JSLS conference --- Final Call for Papers

[Mark Langager]

Dear Dr. Sirai,

May I ask, is your group able to disclose the number of non-Japanese
and Japanese who submitted abstracts last year?

Respectfully,

Mark Langager


On Sun, 13 Feb 2000 17:37:46 +0900 Hidetosi SIRAI
<sirai at sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp> wrote:

> Final Call for Papers:
>
> The Second Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (2000)
>         CO-OP Inn Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
>         August 4 (Fri.)- 5 (Sat.), 2000
>
> * Important Dates:
>         March    4, 2000   Deadline for Submissions
>         April   30, 2000   Notification of acceptance
>         June    30, 2000   Camera-ready copies of papers
>         August 4-5, 2000   Conference
>
> * Research Area:
> We would like to encourage submissions on research pertaining to
> language sciences, including topics such as language acquisition,
> psycholinguistics, psychology of language, discourse analysis,
> conversational analysis and sociolinguistics.  Our main purpose is to
> highlight research which focuses on Japanese language and the language
> acquisition of  Japanese speakers (L1, L2), however, we also encourage
> submissions on other language-related topics, from diverse theoretical
> perspectives and on different languages. Furthermore, we would also like
> to invite submissions pertaining to the development of computer research
> tools for language research.
>
> * Qualifications for Presenters
> All presenters must be members of JSLS by the first day of the
> conference (August 4, 2000).  (This applies only to the person giving
> the presentation.  This does not apply to co-authors.) The membership
> year of JSLS starts on July 1, and the membership fee is 3,000 yen, or
> $25.00 for overseas members.  Please refer to the following website for
> membership information:
>          http://jchat.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp/JSLS
>
> All presenters must pre-register for the JSLS 2000 conference by July
> 15, 2000.  Papers which have been presented at other conferences or
> which have been published previously may not be submitted.  You may only
> submit one abstract as first author.
>
> The length of each paper presentation will be thirty minutes (20 minutes
> for paper presentation, 10 minutes for questions).  Paper presentations
> may be given in Japanese or English.
>
> Note:
> Individuals giving paper presentations who will be attending from
> overseas may apply for a registration fee waiver (US$25.00).  Please
> indicate if you would like to be considered for this waiver on your
> submissions form.
>
> * Submission Guidelines
> All submissions should be mailed and postmarked by March 4, 2000
> (Saturday).  Please send Forms #1, #2 and #3 to the conference
> chairperson, Hidetosi Sirai.
>
> Necessary forms
> (1) Form #1
>    Presentation title, name of author(s), affiliation, mailing address,
>    etc. on A4 or letter-size paper
> (2) 3 copies of abstract (on A4 or letter-size paper, in 12 pt,
>    double-spaced, maximum 4 pages, including title, table, figures &
>    references)
>    Do not include information which may reveal your identity.  Abstracts
>    will be accepted in Japanese or English.  If the language in which
>    you would like to give your presentation differs from the language of
>    your written abstract, please let us know.
> (3) 2 self-addressed mailing labels (with your name, address)
>    [This is unnecessary for those submitting abstracts by email.]
>
> Please mail your submissions to the following address (please write
> "JSLS paper" in red ink on the envelope):
>          Prof. Hidetosi Sirai
>          Department of Cognitive Science
>          Chukyo University
>          101 Tokodate, Kaizu-cho
>          Toyota, Aichi, 470-0393 JAPAN
>
>   We will also accept submissions made by email.  Please address email
> submissions to the following address, in the following manner:
>         jsls2000-submit at diana.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp
> Please send your abstract as a text file in MS-WORD, Ichitaro, (La)TeX, PDF
> or PostScript format.  We can only accept compressed files in Lha, Zip,
> or Gzip format.
>
>   Each abstract will be reviewed anonymously by several reviewers.
> Individuals submitting abstracts will be notified of
> acceptance/non-acceptance by April 30.  Individuals whose abstracts are
> accepted will be requested to send in a copy of their papers on floppy
> disc (A4 or letter-size paper, 6 pages maximum) by June 30, 2000, to
> appear in the conference program.
>
> Furthermore, we plan to publish selected papers in the conference
> proceedings, following the conference.
>
> Please visit
>         http://jchat.sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp/JSLS/
> for more information.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Hidetosi Sirai
> Conference Chair of JSLS
> Chukyo University
> Email: sirai at sccs.chukyo-u.ac.jp
> Phone: +81-565-45-0971 ext. 6659
> Fax:   +81-565-46-1299
>

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Mark Langager
Email: Mark_Langager at gse.harvard.edu
Harvard University Graduate School of Education