Fwd: LSA Update #12: Institute Registration, Committee Nominations and More

[George Wilmes]

Congratulations to Justin!

Linguistic Institute Fellowship Recipients

Justin McBride, Oklahoma State University (Dictionary Society of North
America Fellowship)


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From: Linguistic Society of America <lsa at lsadc.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Subject: LSA Update #12: Institute Registration, Committee Nominations and More
To: george.wilmes at gmail.com


Dear Colleagues,

As part of our program of periodic reminders and updates for LSA
members, please see the announcements -- grouped by category -- below.

2011 LINGUISTIC INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

Online Registration Now Open
The directors of the 2011 Linguistic Institute, 'Language in the
World', to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder July
7-August 2, are pleased to announce that registration for both housing
and courses is now open at the Institute website
(https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/index.html). Those planning to
attend the 2011 Institute as either student or affiliate are urged to
read the student FAQ
(https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/students.html) and registration
FAQ (https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/registration-faq.html) prior
to beginning the registration process. International students and
affiliates are also encouraged to consult the Visa FAQ at
https://verbs.colorado.edu/LSA2011/students-visa.html.


Linguistic Institute Fellowship Recipients
Please join the staffs of the 2011 Linguistic Institute and the LSA in
congratulating the recipients of the named Institute fellowships:

Rebekah Baglini, University of Chicago (Bloch Fellowship)
Niko Kobepa, Australian National University (James McCawley Fellowship)
Christina Healy, Gallaudet University (Margaret W. Reynolds Fellowship)
Justin McBride, Oklahoma State University (Dictionary Society of North
America Fellowship)
Yuanliang Meng, University of Kansas (Google Fellowship)
Marwa Ragheb, Indiana University (Google Fellowship)

Congratulations are also due to the seventy-eight recipients of
regular fellowships for the 2011 Linguistic Institute.

Read more about fellowships for the Linguistic Institute at
https://lsadc.org/info/inst-fellowships.cfm.  To make a tax-deductible
contribution to the Financial Assistance and Student Support Fund, go
to https://lsadc.org/secure/payment/paycontributions.cfm to donate
online or download a printable contribution form at
https://lsadc.org/info/pdf_files/donationform.pdf.


Institute Professors and Forum Lecturers
We also acknowledge the three Institute Professors and three Forum
Lecturers who will participate in the 2011 Institute.

Institute Professors:  Nick Evans, Australian National University (Ken
Hale Professor); Alice C. Harris, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
(Collitz Professor); Ivan A. Sag, Stanford University Edward Sapir
Professor)

Forum Lecturers: Tuesday, July 12--Kathryn Bock, Department of
Psychology and the Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 'Syntactically Speaking; '  Thursday, July
14--Michael Collins, Department of Computer Science, Columbia
University, 'Statistical Models for Natural Language Parsing;’
Thursday, July 21--Terrence Deacon, Program in Biological
Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of California,
Berkeley, 'Brain-Language Co-Evolution: Neither Nature nor Nurture.'

More information about Institute Professors is available at
http://www.lsadc.org/info/inst-past-profs.cfm and about Forum Lectures
at http://www.lsadc.org/info/inst-past-forums.cfm.


LSA 2012 ANNUAL MEETING, JANUARY 5-8, PORTLAND, OREGON

Call for Organized Session Proposals

The LSA is accepting proposals for organized sessions for the 2012
Annual Meeting, which will take place from January 5-8 in Portland,
Oregon.  Individual members, LSA Committee Chairs, and SIG convenors
are all encouraged to submit proposals.  More details are available at
https://lsadc.org/info/meet-annual12-call.cfm.  The submission
deadline is Friday, April 22.

Call for Satellite Workshop Proposals

The LSA is also soliciting proposals for satellite workshops to be
held either immediately before or after the LSA Annual Meeting.  More
details are available at
https://lsadc.org/info/meet-annual12-workshops.cfm.


LSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2011, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

The Executive Committee of the LSA will meet on April 30 and May 1,
2011, at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Any LSA
member in good standing is welcome to attend the Executive Committee
meeting as an observer.  If you are interested in doing so, please
contact Alyson Reed, the LSA’s Executive Director, at areed at lsadc.org.


LSA COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS

Nominations are being sought through April 1, 2011 for the LSA’s
appointed committees, and throughout the year for its open committees.
 More details are available at
https://lsadc.org/info/lsa-comm-nominations-2012.cfm.



MARCH 2011 ISSUE OF LANGUAGE

The March 2011 issue of Language has been mailed, and should soon be
available in all formats.  Read a news release at
http://www.lsadc.org/info/documents/2011/press-releases/2011-03-language.pdf.



LSA ETHICS BLOG

The LSA Ethics Discussion Blog provides an opportunity for you to
contribute ongoing discussions on this important topic.  Currently,
the Ethics Committee is liasing with the AAAS (and in particular its
Science and Human Rights Program) as part of a survey on what it means
to say that people have the right to enjoy the benefit of scientific
progress in the context of linguistics. The AAAS has released a survey
of 12 questions, and is now seeking the feedback of various
professional organizations. The LSA Ethics Committee will be posting
the survey questions on the blog, with some introduction, and would
like feedback from readers. They will then collate responses into a
report for the AAAS. Members are also welcome to submit their own
reports.  Check out this blog and the LSA’s other interactive
resources at http://www.lsadc.org/info/res-interactive.cfm.


-Other LSA Resources-


The LSA accepts job advertisements online, in print, and at the Annual
Meeting.  If you are interested in advertising a job position, please
e-mail Rita Lewis at rlewis at lsadc.org.

The LSA maintains listings of conference announcements, grant
opportunities, in memoriam notices, and other news items of interest.
To submit a listing, e-mail lsa at lsadc.org.

The LSA maintains an online depository of syllabi, exercises,
handouts, and other pedagogical documents at
http://lsadc.org/e-learning/admin/index.cfm (Login to LSA website
required).

The LSA administers an online Book Exchange for individuals wishing to
donate or request linguistic books or other materials.  More
information is available at http://www.lsadc.org/book-exchange/.

Be sure to visit the LSA website for the most current information on:

Other meetings and calls for papers (http://www.lsadc.org/info/meet-other.cfm);

Jobs (http://www.lsadc.org/info/jobs-index.cfm)

Guide to grants, fellowships, and awards
(http://www.lsadc.org/info/pubs-dirs-grants.cfm)

"In Memoriam" listings for recently deceased LSA members
(http://www.lsadc.org/info/res-news.cfm).


Sincerely,

David Robinson
Director of Membership and Meetings
Linguistic Society of America
1325 18th Street, NW  Suite 211
Washington, DC 20036-6501
lsa at lsadc.org
www.lsadc.org