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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><b>Happy New Year everyone!<br>
</b></span></p>
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Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><b>Would like to remind you that the deadline for
abstracts for FEAST 2017 is January 15th, see call for papers
below.</b></span></p>
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Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><b><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><b>Call for papers FEAST 2017 (Reykjavík, June
21-22)</b><o:p></o:p></span> </p>
<p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">The sixth meeting of the “Formal and Experimental
Advances in Sign Language<o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"> Theory” (FEAST) will take place at the University
of Iceland, Reykjavík, June 21-22, 2017. FEAST is the official
conference of the research project “The Sign Hub: Preserving,
Researching and Fostering the Linguistic, Historical and
Cultural Heritage of European Deaf Signing Communities with an
Integral Resource” (2016-2020), funded by the European
Commission within the Horizon 2020 programme. FEAST is a regular
forum to discuss formal and experimental approaches to sign
language grammar and their interaction.<o:p></o:p></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Invited speakers: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Chiara Branchini, University of Venice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Joanna Atkinson, University College London<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Authors are asked to submit anonymous abstracts as
e-mail attachments in pdf format through EasyChair: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=feast2017">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=feast2017</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">We plan to have oral presentations (30 minutes + 10
minutes discussion) as<o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"> well as a poster session. The poster session will
be preceded by a special session where each presenter has 5
minutes to introduce his/her poster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">The abstract should include the title and indicate
whether it is intended for an oral presentation or a poster.
Abstracts should not exceed two pages (including tables,
examples and references) and they should be in 12-point type
with single line spacing and 2,5 cm. margins. Abstracts will be
reviewed by an external panel and the reviewing process will be
double-blind. At most two abstracts, one of which must be
co-authored, can be submitted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Conference dates: June, 21-22, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Deadline for submission: January 15, 2017<o:p></o:p></span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Notification of acceptance/rejection: February 17,
2017<o:p></o:p></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">The conference e-mail: </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif; color:black"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:feast2017@easychair.org">feast2017@easychair.org</a></span><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:red;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">The conference web page: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast_reykjavik_2017">https://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast_reykjavik_2017</a><o:p></o:p></span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">English and ASL are the official languages of the
conference. Interpreting between the two languages will be
provided.<o:p> </o:p></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p>See also the Linguist List: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=261976">http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=261976</a></o:p></span>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br>
</o:p></span></p>
<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Local organizing committee:<o:p></o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson<o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Kristín Lena Þorvaldsdóttir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Rannveig Sverrisdóttir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Þórhalla Guðmundsdóttir Beck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Scientific committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Chiara Branchini<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Diane Brentari<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Anna Cardinaletti<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Carlo Cecchetto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Caterina Donati<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Karen Emmorey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Carlo Geraci<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Meltem Kelepir<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Gaurav Mathur<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Roland Pfau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Christian Rathman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Josep Quer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Markus Steinbach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Ronnie Wilbur<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB">Bencie Woll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"
lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Rannveig Sverrisdóttir
Lektor í táknmálsfræði
Íslensku- og menningardeild
Hugvísindasvið
Háskóli Íslands
Aðalbygging, 329
Sími: 525-4567
Netfang: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rannsve@hi.is">rannsve@hi.is</a>
Rannveig Sverrisdóttir
Assistant Professor in Sign Language Linguistics
Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies
School of Humanities
University of Iceland
Main Building, 329
Tel. +354-5254567
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rannsve@hi.is">rannsve@hi.is</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.hi.is/is/hugvisindasvid/forsida_hugvisindasvids">http://www.hi.is/is/hugvisindasvid/forsida_hugvisindasvids</a>
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