General information

Introduction

CamLing is run under the auspices of the Cambridge Institute of Language Research, an organisation that aims to bring together research taking place in different departments and faculties at Cambridge and to provide a forum for interdisciplinary discussion. The postgraduate conference aims to reflect this purpose on a broader scale, reaching out to postgraduate students in a wider range of fields than is currently catered for at the postgraduate level, and bringing together the disparate threads of research in language. This interdisciplinary aspect will receive particular emphasis this year, as for the first time, CamLing will be collocated with Computational Linguistics UK (CLUK), with delegates able to attend sessions from both conferences, and with shared social events.

Supporters

CamLing gratefully acknowledges the support of the Cambridge Institute for Language Research, the Department of Linguistics, the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics, English Profile, Cambridge University Press, Abebooks and the British Association for Applied Linguistics".

Invited keynote speaker

We are pleased to announce Professor Peter Austin (SOAS) as this year's keynote speaker. He will be speaking on "Endangered Languages and Language Documentation".

Important dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 1st January 2007, 17:00 GMT
• Notification of acceptance: 1st February 2007
• Pre-registration deadline 1 (for dinner, accommodation, lunch, and conference): 13th February 2007
• Pre-registration deadline 2 (for lunch and conference): 6th March 2007
• Conference dates: 20th and 21st March 2007

Conference format

This year's CamLing will be a two day event, starting on Tuesday 20th March and finishing on Wednesday 21st March. Presentations will last 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions, and there will be several parallel sessions. There will be a poster session on the second day.

Venue

CamLing will be held at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. A map showing the location of the computer laboratory is available, as are directions.