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Program Committee
Background
Established in 1968.
Charge
The LSA Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 states:
The Program Committee shall have responsibility for the scholarly content of the Society's meetings and for recommending general policies on the form of the meetings to the Executive Committee for action.
Article VI, Section 3 states:
Titles and descriptions of papers to be read before the Society must be submitted to the Program Committee beforehand and its disposition of such papers, including a possible limitation of the time to be devoted to them, shall be final.
Responsibilities
Members of the Program Committee are expected to read, evaluate, and rate all abstracts blind prior to the meeting; approve, add, change, and/or delete any statements in the abstract guidelines; set up the program; and provide a list of linguists to be invited to chair sessions. The Chair is expected to attend the Annual Meeting and Business Meeting at the end of his/her tenure. Committee members are not precluded from submitting abstracts. Beyond evaluating abstracts, the Committee is encouraged to seek input on meeting format and other content from LSA members.
Membership (by invitation)
The LSA Constitution, Article IV, Section 3 states:
There shall be a Program Committee consisting of members appointed by the President with the approval of the Executive Committee, each to serve for a period of three years. Each year the President shall appoint one of the senior members as Chair.
Committee Members
- Keren Rice, University of Toronto, Co-chair (2010)
- Heidi Harley, University of Arizona, Co-chair (2011)
- Hana Filip, University of Florida (2011)
- Sharon Inkelas, University of California, Berkeley (2010)
- Anna Papafragou, University of Delaware (2011)
- Eric Potsdam, University of Florida (2010)
- Scott Schwenter, The Ohio State University (2012)
- Sali Tagliamonte, University of Toronto (2010)
- Alan Yu, University of Chicago (2012)
