<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>***Message on behalf of the conference organizers. A<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">pologies for cross-posting*</span>**</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; ">Sixth Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies: Gesture in Interaction<br><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>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, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396350" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">July 8-11, 2014</span></span>. <i>The deadline for abstract submission is <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396351" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">November 15, 2013</span></span>.</i></div><div><br></div><div>The conference website is: <a href="http://isgs.ucsd.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">isgs.ucsd.edu</a></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Plenary Speakers</b></div><div><br></div><div> Herbert Clark, Stanford University</div><div> Susan Wagner Cook, University of Iowa</div><div> Marjorie H. Goodwin, UCLA</div><div> Marianne Gullberg, Lund University</div><div> Asli Özyürek, MPI Nijmegen and Radboud University</div><div> Andy Wilson, Microsoft Research</div><div><br></div><div><b>Abstract Submission</b></div><div><br></div><div>We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words. Abstracts must report previously unpublished work. Three kinds of presentation are available:</div><div><br></div><div>Paper presentations: Paper presentations will be 25 minutes, with 20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Poster presentation: Poster presentations are an opportunity for more extended interaction. Posters will be displayed during poster sessions, with ample opportunity for discussion.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Please submit your abstracts at the following site: <a href="http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/ISGS2014" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">http://linguistlist.org/<wbr>easyabs/ISGS2014</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>For more information, please see the conference website: <a href="http://isgs.ucsd.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); ">isgs.ucsd.edu</a></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Important Dates</b></div><div><br></div><div>September 1, 2013: Submission Opens</div><div><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396352" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">November 15, 2013</span></span>: Submission Deadline</div><div><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396353" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">December 15, 2013</span></span>: Notification of Acceptance</div><div><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396354" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">January 15, 2014</span></span>: Registration Opens</div><div><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1020396355" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0; "><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1; ">July 8 - 11, 2014</span></span>: Conference</div><div><br></div><div><b>Conference Language</b></div><div><br></div><div>The conference language will be English. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be available.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Organization and Coordination Committee</b></div><div><br></div><div>Carol Padden, Department of Communication, UC San Diego</div><div>Seana Coulson, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego</div><div>John Haviland, Department of Anthropology, UC San Diego</div><div><br></div><div>Tyler Marghetis, Department of Cognitive Science, UC San Diego</div><div>Sharon Seegers, Center for Research in Language, UC San Diego</div></div><div><br></div></span></div></div>
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