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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Call for Proposals for the organization of future IGALA conferences<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dear IGALA members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On behalf of the IGALA Executive and Advisory Board, I would like
to invite IGALA members to submit their proposal for the organization of future IGALA conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">IGALA members interested in organizing future IGALA conferences
are invited to present their proposal to the IGALA Board, during their next meeting, to take place on the 4<sup><font size="2">th</font></sup> of June 2013 in Vancouver, one day before the IGALA8 conference opens (<a href="http://www.igala8.com">http://www.igala8.com</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please send an email
to both me, Lia Litosseliti (<a href="mailto:l.litosseliti@city.ac.uk"><font color="#0000ff">l.litosseliti@city.ac.uk</font></a>), and Ana Cristina Ostermann (<a href="mailto:aco@unisinos.br"><font color="#0000ff">aco@unisinos.br</font></a>), so that we can
officially register your interest and allocate a specific time slot for your proposal presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Your proposal should include the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Name and affiliation of: Organizing Team Members & Conference Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Proposed dates (2 at least)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Proposed location: country, city, specific venue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>General information about the region<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Access to the venue (plane, train, bus & distances)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Info and pictures of the venue and city<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>List of the infrastructure/facilities of the venue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>List of reasons why this would be a good venue to host an IGALA conference (e.g. if the conference facilities can be available for free, as this reduces the registration fees, not been held there before, with a good 'catchment area', famous willing plenary
speakers in the area already, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Accommodation around the area<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Visa info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Possibilities on themes for the conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Estimation of the registration fees (range of prices)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>What would be included in the registration fees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Possibilities of funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Ability to act as treasurer for IGALA and the conference in the two years prior to the conference, i.e. to open a bank account and handle the disbursement of conference travel grants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Liaison with other associations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>Other items you might like to add to show why this would be a perfect place to host an IGALA conference<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics & Programme Director for BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy<br>
Department of Language and Communication Science<br>
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