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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>We are happy to announce that the abstracts and draft program for the Thirteenth International Lexical-Functional Grammar are now on the web at <BR>
<a href="http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/LFG-Program.html">http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/LFG-Program.html</a> <BR>
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On 1st June Earlybird (cheaper rates) registration finishes – you can register after that date but it costs a bit more.<BR>
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Anyone coming from a country which doesn't have electronic visa arrangements with Australia is urged to read the visa information page, <BR>
<a href="http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/visa.html,">http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/visa.html,</a> <BR>
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Start applying for a visa now, so that we can prepare the appropriate letters and information for the Immigration department.<BR>
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News of the related conferences of the LingFest includes:<BR>
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* The draft program for the Fifteenth Austronesian Formal Linguistics Association Conference (same place, 30th June - 2nd July) is also available, via <BR>
<a href="http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/timetable.html">http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/timetable.html</a><BR>
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* The Australian Linguistics Institute (7th July - 11th July) is at <a href="http://escholarship.library.usyd.edu.au/conferences/index.php/LingFest2008/ALI/">http://escholarship.library.usyd.edu.au/conferences/index.php/LingFest2008/ALI/</a> <BR>
It features several LFG-related courses, as well as many others of likely interest:<BR>
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--Implemented LFG grammars: Using the XLE Grammar Development Platform - Mary Dalrymple (Professor of Linguistics, University of Oxford)<BR>
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--Australian Aboriginal Languages in Lexical-Functional Grammar - Rachel Nordlinger (University of Melbourne)<BR>
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--Interface Issues in English - Gert Webelhuth and Regine Eckhardt (University of Goettingen)<BR>
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ORGANISERS AND THEIR CONTACT ADDRESSES <BR>
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Program Committee - Email: lfg08 "at" easychair.org <BR>
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- Kersti Börjars, University of Manchester, United Kingdom <BR>
- Martin Forst, Palo Alto Research Center, United States of America <BR>
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Local conference organisers - Email: lfg08 "at" arts.usyd.edu.au <BR>
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- Avery Delano Andrews, Australian National University, Australia <BR>
- Wayan Arka, Australian National University, Australia <BR>
- Rachel Nordlinger, University of Melbourne, Australia <BR>
- Jane Helen Simpson, University of Sydney, Australia <BR>
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Sponsors of the conference: <BR>
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- Linguistics, RSPAS, Australian National University <BR>
- Linguistics, The Faculties, Australian National University <BR>
- University of Melbourne <BR>
- University of Sydney <BR>
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INFORMATION about the university and the series of conferences making up LingFest, as well as <BR>
accommodation and registration details are available at:<BR>
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<a href="http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/">http://www.lingfest.arts.usyd.edu.au/</a> <BR>
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