LFG97 Information

[Yvonne Franklin]

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                                LFG97
 Call for Papers, Registration, Housing and Transportation Information
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                           Announcement and Call for Papers

                            June 19 - 21, 1997
                            University of California at San Diego
                            San Diego, California
                            Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD


Featuring: 

     Twenty-minute talks
     Poster Presentations
     Workshops with invited participants:
          Grammaticalization and Linguistic Theory
          Morphology and Linguistic Theory
          Discourse and Phrase Structure


Papers are invited both within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional
Grammar and in the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach to language
within a parallel, constraint-based framework. 

Talks and poster presentations may focus on results from completed as well
as ongoing research, with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods,
ideas, and perspectives, whether descriptive, theoretical, formal or
computational. 

We hope to be able to offer some financial assiatance to student presenters.
More information will be available in late March. 


Send abstracts to: 

     Dr. Tracy Holloway King
     Information Sciences and Technologies Laboratory
     Xerox PARC
     3333 Coyote Hill Road
     Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA

Include: 

     Five copies of a one-page abstract of the paper with a title. OMIT name
and affiliation. A second page may be used for data, c-/f- and related
     structures, and references.

     3" X 5" card with the paper title, name(s) of the author(s), address,
e-mail address, and whether the author(s) are students.

     In addition, a postscript or ASCII file of the abstract via email.

ABSTRACT RECEIPT DEADLINE: January 31, 1997
NOTIFICATION DATE: March 15, 1997 


Inquiries about submissions: 

     Dr. Tracy King
     Dr. Miriam Butt 



LFG97
                                    Conference Registration


                            June 19 - 21, 1997
                            University of California at San Diego
                            San Diego, California
                            Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD


You may register by mail, by email, or at the door. We strongly encourage
you to pre-register so that we can plan accordingly. See the WWW
address below for email registration (available January 30) or send this
form to: 

                                                     LFG97 
                                           Department of Linguistics, 0108 
                                         Univeristy of California, San Diego 
                                                9500 Gilman Drive 
                                              La Jolla, CA 92093-0108 

Please make your check payable to "UC Regents." Checks must be drawn on US
funds. 

Conference fees are: Student: $12.50 
Non-student: $20.00 
On-campus housing (per night per person) $20.00 

NAME: __________________________________________________________________ 

AFFILIATION ____________________________________________________________ 

ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________ 

PHONE:___________________________ E-MAIL: _____________________________ 

On campus housing: Y_________ N_________ Preferred roommate
_____________________ 

Payment enclosed: 

     Fees $ _______________ 

     Housing $ _______________ 

     TOTAL $ _______________ 


ACCOMMODATIONS 

A limited number of dorm rooms will be available starting June 18. In the
case of double rooms, please specify preferred roommate. 

The Radisson Hotel in La Jolla will set aside a block of rooms. The rate is
$83.00 a night for both single and double rooms, and includes a $1.00
fare for the shuttle to the UCSD campus. Special suite rates are also
available upon request. The hotel is about a 30 minute walk from the
conference. The hotel will also provide free shuttle to and from the San
Diego airport and the Amtrak Rail Station. Reservations for the hotel must be
received before May 18th. To make a reservation, call 1-800-333-3333. Please
indicate that you will be attending LFG97, and whether you will
want airport or Amtrak shuttle service. 


More information about accommodations and transportation is on the World
Wide Web at: 

     http://ling.ucsd.edu/LFG97/accom.htm 

Send inquiries about the conference to LFG97 at ucsd.edu 



LFG97
                           Accomodations and Transportation


                            June 19 - 21, 1997
                            University of California at San Diego
                            San Diego, California
                            Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD



                                          Accommodations on Campus

The Residence Halls at UCSD consists mainly of double rooms, but there are a
few single rooms available. We will try to accommodate your
housing needs, although with limited rooms, it's necessary to provide a name
of a preferred roommate. The dorm room rate is $20.00 a person per
night. The fee includes a parking permit for the length of the conference,
one set of bed linens and one set of towels. No maid service is provided. To
make your stay more comfortable, it is recommended that you bring a robe and
slippers, music, small lamp, alarm clock and any other items that are
necessary for your comfort. Pay telephones are available on several dorm
floors, and the Muir Conference Center Desk will take messages. The
message will be placed on a message board. The message center telephone
number is (619) 534-1105. There will be a charge of $72.00 for a lost
key. We will confirm your registration by email, if you have no email
address an acknowledgement letter will be sent.


                                                 Transportation

     Arriving by car:
          UCSD is located in La Jolla, right next to the Interstate 5 (La
Jolla Village Dr. exit). Take La Jolla Village Dr., west and continue onto
          North Torrey Pines Rd., then make a right on Muir College Dr. You
have now entered the campus, turn right into first parking lot. Signs
          will be posted to direct you to the conference center. 


     Arriving by air: 
          The local airport is Lindbergh Field, in Downtown San Diego. There
are many companies that offer shuttle services to and from the
          airport. 
               Peerless Shuttle: (619) 554-1700 .
               Coast Shuttle: (619) 477-3333; 800-660-1601. 
               Sureride:(619) 455-7606.
          A one-way ride in the shuttle may cost around $18.00 for one
passenger, and half the fare for additional passengers. A Taxi costs
          aproximately $30.00. 

     Arriving by train: 
          The closest Amtrak station is Solana Beach and there is another
train station in Dowtown San Diego. Call (619) 239-9021 for schedule
          information, and 800-872-7245 for reservations. Once at the train
station you will need to call for a shuttle or taxi. The same shuttle
          services noted above may be used.