Program Committee


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Background

Established in 1968.

Charge

The LSA Constitution, Article IV, No. 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, No. 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

The LSA Constitution, Article IV, No. 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.

A student representative, nominated by the Program Committee Co-chairs with input from the Committee on Student Issues and Concerns, also serves for a period of three years. [Note: this is not part of the constitutional mandate.]

Nominations for the Program Committee are solicited every spring. To express interest in receiving an invitation to serve on this committee, please contact the Secretariat staff.

Members

  • Co-chair: Sonja Lanehart, University of Arizona (2026)
  • Co-chair: Lauren Clemens, State University of New York at Albany (2026)
  • Junior Co-chair: Joshua Bousquette, University of Georgia (2027)
  • Junior Co-chair: Meghan Sumner, Stanford University (2027)
  • Incoming Junior Co-chair: Marta Ortega-Liebaria, University of Pittsburgh (2028)
  • Incoming Junior Co-chair: Vacant
  • Emine Asci, University of Siegen (2027) - Student Representative
  • Marie Bissell, University of Texas at Arlington (2027)
  • Canaan Breiss, University of Southern California (2026)
  • Jonathan Dunn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2027)
  • Jesse Harris, University of California, Los Angeles (2026)
  • Gaurav Mathur, Gallaudet University (2027)
  • Maziar Toosarvandani, University of California, Santa Cruz (2027)
  • Hannah Sande, University of California, Berkeley (2028)
  • Tim Gupton, University of Georgia (2028)
  • Jason Shaw, Yale University (2028)