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<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The 31st ICAME conference will be held
in Giessen, Germany, from 26th-30th May 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Academic Programme*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The programme will consist of full
papers, work-in-progress reports, poster sessions, software demonstrations and
a discussion panel, as well as invited plenary talks. The following speakers
have already agreed to give plenaries at the conference: Stefan Th. Gries
(University of California, Santa Barbara), Michaela A. Mahlberg (University of
Nottingham), Miriam Meyerhoff (University of Edinburgh), Edgar W. Schneider
(University of Regensburg) and Elizabeth C. Traugott (Stanford University).
There will also be pre-conference workshops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Conference Venue*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The conference will be held at Hotel
Steinsgarten, a 4-star conference centre located close to the humanities campus
of Justus Liebig University, Giessen. We have also booked a limited number of
additional ensuite rooms in nearby hotels. The registration form and
information on the conference will appear in a second circular and on our
website in January 2010:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010"><span
lang=EN-US>http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010</span></a><span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Social Programme*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>There will be a choice of excursions on
Friday afternoon. On Saturday evening, we will go to Frankfurt for the gala
"Riversight" boat dinner. The post-conference excursion will be to
Marburg, where the delegates will have the opportunity to discover the
historical old town with its picturesque castle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Call for Papers*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Individual papers will be allowed 30
minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion; work-in-progress reports will be
15 minutes long, including 5 minutes for discussion. Posters will be presented
in the poster sessions (size A0, portrait format) and software demonstrations
will be allowed 30 minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion.The deadline
for abstract submission is 1st December 2009. Abstracts of a maximum of 400
words in length should be submitted online. Please refer to the conference
homepage for details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010"><span
lang=EN-US>http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010</span></a><span lang=EN-US>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>On the submission form, please indicate
whether your contribution is a paper, a work-in-progress report, a poster or a
software demonstration. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 15th
January 2010, together with the second circular. Deadline for registration is
1st March 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*Signup for second circular*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>If you are interested in attending ICAME
31 and wish to receive all further circulars, please make sure that you sign up
for the second circular. In order to sign up, please send an email to </span><a
href="mailto:Majordomo@uni-giessen.de"><span lang=EN-US>Majordomo@uni-giessen.de</span></a><span
lang=EN-US>, containing the following text (and nothing else): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>subscribe </span><a
href="mailto:icame31-news-dl@anglistik.uni-giessen.de"><span lang=EN-US>icame31-news-dl@anglistik.uni-giessen.de</span></a><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We hope to see you in Giessen in May
2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The local organising committee consists
of: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Rosemary Bock, Christiane Brand,
Thorsten Brato, Stefanie Dose, Sandra Götz, Magnus Huber (Chair), Susanne
Kämmerer, Patrick Maiwald, Joybrato Mukherjee (Chair), Annette Obert-Sochor,
Svetla Rogatcheva, Sven Saage, Marco Schilk, Janina Werner <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>E-mail: <a href="mailto:icame2010@uni-giessen.de">icame2010@uni-giessen.de</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><a href="http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010">http://www.uni-giessen.de/icame2010</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Erster Vizepräsident<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Ludwigstr. 23<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>D-35390 Giessen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tel: +49-(0)641-99-12010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fax: +49-(0)641-99-12009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email: Erster.Vizepraesident@admin.uni-giessen.de<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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