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2006 Annual Meeting
The 80th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America will take place at the Hyatt Regency and the Doubletree Hotel, Albuquerque, NM, 5-8 January 2006.
Hyatt and Doubletree Hotels in Albuquerque are sold out. |
Members who have not yet made hotel reservations for the Annual Meeting can still reserve rooms at the Plaza Inn, 900 Medical Arts Avenue, N.E. Those attending the Annual Meeting are eligible for special room rates of $69/night single or double occupancy and $79/night for triple or quad occupancy. This rate includes complimentary airport shuttle and transportation to the Convention Center/Hyatt. A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning. The hotel amenities include an indoor/outdoor heated spas, a fitness room, and complimentary high speed internet access and voice mail. The reservation numbers are 505-243-5693/800-237-1307. To get these special room rates, you must mention that you will be attending the LSA meeting.
The American Dialect Society, the American Name Society, the North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences, the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, and the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas will meet concurrently with the LSA.
Registration
Everyone attending the meeting is expected to register. Compliance is important for keeping our fees affordable. Only whose who register will be allowed to present papers, use the Job Placement Service, or attend plenary presentations.
Note: On-line registration for the Annual Meeting closes on December 23, 2005.
Advance Registration: Only LSA members may register in advance. Members planning to attend may preregister when they renew their membership for 2006 or by sending the preregistration tearout (see center insert) or a photocopy with a check for registration by 5 December 2005. Preregistrations with credit card payment may be faxed to: (202) 835-1717. The Secretariat strongly urges you to preregister by 5 December but will, in any case, stop accepting preregistrations on 16 December. This step has been necessitated by the enormous flow of preregistrations received the last few days before the meeting. Preregistration fees for the 2006 Annual Meeting are:
| Regular Members: | $100.00 |
| Emeritus Members: | $75.00 |
| Student Members: | $40.00 |
| Unemployed Members: | $40.00 |
All preregistrations received after 16 December will be returned following the meeting, and individuals will have to register at the meeting. Preregistrants may claim their badges and handbooks at the registration desk in the meeting area of the hotel beginning at 11:00 AM on 5 January.
Requests for refunds of preregistration fees cannot be honored. Registrants who are unable to attend the meeting will, however, be sent an Annual Meeting Handbook in late January.
Registration will open at 11:00 AM on 5 January and will be open all day 6 and 7 January. The on-site registration fees for the 2006 Annual Meeting are:
| Regular Members: | $125.00 |
| Emeritus Members: | $85.00 |
| Student Members: | $50.00 |
| Unemployed Members: | $50.00 |
| 1-day registration | $65.00 |
Note: Fees may be paid with cash, check, or traveller's cheque. Credit card payments will NOT be accepted for on-site registration under any circumstances.
Meeting Highlights
Plenary Presentations
State of the Art Addresses
Thursday, 5 January 7:30 PM Sandra Thompson (UC-Santa Barbara)
Friday, 6 January 12:30 PM Carlota Smith (U TX-Austin)
Friday, 6 January 7:30 PM Jane Hill (U AZ)
Saturday, 7 January 12:30 PM Mary Ann Willie (U AZ)
Presidential Address
Saturday, 7 January 5:30 - 7:00 PM Mark Aronoff (U Stony Brook) at the Kimo Theatre
The titles of all papers and presentations will appear in the October 2005 LSA Bulletin on the LSA website in late October.
Other Events
Open Committee Meetings
LSA Executive Committee. Thursday, 5 January, Board N (HR), beginning
at 8:00 AM.
Endangered Languages and Their Preservation (CELP). Friday, 6 January,
Board E (HR), 9:00 – 10:00 AM.
Ethnic Diversity in Linguistics (CEDL). Friday, 6 January, Sage (HR),
8:00 – 10:00 AM
Language in the School Curriculum (LiSC). Saturday, 7 January, Board E
(HR), 8:00 – 9:00 AM.
Status of Women in Linguistics (COSWL). Saturday, 7 January, Sage (HR),
8:00 – 9:30 AM.
Special Events
Thursday, 5 January
ANS: Executive Committee. Board E (HR), 1:00 – 3:30 PM.
LSA: Town Meeting on Language Documentation. Pavilion IV (HR), 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
National Science Foundation Linguistics Program Open Meeting. Board E (HR), 4:30 - 5:30 PM.
LSA: Endangered Language Film Project (“The Last Speakers”). Pavilion I (HR), 6:00 – 7:00 PM.
LSA: Welcome. Pavilion VI (HR), 7:15 PM.
LSA: Invited Plenary Address. Pavilion VI (HR), 7:30 – 8:30 PM, Sandra Thompson, ‘What are clauses for?:
Understanding grammar in terms of social action’.ANS: No-Host Reception. Sage (HR), 9:00 – 10:30 PM.
