37.2893, Calls: 17th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (Japan)

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Subject: 37.2893, Calls: 17th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics (Japan)

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Date: 10-Sep-2026
From: Yukinori Kimoto [kimoto_yukinori at yahoo.co.jp]
Subject: 17th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics

Full Title: 17th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics
Short Title: 17-ICAL

Date: 01-Aug-2027 - 05-Aug-2027
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Meeting Email: austronesianlinguistics at gmail.com
Web Site: https://sites.google.com/view/17ical/

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Family(ies): Austronesian (aust1307)

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2027

Call for Individual Papers:
We are pleased to announce that the 17th International Conference on
Austronesian Linguistics will take place at Meisei University, Tokyo,
on August 1-5, 2027 (on-site only). Scholars are invited for 20-minute
talks (plus 10 minutes for discussion) and/or poster presentations on
any aspect of language or linguistics specifically related to
Austronesian languages.
Submissions are limited to one individual and one joint abstract per
author. Abstracts should be single-spaced, 12-point font, with 1-inch
or 2.5-cm margins on all sides. The main text must be limited to one
page, and only the data/tables/examples and references may appear on
the second page. Authors’ names should not appear (on the abstract
itself), but the abstract should include a title.
Abstracts should be submitted via the Pretalx platform (the link will
be shown in our website https://sites.google.com/view/17ical/ ),
except the panel proposal, which should be compiled by the panel
organizer(s), and sent via e-mail (see Call for panels below).
Pretalx submission site open: November 1, 2026
Deadline for individual abstract submission (oral/poster): January 31,
2027
Notification of acceptance for individual abstracts (oral/poster):
March 31, 2027
Call for Panels:
Theme- or area-related panels are also invited. Each panel must
consist of 3–6 presentations (including a discussion session, if any).
Panel proposals must be submitted by the panel organizer as a single
PDF file containing the information specified below, following the
format and submission guidelines outlined here.
1. Panel Information
    Panel title
    Panel abstract/rationale explaining the overall theme and scope of
the panel (200–300 words)
    Keywords (3–5 words)
    Organizer’ name, affiliation, email address
2. Proposed program
    Presentation title
    Presenter’ name, affiliation, email address
    Discussant’s name, affiliation, email address (if applicable)
3. Individual abstracts
    Title
    Presenter’ name, affiliation, email address
    Abstract (The main text must be limited to one page; only data,
tables, examples, and references may appear on a second page.)
Please compile all of the information above into a single PDF file and
send it as an email attachment to austronesianlinguistics at gmail.com.
Email subject line: “Panel Submission”
The email must be sent with the contact addresses of all organizer(s),
presenters, and the discussant (if applicable) included in the cc
line.
Submission open (to be sent to the email address): November 1, 2026
Deadline for individual abstract submission (oral/poster): January 31,
2027
Notification of acceptance for individual abstracts (oral/poster):
March 31, 2027
Keynote Speakers:
We are happy to have the following keynote speakers.
 - Ritsuko Kikusawa (National Museum of Ethnology)
 - Bradley McDonnell (University of Hawai‘i)
 - Elizabeth Zeitoun (Academia Sinica)
Steering Committee:
Alexander Adelaar (Palacký University Olomouc & The University of
Melbourne)
Isabelle Bril (CNRS, France)
Rik de Busser (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)
Shirley Dita (De La Salle University, the Philippines)
Emily Gasser (Swarthmore College, USA)
David Gil (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History,
Germany)
Atsuko Kanda Utsumi (Meisei University, Japan)
Daniel Kaufman (The City University of New York, USA)
František Kratochvíl (Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic)
Bill Palmer (University of Newcastle, Australia)
Narivelo Rajaonarimanana (Université d’Antananarivo, Madagascar)
Baholisoa Simone Ralalaoherivony (Madagascar)
Alexander Smith (National University of Singapore)
Antonia Soriente (University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy)
Tamisha Tan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Elizabeth Zeitoun (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
Organizing Committee of 17-ICAL:
Atsuko Kanda Utsumi (Meisei University)
Yukinori Kimoto (The University of Osaka)
Kenichiro Kurusu (University of the Philippines)
Local and travel information:
The conference will take place at Meisei University, Tokyo. Please
check our conference website for updates:
https://sites.google.com/view/17ical/
Updates will automatically be sent to all members of the AN-LANG list
and LINGUIST LIST. Any email inquiries can be sent to
austronesianlinguistics at gmail.com.

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