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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=3>Partnerships in Action: Research, Practice & Training</FONT></SPAN></I></STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Inaugural Conference of the Asia-Pacific Rim </SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">LSP and Professional Communication Association</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></I></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">8-10 December 2008 (Mon-Wed)<BR>City University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong Polytechnic University</SPAN></I><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08</FONT></A></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners in Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Professional Communication in the broad Asia-Pacific Rim region to contribute to a stimulating and dynamic exchange of ideas in communication research, practice, training, and assessment. It also marks the inauguration of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and Professional Communication Association. The primary aim of the proposed Association will be to promote transdisciplinary and collaborative research and training, and to facilitate sharing of resources in LSP and Professional Communication in the Asia-Pacific Rim region.</SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><BR><EM><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Plenary Speakers</SPAN></B></EM><B><I><BR></I></B>Patrice Buzzanell (Purdue University, USA)<BR>Christopher Candlin (Macquarie University, Australia)<BR>Gu Yueguo (The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)<BR>Janet Holmes (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) <BR>Giovanni Parodi (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile)</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><BR><EM><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Invited Colloquium Conveners<BR></SPAN></B></EM>Catherine Nickerson (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India)<BR>Priscilla Rogers (University of Michigan, USA)<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><EM><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pre-conference Workshops - 8 Dec 2008 (Mon)</SPAN></B></EM><EM><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-STYLE: normal"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></EM></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We invite papers or posters that explore communication research, practice and training:<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Research</SPAN></STRONG><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- Discourse studies of academic, professional, institutional and other workplace contexts<BR>- Approaches and methodologies in LSP and professional communication research<BR>- Multimodalities<BR><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Practice</SPAN></STRONG><BR>- Language in the workplace<BR>- Curriculum design for professional development<BR>- Learning at the workplace <BR><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #006000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Training</SPAN></STRONG><BR>- Professional communication in corporate training <BR>- Assessment and appraisal <BR>- Recruitment and training </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><EM><B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Abstract Submission</SPAN></B></EM><BR>Abstracts should be sent by e-mail to <SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><A href="mailto:egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk">egrcpce@polyu.edu.hk</A></SPAN>, using the Word template which is available on our conference website.<BR><BR>Abstract submission extended to: <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date w:st="on" Month="9" Day="15" Year="2008"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">15 September 2008</SPAN></STRONG></st1:date><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (Mon)</SPAN></STRONG><BR>Notification of acceptance by <st1:date w:st="on" Month="9" Day="30" Year="2008"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">30 September 2008</SPAN></STRONG></st1:date><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (Tue)</SPAN></STRONG><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Presenters will be invited to submit a full paper on the topic of their presentation after the conference. The papers must be in Microsoft Office Word format and not exceed 7,000 words (including appendixes and references).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Papers received will be peer-reviewed and those accepted will be published in the proceedings available online on our website. <STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #802000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please refer to our website at <STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A href="http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT color=#0000ff>http://www.engl.polyu.edu.hk/lsp/APacLSP08</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG> for more information.</SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>