[Sw-l] TISLR 15 - Ethiopia - Call for Papers

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SignWriting List
January 6, 2024

Dear SW List members, and Eyasu Hailu Tamene!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. The year 2024 will be an outstanding year for writing sign languages with SignWriting. There are several events coming up.

REMINDER: This message is about an event online. See the message below from Eyasu Hailu Tamene, about submitting an abstract for a paper or presentation at the TISLR 15, which takes place in Ethiopia (and online) in January, 2025.

TISLR Conference website: www.tislrethiopia.org <http://www.tislrethiopia.org/>

Although the actual conference is a whole year away, and it can be attended in person or online, abstracts are due for submission THIS January 31, 2024. That is only a few weeks away!!

I spoke with Steve this morning, and we both might submit a paper. The papers can be in these 6 categories. See attached screen capture, or read about the categories on the conference web site:

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Val ;-)

Valerie Sutton
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> On Nov 16, 2023, at 9:24?AM, Eyasu Hailu Tamene <tusaye11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dearest Val and SW list,
> 
> Thank you for your kind email. 
> 
> We look forward to hear you back as soon as possible.
> 
> Blessings to you and families as well.
> 
> Best regards,
> Eyasu 
> 
>> On 16 Nov 2023, at 7:01 in the evening, Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
>> 
>> ?SignWriting List
>> November 16, 2023
>> 
>> Hello Eyasu and all on the SignWriting List,
>> 
>> I'm so looking forward to this conference, the TISLR 15, which was a wonderful conference of linguistic research from around the world, and I can see there are excellent presenters this time as well. I look forward to more communication when it comes time to submit abstracts for presentations and I'm glad to know that you will have a way for us to present online without traveling to Ethiopia ourselves. But of course you are always so hospitable and generous to us in Ethiopia and we do look forward to more contact now. So have a wonderful November and you will hear from me and others, most likely in early January. I believe the deadline for abstracts is at the end of January, so it will be a busy 2024!
>> 
>> Blessings to you and your family, Eyasu?.
>> 
>> 
>> Val ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> <Valerie_Signature_5.jpg>
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>> 
>> Valerie Sutton
>> sutton at signwiting.org
>> SignWriting.org
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>> 
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>>> On Nov 15, 2023, at 10:29?AM, Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research <tislr at aau.edu.et> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks Dearest Val for your response.
>>> 
>>> Yes, we are planning to make it on hybrid platform, though we would like to show our decent hospitality to all of the participants.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Eyasu
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, 15 Nov 2023 at 8:28?PM Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org> wrote:
>>> SignWriting List,
>>> November 15, 2023
>>> 
>>> Hello Eyasu and colleagues from the TISLR 15 Conference!
>>> 
>>> Thank you for announcing the TISLR 15 conference to the SignWriting List.
>>> I am delighted to hear from you Eyasu. I hope you are doing well.
>>> 
>>> And I hope that many people will attend the TISLR 15. It is an excellent conference. Last time it was held in Hamburg Germany.
>>> 
>>> I have a question. Can presenters present online through zoom or other methods? It may be hard for some people to travel to Ethiopia?
>>> 
>>> I look forward to your answer here on the SignWriting List
>>> 
>>> Val ;-)
>>> 
>>> ?????
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 14, 2023, at 10:18?PM, Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research <tislr at aau.edu.et> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Dearest Val and colleagues,
>>>> 
>>>> Please find attached TISLR 15 Call for Papers to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from January 14 - 17, 2025.
>>>> 
>>>> Best wishes,
>>>> Eyasu
>>>> 
>>>> Call for Papers
>>>> Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 15 (TISLR 15)
>>>> Host Institution: Addis Ababa University
>>>> Host Country: Ethiopia
>>>> Venue: UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (pending approval)
>>>> Conference Dates: January 14 ? 17, 2025
>>>> Conference Theme: Sign Language is the Future, the Future is Sign Language
>>>> Conference website: www.tislrethiopia.org
>>>> Conference Description
>>>> Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR) is the largest and the most prestigious conference where researchers involved in sign language research from around the world come to present and discuss their research findings. It is overseen by the board of the Sign Language Linguistic Society (SLLS ? www.slls.eu). The first conference was held in Rochester, USA in 1986, and since then it has been held every three years on average, mainly in Europe and the United States.
