2001 Annual Meeting

The 75th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC, 4-7 January 2001.  The American Dialect Society, the American Name Society, the North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences, and the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics will meet concurrently with the LSA.

Hotel Accommodations

The Grand Hyatt has reserved a block of rooms for those attending the 2001 meeting.  Located in downtown Washington, the hotel complex has six restaurants and lounges (including a cigar bar), a lap pool, and a fitness club.  The special LSA rates for the meeting are:

Single/Double:   $99.00                        

Reservations may be made by completing the form found in the center insert and sending it to:

Grand Hyatt Hotel
1000  H  St., NW
Washington, DC 20001

The telephone number is (202) 582-1234.  The fax number is: (202) 637-4797.  Reservations are subject to availability if received after 4 December 2000.  The guest check-in time is 3:00 PM, and check-out time is 12:00 noon.

Transportation

Airlines

American Airlines and US Airways are the official carriers for the LSA Annual Meeting. For travel 30 December 2000 - 12 January 2001, both airlines offer 5%-10% off the lowest applicable fairs (additional 5% off all applicable fares with 60-day advance purchase).  To make reservations directly, call American at (800) 433-1790 and ask for File # 60DOUD or US Airways at (877) 874-7687 and ask for File # 28121484.

Conventions in America, the official travel agency for the LSA Annual Meeting offers the lowest available fare on any carrier for travel 30 December 2000 - 12 January 2001. Call (800) 929-4242 or use their website (http://www.stellaraccess.com) and refer to Group #407.

Cars

Alamo Rent A Car is the official car rental service for the LSA Annual Meeting.  Rates start as low as $37/day for economy models or $165/week with unlimited free mileage.  To make reservations, call (800) 732-3232 and refer to ID #419391 GR. 

Metro

The nearest stop is Metro Center on the red/blue/orange lines.  Take the 11th Street exit.

Registration

Members are reminded that registration fees can be kept low only if everyone who attends the meeting is registered.  All those presenting papers are required to register.

Advance Registration:  Only members may register in advance.  Members planning to attend may preregister when they renew their membership for 2001 or by sending the registration tearout (see center insert) or a photocopy with a check for registration by 4 December 2000.  The Secretariat strongly urges you to preregister by 4 December but will, in any case, stop accepting preregistrations on 29 December.  This step has been necessitated by the enormous flow of registrations received the last few days before the meeting.  Preregistration fees for the 2001 Annual Meeting are:

All preregistrations received after 29 December will be returned following the meeting, and individuals will have to register at the meeting.  Preregistrants may claim badges and handbooks at the registration desk in the meeting area of the hotel beginning late in the afternoon of 4 January.

Requests for refunds of preregistration fees will not be honored.  Registrants who are unable to attend the meeting will, however, be sent a Meeting Handbook in late January.

On-Site Registration:  Registration will  be on the 3-B Level near the Constitution Ballroom.  It will open late in the afternoon of 4 January and will be open all day 5 and 6 January.  The registration fees for the 2001 Annual Meeting are:

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.

LSA Meeting Services

Childcare:  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 Washington.  In addition, at the recommendation of the Officers and Executive Committee, the Childcare Assistance Fund will provide a maximum $100.00 stipend to offset childcare 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 receive a complimentary Annual Meeting registration.]  (3)  The caregiver has agreed to provide childcare for no more than two children for 8-12 hours.  (4)  The parents notify the Secretariat of their plans no later than 1 November 2000. 

Exhibit:  The exhibit of linguistic publications will be in Independence A.  Staff will take orders for publications during exhibit hours.  All orders must be prepaid.  The exhibit is scheduled to be open during the following hours:

The display copies in the LSA Joint Book Exhibit and Occasional Papers Exhibit will be sold beginning at 8:30 AM on 7 January, the proceeds to be donated to fellowships for the Linguistic Institute.  (These display copies have been generously donated by the publishers exhibiting in the LSA Joint Book Exhibit and the Occasional Papers Exhibit.)  Advance orders for display copies, at a discount of 5% greater than that given by the publisher, will be taken prior to 7 January if accompanied by payment.  All books must be picked up on 7 January between 8:30 AM and 10:00 AM.  Unclaimed books will be resold and the advance payment donated to the Linguistic Institute fellowships.

