Deadline extension for ISGS 6: November 21, 2013

[Tyler Marghetis]

*apologies for cross-posting*

Dear colleagues,

*Please note that, due to numerous requests, the deadline for abstract
submissions for ISGS 6 has been extended to Thursday, November 21, 2013.  *

The International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) is pleased to announce
the Sixth Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies:
Gesture in Interaction. It will be held on the campus of the University of
California, San Diego, July 8-11, 2014. *The deadline for abstract
submission has been extended to Thursday, November 21, 2013.*

The conference website is: isgs.ucsd.edu

Devoted to the study of multimodality in communication, the ISGS is an
interdisciplinary group of researchers including anthropologists, cognitive
scientists, computer scientists, linguists, neuroscientists, psychologists,
and semioticians. The Society convenes for a major international conference
every two years, and the 2014 meeting will be the 6th.

We invite abstracts that address any aspect of the study of gesture and
multimodality, including but not limited to: the relationship between sign
and gesture; the cognitive and neural underpinnings of gesture; the
contribution of gesture to language production and comprehension; the role
of gesture in situated language use; and how gesture mediates interaction
in the social, cultural, and technological world. We welcome papers on any
aspect of bodily communication and are open to all theoretical and
disciplinary perspectives.

*Plenary Speakers*

    Herbert Clark, Stanford University
    Susan Wagner Cook, University of Iowa
    Marjorie H. Goodwin, UCLA
    Marianne Gullberg, Lund University
    Asli Özyürek, MPI Nijmegen and Radboud University
    Andy Wilson, Microsoft Research

*Abstract Submission*

We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words. Abstracts must report
previously unpublished work. Three kinds of presentation are available:

*Paper presentations:* Paper presentations will be 25 minutes, with 20
minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion.

*Thematic Panels: *Papers that address a common theme may be submitted as a
Thematic Panel. Panels should consist of four talks, which must be
submitted individually as Paper Presentations. Each individual abstract
should indicate the name of the proposed Thematic Panel.

*Poster presentation: *Poster presentations are an opportunity for more
extended interaction. Posters will be displayed during poster sessions,
with ample opportunity for discussion.

*Please submit your abstracts at the following site:
http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/ISGS2014
<http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/ISGS2014>*

For more information, please see the conference website: isgs.ucsd.edu

*Important Dates*

September 1, 2013: Submission Opens
November 21, 2013: New Submission Deadline
December 15, 2013: Notification of Acceptance
January 15, 2014: Registration Opens
July 8 - 11, 2014: Conference

*Conference Language*

The conference language will be English. American Sign Language (ASL)
interpreters will be available.

*Organization and Coordination Committee*

Carol Padden, Department of Communication, UC San Diego
Seana Coulson, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego
John Haviland, Department of Anthropology, UC San Diego

Tyler Marghetis, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego
Sharon Seegers, Center for Research in Language, UC San Diego

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Tyler Marghetis
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Cognitive Science
University of California, San Diego
tmarghet at cogsci.ucsd.edu
http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/~tmarghet/