<div align="left"><br>Austronesian Endangered Language Documentation <br><br>Date: 05-Jun-2007 - 06-Jun-2007 <br>Location: Shala, Taiwan <br>Contact: Huiting Hsu <br>Contact Email: hthsu<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom">
<a href="http://pu.edu.tw">pu.edu.tw</a> <br>Meeting URL: <a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/session.htm">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/session.htm</a> <br><br>Dear participants, <br>
<br>We are pleased to let you know that planning for the International Conference on <br>Austronesian Endangered Language Documentation is moving ahead, and it promises <br>to be an exciting conference. For all information on the conference, go to
<br><a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/index.htm">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/index.htm</a> <br><br>Please begin to make your arrangements now to attend the conference. Information
<br>about travel and accommodation can be found at: <br><a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/travel.htm">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/travel.htm</a> <br><br>Location: Providence University, Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan
<br><br>Dates: June 5-6, 2007 <br>A welcome dinner for the guest speakers will be held on June 4, 2007, 6:00-7:30 <br>p.m. at Freshfields Resort. <br><br>Conference program: <br>The program is now available at <br><a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/session.htm">
http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/session.htm</a> <br><br>Post-conference excursion: June 6-7, 2007 <br>If you would like to sign up for the optional post-conference excursion to the <br>Thao tribe (Sun Moon Lake) and Pazeh tribe (Puli), please email hthsu
<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom"><a href="http://pu.edu.tw">pu.edu.tw</a> <br>before May 5, 2007. A fee of NT$2000 (US$65) in cash will be payable at the <br>registration counter upon arrival at the conference. For details please see
<br><a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/trip.htm">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/trip.htm</a>. <br><br>Conference Registration: <br>All presenters (except for the invited speakers) and attendees must register for
<br>the Conference and can do so online at <br><a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/register/register_en.php">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/register/register_en.php</a>. <br>The conference registration will be handled by the Linguistic Society of Taiwan.
<br>To take advantage of the early-bird special rate, please register by May 5, 2007. <br><br>Exhibition sessions: <br>There are two exhibition sessions scheduled for those presenters who would like <br>to display their language documentation websites, software, books, journals,
<br>products etc (see program for time). Contact hthsu<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom"><a href="http://pu.edu.tw">pu.edu.tw</a> before May 5, 2007 <br>to reserve a place for your display.
<br>Shalu Local attractions: <a href="http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/shalu.htm">http://yamiproject.cs.pu.edu.tw/yami/conference/shalu.htm</a> <br><br>All presenters should submit their full papers no later than May 25, 2007 to
<br>hthsu<img src="http://linguistlist.org/images/address-marker.gif" align="absBottom"><a href="http://pu.edu.tw">pu.edu.tw</a> in order to be printed in the pre-conference proceedings. There <br>will be an opportunity for selected papers to be published in a special issue of
<br>'Language Documentation & Conservation', to be co-edited by Victoria Rau and <br>Margaret Florey. LD&C is a new refereed, online journal by the University of <br>Hawai'i Press. The URL for this journal is
<a href="http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/">http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/</a>. <br><br>Best wishes, <br>Victoria Rau <br>Chair, Organizing Committee </div>
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