<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Final </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Call</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> for Abstracts -- </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">APLL7</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> </span><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">** Deadline extended to 1st February 2014 **</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Abstracts are invited for the seventh Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics international conference (</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">APLL7</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">) to be held at SOAS, University of London, on 16-17th May 2014. The purpose of the </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">APLL</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> conferences is to provide a venue for presentation of the best current research on Austronesian and Papuan languages and linguistics and to promote collaboration and research in this area. All </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">papers</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> will be subject to assessment by the Program Committee.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Presentations will be 30 minutes followed by 10 minutes of discussion. Each individual may present up to one single authored </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">paper</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> and one joint </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">paper</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Abstracts should be no more than one A4 page in length including references and examples. They should be anonymous, and set in a minimum of 12pt font. They should be in .doc or .pdf format (but NOT .docx format) and the filename should start with </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">APLL7</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">, followed by an underscore and then first authors’ surname, e.g. APLL7_bloggs.pdf. If you have a common surname, please also include initials, e.g. APLL7_jjones.pdf.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Abstracts must be submitted via the EasyChair system which you can access by clicking on this link: </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.666666984558105px"><a href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apll7" target="_blank">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apll7</a></span></font><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">If you do not have an EasyChair account already, you will need to create one when you do this. Once logged in complete your details and upload your abstract as an attachment (pdf, or doc).</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">The extended deadline for the submission of all abstracts is Saturday 1st February 2014.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">Applicants will be notified of abstract acceptance by Friday </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">7</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> March 2014.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">
<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">For further information about the conference go to: </span><a href="http://www.soas.ac.uk/linguistics/events/apll7-conference/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px" target="_blank">http://www.soas.ac.uk/linguistics/events/<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)">apll7</span>-conference/</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px"> or email </span><a href="mailto:appl7conference@gmail.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px" target="_blank">apll7conference@gmail.com</a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px">.</span><br clear="all">
<div><br></div>-- <br>Prof Peter K. Austin<br>Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics<br>Director, Endangered Languages Academic Programme<div>Research Tutor and PhD Convenor<br>Department of Linguistics, SOAS<br>Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square<br>
London WC1H 0XG<br>United Kingdom<br><br>web: <a href="http://www.hrelp.org/aboutus/staff/index.php?cd=pa" target="_blank">http://www.hrelp.org/aboutus/staff/index.php?cd=pa</a></div>
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