SCLC-2010 Conference Program

[Steven Clancy]

THE TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF 
THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLC-2010)

October 9-11, 2010

Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

Hosted by the Department of Slavic Languages, Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) with support from the Office of International Affairs, the Colver Lectureship Fund from the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Center for Language Studies, the Department of Cognitive, Linguistics and Psychologial Sciences, and John Benjamins Publishing Company.

THE TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF
THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION (SCLC-2010)
October 9-11, 2010


The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) announces the program for the 2010 annual conference. The conference will be held on the campus of Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) on Saturday, October 9 through Monday, October 11, 2010.

SCLC-2010 Keynote Speakers

Cognitively Plausible Parsing
Eugene Charniak
Brown University, USA

The role of rational discounting: what to say, what not to say
Adele E. Goldberg
Princeton University, USA

Access, Activation, and Overlap: Focusing on the Differential
Ronald W. Langacker
University of California, San Diego, USA
MAIN SESSIONS (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)

Each presentation for the main sessions will be given 20 minutes and will be followed by a 10-minute discussion period.
SCHEDULE

View the Conference Schedule in PDF Format.





CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Membership in the SCLA is free, please see "Joining SCLA" for more information. Attendance at SCLC-2010 is open and all interested individuals are encouraged to attend. Information on Conference Fees and Registration are provided below.
Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and is accessible from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS, 55 miles away) or T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence.

Transportation from Airports:


If you arrive at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), you can get to Providence
by bus (Peter Pan Bus, currently $36 round trip) from Boston Logan to Kennedy Plaza (in downtown Providence, tell the driver you are dropping off at Kennedy Plaza when you board), then by taxi to the Radisson Hotel in Providence (1.6 miles to the hotel)
or
by subway to South Station and by bus or train to Providence, then by taxi to the Radisson Hotel in Providence.

Taxi from Logan to Providence would cost more than $100 and is not recommended.

Ground transportation from Boston: further information.

If you arrive directly at Providence T.F. Green International Airport (PVD)
To and from PVD to downtown area: further information.

Taxi from Providence Airport to Providence will cost around $30 one way.

Ground transportation from Providence is much simpler. But international travelers may find more flights flying into Boston.

Conference Hotel:
Radisson Hotel Providence Harbor
220 India Street, Providence, RI 02903,
Reservations: 1-800-395-7046 US/Canada Toll-free
Telephone: (401) 272-5577 Fax: (401) 272-0251
Email: RHI_PROV at radisson.com

Participants should mention the Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association Conference to reserve a room at the special conference rate ($79USD plus 13% tax). Special rates are valid from Thursday 10/7 to Monday 10/11 (fewer rooms are available on Thursday and Monday). Additional people per room is $10 per person.
Reservations at the conference rate must be made by 5:00pm local time, September 8, 2010. Please make your reservations early to ensure a room at the conference hotel.

Conference Fees:

Registration Fee:
Regular participants $60USD
Graduate student participants $40USD

Conference dinner: $50USD

Please make your checks payable to "Brown University" and send them to:

Masako Fidler
SCLC Organizer
20 Manning Walk, Box E
Department of Slavic Languages
Brown University
Providence, RI02912

If you wish to preregister by wiring money for conference fees, please contact Gisela Belton <Gisela_Belton at brown.edu> for details. If you will need to register on-site, please contactSteven Clancy <sclancy at uchicago.edu> to confirm your participation.

We hope you will be able to join us for SCLC-2010. Please forward this call for papers to your colleagues and graduate students who may be interested in presenting or attending.


Sincerely,

Steven Clancy
President, SCLA	Tore Nesset
Vice-President, SCLA	Masako Fidler
Conference Organizer and Host
Brown University
on behalf of the SCLA officers and the 2010 SCLA organizing committee