<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Dear all,<br>Would be interested in attending the conference. I am sure the date for submission of abstracts is a mistake because it was given as February 2009? please confirm.<br><br>serah<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 11/17/09, Sunderland, Jane <i><j.sunderland@LANCASTER.AC.UK></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Sunderland, Jane <j.sunderland@LANCASTER.AC.UK><br>Subject: [GALA-L] Language and Gender in African Contexts Conference<br>To: GALA-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG<br>Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 3:36 PM<br><br><div class="plainMail">INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE AND GENDER IN AFRICAN CONTEXTS <br><br>CALL FOR PAPERS<br><br>DATE: 13 – 15 APRIL, 2010<br><br>VENUE: <br><br>CONFERENCE CENTRE, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE,
NIGERIA<br><br>We are pleased to invite you to attend the International Conference on Language and Gender in African Contexts scheduled to take place at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, from 13-15 April, 2010. Similar events on this general theme have taken place at the University of Leeds, U.K., City University, London, U.K., University of Botswana, Botswana, and the University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon. The Obafemi Awolowo University conference is planned to be the final in the series. <br><br>The main purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for those researching and teaching in the area of language and gender, directly or indirectly, to share their ideas and experiences, and<br>to build up a focus on Africa in the field of language and gender study. We hope to enhance participants' understanding of language and gender issues in general in terms of language and language use in Africa. We also plan to collect some data
for a research project that may be of interest to us all.<br><br>Lastly, we hope to stimulate interdisciplinary work among linguists and other colleagues in the social sciences. <br><br>The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 12 February, 2009, and these are to be sent to any or both of the following email addresses: <<a ymailto="mailto:yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng" href="/mc/compose?to=yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng">yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng</a>>, < <a ymailto="mailto:magbaje@oauife.edu.ng" href="/mc/compose?to=magbaje@oauife.edu.ng">magbaje@oauife.edu.ng</a>>.<br><br>The organisers of the conference are:<br><br>Professor Yisa K. Yusuf, Department of English,<br>Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. <br>Tel: +234 803 402 8057<br>Email: <a ymailto="mailto:yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng" href="/mc/compose?to=yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng">yyusuf@oauife.edu.ng</a><br><br>Dr Jane Sunderland, Department of Linguistics and English Language, <br>Lancaster University,
Lancaster LA1 4YT, United Kingdom.<br>Tel: +44 (0)1524 593037 <br><br>Email: <a ymailto="mailto:j.sunderland@lancaster.ac.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=j.sunderland@lancaster.ac.uk">j.sunderland@lancaster.ac.uk</a><br><br>Dr Lem Lilian Atanga, <br>Department of African Studies, University of Dschang, <br>Dschang, Cameroon. <br><br><br>Tel: 00237 74 15 04 85. Email: <a ymailto="mailto:l.l.atanga@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=l.l.atanga@yahoo.com">l.l.atanga@yahoo.com</a><br><br>Dr. Sibonile Ellece, <br>Department of English, <br>University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. <br><br>Email: <a ymailto="mailto:elleces@mopipi.ub.bw" href="/mc/compose?to=elleces@mopipi.ub.bw">elleces@mopipi.ub.bw</a><br><br> Some small within-Africa travel bursaries will be available for presenters.<br><br>For further details, please contact<br>any of the above-listed or <br><br>Mr. Murtala O. Agbaje, Faculty Secretary, <br>Faculty of Arts, <br>Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. <br><br>Tel.: +234 803 367 9438.<br><br>Email: <a ymailto="mailto:magbaje@oauife.edu.ng" href="/mc/compose?to=magbaje@oauife.edu.ng">magbaje@oauife.edu.ng</a><br><br> <br><br>Professor<br>Yisa K. Yusuf <br><br>(for the Organising Committee)<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br>No virus found in this incoming message.<br>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <br>Version: 8.5.425 / Virus Database: 270.14.69/2508 - Release Date: 11/17/09 07:40:00<br></div></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>