<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>I taught at TISLR and with rare exception everyone pays their own way. From TISLR membership to flight to hotel to food. With the exception of coffee and tea I paid for everything as a co-presenter.<br></span></div><div> </div><div>Charles Butler<br>chazzer3332000@yahoo.com<br>240-764-5748<br>Clear writing moves business forward.<br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Valerie Sutton <signwriting@MAC.COM><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 22, 2012 6:14
PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Final Call: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)<br> </font> </div> <br>
<div id="yiv735129402"><base><div>SignWriting List<div>October 22, 2012</div><div><br></div><div>Hello Rafaela -</div><div>Oh I forgot you wanted to translate all the examples for us - that must be a big job - remember it is good for us to learn Portuguese and your sign language too (big grin ;-) - </div><div><br></div><div>No rush at all - and enjoy your work - </div><div><br></div><div>Is there anyone on the SignWriting List who plans to attend the TISLR 11 in London?</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 22, 2012, at 2:47 PM, Rafaela Silva wrote:</div><br class="yiv735129402Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="yiv735129402Apple-style-span"
style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div class="yiv735129402hmmessage" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;"><div dir="ltr">Hello Valerie.<div><br></div><div>You're right, I will contact the person that you suggest, thank you.</div><div><br></div><div>I didn't forget about you, I promess. As I said before I want to translate all the examples that I have on my thesis and that's the reason I didn't sent it yet, sorry!!</div><div><br></div><div>Rafaela<br><div><br><div><div id="yiv735129402SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="yiv735129402stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:36:35 -0700<br>From:<span class="yiv735129402Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:signwriting@MAC.COM" target="_blank"
href="mailto:signwriting@MAC.COM">signwriting@MAC.COM</a><br>Subject: Re: Final Call: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)<br>To:<span class="yiv735129402Apple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" target="_blank" href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br><br>SignWriting List<div>October 22, 2012</div><div><br></div><div>Hi Rafaela -</div><div>Great to hear from you. Regarding the TISLR 11, I just forwarded the information to the SignWriting List. It was actually sent to the SLLING List, as you can see below. So we are not the people who know these answers. Although I hope there will be some SignWriting presentations at TISLR 11...</div><div><br></div><div>I would suggest writing to the person who sent the message to the SLLING List…as you can see below, her name is Robin Thompson. Her email is
below…</div><div><br></div><div>We hope to read your work someday, Rafaela, so don't forget us ;-))</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>-------</div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 22, 2012, at 2:23 PM, Rafaela Silva wrote:</div><br class="yiv735129402ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:Arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div class="yiv735129402ecxhmmessage" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma;"><div dir="ltr">Hello everyone.<div><br></div><div>I was watching the conference site and I got a question: does anyone know if the authors who make presentations also pay to participate? I'm asking this because the information online is not so clear. <br><br>Thank
you,</div><div>Rafaela</div><div><br><div><div id="yiv735129402ecxSkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="yiv735129402ecxstopSpelling">Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:21:53 -0700<br>From:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:sutton@SIGNWRITING.ORG" target="_blank" href="mailto:sutton@SIGNWRITING.ORG">sutton@SIGNWRITING.ORG</a><br>Subject: Fwd: Final Call: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)<br>To:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" target="_blank" href="mailto:SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br><br>SignWriting List<div>October 22, 2012<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="yiv735129402ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>From:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">"Thompson, Robin" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robin.thompson@UCL.AC.UK" target="_blank" href="mailto:robin.thompson@UCL.AC.UK">robin.thompson@UCL.AC.UK</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>Subject:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>Final Call: Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>Date:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">October 22, 2012 4:17:03 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>To:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" target="_blank" href="mailto:SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><b>Reply-To:<span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">"linguists interested in signed languages" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU" target="_blank"
href="mailto:SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU">SLLING-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU</a>><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">Dear All-</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">The abstract submission deadline for TISLR (31</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">st</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US"> October 2012) is fast approaching.</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">Please note:</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">1. It is highly unlikely that the October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2012 deadline will be extended.</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">2. Submission through Easy Chair can take some time.</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">PLEASE Plan accordingly</span></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Tahoma;" lang="EN-US">Looking forward to seeing all of you next summer!</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><font class="yiv735129402ecxApple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:17px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">**Apologies for cross-posting**</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span
style="font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS </span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Conference (TISLR 11)</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">University College London, Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre</span></b></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">10</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> - 13</span></b><b><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> July 2013</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/"><span style="color:rgb(0, 63, 159);">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/</span></a></span></b></div><div
class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">TISLR 11 invites unpublished research from any theoretical perspective that addresses sign languages. Keynote presentations, organised sessions, and poster sessions will be included on such topics as:</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- phonetics and phonology of sign languages</span></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- prosody in sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- morphology of sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- syntax of sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- semantics and pragmatics of sign languages</span></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- the emergence of sign languages in a historical context</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- sign language acquisition in L1/L2 environments</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;"
