First Call: Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics (ICSTLL 44)

Doug Cooper doug.cooper.thailand at GMAIL.COM
Fri Mar 18 10:50:40 UTC 2011


               The 44th International Conference on
               Sino-Tibetan Languages and Linguistics
          First Circular and Call for Abstracts (March 18, 2011)

Where:  Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, India
When:   7th Oct to 9th Oct 2011
Abstracts to:  sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com
Deadline for abstracts:  June 30, 2011  (format details below)
Deadline for registration:  July 15, 2011.  NO late registration.
Questions to:  G. Devi Prasada Sastry, sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com.

   If you plan to attend, please drop the organizers a note at
   sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com before April 30, 2011.  We will
   provide an official letter inviting you to the conference, which
   you can submit with your visa application.

Details:
The 44th International Conference on Sino-Tibetan Languages and
Linguistics, First Circular and Call for Abstracts  (March 18, 2011)

We are pleased to announce that the 44th International Conference on
Sino-Tibetan Languages & Linguistics will be held in Central Institute of
Indian Languages, Mysore, India from 07th Oct to 09th Oct 2011.
The conference is hosted by the Central Institute of Indian Languages.
Updated information on the conference, as well as copies of all circulars
and other announcements will be sent to all the participants.

Intent to Participate
If you are considering attending the conference, whether you plan to
present a paper or not, please e-mail us at sinotibetan2k11@ yahoo.com
and indicate your intent to participate by April 30, 2011. This will help
us to determine how many participants to plan for.

We intend to make a list of participants and paper titles available on the
web site in advance of the conference.  You may also add or remove
your name from the conference email list by mailing to our mail-id.

Call for Abstracts
Papers are welcome on all aspects of linguistics in the Sino-Tibetan area.
The deadline for abstracts is June 30, 2011.

Abstract format: Abstracts shall be limited to one page. Abstracts
should be in English, or bilingual including English. At the top of the
abstract please include the paper title, your name, institution, and email.

Abstract submission: If possible, please send abstracts as email
attachments to sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com. Pdf format is preferred.
If pdf is not possible, Microsoft Word (.doc/docx) format is acceptable.
Please embed the fonts in the word document.  The file name should
include both "icstll" and your last name, for example "icstll44_sastry.pdf"
or "icstll44_sastry.doc/docx". If submission in electronic form is not
possible, abstracts may instead be sent by regular mail to:

G. Devi Prasada Sastry
Reader cum Research Officer
Head, Centre for Tribal and Endangered Languages
Central Institute of Indian Languages
Manasagangothri, Hunsur Main Road,
Mysore – 570 006
Ph: -0091-0821-2345094

Conference Language
The language of conference presentations will be English. If you
are unable to present in English, please make arrangements for
English-language handouts and/or interpretation into English.

Registration
Information on registering for the conference will be included in
the second circular, to be mailed out in May, 2011. We anticipate
a registration fee of US $50 (US $20 for students) and a registration
deadline of July 15, 2011. Both the cost and the deadline are
subject to change. There will be a separate charge for the conference
banquet and other meals. We regret that we will be unable to accept
late registrations. Please plan accordingly.

Lodging
Accommodation will be arranged in the International Guest House
and the Guest House attached to the Central Institute of Indian
Languages.  In addition, hotel accommodation will be secured if prior
intimation is given to us.

Transportation
The nearest airport is Bengaluru International Airport, located
180 kms away from Mysore. Travel time from the airport to the venue
is about 4 hrs in normal traffic conditions.  There is a domestic airport
at Mysore but the connectivity is very limited.

Visas
All non-Indian citizens who are attending the Conference need a visa
to enter India. Please contact the Indian Consulate nearest to you for
visa procedures.  When you indicate your intent to participate in
ICSTLL-44, you will be issued an official letter inviting you to the
conference, which you can submit with your visa application.

Meals
The conference banquet will be held on Saturday evening,
Oct. 08, 2011. There will be a separate charge for attending the
banquet. We also plan to provide dinners on other nights of the
conference for a small fee. There will be a Conference lunch and
light refreshments for the participants at all conference sessions,
provided by the organisers.  Breakfast will be available at your
place of stay.  Further details on meals will be included in the
second or third circular.

Email List
If you received this circular directly from sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com,
then you are already on the conference email list. Please circulate
this announcement to colleagues. If you did not receive this email
directly from sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com, please send in your email
address so that you can receive future emails directly.

Welcome
We hope to see many of you in Mysore! If you have any questions
about the conference, or suggestions for workshops, panels, or other
activities, please contact G. Devi Prasada Sastry at
sinotibetan2k11 at yahoo.com.
For the ICSTLL-44 Organizing Committee

G. Devi Prasada Sastry

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