[Slling-l] EXTENDED DEADLINE: FEAST (Final SignGram COST Conference), Barcelona 4-6 May 2015: Call for Papers

[Josep Quer]

The fourth edition of the '*Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign
Language Theory*' (*FEAST*) conference will take place at Pompeu Fabra
University (Barcelona) on May 4-6, 2015. FEAST is the conference of the
COST Action IS1006 'Unraveling the grammars of European sign languages:
pathways to full citizenship of deaf signers and to the protection of their
linguistic heritage'. For information about this COST Action visit:
signgram.eu.

FEAST is a regular forum to discuss formal approaches to sign language
grammar (in particular in the generative tradition), experimental
approaches to sign languages, and their interaction.


*CALL FOR PAPERS*

We invite abstracts for oral presentations (30 + 10 minutes), as well as
for posters (posters are particularly welcome for contributions reporting
experimental work). The poster sessions will be preceded by a special
session in which each poster presenter will have 5 minutes to give a short
introduction to it.

Abstracts should be no longer than two pages in length (including tables,
examples and references), in 12-point type, single line spacing and 2.5 cm
margins. Abstracts should be submitted through the FEAST 2015 Barcelona
Easychair page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=feast2015barcelona

*EXTENDED DEADLINE for the submission of abstracts: February 15, 2015.*
Notification of acceptance: March 15, 2015.

Abstracts will be reviewed by an external panel and the reviewing process
will be double-blind. At maximum two abstracts (one of which must be
co-authored) can be submitted.

*INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE*


The keynote speakers at the *main session* (May 4-5) of the FEAST 2015
Barcelona will be:



   - Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA)
   - Philippe Schlenker (Institut Jean Nicod, ENS-Paris/New York University)


On May 6 there will be an *outreach session *featuring a presentation of
the final product of the Action (*The SignGram Blueprint, *a guide to the
preparation of comprehensive reference grammars for sign languages) and a
discussion panel on the impact of linguistic research for sign language
communities and Deaf signers (education, interpretation, acquisition,
language deficits, language policies). This session will be attended by
different stakeholders, such as representatives of Deaf communities,
associations of sign language interpreters, and language policy-makers.

The speakers at the outreach session will be:

   - Benjamin Bahan (Gallaudet University, USA)
   - Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA)
   - Josep Quer (ICREA-Universitat Pompeu Fabra) & Carlo Cecchetto
   (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
   - Christian Rathmann (Universität Hamburg)
   - Bencie Woll (DCAL, University College of London)


The languages of the conference will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting
between ASL/IS and English will be provided.

Registration for the conference is free of charge, but if you are not a
member of the COST Action, you must send an email to the conference address
to tell us you intend to attend. Signing an attendance sheet during the
conference is required.


For further information and updates about the conference, please visit the
conference website:
http://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast-2015-barcelona-2
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