lang="EN-US">- neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- sign language and artistic endeavours (including poetry and literature)</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- computational modelling, recognition and synthesis, of sign languages</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- sign language documentation/corpus linguistics of sign languages</span></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">- the relationship between sign language and gesture</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The programme will be single-track (no parallel sessions); there will be 48 paper presentations and up to 120 posters.</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">KEYNOTE SPEAKERS</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Peter Hauser (Rochester Institute of Technology, National Technical Institute for the Deaf)</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Lars Wallin
(Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University)</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">SUBMISSION OF PAPERS</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract, up to 500 words (+ 1 optional page of references, examples, and/or figures if necessary) by <b>31</b></span><b><sup><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">st</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> October 2012, 11:59pm, UK time</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">. Notification will occur by <b>19</b></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup></b><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> December 2012</span></b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">. All abstracts will be handled and reviewed electronically via Easy Chair (for link and further instructions for submission, see <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers"><span style="color:rgb(0, 63, 159);">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers</span></a>). Note that you will need to set up an Easy Chair account (if you do not already have one) before you login for
your submission. Make sure you allow time for this.</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">When completing the submission form on Easy Chair, you will see a space which asks for an abstract to be typed in. This is not the place for your full abstract! In this field, please enter a short statement (no more than 50 words) summarising your paper. Further down the page you will upload your full abstract as an attachment (as a .pdf, .doc or .docx). Make sure your attachment is fully anonymised, i.e. no names or affiliations or other
identifying information about authors should be included in the document itself, in the filename, or in the document properties (properties are accessible via the File menu in MS Word). Before uploading, please ensure that all special characters display properly. You should receive confirmation of submission of your paper from Easy Chair immediately after submission by email; if you have not, please bear in mind that any emails received might be found in your spam folder.</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">NOTE: To facilitate interpreter planning, <b><u>please indicate AFTER THE TITLE</u></b> of your paper (in your pdf, doc, or docx attachment) <b><u>which language you will present in</u></b> if your abstract is accepted: BSL; ASL; English; other sign
language.</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">The submission form in Easy Chair also asks you:</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span>•<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;"
lang="EN-US">whether you prefer a presentation/paper or a poster (note that the final decision will be taken by the programme committee)</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span>•<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">whether you want to be considered for best early career submission prize (you are eligible to be considered if you are a student or within 3 years of earning your PhD, and are first author on the submitted abstract)</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span>•<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">which of the conference topic(s) your paper relates to (NOTE: to facilitate the review process, <b><u>make sure you select at least one topic</u></b><u> </u>though you may select more than one)</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"><span>•<span style="font:normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="yiv735129402ecxApple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">any keywords that do not
appear in the topics list that may facilitate the review process</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Abstracts should include a clear statement of the theoretical issue to be addressed, the research methodology to be presented, and a concise summary of the findings/conclusion. Work must be unpublished at time of presentation. Maximum of 3 submissions per author, either as single author or joint co-author.</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal"
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">VENUE AND LANGUAGE INFORMATION</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">UCL is located in central London, within easy reach of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City airports. This conference will provide interpreters working between English, British Sign Language (BSL), and American Sign Language (ASL). A<span style="color:rgb(32, 31, 31);">ccess to spoken
English will also be provided by speech-to-text reporting.</span> Authors wishing interpretation to or from sign languages other than BSL or ASL are kindly encouraged to bring their interpreters and requested to contact the interpreter coordinator to make further arrangements. Authors are encouraged take advantage of the 'direct communication' policy, which promotes the use of a signed language in making presentations. A group of advisors will be available to assist presenters who would like help in preparing their talk in a sign language.</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">For further information go to: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/"><span style="color:rgb(0, 63, 159);">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/</span></a></span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> </span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><b><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Registration opens:
1st October 2012</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Abstract submission deadline: 31</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">st</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> October 2012</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance: 19</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> December 2012</span></div><div
style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Author confirmation deadline: 18</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> January 2013</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Early bird registration deadline: 4</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> March 2013</span></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span
style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">Author registration deadline: 5</span><sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial;" lang="EN-US"> April 2013</span></div><div class="yiv735129402ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></div><div><div style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div><div><div>Robin Thompson, Ph.D.</div><div>Senior Research Fellow</div><div>Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL)</div><div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences Research Department</div></div><div>University College London</div><div>49 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PD</div><div>Web: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
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