Friday, 6 January
ADS: Executive Council. Board N (HR), 8:30 – 10:30 AM.
ADS: Word of the Year Nominations. Fiesta 1-2 (HR), 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
ANS: Invited Plenary Address. Fiesta 3-4 (HR), 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Emma Woo Louie, ‘Some observances on
Chinese given names’.LSA: Invited Plenary Address. Pavilion VI (HR), 12:30 – 1:30 PM, Carlota Smith, ‘Direct and indirect temporal
intepretation: A unified approach’.NAAHoLS: Business Meeting. Laguna (CC), 4:30 – 5:30 PM.
ADS: Word of the Year Voting. Fiesta 1-2 (HR), 5:30 – 6:30 PM.
LSA: Business Meeting. Pavilion VI, 5:30 – 7:00 PM, chaired by Mark Aronoff, LSA President.
The Kenneth L. Hale Award will be presented at the LSA business meeting.
The Leonard Bloomfield Book Award will be presented at the LSA business meeting.
The Victoria A. Fromkin Distinguished Service Prize will be presented at the LSA business meeting.ANS: Dinner. La Placita Dining Rooms, Old Town, 7:00 PM.
ADS: Bring Your Own Book Exhibit/Reception. Sage (HR), 6:30 – 7:30 PM.
LSA: Invited Plenary Address. Pavilion VI (HR), 7:30 – 8:30 PM, Jane Hill, ‘Borrowing as appropriation: Indexicality
and the language of White racism in American English’.Student Mixer. District Bar and Grill, 115 4th St., 8:45 PM. Students, come out and meet other LSA student members at our 2nd Annual Student Mixer to be held at the District Bar and Grill, 115 4th Street. The mixer will begin at 8:45 PM and will feature live music and light snacks!
Saturday, 7 January
ADS: Business Meeting. Fiesta 1-2 (HR), 8:30 – 9:30 AM.
ANS: Business Meeting. Fiesta 3-4 (HR), 8:30 – 9:00 AM.
LSA: Federal Funding for Linguistic Research Panel. Laguna (CC), 9:00 – 10:30 AM.
ANS: Invited Plenary Address. Fiesta 3-4 (HR), 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, D. Kenneth Tucker, ‘Fingerprints and entropy:
Comparing national distributions of forenames and surnames’.ADS: Annual Luncheon. Sage (HR), 12:15 –1:45 PM.
LSA: Invited Plenary Address. Pavilion VI (HR), 12:30 – 1:30 PM, MaryAnn Willie, ‘Cling peaches and all: The
parallel worlds of indigenous languages and linguistics’.SPCL: Business Meeting. Cochiti (CC), 3:45 – 5:30 PM.
LSA: Linguistic Institute Directors’ Meeting. Board N (HR), 4:00 – 5:00 PM.
SSILA: Business Meeting. Picuris (CC), 4:30 – 6:00 PM.
LSA: Presidential Address. Kimo Theatre, 5:30 – 7:00 PM.
The Class of 2006 LSA Fellows will be presented.
Mark Aronoff, LSA President, ‘In the beginning was the word’.LSA: Reception. Pavilion VI (HR), 7:00 – 8:00 PM.
SPCL: Dinner. TBA, 7:30 – 9:00 PM.
Sunday, 8 January
Journal Editors’ Meeting. Board E (HR), 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Office Hours
2007 LSA Linguistic Institute Director. Board E (HR).
Saturday, 7 January 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Center for the Study of Language (CASL). Board E (HR).
Friday, 6 January 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Editor of Language. Santo Domingo (CC).
Friday, 6 January 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Saturday, 7 January 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LinguistList. Board N (HR).
Friday, 6 January 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday, 7 January 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Open Language Archive Community (OLAC). San Juan (CC).
Saturday, 7 January 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Journal Editors. Santo Domingo (CC), Friday, 6 January:
Syntax, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Linguistic Discovery, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
IJAL, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cognitive Linguistics, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Journal Editors. Santo Domingo (CC), Saturday, 7 January:
Journal of Pragmatics, 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Journal of Germanic Linguistics, 10:00 –11:00 AM
Diachronica, 2:00 –3:00 PM
Journal of Phonetics, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Hotel Accommodations
The Hyatt Regency and Doubletree Hotel have reserved blocks of rooms for those attending the 2006 meeting. (The Hyatt will be the main venue.)
Hyatt and Doubletree Hotels in Albuquerque are sold out. |
Members who have not yet made hotel reservations for the Annual Meeting can still reserve rooms at the Plaza Inn, 900 Medical Arts Avenue, N.E. Those attending the Annual Meeting are eligible for special room rates of $69/night single or double occupancy and $79/night for triple or quad occupancy. This rate includes complimentary airport shuttle and transportation to the Convention Center/Hyatt. A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning. The hotel amenities include an indoor/outdoor heated spas, a fitness room, and complimentary high speed internet access and voice mail. The reservation numbers are 505-243-5693/800-237-1307. To get these special room rates, you must mention that you will be attending the LSA meeting.
