[Lingtyp] Call for bids for a conference venue and host for ALT XV, 2024

[Ljuba Veselinova]

Dear Colleagues,

The Association for Linguistic Typology now solicits bids for a conference
venue and host for ALT XV, 2024. We especially encourage submissions from
outside of Europe and North America, since ALT XIV will take place in
Austin, Texas and ALT XIII was hosted in Pavia, Italy. Below you will find
a full list of ALT venues, going back to 1995.

ALT I, 1995, Vitoria-Gasteiz, The Basque Country, Spain

ALT II, 1997, Eugene, Oregon, USA

ALT III, 1999, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ALT IV, 2001, Santa Barbara, California, USA

ALT V, 2003, Sardinia, Italy

ALT VI, 2005, Padang, Indonesia

ALT, VII, 2007, Paris, France

ALT VIII, 2009, Berkeley, California, USA

ALT IX, 2011, Hong Kong

ALT X, 2013, Leipzig

ALT XI, 2015, Albuquerque, USA

ALT XII, 2017, Canberra, Australia

ALT XIII, 2019, Pavia, Italy

ALT XIV, 2022, Austin, Texas, USA

In order to be included for consideration by ALT's Executive Committee,
please reply to the ALT secretary and conference manager, Ljuba
Veselinova (*ljuba at ling.su.se
<ljuba at ling.su.se>*), with responses to the following questions:

1. Organizing Committee

Who are proposed members of the local organizing committee? What is the
availability of administrative support at the host institution?

2. Location and accessibility

Please provide detailed information about the following:

·        Availability of conference halls of various sizes.

·        Availability and accessibility of hotels and student
accommodation.

·        Logistics of venue access, including access by airport/rail and by
local public transport.

·        Accessibility of venue for people with disabilities

·        Possibilities for providing sign language interpretation, live
captioning

·        Possibilities for facilitating the participation of people with
young children, e.g. providing some form of child care during the
conference.

·        Keep in mind possible conflicts with respect to timing, for
example local holidays, events, celebrations, etc. in that location.

3. Timing

Describe the preferred timing, keeping in mind that ALT normally takes
place during late northern hemisphere summer , and describe or justify
timing alternatives (for example early autumn or some other more
appropriate timing), if available. Please keep in mind the availability of
conference halls, hotels etc. at your institution and in your area. Please
describe any possible combination and/or conflicts with other workshops or
conferences at the proposed time of year (e.g. the LSA Summer Institute in
the U.S., other summer schools, other conferences such as ICHL).

4. Format

The ALT EC has indicated a strong preference for an in-person
conference. However, given the ecological and accessibility advantages of
virtual conferences, can you as a host also consider hybrid formats? And if
worst comes to worst (as in the Covid19 pandemic), can you as a
host consider an online conference as an alternative?

5. Finances

Please describe any potential funding sources (research councils,
university funding, or other sponsors) that can be used towards ALT XV.
Describe also options available from your institution for offering
scholarships to students and scholars from developing countries.

6. The Role of ALT

The local host institution is the primary organizing force for ALT
conferences. As such, the host is expected to have its own decision-making
process in place. However, ALT will serve an advisory role in particular
matters, including local organizing committee set-up, program committee
establishment, facilitating calls for abstracts and award organization, and
the ALT business meeting.

Special Note: If you think that your venue might be appropriate, or if you
want to begin informal discussions, we strongly encourage you to reach out
to ALT Secretary Ljuba Veselinova (*ljuba at ling.su.se <ljuba at ling.su.se>*)
or to ALT President Keren Rice (*rice at chass.utoronto.ca
<rice at chass.utoronto.ca>*) early on. We would still require the full
responses to the questions above in order for EC deliberation, but we would
certainly welcome working with interested parties on potential ideas.

Please send this information or direct any questions to Ljuba
Veselinova (*ljuba at ling.su.se
<ljuba at ling.su.se>*) by *June 30, 2021*. The Executive Committee will
consider the applications, with the intention of selecting the venue by
early 2022 and announcing the venue at the 2022 Austin ALT meeting.

All my best,

Ljuba
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Ljuba Veselinova, Professor
Dept of Linguistics, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-16-2332 Fax: +46-8-15 5389
URL  : https://www.ling.su.se/ljuba.veselinova
<http://www.ling.su.se/ljuba.veselinova>

"We learn by going where we want to go."
                                          Julia Cameron
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