call for papers: Power of Language conference May 23-25, 2006 Thailand

[Yuphaphann Hoonchamlong]

1st World Congress on the Power of Language:
Theory, Practice and Performance
(in honor of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorns 50th Birthday
Anniversary in the Year of Languages)

Date: 23-25 May 2006
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.poweroflanguage.org/callforpapers.htm

On this very auspicious occasion, Thai people will join hands with
linguists and scholars around the world to organize an international
conference entitled "The Power of Language: Theory, Practice and
Performance" to celebrate the 50th Birthday Anniversary of the beloved
H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, a world linguist scholar, for her
dedication to languages.
We would like to invite multidisciplinary scholars, experts, and
researchers, multidisciplinary professionals, government officials,
politicians, development advocates, NGO members, private sector,
academicians, educators, linguists, writers, translators, interpreters,
technologists, teachers, students around the world to share knowledge,
findings and experiences on this world forgotten fact.
Important Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Abstract: 31 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance: 28 February 2006


Papers are invited in the following tracks:
1.	Language and Linguistics, Pure and Applied Linguistics, Phonology,
Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, Discourse, Cognitive Science, Neurology and
Artificial Intelligence.
2.	Language and Education, Teaching, Learning, Testing, and Training
of Language and their Interdisciplinary Applications, etc.
3.	Language and Communication, Media Discourse, Professional
Discourse, Computer Language, Power of Public Discourse, Language and
Style/Sign, Discourse of Jokes.
4.	Language and Culture, Literature, and Esthetics, Language and
Emotions, Language and Self Representations, Language and Gender and Race
Discrimination, Language and Register and Genre, Language and Arts and
Pleasure and Music, Effective Use of the Power of Language.
5.	Language and Socio-economic Development and Globalization,
Language and Social Change, Language and Quality of Life, Language and
Professions, Language for International Trades and Global Economy,
Language and Environment and Health Policy, Language and Community and
Capacity Building, Language and Self and the Country Development, Language
and Deaf.
6.	Language and Ethnic Minority and Gender, Racial/Ethnic Bias in
Language, Ethnic Minority Language Surviving in Globalization, Ethnic
Minority Language and Culture, Discrimination and Bias in Ethnic Minority
Language, Ethnic Minority Language and Multilingualism.
7.	Language and Politics, and International Relations, Role of the
Power of Language on World Peace, Conflicts, Violence, Safety and
Security, Language and Inequality, Language and Propaganda.
8.	Language and Law and Ethics, Language and Legal Interpretation,
Ethical Language and Culture, Bias in Legal language.
9.	Language and Translation and Interpretation, Translation and
Interpretation in International Relations, Trades, World Tourism, and
World Peace, Translation and Interpretation in the third
Millenium/Globalization, Translation and Interpretation for Socio-economic
Development, Translation and Interpretation in Multilingualism,
Multiculturalism, Multiliteracy, and Communication.
Translation and Interpretation in Academia and Careers, Translation and
Interpretation as a Discipline, Teaching, Learning, Training and Testing
of Translation and Interpretation, Best-Seller Translation, Cultural
Conflicts and Discrepancy in Translation and Interpretation, Translation
and Interpretation in Professions and Interdisciplinary, Successful
Translators and Interpreters.
10.	Language and Computer, Machine Translation, Localization and
Internationalization, Computer-aided Translation, Translation and
Documentation, Corpus, Corpora, Localization and Internationalization and
Culture, Role of Localization and Internationalization in Globalization,
Communication, and Information Technology, Computer Language and System
Operation, Software, and Application, Language and Internet and
Information Technology, Language and Technology Transfer.
11.	Language and Innovative Issues.
Language : English




Abstract Requirements
Please submit an abstract of no more than 600 words for consideration of
presentation in the Congress. Full papers are meant for twenty-five-minute
presentations plus ten-minute discussions.
"	Submissions are limited to 1 individual and 1 joint abstract per
author. We accept only electronic submissions.
For info e-mail:
info at poweroflanguage.org



Important Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Abstract: 31 January 2006
Notification of Acceptance: 28 February 2006