12th International Conference on Functional Grammar (2nd announcement)

[Flavia B.M. Hirata-Vale]

Second Announcement



12th International Conference on Functional Grammar

19-22 July 2006



preceded by



3rd International Postgraduate Course on Functional Grammar

17-19 July 2006




The venue

ICFG12 and IPCFG3 will be hosted by the Universidade Estadual Paulista 
(UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. The address is Rua Cristóvão 
Colombo 2265, Jardim Nazareth
CEP: 15054-000, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.



The Conference

Preparations for ICFG12 are in full swing. A conference webpage has been 
set up as part of 
<http://www.functionalgrammar.com/>www.functionalgrammar.com, which offers 
all information currently available and which will be updated regularly.

The conference will host all possible topics related to the further 
development of F(D)G. However, one topic will be given special attention at 
the conference: Complex structures in Grammar and Discourse.

The length of the papers will be 30 minutes followed by 10 minutes of 
discussion.

Apart from the workshop and general sessions, there will be ample room for 
poster presentations. The language of the conference will be English.



Abstracts

The deadline for the submission of abstracts of papers and posters is 15 
December 2005.

Given the role the quality of the abstract plays in the selection 
procedure, it should contain at least the following items: a clearly 
defined and well-motivated research question; the crucial examples 
illustrating the relevance of the research question; and the main 
conclusions the paper arrives at. Abstracts should have a length of 
approximately 1000 words, i.e. roughly 3 pages, and should not contain the 
name of the author. References to the literature cited should be given. 
References containing the name of the author may also be given but will be 
suppressed before the abstract is sent to the programme committee.

All abstracts and papers should be submitted in English. Please indicate in 
the accompanying message whether you want to present a paper or a poster.

Abstracts should be submitted electronically to the international secretary 
of the FGF at  <mailto:fg-fgw at uva.nl>fg-fgw at uva.nl



The Course

Preparations for IPCFG3 have started. A course webpage has been set up as 
part of <http://www.functionalgrammar.com/>www.functionalgrammar.com, which 
offers all information currently available and which will be updated 
regularly.
In view of the success of the pre-conference courses in 2002 and 2004, an 
intensive course on Functional (Discourse) Grammar will be organized in the 
days preceding the conference to enable linguists unfamiliar with the 
theory to prepare for the conference. This year's course will focus on the 
Functional Discourse Grammar model, and will also prepare the students for 
the special conference theme Complex structures in Grammar and Discourse. 
The course description will be made available as soon as possible and may 
then also be found at 
<http://www.functionalgrammar.com./>www.functionalgrammar.com.

Please inform your PhD students and colleagues unfamiliar with Functional 
(Discourse) Grammar of this possibility of getting acquainted with the 
theory and its applications.

Registration

Our website  -<http://www.functionalgrammar.com/>www.functionalgrammar.com- 
offers an online pre-registration form for both the conference and the 
course, which we urge you to send in now.  All information about the 
conference and course fee can be found at the webiste as well.



Travel

All information about travelling to São José do Rio Preto can be found at 
our website. If you have any questions or doubt, don’t hesitate to contact 
us at <mailto:fg-fgw at uva.nl>fg-fgw at uva.nl.

European participants who are interested in a group travel arrangement are 
invited to contact Gerry Wanders at <mailto:fg-fgw at uva.nl>fg-fgw at uva.nl.



Accommodation

Two hotels are especially recommended by the local organizers. Rooms can be 
booked through the official conference agency Discover Tours at 
<mailto:discover at discovertours.com.br>discover at discovertours.com.br

The staff of this agency may be contacted in Portuguese, Spanish or English.

For prices see <http://www.functionalgrammar.com./>www.functionalgrammar.com.



Pre- and postconference tours

The official conference agency Discover Tours also offers all kinds of 
package tours that will allow you to combine your course and /or conference 
visit with tourism.

For some suggestions see our 
website  <http://www.functionalgrammar.com./>www.functionalgrammar.com.



Organization

The organizing committee for ICFG12 consists of Marize Dall’Aglio-Hattnher 
(president), Roberto Gomes Camacho, Erotilde Goretti Pezatti, Sebastião 
Carlos Leite Gonçalves and Sandra Denise Gasparini Bastos.

The programme committee for ICFG12 consists of Daniel García Velasco 
(president), Marize Dall‘Aglio-Hattner, and Kees Hengeveld.

The conference secretary for the Functional Grammar Foundation is Gerry 
Wanders.



How we try to reach you

All information concerning ICFG12 is being sent out by email to those who 
have expressed their interest in the past. If you do not wish to receive 
any further information, please let us know.



How you can reach us

The email address for all matters related to the conference programme is:

  <mailto:fg-fgw at uva.nl> fg-fgw at uva.nl


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