31.1139, FYI: Call for Workshops/Conferences -- LSA Institute

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Subject: 31.1139, FYI:  Call for Workshops/Conferences -- LSA Institute

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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:07:35
From: Kyle Johnson [kbj at linguist.umass.edu]
Subject: Call for Workshops/Conferences -- LSA Institute

 
The 2021 LSA Linguistic Institute will be held at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst from June 14 to July 9, 2021. We are currently
accepting proposals for workshops, conferences, and symposia to occur during
the Institute. The theme of the 2021 Institute is ``Universality and
Variation: Linguistics as Cognitive Science,'' but we are interested in
proposals in any area of linguistics. We are particularly interested in
proposals that are synergistic with the topics covered in Institute courses,
or that relate to topics addressed at the LSA’s Annual Meetings or in its
publications. A preliminary list of courses is available
https://blogs.umass.edu/kbj/.

One-day workshops may be held on any open Wednesday (June 16, 23, 30, or July
7) during the Institute, and should be 3 to 6 hours in duration. And one or
two day conferences may also be held on weekends during the Institute,
including June 12-13 and July 10-1. Longer (e.g. 3-day) conferences will be
considered, but are discouraged because of overlap with Institute classes.

Wednesday workshop proposals should focus on professional development and
training activities (e.g. introducing students and affiliates to new methods
in research and pedagogy, writing skills and publishing strategies, preparing
to enter academia and the workforce, outreach, etc.). Weekend conferences and
symposia should focus on the dissemination and discussion of research. The
Linguistic Institute will provide space for workshops and will help with the
space logistics for conferences, but is not able to cover other expenses
(refreshments, name tags, etc.). Conferences should be self-funded, perhaps
through participant registration fees. Note, though, that students at the
Institute should be able to attend the conferences free of charge. If you wish
to get an idea of the services that the University of Massachusetts can
provide for your conference, and their costs, get in touch with Amber Paluk at
the UMass's Conference Services office. Her email address is apaluk at umass.edu.

Proposals should take the following form:

-- A title and short description of the workshop/conference (< 300 words)

-- The date(s) on which the organizers would like to hold the event (along
with second and third choices for possible dates) and the expected times on
those dates (e.g. 8:30-5:00).

--An estimated number of participants or other information relevant to space
requirements.

-- Connections, if any, to activities at the LSA Linguistic Institute (e.g.,
relationship to courses, theme, inclusion of Institute faculty, etc.).

The deadline for receipt of workshop/symposia proposals is August 1, 2020.
Notification of acceptance will be send by August 20, 2020. Proposals should
be sent to lsa-call at umass.edu.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics





 



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