>>>> At the 13th TISLR conference held in 2019 at the University of Hamburg in Germany, Ethiopia won the bid to host TISLR 15 in 2025. TISLR 15 is going to be held for the first time in the continent Africa.
>>>> Invited presenters
>>>> There are 5 groups of invited presenters to represent the entire world:
>>>> Group 1 presenters:
>>>> Dr. Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, Uganda and Dr. Pawlos Kasu, Ethiopia
>>>> Group 2 presenters:
>>>> Dr. Mary Edward, Ghana and Dr. Michiko Kaneko, South Africa
>>>> Group 3 presenters:
>>>> Prof. Ceil Lucas, Dr. Carolyn McCaskill, Dr. Joseph Hill and Prof. Robert Bayley? USA
>>>> Group 4 presenters:
>>>> Dr. Annelies Kusters, UK and Dr. Carol Padden, USA
>>>> Group 5 presenters:
>>>> Prof. Christian Rathmann, Germany, Dr. Ronice M?ller de Quadros, Brazil and Dr. Kang Suk Byun, Korea
>>>> Thematic areas
>>>> TISLR 15 invites unpublished research from any theoretical perspective that addresses sign languages. Keynote presentations, organized sessions, and poster sessions will be included on such topics. Such topics are categorized in six areas:
>>>> 
>>>> Focus Area One: Linguistic Structure of Sign Languages
>>>> ?            Phonetics and phonology of sign languages
>>>> ?            Prosody of sign languages
>>>> ?            Morphology of sign languages
>>>> ?            Syntax of sign languages
>>>> Focus Area Two:  Historical and Sociolinguistic Aspects
>>>> ?            The emergence of sign languages in a historical context
>>>> ?            Sociolinguistic variation and change in sign languages
>>>> ?            Sign language discourse analysis
>>>> ?            Sign linguistic ethnography
>>>> ?            Sign linguistic anthropology
>>>> Focus Area Three: Acquisition, Bilingualism, and Education
>>>> ?            Sign language acquisition in L1/L2 environments
>>>> ?            Bilingualism and multilingualism of sign languages
>>>> ?            Sign language and education
>>>> ?            Applied sign linguistics
>>>> Focus Area Four: Neurological and Focus Area Five: Computational and Documentation Aspects
>>>> ?            Computational modelling, recognition, and synthesis of sign languages
>>>> ?            Sign language documentation/corpus linguistics
>>>> Focus Area Five: Psychological Perspectives
>>>> ?            Neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign languages
>>>> ?            The relationship between sign language and gesture
>>>> Focus Area Six: Artistic and Cultural Aspects of Sign Languages
>>>> ?            Sign language and artistic endeavors (including poetry and literature)
>>>> Apart from completed research, contributions based on ongoing research are welcome.
>>>> Submission guidelines
>>>> Non anonymous abstracts should be submitted through the Oxford Abstract management webpage (https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6945/submitter). For written abstracts, please upload a pdf. For signed abstracts, please upload a link to the video. While the written abstract should not be longer than 2 pages, in 12-point type, single-line spacing and 2.5 cm margins. The signed abstract must not be longer than 5 minutes. The Oxford Abstract management webpage started its operation on Nov 3, 2023. Abstracts should include a clear statement of the theoretical issue to be addressed, the research methodology to be presented, and a concise summary of the findings/conclusion. A maximum of 3 submissions which are in single and/or co-authored submissions are allowed.
>>>> Should you have queries, please send us an email at: tislr at aau.edu.et
>>>> Details are available on the conference web page (www.tislrethiopia.org)
>>>> Important Dates
>>>> Submission of Abstract: January 31, 2024
>>>>        Notification of Acceptance: June 1, 2024
>>>>        Author?s Registration Deadline: October 1, 2024
>>>> Conference Languages
>>>> To facilitate interpreter planning, presenters are required to indicate which language you will present in if your abstract is accepted: Ethiopian Sign Language (EthSL), American Sign Language (ASL); International Sign (IS) or English.
>>>> Mode of presentations
>>>> The Local Organizing Committee has been working with the wish to host a fully physical conference, where sign language specialists and practitioners can sit next to each other, in Addis Ababa, and share ideas.
>>>> However, to accommodate the presenters and participants who are unable to attend the conference in person, we will provide an online presentation platform for them. We hope that most of the participants will make it to Addis Ababa.
>>>> Therefore, to indicate your preference for the remote format, please fill out the presentation format field in the submission form.
>>>> The Local Organizing Committee,
>>>> Ethiopian Sign Language and Deaf Culture Program Unit
>>>> Department of Linguistics
>>>> College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism and Communication
>>>> Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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