2005 Siouan and Caddoan Languages and Linguistics Conference

[R. Rankin]

25th Annual Siouan and Caddoan

Languages and Linguistics Conference

Friday, June 17 — Sunday a.m., June 19, 2005

LOCATION:  Museum Building, Kaw Nation Tribal Complex,
Kaw City, Oklahoma

ABSTRACT/TITLE DEADLINE:   June 10, 2005.  If you wish
to be on the program, please send the title of your
proposed paper or presentation to:  <rankin at ku.edu> by
email or as an email attachment.  You may also use the
postal service if you wish:  Robert L. Rankin,
Department of Linguistics, 1541 Lilac Lane, Lawrence,
KS 66044-3177.  A brief abstract (no more than a couple
of hundred words, preferably less) or description of
your topic would also be appreciated.

Format for the annual Siouan and Caddoan Conference has
traditionally been quite informal and open.
Language-related topics from very technical linguistics
(minimalism, O.T., etc.) to methods and problems
encountered in teaching Siouan or Caddoan languages to
students are all welcome.  Presentations may be formal
and read aloud or they may be open discussions of
particular problems and topics.  Time slots for
presentations will be 30 minutes unless more or less
time is specifically requested by the presenter (we
will try to accommodate everyone’s requests).

With the presence of so many Siouan and Caddoan peoples
in the vicinity, we hope to have good participation
from various language programs (Siouan: Kaw, Osage,
Ponca and Omaha, Quapaw and Ioway-Otoe-Missouria tribes
and others farther afield; Caddoan: Pawnee, Wichita,
Caddo) as well as many interested linguists.  Last year
our conference was quite international with
participation of linguists from the Czech Republic,
England, Germany, and Lithuania as well as
representation from the Omaha and Winnebago tribes.

Any special requests for equipment such as projector,
tape recorder, computer, etc. should be directed to
Justin McBride, Conference Co-organizer and the
Language Coordinator of the Kaw Nation at
<jmcbride at kawnation.com> as soon as possible, and he
will let you know what is available.

There will be a nominal registration fee of $10 for
participants ($5 for students), to cover the cost of
coffee-break refreshments.

Kaw City, OK is located on state highway 11 about 12
miles ENE of Ponca City, OK on a  long peninsula that
extends into Kaw Lake.  The tribal complex is on the
north side of the highway entering town from the west
and is hard to miss.  There is no public transportation
between Kaw City and Ponca City, so private vehicles
and a van will be used to ferry participants between
their motel and the tribal complex.  Nearest airports:
Oklahoma City (100 mi.), Tulsa (80 mi.), and Wichita,
KS (80 mi.).  If you are flying in, let us know your
flight information and we will do our best to organize
airport pickups or rental-car sharing.

LODGING:  A small block of rooms (10 non-smoking, 5
smoking) has been reserved, under the name Robert
Rankin, at the Econo Lodge, 212 S. 14th St., Ponca
City, OK 74601 (phone 580-762-3401 or fax
580-762-4550).  Call before June 10th to get the group
rate of $39+tax a night. It would probably pay to make
reservations early!  This is also the weekend of one of
the Osage Inlonshka dances and a Cattlemen’s
Association meeting nearby, and these, plus other
events, may fill many of the motels in the area.

There are several other motels in Ponca City.  Most are
more expensive.  These can be found listed at:

<http://www.hometownlocator.com/City/Ponca-City-Oklahoma.cfm>
Click on “businesses” and only then “motels/hotels” for
a complete list.  (Currently the Fairfield Inn and
Comfort Inn are under construction and not open.).

For the slightly more adventurous, the conference site
is near numerous lakeside campsites established and
maintained by the Corps of Engineers.  Each campsite
has a parking spot, water, electricity and a grill for
cooking.  There are shelters and picnic tables nearby
as well as toilet and (very minimal) showering
facilities.  There is a charge of between $11 and $16 a
day for campsites at the lake.  The campsites are
within a couple of miles of Kaw City but probably not
quite within walking distance.

We would appreciate being informed if you plan to
attend the conference, even if you are not giving a
talk, so we will know roughly how many people to
expect.
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