LSA Meeting Services
Child Care: As in the past, members who notify the Secretariat that they plan to bring children to the meeting will receive a list of sitters recommended by the hotel and convention bureau as well as the names and addresses of the other members who expect to bring their children to Albuquerque. In addition, at the recommendation of the Officers and Executive Committee, the Child Care Assistance Fund will provide a maximum $100.00 stipend to offset child care costs. Parents must meet the following requirements: (1) They are presenters on the LSA program. (2) The caregiver they secure is a graduate student or unemployed linguist. [This person will also receive a complimentary Annual Meeting registration.] (3) The caregiver has agreed to provide child care for no more than two children for 8-12 hours. (4) The parents notify the Secretariat no later than 1 November 2005.
Job Placement: A Job Placement Center will be available as in the past. The fee for listing one or more jobs in the Job Openings List and/or for scheduling interviews is $125. Instructions for remitting the fee will be sent to department and program chairs in mid October. As in the past, interviewers and candidates are required to register for the meeting.
On Friday, 6 January, and Saturday, 7 January, the Job Placement Service will be set up in the Apache Room (CC). It will be open 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM. On Sunday, 8 January, it will move to Board N (HR). The Sunday hours will be 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Lists of openings will be available, and the staff will facilitate interviews between applicants and employers. Interviewers are asked to list openings and check in with the staff so that an interview schedule can be arranged. Applicants should bring an adequate supply of their CV’s—enough to submit one copy to each interviewer. The Job Placement Service will have no duplication facilities.
We hope that the following procedures will enable the Job Placement Service to function effectively.
Deadlines |
Responsibility |
Activity |
| 9 December |
Employer |
• Email job opening to Secretariat at: MNiebuhr |
15 December |
Secretariat |
• Prepare Job Openings List for distribution at Job Placement Service Office |
Prior to 5 January |
Applicant |
• Prepare CV |
| 6 January |
Secretariat |
• 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM--Job Placement Service Office open
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Employer |
• Check in with Placement Service staff |
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Applicant |
• Pick up Job Openings List Download interviewing guide here
(pdf) |
| 7 January |
Secretariat |
• 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM--Job Placement Service Office open |
|
Employer |
• Provide list of times available to interview |
|
Applicant |
• 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM--Go to interviews you have scheduled |
| 8 January |
Secretariat |
• 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM--Job Placement Service Office open |
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Employer |
• Conclude interviews |
Publishers' Exhibit: The exhibit of linguistics publications will be in the Enchantment Ballroom (HR). The exhibit will be open the following hours:
Friday, 6 January 10:00 AM – 1 :00 PM 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Saturday, 7 January 10:00 AM – 1 :00 PM 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Sunday, 8 January 8:30 AM –11:30 AM
The display copies in the LSA Joint Book Exhibit will be sold beginning at 8:30 AM on 8 January. These display copies have been generously donated by the publishers exhibiting in the LSA Joint Book Exhibit, and the proceeds will be donated to fellowships for the Linguistic Institute. Advance orders for display copies, at a discount of 5% greater than that given by the publisher, will be taken prior to 8 January if accompanied by payment. All books must be picked up on 8 January between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM. Unclaimed books will be resold and the advance payment donated to the Linguistic Institute fellowships.
Joint Book Exhibit Reservation Form (pdf)
Sign Interpreting Policy: LSA members who plan to attend
the Albuquerque meeting and need sign interpreting service must notify
the LSA Secretariat AND register for the meeting by 15 November 2005.
All requests should be sent to: lsa
lsadc.org.
Please include a list of LSA sessions and/or papers you expect to attend
including the plenary addresses, the business meeting, and the Presidential
Address. Once all requests are received, they will be forwarded to the
Interpreter Coordinator for this meeting who will identify qualified local
interpreters, assist with scheduling, and handle the day-to-day logistics
concerning interpreting. Finally, signed presentations will be interpreted
if requested by 15 November 2005.
Wireless Internet Access:
Albuquerque Convention Center
“Hot Zones” located in the public lobby areas allow attendees with wireless enabled devices to access the internet and internet-based email at no charge.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Wireless internet is available in all sleeping rooms and the lobby of the hotel. Cost varies based on users’ needs; prices start at $9.95 per day with unlimited access for a 24-hour time frame. Check with the hotel registration staff.
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Registration: Registration; Registration form (pdf)
- Preliminary program (pdf)
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Services: Child Care; Job Placement; Publishers' Exhibit; Sign interpreting; Wireless Internet Access
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Presentation Resources: Guidelines for Giving an LSA Paper; How to Design and Present a Successful Poster
