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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">SIGN6
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Conference Announcement and First Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Date: 07-09 February 2013 (+ pre-conference workshop 05-06 February 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Place: Goa, India (specifics to be announced)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Organised by: International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Indian academic partner: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, IGNOU, New Delhi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: 20 August 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
We invite contributions to the following SIGN6 sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Session 1: Sign language and linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Studies on any aspect of linguistic structure with respect to individual sign languages or cross-linguistic comparative sign language studies.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Research on undocumented or under-documented sign languages (incl. minority sign languages, village sign languages, sign languages in developing countries, dialects, etc.).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Reports on emerging sign language linguistics in regions without substantial previous research on sign languages.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">International sign language research cooperation (bi- and multilateral, models, networks, implementation).</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sign language research tools, technologies and methodologies (e.g. corpus, transcription tools, databases, fieldwork resources)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sign language endangerment and the emergence of new sign languages.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Ethical issues in sign language research.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Session 2: Community, Culture and Deaf Education
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sociolinguistic and anthropological studies
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Country reports on the community and culture of Deaf people
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Relationships between sign language researchers and Deaf communities</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Policy development for sign languages, Deaf communities, and Deaf education</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Education of the deaf (methodologies, bilingualism, the role of sign language in Deaf education, and the like).
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sign language interpreting and related issues.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Special session: Sign Language, Linguistics and Deaf communities in South Asia.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sign language linguistics in South Asia (project reports, resource development, sign linguistics research, dictionaries, video materials development, etc)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">New developments, emerging research, and their impact on Deaf communities
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Government policies and Deaf advocacy on sign language recognition and linguistic rights of Deaf people
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Education of the Deaf in South Asia (reflections on problems, research based implementation plans, etc.)
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Research and regional cooperation in South Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Slots for presentations in all sessions are 50 minutes (40 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questions/discussion).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">CONFERENCE LANGUAGES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> are International Sign and Indian Sign Language; the language of written communication
is English. Spoken language interpreting will not be available. Presentations must be in International Sign or in Indian Sign Language.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">SUBMISSION
<span style="text-transform:uppercase">guidelines</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Submissions should be in International Sign or Indian Sign Language. If you are unable to submit a signed abstract, e.g. for technical reasons, we can exceptionally accept your
abstract in English. Submissions are limited to two abstracts per person as single and/or joint author. Submission options are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">a)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Send a video submission of max. 5 minutes in International Sign or Indian Sign Language as email attachment to
</span><a href="mailto:sign6conference@uclan.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">sign6conference@uclan.ac.uk</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">b)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Post your video submission to the iSLanDS Institute postal address:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies<br>
HA120<br>
University of Central Lancashire<br>
PRESTON PR1 2HE<br>
United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">We can deal with all common video standards.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">c)</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">For submitting in English, email your abstract (500 words maximum) to
</span><a href="mailto:sign6conference@uclan.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">sign6conference@uclan.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">CONFERENCE FEES<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Specifics of fees to be announced separately.</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> Payment of fees will provide admission to all sessions during the
pre-conference workshop / the SIGN6 conference, a conference pack, morning and afternoon tea/coffee and lunch.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Important deadlines</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Submission of abstracts: 20 August 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Notification of acceptance: 10 Sept 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Deadline for registration: 17 December 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase">Academic committee</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dr. George Akanlig-Pare</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Trinity College Dublin, Ireland </span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Kang-Suk Byun, MA</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dr. Nicolas M</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">é</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">din</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Dr. Gene Mirus</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Christian Ramirez, M.L.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">National Resource Centre for Inclusive Education, Costa Rica</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, IGNOU, India</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Gallaudet University, USA, and Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, IGNOU, India</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-144.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Simeon Hart, MA University of Central Lancashire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-144.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Sibaji Panda, MA University of Central Lancashire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-144.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Claire Perdomo University of Central Lancashire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-indent:-144.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Prof. Madan Vasishta ISLTRC, IGNOU, India<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Central Lancashire<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Ph.: +44-1772-893104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Fax: +44-1772-894933<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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