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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>SIGN5<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Conference Announcement and First Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Date: 21-23 October 2011 (+ pre-conference workshops 18-20 October)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Place: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Organisers: Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey – International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 15 April 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>SIGN5 will take place on 21-23 October 2011 at Gazi University in Ankara, Turkey. This is the fifth conference in the series, and it is being hosted in Turkey for the first time. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>The aims of the SIGN5 conference are:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>To broaden the international research base in sign language linguistics and Deaf Studies. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>To bring together experienced researchers and promising junior researchers in the areas of sign languages and Deaf Studies at an international level. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>To encourage the potential for increasing transnational cooperation in research on sign languages and Deaf Studies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>To include a special regional focus on Turkey as part of the conference.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>-</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>To provide full accessibility to the conference for Deaf sign language users. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><BR><FONT size=3>We invite contributions to SIGN5 as follows:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>A. Paper presentations<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Session 1: Sign language and linguistics<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Studies on any aspect of linguistic structure with respect to individual sign languages or cross-linguistic comparative sign language studies. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Research on undocumented or under-documented sign languages (incl. minority sign languages, village sign languages, sign languages in developing countries, dialects, etc.).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Reports on emerging sign language linguistics in regions without substantial previous research on sign languages.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>International sign language research cooperation (bi- and multilateral, models, networks, implementation).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sign language research tools, technologies and methodologies (e.g. corpus, transcription tools, databases, fieldwork resources)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sign language endangerment and the emergence of new sign languages. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Session 2:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Community, Culture and Deaf Education <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sociolinguistic and anthropological studies <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Country reports on the community and culture of Deaf people <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Education of the deaf (methodologies, bilingualism, the role of sign language in Deaf education, and the like). <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Special session: Sign Language, Linguistics and Deaf communities in Turkey. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Government policies and Deaf advocacy on sign language recognition and linguistic rights of Deaf people <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>B. Workshops<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Workshops can relate to any of the above topics in any of the three sessions. Submissions must demonstrate clearly that there will be an interactive element in the workshop, which will involve the workshop participants. This can include activities such as hands-on training, panel discussion, guided group work, interactive demonstration sessions, and the like. Sessions consisting of a presentation-style format only are not acceptable as workshop submissions and should be submitted as presentations. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>We encourage submissions by groups of people, but submissions by individuals are possible. Submissions for double slots (2 hours) should specify the structure of the workshop (e.g. 30 minutes introductory presentations, 60 minutes hands-on training, 10 minute break, 20 minutes participant feedback).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>SUBMISSION <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">guidelines</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>SLOTS for presentations in all sessions are 50 minutes (presenters should aim at 40 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questions/discussion). Slots for workshops are either 50 minutes (single slot) or 2 hours (double slot).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>CONFERENCE LANGUAGES are International Sign (IS) and Turkish Sign Language (Turk Isaret Dili, TID); the languages of written communication are English and Turkish. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Presentations must be in International Sign or in Turkish Sign Language. </B>Prospective<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B>participants who are not fluent in IS or TID should contact the organising committee (</FONT><A href="mailto:yusufk@gazi.edu.tr"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>yusufk@gazi.edu.tr</FONT></A><FONT size=3>) about the availability of voiceover interpreting for the audience.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>SUBMISSIONS should be in International Sign or Turkish Sign Language. If you are unable to submit a signed abstract, e.g. for technical reasons, we can exceptionally accept your abstract in English or Turkish. Submissions are limited to two abstracts per person as single and/or joint author. Submission options are:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>a) Send a video submission of max. 5 minutes in International Sign or Turkish Sign Language as email attachment to </FONT><A href="mailto:sign5@uclan.ac.uk"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>sign5@uclan.ac.uk</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>b) Use a web-based service such as <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">yousendit</I> or <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">dropbox</I> to share your video file with </FONT><A href="mailto:sign5@uclan.ac.uk"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>sign5@uclan.ac.uk</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>c) Post your video submission to the iSLanDS Institute postal address:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies<BR>Livesey House - LH213<BR>University of Central Lancashire<BR>PRESTON PR1 2HE<BR>United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>We can deal with all common video standards.<U><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>c) For submitting in English or Turkish, email your abstract (500 words maximum) to </FONT><A href="mailto:sign5@uclan.ac.uk"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>sign5@uclan.ac.uk</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>PRACTICAL ISSUES<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>CONFERENCE FEE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Full fee: US$ 100.-<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Student fee: US$ 50.-<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>With fee waiver: FREE<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Fees include admission to all sessions during the pre-conference workshops and the conference, the conference pack, and refreshments in the breaks. Application guidelines for fee waivers will be posted separately.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>To register for the conference, please email </FONT><A href="mailto:sign5@uclan.ac.uk"><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>sign5@uclan.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=3>, or go to the conference website to download a registration form.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>ACCOMMODATION<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The local organising committee will assist participants with booking accommodation near the campus, particularly for international participants. Please contact </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; mso-ansi-language: TR" lang=TR><A href="mailto:pinaryaprak@gmail.com"><FONT color=#0000ff>pinaryaprak@gmail.com</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">. Costs for rooms start from ca. US$ 50.- per person per night. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>FINANCIAL SUPPORT<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>It is likely that some financial support will be available to assist participants with travel and accommodation costs (both full and partial support). Application guidelines for financial support applications will be posted separately.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>The pre-conference workshops will focus on teaching a short course in International Sign (IS) to sign language users who are not familiar with IS, as well as covering other preparatory issues in advance of the conference. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>DEADLINES AND CONFERENCE COMMITTEE</FONT></SPAN></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Important deadlines<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Submission of abstracts: 15 April 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Notification of acceptance: 09 May 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Deadline for early bird registration: 03 June 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Deadline for fee waiver applications: 03 June 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Deadline for registration: 01 October 2011<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Academic committee</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Robert Adam, University College London, UK<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Prof. Onno Crasborn, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Cesar Ernesto Ernesto Escobedo Delgado, National Mexican Union of the Deaf<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Hasan Dikyuva, Gazi University, Turkey and University of Central Lancashire, UK<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Okan Kubus, Hamburg University, Germany<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Prof. Sumru <SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase">ö</SPAN>zsoy, Boğaziçi University, Turkey<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sunil Sahasrabudhe, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Prof. Erin Wilkinson, University of Manitoba, Canada<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Sandra Wood, University of Virginia, USA<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Prof. Ulrike Zeshan, University of Central Lancashire, UK<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>FURTHER INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>For further details, see the SIGN5 conference website at<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3><A href="http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/journalism_media_communication/islands/sign5.php">http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/journalism_media_communication/islands/sign5.php</A><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV>Prof. Ulrike Zeshan<BR>Director, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies<BR>Livesey House, LH212<BR>University of Central Lancashire<BR>Preston PR12HE, UK<BR>uzeshan@uclan.ac.uk<BR>Ph. +44-1772-893104</DIV>
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