• Job Placement:  A Job Placement Center will be set up in the Wilson Room.  On 5 and 6 January, the center will be open 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM.  It will also be open 9:00 - 11:30 AM on 7 January.  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 center staff so that an interview schedule can be arranged.  Applicants should bring an adequate supply of their vitae--enough to submit one copy to each interviewer.  The center will have no duplication facilities.
  NOTE:  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 were sent to department and program chairs in mid October.  As in the past, interviewers and candidates are required to register for the meeting.
• S.N.A.P.:  The Renwick Room has been set aside for the use of students attending the meeting.  Designated as Students Need a Place--S.N.A.P.--the room will be open 5 and 6 January, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, and on the morning of 7 January, 9:00 - 11:30 AM.
• Sign Interpreting Policy:  Hearing impaired members who plan to attend the Washington meeting and need sign interpreting service must notify the Secretariat AND register for the meeting by 1 November 2000.  The request for sign interpreting should include a list of the sessions and/or papers they plan to attend.  The Secretariat will then, with the assistance of the Local Arrangements Committee and the Registry of Interpreters, secure the services of appropriate interpreters.  A maximum of $1,200 per LSA member has been budgeted for sign interpreting.  In addition, upon request, the LSA will arrange for sign interpreting services at the business meeting and presidential address.  Finally, signed presentations will be interpreted upon request. 

Open Committee Meetings

• LSA Executive Committee.  The Officers and Executive Committee will meet begining at 8:00 AM on Thursday, 4 January,  in the Washington Board Room.
• Language in the Schools.  Friday, 5 January, 7:30 - 9:00 AM, in the Cherry Blossom Room.
• Department Chairs and Program Heads.  Friday, 5 January, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, on Friday, 5 January, in Constitution C.  John Hammer (National Humanities Alliance) and Howard Silver (Consortium of Social Science Associations) will address the issue of funding for basic research and for fellowships in a new administration and in a new Congress.
• Endangered Languages and Their Preservation.  Friday, 5 January, 12:30 - 2:00 PM, in the Washington Board Room.
• Undergraduate Program Advisory Committee.  Friday, 5 January, 2:30 - 5:00 PM, in the Washington Board Room.
• Status of Women in Linguistics.  Saturday, 6 January, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, in the Latrobe Room.  Continental breakfast will be provided.

Meeting Highlights--Thursday, 4 January

• Reading and Dialects.  Organized by the LSA Committee on Language in the Schools and the Center for Applied Linguistics, this parasession will be held 4:00 - 6:00 PM in Constitution A.
• Invited Plenary Addresses.  Donca Steriade will present her address, entitled 'What should we expect from a phonological analysis?', at 7:00 PM.  Stephen Crain will present his address, entitled 'Lessons in 3rd year grammar', at 8:00 PM.  Both addresses will be in Constitution B.

Meeting Highlights--Friday, 5 January

• What Every Educated Person Should Know about Language and Why.  Organized by Rebecca Wheeler under the auspices of the Undergraduate Program Advisory Committee, this symposium will be held 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM in Constitution A.
• Linguistics, Language, and the Public Interest Award.  The 3rd biennial award will be presented at the LSA business meeting.
• Victoria A. Fromkin Distinguished Service Prize.  The prize will be awarded for the first time at the LSA business meeting.
• LSA Business Meeting.  The business meeting has been scheduled for 5:00 - 6:30 PM in Constitution A.  The meeting will be chaired by David Perlmutter, LSA President.
• Invited Plenary Addresses.  Jane Grimshaw will present her address, entitled 'Clause structure', at 7:00 PM.  Ray Jackendoff will present his address, entitled 'Reference and truth', at 8:00 PM.  Both addresses will be in Constitution B.

