Second Call for Papers IGALA 7 (Brazil, 2012)

[ana cristina ostermann]

 [With apologies for cross-posting]
 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS7th International Gender and Language Association
ConferenceIGALA 7June 20-22, 2012São Leopoldo,
Brazilhttp://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/ 
 Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2011
 IGALA 7 (7th International Gender and Language Association
Conference)invites submissions for oral presentations, posters,
organized round tables(aka panels), and workshops on all scientific
approaches and disciplines toanalyzing and interpreting the
relationships among language, gender andsexuality.
 With the theme Resignifying Gender and Sexuality in Language and
Discourse,IGALA 7 aims to bring together scholars from diverse fields
of knowledge aswell as geographical regions who are interested in
broadening and deepeningour understanding of the complex relationships
among language, gender andsexuality. In so doing, we encourage new
ways of signifying these conceptsand their interrelationships, in the
following conference thematic areas:
 1. Gender, sexuality, body and identities2. Gender, sexuality and
health3. Gendered performances as discourse4. Gender and
(dis)empowerment5. Gender, class, ethnicity and age6. Gender,
sexuality and institutions7. Gender, media and technology8. Gender and
violence
 General Submission Guidelines
 1. In order to start any submission, authors must first be registered
withthe IGALA 7
websiteat:http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/user/account
[1]Make note of your username and password as you will need them later
forkeeping track of your submission process, editing your conference
websiteprofile, etc.
 2. Even though English is the official language of IGALA 7, proposals
inPortuguese and Spanish will also be accepted. However, due to
theinternational nature of the event and the goal of promoting the
exchange ofideas among different nationalities, submissions in English
are stronglyencouraged.
 3. Both “Conference track” and “Session type” refer to the
format ofyour presentation (oral presentation, poster, round table or
workshop).Please choose the same format on both items.
 4. Your abstract should be written in the language in which you
intend topresent your paper.
 5. If you are using the Portuguese or Spanish version of the website
andwish to submit your presentation in one of these two languages, in
order forthe system to accept special characters such as ~ and ^, you
must selectEnglish in the field called “Idioma do formulário” ou
“Idioma delformulario” on the second page of the submission
process. Titles of thesubmissions should not exceed 30 words.
 6. Abstracts will be blindly reviewed, so authors should not include
theirnames or otherwise reveal their identity anywhere in the body of
theabstract. There are appropriate fields on the conference website
submissionpage where all of the authors’ names should be informed.
 7. Authors must fill in the keyword field when submitting their
abstracts(there is a specific field for that), as those will be used
for thematic,discipline and methodological organization of the
presentations. Your firstkeyword should be a choice among the 8
thematic areas of the conference,followed by other keywords specific
to your submission (minimum of 3 andmaximum of 5 keywords).
 8. All authors must pay their conference registration fee by February
29,2012 in order to have proposals included in the conference final
program.
 Registration payment deadlines
 *All registration prices include the IGALA 7 conference dinner, to
happen onJune 21, 2011.
 Early bird registration payment (in Brazilian Reais)Closing date:
January 31, 2012Professionals: R$ 250Students (all) & professionals
from Less Economically Developed Countries(including Brazilian
students and professionals): R$ 200 Regular registration payment (in
Brazilian Reais)Closing date: February 29, 2012Note: This is the very
final deadline for registration payment by authors inorder to have
their proposals included in the conference final
program.Professionals: R$ 300Students (all) & professionals from Less
Economically Developed Countries(including Brazilian students and
professionals): R$ 240 
 Late registration payment (open for non-presenters only) as of March
1st, 2012Professionals: R$ 320Students (all) & professionals from Less
Economically Developed Countries(including Brazilian students and
professionals): R$ 260
 Currency conversion site
(suggested)http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ 
 9. All presenters must be members of IGALA by April 1st, 2012, as
stated
at:http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/information/authors

 Join/renew your IGALA
membershipat:http://www.equinoxjournals.com/index.php/GL/about/subscriptions
[2]
 10. For inquiries please email igala2012 at gmail.com 
 Presentation Format Specific Submission Guidelines
 Oral Presentations will be 20 minutes each, with an
8-minutequestion-and-answer period. (This allows for two minutes for
the change inpresenters etc.) Abstracts should not exceed 250 words.
Authors may submitone single-authored and one jointly-authored oral
presentation abstracts, ortwo jointly-authored oral presentation
abstracts.
 Posters will be presented at a special schedule at the conference,
whenauthors should be present. Posters are typically a good format
forpresentations where visual display of tables, graphs, maps, etc.
isparticularly important. Abstracts for posters should not exceed 250
words,excluding title. Note that all posters presented at IGALA 7 will
run for theBest IGALA 7 Poster Prize.
 Round Tables (also known as Panels) should be organized around a
specifictheme or topic. Each round table should be composed of no more
than threespeakers in one 90 minute slot, and allow at least 15
minutes for questionsand general discussion. The body of the round
table proposal (abstract)should consist of: (1) a general description
of the round table notexceeding 150 words that highlights the round
table’s theme andimportance; immediately followed by (2) a title and
a 250 word abstract foreach of the presentations within the round
table. In the appropriate fieldson the abstract submission page, names
and affiliation of all round tablepresenters must be listed. The first
author on the list will be understoodas the round table organizer and
is responsible for writing the panelproposal and gathering abstracts
from each presenter.
 Workshops should provide a forum for open discussion or exploration
ofissues of interest to the conference themes. Workshops will be
scheduledinto 90 minute slots in the regular program. Workshop
proposals should be nolonger than 250 words. 
 Some important dates
 Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2011
 Notification of reviewers’ decision: January 15, 2012
 Deadline for early bird registration payment by: January 31, 2012
 Final deadline for conference registration payment (for your
submission tobe included in the conference program): February 29, 2012
 Deadline for becoming an IGALA member: April 1st, 2011.
 Further information on IGALA 7Website:
http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/  [3]Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Igala-7/187800897935547  [4]Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/igalabrazil  [5]
 Submission process starts
at:http://www.unisinos.br/eventos/igala/index.php/igala/IGALA7/user/account
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