Child Language Seminar 2003: second announcement

[Thomas Klee]

Child Language Seminar
9-11 July 2003
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England

This year's CLS is hosted by the School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences at Newcastle University. This interdisciplinary conference was first held in 1977 and brings together researchers from all over the world.

Keynote speakers are:
Elena Lieven, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig and Department of Psychology, University of Manchester
Donna Thal, Department of Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University
Marilyn Vihman, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor

Call for Papers
Proposals are invited for papers and posters on issues related to child language acquisition and disorders. Guidelines may be found on the CLS website at http://cls.visitnewcastlegateshead.com under the 'Pre-conference' tab at the top of the home page. Submission deadline is 28 February 2003. 

Registration
The registration form may be downloaded from the website. The registration fee includes attendance at all sessions, a welcome reception the evening of July 9th, lunches on July 10th and 11th, morning and afternoon coffee/tea breaks and the conference dinner at Newcastle United Football Club the evening of July 10th. Each delegate will also receive a printed copy of the CLS research summaries upon arrival. The registration fee is £140.00 if payment is received before 30 May 2003 and £160.00 if received after.

Accommodation
Accommodation can be booked directly through the website.

Newcastle upon Tyne is a coastal city in the North East of England with excellent air, rail and road connections (3 hours from London and 1.5 hours from Edinburgh by train). Newcastle and neighbouring Gateshead are currently bidding to be named European Capital of Culture in 2008 and are within easy reach of the Northumbrian countryside, County Durham and North Yorkshire as well as the Scottish Borders. The conference dinner will be held at St James' Park - the home of Newcastle United Football Club. 

Thomas Klee and Carolyn Letts, CLS Organisers
Section of Speech & Language Sciences
School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences
Newcastle University
Queen Victoria Road
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0) 191 222 7452
Fax +44 (0) 191 222 6518