Meeting Highlights--Saturday, 6 January

• The Breadth and Diversity of Language and Gender Research.  Organized by Scott Kiesling, Marianna DiPaolo, Norma Mendoza-Denton, and Carlota S. Smith under the auspices of COSWL, this symposium will be held 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM in Constitution A.
• Presidential Address.  David Perlmutter, the 2000 LSA President, will deliver his presidential address at 5:00 PM in Constitution B.  The address is entitled:  'Language-internal & cross-linguistic bases of explanation'.
• Reception.  Georgetown University and the University of Maryland-College Park have graciously invited all meeting participants to a reception, 6:30 - 7:30 PM in Constitution A, immediately following the Presidential address.
• Recent Advances in Research on African American English.  Organized by Lisa Green, this symposium will be held 7:00 - 9:00 PM in Independence F-I.
• Probability Theory in Linguistics.  Organized by Rens Bod, Jennifer Hay, and Stefanie Jannedy, this workshop will be held 7:00 - 10:00 PM in Independence B-E.

Meeting Highlights--Sunday, 7 January

• How Autonomous Is Grammar?  Organized by Ralph Fasold, this symposium will be held 9:00 - 11:00 AM in the Lafayette/Farragut Room.
• Immediate vs Delayed Contact-Induced Language Change in Typologically Similar and Dissimilar Languages.  Organized by J. Clancy  Clements and James Gair, this symposium will be held 9:00 - 11:30 AM in the McPherson/Franklin Room.
• The Role of Similarity in Phonology.  Organized by Donca Steriade and Michael Kenstowicz, this symposium/workshop will be held 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon in International B-E.

Office Hours

The following office hours were available at press time.  As in the past, the Annual Meeting Handbook will include office hours for the Web editor and the program directors for NSF and NIMH as well.

• Editor of Language.  Mark Aronoff will meet with members on Friday, 5 January, and Saturday, 6 January, 9:00 - 10:00 AM in the Potomac Room.
• Secretary-Treasurer.  Sally McConnell-Ginet will meet with members on Saturday, 6 January, 2:30 - 3:30 PM in the Cherry Blossom Room.
• LinguistList.  Helen Aristar-Dry will meet with members on Friday, 5 January, 2:00 - 3:00 PM and Saturday, 9:00 - 10:00 AM in the Cherry Blossom Room.

ADS Meeting Information

American Dialect Society paper presentations run Thursday, 4 January, 12:30 - 7:00 PM; Friday, 5 January, 1:00 - 5:00 PM, and Saturday, 6 January, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM; 3:00 - 5:00 PM.  On Friday, 5 January, Word of the Year nominations will be collected 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon, voting will take place 5:15 - 6:30 PM, and the Bring Your Own Book reception will be held 6:30 - 7:30 PM.  The annual luncheon is on Saturday at 1:15 PM.  The business meeting will be Saturday, 6 January, 8:00 - 8:45 AM, in the Burnham Room.

ANS Meeting Information

The American Name Society will meet Saturday, 6 January, 9:00 - 11:00 AM in the McPherson/Franklin Room.

NAAHoLS

The North American Association for the History of the Language Sciences will meet Friday, 5 January, 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon; 2:00 - 4:00 PM and Saturday, 6 January, 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon; 2:00 - 3:00 PM.  The business meeting will be on Saturday, 6 January, 3:00 PM, in the Lafayette/Farragut Room.  The schedule of papers is on pp. 14-15.

SPCL/SCL Meeting Information

The Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics/Society for Caribbean Linguistics will meet Friday, 5 January, 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon; 2:00 - 5:15 PM and Saturday, 6 January, 9:00 AM - 12:10 PM; 2:00 - 3:30 PM.  The SPCL business meeting will be on Saturday, 6 January, 3:45 - 4:45 PM, in Constitution D-E.  The schedule of papers is on pp. 15-16.