<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div><span id="m_2876597257575665764docs-internal-guid-da74feeb-e126-719c-de4b-8e812ea28d43" style="font-family:-webkit-standard"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span id="m_2876597257575665764m_1262901551458912726m_2635420750299329966m_-7924310700905951039gmail-docs-internal-guid-080ceb41-1f9b-94a1-cce2-39a167de0131" style="font-family:ArialMT;white-space:normal;font-weight:normal"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6th International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation:</span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Connecting Communities, Languages & Technology</span></div><br><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">February 28-March 3, 2019</span></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center</span></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">University of Hawai‘i at Manoa </span></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Honolulu, Hawai‘i USA</span></div><br><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><a href="http://icldc6.icldc-hawaii.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://icldc6.icldc-hawaii.org</span></a></div></span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></h2><div><b><u><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">REMINDER: </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-size:13pt;white-space:pre-wrap">ICLDC 2019: Workshop and Talk Story Proposals - deadline June 30, 2018</span></u></b></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Over the past two decades endangered language documentation and conservation has (re)emerged as a distinct subfield of linguistics with its own methodology and theoretical underpinnings. This reemergence has occurred in parallel with a dramatic technological evolution which has put advanced computing tools in the hands of language documenters and those striving to reclaim and maintain endangered languages. Moreover, technology is also changing traditional user roles, blurring the lines between linguist, speaker, and activist by providing increased access to information. Digital tools have the power to greatly accelerate the language work, but the digital realm also brings new challenges for endangered languages, which sometimes struggle to thrive in a digitally-mediated world.</span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At ICLDC 2019 we propose to initiate a dialogue which will lead to improved connections between communities, languages, and technologies. We specifically aim to bring together three groups which have not always worked closely together, namely: linguists, language communities, and technology developers.  </span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Following a format introduced at the ICLDC 2017, we are including a 90-minute block on Thursday, Friday and Saturday to be dedicated to two alternative conference activities: Workshops and Talk Story discussions.  </span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9799999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:400;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Talk Story Sessions </span></h4><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduced at ICLDC 2017 in response to participant feedback, ICLDC 2019 will again “Talk Story” sessions. These discussions will be led by an expert discussant and limited to 20-30 attendees per session. Each Talk Story will be repeated on three days of the conference, allowing ample opportunity for conference attendees to participate in the Talk Story Sessions of their choice. Talk Story sessions are meant to be fully interactive for participants, rather than a one-directional presentation of information. This format may be particularly appropriate for discussion of the challenges of technology and its role in language reclamation and language documentation. </span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3679999999999999;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:400;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshops</span></h4><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also welcome proposals for Workshops on topics broadly relating to language and technology, particularly where it impacts communities. Each 90-minute workshop will be held twice over three days of the conference, allowing multiple opportunities for interested attendees to participate. Workshops will accommodate a larger number of participants and are intended to be more presentational and instructional in style than the Talk Story sessions. Appropriate workshop topics will be related to the conference theme and may include instruction in use of software tools, development of new software tools, development of web technologies, novel methods for digital hardware tools, etc.</span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3679999999999999;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:400;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NSF support details</span></h4><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks to generous support from the US National Science Foundation Documenting Endangered Languages Program, we are able to offer travel assistance up to US$2000 for each selected Workshop and Talk Story Session. Funds will be provided as (partial) flight reimbursements, hotel nights, or per diem payments, to be determined by the ICLDC Executive Committee. In the event that a Workshop or Talk Story Session is jointly presented by more than one individual, the presenter team will inform the ICLDC Executive Committee how to divide the award across the presenters. </span></div><br><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a condition of acceptance, Workshop and Talk Story Session presenters must acknowledge support of the National Science Foundation in their presentations and future iterations of their research.</span></div><h4 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9799999999999998;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";font-weight:400;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposal submission</span></h4><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Abstracts should describe the content of the proposed Workshop or Talk Story, indicating how it relates to the conference theme. Abstracts should be no more than 400 words in length, not including references. </font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Biography: Please include a 100-word biography describing the qualifications of each presenter. </font></span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">File format: upload your abstract as an MS Word or PDF file. Name your file using the first author’s last name, e.g., “author.pdf.”</font></span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Language: Abstracts should be submitted in English, but presentations can be in any language. We particularly welcome presentations in languages of the region discussed. </font></span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proposals for the NSF-sponsored Workshops and Talk Story Sessions are </span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">due by</span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">June 30, 2018</span><span style="color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, with notification of acceptance by July 31, 2018.</span></font></div></li></ul><br><br><div style="line-height:1.9799999999999998;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To submit a Workshop or Talk Story proposal (deadline June 30, 2018), click </span><a href="https://form.jotform.com/81008158981965" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></div><font size="4"><br></font><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span id="m_2876597257575665764docs-internal-guid-248e929a-e12b-a247-4b23-5dcf30965c33"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The call for general conference proposals (papers, posters, and technology showcase presentations) can be found </span><a href="https://icldc6.weebly.com/cfp-general.html" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, with a deadline of August 31, 2018.</span></font></span></div><br><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9799999999999998;margin-top:8pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:rgb(102,102,102);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Timeline</span></h3><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">May 1, 2018: Call for Proposals announced</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">June 30, 2018: Proposals for Workshops and Talk Story Sessions deadline</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">July 31, 2018: Notification of acceptance to Workshops and Talk Story Sessions</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">August 31, 2018: Proposal deadline for general papers, posters, and technology showcases</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October 1, 2018: Notification of acceptance for general papers, posters, and technology showcases</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">October 1, 2018: Early registration opens</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">December 1, 2018: Early registration deadline. Regular registration continues until full.</span></div></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">February 28 - March 3, 2019: 6th ICLDC</span></div></li></ul><br><br><div style="line-height:1.9799999999999998;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(42,42,42);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Questions?  Feel free to contact us at </span><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=icldc@hawaii.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(114,188,17);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">icldc@hawaii.edu</span></a></div></span><br class="m_2876597257575665764Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-family:-webkit-standard"></div><div><br></div><br><div>
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