<div dir="ltr">With apologies for possible cross-posting.<div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div>Amelia<br><div><br></div><div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">_________<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div>

<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">I would like to draw your attention to the<span> </span><i>3<sup>rd</sup><span> </span>International Conference on the<span> </span><span class="gmail-m_2080909352394566019gmail-il">Sociolinguistics</span><span> </span>of Immigration (Slimig2018)</i>, which is organized by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Modern Cultures of the University of Turin (Italy). The conference will be held in Sestri Levante (Genoa), Italy:<span> </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">September 27-28, 2018</span></span>.</span></font></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px"><br></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">The focus of attention of the conference is on<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px;color:black"><span class="gmail-m_2080909352394566019gmail-il">sociolinguistic</span>,<span> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">anthropological, ethnographic linguistic and discourse theoretical<span> </span><span style="color:black">perspectives and empirically-grounded methodologies on "</span></span><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">language practices, narratives, identities, ideologies and politics of (im)mobility in migratory contexts".</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px"></span></i></b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">We are delighted to announce that so far the following key speakers have been confirmed: <span> </span><br><br>● Anna De Fina, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.<br>● Li Wei, University College, London (UK).<br>● Amelia Tseng,Georgetown University, Washington D.C. (USA).<br>● Marco Jacquemet, University of S. Francisco, S. Francisco, CA. (USA).<br><br></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br><font size="2"><b></b></font></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">Abstract Submission</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px"></span></font></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Each abstract should not exceed 500 words (incl. at least four keywords and references).<span> </span><br></span></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Text should be<i><span> </span></i>justified<i><span> </span></i>and single-spaced (font size: Times New Roman 12pt).</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Name, affiliation, and e-mail address should be on separate first page of the electronic copy.</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Every individual presentation will last 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes for discussion and questions).</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px"> </span></b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">Important dates <br></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-The abstract submission period opens on<span> </span><b>November 15, 2017</b>.<br>-Abstracts can be submitted until<span> </span><b>February 19, 2018</b>. </span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Abstracts should be sent as a word attachment to<strong><span> </span><a href="mailto:slimig2014@unito.it" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">gerardo.mazzaferro@unito.it</a>.</strong></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Confirmation of acceptance:<span> </span><b><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 10, 2018</span></span></b>.<br><br></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">Registration</span></b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-Registration for the conference starts on<span> </span><b>March 11, 2018</b><span> </span>and<span> </span><b>closes on<span> </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204)"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">April 30, 2018</span></span></b>.</span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-The conference fees are:<span> </span><b>170€.</b></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">-The registration fees cover participation in the conference, coffee breaks, lunches and conference pack.<br><br></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">Further details on the conference can be found at</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:13.91px">:<span> </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/unito.it/sociolinguisticsimmigration/home" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://sites.google.com/unito<wbr>.it/sociolinguisticsimmigratio<wbr>n/home</a>.<br></span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:14.95px"> </span></b></font></span></p><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"></font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px 0px 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:14.95px">Local organizer</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:14.95px">:<span> </span></span></font></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:14.95px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">●<span> </span></font></span>Gerardo Mazzaferro (all enquires to:<span> </span><a href="mailto:gerardo.mazzaferro@unito.it" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">gerardo.mazzaferro@unito.it</a>)</span></font></span></p></div>

<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Amelia Tseng, Ph.D<div><div><font color="#0000ee"><u><a href="https://si.academia.edu/AmeliaTseng" target="_blank">https://si.academia.edu/AmeliaTseng</a></u></font><br></div></div><div><font color="#0000ee"><u><br></u></font></div><div><div><div><div>Sociolinguistics in the public sphere: National Public Radio </div><div>"A Prescription For "Racial Imposter Syndrome" </div><div><a href="http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=528816293:531824445" target="_blank">http://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=528816293:531824445</a></div><div><br></div></div><div>Assistant Teaching Professor, Linguistics</div><div>Georgetown University</div><div><br></div><div>Research Associate</div><div>Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage</div><div><br></div><div>Primary Investigator: Bilingualism and Latin@s in D.C.: Exploring Language Use and Cultural Identity, Resource Access, and Metropolitan Mobility</div><div><a href="http://www.american.edu/clals/Bilingualism-and-Latinos-in-DC.cfm" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px" target="_blank">http://www.american.edu/clals/Bilingualism-and-Latinos-in-DC.cfm</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> </span></div><div>Scholar in Residence, School of Education</div><div>Affiliated Faculty, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies</div><div>American University<br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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