<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-size: 18px; "><b>2nd Saami Linguistics Symposium</b></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "><b>University of Tromsų 19-21 November 2009</b></div><div style="font-size: 14px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; ">From Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 November 2009 we are hosting the second workshop on the Saamic (Lapponic) languages at the University of Tromsų.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Invited speakers</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Zita McRobbie-Utasi, Simon Fraser University</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Pekka Sammallahti, Oulu University</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Mikael Vinka, Umeå University</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Anna-Riitta Lindgren, University of Tromsų</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 13px; ">This series of international symposia is meant to cover all the Saamic languages, and seeks to promote contact between specialists in particular Saamic languages and general linguists with an interest in Saamic. We hope the symposia will contribute to increased awareness of ongoing work and accelerate research in the area by facilitating the crystallization of new collaborative projects. We especially encourage younger researchers at the Masters and PhD levels to come and present their work.</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Conference website:</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.hum.uit.no/lapponic/index.html">http://www.hum.uit.no/lapponic/index.html</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>The conference program is available here:</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www.hum.uit.no/lapponic/Program.html">http://www.hum.uit.no/lapponic/Program.html</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Please register here ASAP:</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://castl.uit.no/index.php?option=com_mad4joomla&jid=4&Itemid=174">http://castl.uit.no/index.php?option=com_mad4joomla&jid=4&Itemid=174</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Location of the conference:</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; ">University of Tromsų, University Library (building 32 here):</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/campusmap/top?p_document_id=69516">http://www2.uit.no/www/inenglish/campusmap/top?p_document_id=69516</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><br></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Course in Saami lexicography</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; ">In connection with the symposium the Sįmi Language Technology Project is organizing a course in Saami lexicography. Read about it here:</div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://giellatekno.uit.no/conf/lex09/index.html">http://giellatekno.uit.no/conf/lex09/index.html</a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; "> </div><div style="font-size: 13px; "><i>Organizing committee:</i></div><div style="font-size: 13px; ">Kjell Kemi, Ove Lorentz, Bruce Morén-Duolljį, Laila S. Oskarsson, Mikael Svonni, Trond Trosterud</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div></body></html>