endangered languages grant and CELCNA Conference

[jpboyle at uchicago.edu]

Dear all,

Thanks for the many congratulations.  The ELF grant is proving to be extremely 
helpful in the development of pedagogical material for the revitalization efforts 
for Hidatsa.

I also wanted to send out the call for the 2nd CELCNA conference.  This was a 
very good conference last year and I have no doubt that it will be extremely 
informative and helpful this time as well.

All the best,

John Boyle
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CONFERENCE ON ENDANGERED LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF NATIVE 
AMERICA

Call for Papers

Dates:  The Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of Native 
America (2nd annual CELCNA conference) will be held March 31-April 2, 2006, 
on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Keynote speaker:  Victor Golla.

Call for papers:  We invite papers dealing with any aspect of endangered Native 
American languages, in particular on documentation or revitalization. Native 
American participants are especially invited. Papers are 20 minutes each in 
length, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.
Deadline:  ABSTRACTS MUST BE RECEIVED by Jan. 16, 2006. The program 
committee will attempt to provide notification of acceptance by Jan. 30 (by e-
mail).  

Features to note:   
Session in Spanish (ponencias en español):  One session will be set aside on 
Sunday morning, April 2, for papers in Spanish.  Abstracts in Spanish (or 
English) can be submitted for consideration for this session.  (Due to popular 
demand.)
Posters: Abstracts are also invited for the poster session.  This can include also 
demonstration of tools and toys for language documentation.
Forum discussions: The program will include open discussion sessions 
dedicated to:  (1) Discussion of training for documentation of endangered 
languages, and employment considerations for students dedicated to work with 
endangered languages.  (2) Databasing and aids for language documentation.  
(3) Open forum to address matters that arise during the conference.  

Abstract submission guidelines:   
 • The abstract should be no more than 500 words in length.  It should include 
the title of the paper and the name (or names) of the author/authors, together 
with the author’s/authors’ affiliation.  (If the paper is accepted, this abstract will 
be reproduced in conference materials to be distributed to other participants.)

• Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail.  Submissions should be in Microsoft 
Word document, Rich Text Format (RTF), or Portable Document Format (PDF).  If 
possible, avoid special fonts (or arrange with the organizers so they can be 
read).  

• Please include with your abstract appropriate contact details, which include: 
contact author’s name, e-mail address for the period of time from January to 
April 2006, and a telephone contact number.

• Only one abstract per person may be submitted.  (The only exception may be 
in instances where at least one of the papers has multiple authors.)

• Address:  Please send abstracts to:  z.pischnotte at utah.edu (by Jan. 16, 2006).

Accommodations: University Guest House, the official conference hotel – 100 
yards from the meeting venue (Officers’ Club) and CAIL (Center for American 
Indian Languages). To book accommodations, please contact the Guest House 
directly (mention CELCNA for the conference booking):

University Guest House University of Utah 
110 South Fort Douglas Blvd. 
Salt Lake City, Utah 84113-5036 
Toll free:  1-888-416-4075 (or 801-587-1000), Fax 801-587-1001
Website  www.guesthouse.utah.edu
 (Please make reservations early, since rooms will be held for the conference 
only until early March.) 

Sponsors:  The sponsors of this conference are: (1) Center for American Indian 
Languages (CAIL), University of Utah, (2) Smithsonian Institution Department of 
Anthropology of  the National Museum of Natural History, (3) Department of 
Linguistics, U of Utah and (4) College of Humanities, University of Utah. 

Registration fee:  $35.

Additional information:  for further information contact:  Zeb Pischnotte 
z.pischnotte at utah.edu, or for particular questions, write to Lyle Campbell at 
lyle.campbell at linguistics.utah.edu.  If you need information not easily arranged 
via e-mail, please call: Tel. 801-587-0720 or 801-581-3341 during business 
hours (Mountain Standard Time), or Fax 801-585-7351.