who register for the conference. All materials will be removed from the conference website on 31<sup>st</sup> December 2020. The conference registration fee will be held at a low level to encourage wide participation from
the ALS membership and beyond.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The program will be structured around general sessions of oral presentations and posters and themed panels centred around a set of linked oral presentations. We welcome a wide range
of submissions across the languages of the world, including Indigenous languages (from Australia and elsewhere), non-Indigenous global languages, migrant languages, sign languages, pidgins, creoles and mixed languages. As the Society hosts
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">General Linguistics</span></em> conferences, we invite submissions from all linguistic subfields, for 15-minute presentations in the general sessions, for posters, and for presentations within a themed panel.
Abstracts that are deemed to be outside the scope of the relevant panel or workshop will be considered for inclusion in the general sessions or poster sessions. All abstracts will be double-blind peer reviewed.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Main conference themed panels:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals are invited for themed panel sessions to be included within the conference program. Panels should consist of a maximum of six 15-minute papers and will be allocated a slot
within the program alongside the general sessions.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals should be submitted via email to <<a href="mailto:conf@als.asn.au">conf@als.asn.au</a>> and should consist of a title for the panel, the names affiliations of the panel Chairs,
a statement (300 words max) of the significance and timeliness of the proposed panel, and an outline of the prospective contributions, including titles and 100-word summaries.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for submitting panel proposals is
<u>31<sup>st</sup> August 2020.</u> These will be reviewed by the ALS Program Committee with outcomes notified to proposers by 7<sup>th</sup> September.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstract Submissions:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All abstract submissions (for contributions to general, themed, and poster sessions) are due by
<u>30<sup>th</sup> September 2020</u>.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All abstracts will be anonymously reviewed by the ALS Program Committee. Notifications of acceptance will be issued by
<em><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">20<sup>th</sup> October</span></u></em>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each abstract must be a maximum of 1 A4 page of text including title. The abstract may also include 1 additional A4 page of examples, figures, references and other relevant content.
Please prepare your abstract in Times New Roman 12 point font, with 2cm on all margins. On the additional page, references only may appear in 10 point font. Examples, figures, tables must appear in 12 point font.
<u>All abstracts should be submitted in .pdf format to facilitate the review process.</u></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The abstract must be anonymous. It should not include any author names or affiliations. Please ensure you remove all identifying information from the document properties.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each abstract should be submitted online via the ALS EasyChair website:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://als.asn.au/EEGateway?b=Z7m3DbPG7iejDhjQ3O3gSA%3d%3d&c=JiRu99l%2bkgFD02Mk7BfJDw%3d%3d" target="_blank">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=als2020</a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you do not have an EasyChair account yet, you will have to create one for the purpose of this conference. To submit an abstract, you will need to both:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">upload your abstract as one anonymous .pdf document and </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">paste the title and main text of your abstract into a text box within EasyChair. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As part of the EasyChair online submission form, you will also be asked for author & affiliation information, title, abstract, keywords and topics, your preferred presentation type
(oral or poster presentation) and which themed panel, if any, you would like to present within. We strongly encourage a poster submission if your dataset lends itself well to graphical presentation. If you are submitting to a panel or workshops, please indicate
if you would like the abstract to be also considered for the general sessions, in the event that it is not accepted by panel organisers.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstract review criteria:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each abstract will receive a general overall evaluation. The program committee will also consider the degree to which each abstract:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">situates the study within its research context and demonstrates a clear theoretical, methodological and/or practical contribution to the field,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">coherently articulates its topic and objectives,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">outlines the data being analysed and how it will be analysed,</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">is of potential interest to an ALS audience.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Further Information:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For further information and updates please see the <a href="https://als.asn.au/EEGateway?b=CrZ%2bbUGmm6s3TCwbq%2fEohA%3d%3d&c=JiRu99l%2bkgFD02Mk7BfJDw%3d%3d" target="_blank">ALS website</a> or send an
email to the 2020 ALS Conference organising committee: <a href="mailto:conf@als.asn.au" target="_blank">conf@als.asn.au</a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ALS 2020 organising committee:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gerry Docherty, Griffith University, Brisbane</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Robert Mailhammer, Western Sydney University, Sydney<br>
Celeste Rodriguez Louro, The University of Western Australia, Perth</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Associate Professor Bill Palmer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">University of Newcastle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lead Investigator, <i>
OzSpace</i> project<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Landscape, language and culture in Indigenous Australia.</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Vice-President, Australian Linguistics Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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