<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">THE
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES OF THE AMERICAS</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Annual Winter Meeting, Washington,
DC</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">January 6-9, 2022</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Call for Organized Session Proposals*</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*Please
note that there will be a call for regular papers in May. This call is only for
organized session proposals.</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Deadline for Organized Session
Proposals:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">May 5<sup>th</sup>, 2021</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Society for
the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA) is planning to
hold its next annual winter meeting jointly with the Linguistic Society of
America (LSA) in Washington, DC on January 6-9, 2022. SSILA meetings allow
scholars to present on a wide range of topics centered on any aspect of
Indigenous American languages.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">It should be noted
that depending on the progression of the global pandemic over the next few
months, the SSILA executive committee may decide to hold the meeting in an
online or hybrid (in-person <i>and</i> online) format instead.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Call
for Organized Session Proposals</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">SSILA
welcomes proposals for organized sessions. This is an opportunity for
researchers to present a series of presentations that revolve around a single
typological, methodological or areal theme. These sessions may be in the form
of a symposium (several presentations focused on a specific theme), a workshop
(presentations with invited discussants), a tutorial (intensive instruction on
a specific topic), a datablitz (a session composed of many very short
presentations), and other types of sessions with a clear, specific, and
coherent rationale. The presentations must be based on original research
focusing on the linguistic study of the Indigenous languages of the Americas. <span style="color:red"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Organized sessions involve more than one scholar and are expected
to make a distinctive and creative contribution to the meeting. Proposals for
organized sessions are NOT reviewed anonymously. </span></p>
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<h1 style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black;font-style:italic"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-style:normal">Abstract Submission</span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The <b>deadline</b> for
receipt of organized session proposals is on <b>May 5<sup>th</sup> at 11:59PM (Hawaii-Aleutian time).</b> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Authors of
successful SSILA session proposals may wish to submit their proposals to the
LSA for co-sponsorship. Please note that the LSA deadline for organized
sessions is on May 17<sup>th</sup>. The SSILA committee will make a decision
about these proposals before the LSA submission deadline. For more information
on submitting organized session proposals to the LSA 2022 Annual Meeting, see
the LSA website (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-2022-annual-meeting" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.linguisticsociety.org/content/lsa-2022-annual-meeting</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All
organized session proposals should be submitted electronically by e-mail to SSILA
Program Committee Administrator Martin Kohlberger (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:conferences@ssila.org" style="color:blue"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">conferences@ssila.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">).
<span style="color:black">Any queries prior to the submission deadline can also
be sent to this e-mail address. Proposals should be submitted in English.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The proposal</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> must indicate whether it is intended to be a joint SSILA/LSA
session or a SSILA session only, and should include:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(1) a session title;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(2) the type of session (e.g. symposium, workshop, tutorial,
datablitz, etc.);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(3) the name, affiliation and e-mail addresses of organizers;</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(4) the session length (either 1.5 hours or 3 hours);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(5) a session abstract of up
to 1000 words outlining the purpose and motivation </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">for the
session, as well as the social impacts (e.g. contribution to community goals, broader
outcomes);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(6)
the names and affiliations of all participants, their role (paper presenter,
introducer, moderator, discussant, etc.)<span style="color:black">, and the
titles of papers;</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(7) a complete timetable (note that organized sessions do not have
to follow the 20-minute paper + 10-minute discussion format, but the presentation format should be
clearly described);</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">(8) 200-500 word abstracts for each paper or poster presentation</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">All
organizers and presenters must be members of SSILA (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.ssila.org/en/membership-information" style="color:blue">https://www.ssila.org/en/membership-information</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">)
in order for their proposal to be accepted. </span><span lang="EN-US">The
membership requirement may be waived for Indigenous community scholars and
language practitioners.<i> </i>It may also be waived for co-authors or for
participants in organized sessions who are from disciplines other than those ordinarily
represented by SSILA (linguistics and linguistic anthropology). Waivers can be
requested by contacting the SSILA Secretary, Mary Linn (<a href="mailto:secretary@ssila.org" style="color:blue">secretary@ssila.org</a>).</span></p></div>