The deadline for submitting an abstract for the 17th World Congress of Jewish Studies has been extended to tomorrow, the 15th of December 2016. This event occurs every four years and is considered to be the most important event in Jewish Studies worldwide. The Congress will take place from the 6th to the 10th of August 2017 at the Mount Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Call for Papers
Call for Papers: ANS 2018, Salt Lake City, UT, January 4-7, 2018
The ANS is inviting abstract submissions for the 2018 annual conference to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America. Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2017. To submit a proposal, simply complete the 2018 Author Information Form.
Please email this completed form to Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins using the following address: drobbins@latech.edu. For organizational purposes, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS 2018” in the subject line of your email. Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before September 30, 2017. All authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America. Please feel free to contact Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins should you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
Workshop on Morphological Issues of Modern Greek Lexicography, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 22, 2017
On the 22nd of June, 2017, a special workshop examining the morphological issues of modern Greek lexicography will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The one-day event will be a part of the 11th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting that will be taking place from the 22nd to the 25th of June 2017 in Nicosia. All interested lexicographers are invited to send in abstracts, no longer than 400 words, to mmm11cy@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is 1 February 2017.
Deadline Extension: Emerging Scholar Award Submissions are now due November 23, 2016
The ANS has extended the deadline for the Emerging Scholar Award to November 23, 2016.
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA) should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Please send submissions to both ANS President Dr.
Dictionary Society of North America Conference, Barbados, June 9-11, 2017.
From the 9th to the 11th of June 2017, the Dictionary Society of North America will be holding its 21st bi-annual meeting in Barbados. Not surprisingly, lexicographers with a specialization in Caribbean terminology are especially encouraged to submit an abstract for possible presentation as either a single paper or a workshop.… Read More
Call for Papers: Onomastica Canadiana
Onomastica Canadiana, the official journal of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names / Société canadienne d’onomastique (CSSN / SCO), is now inviting submissions in English or French for Volume 96 (2017). Papers in any area of onomastics are welcomed, including (but by no means limited to) studies of place names, personal names, brand names, literary/fictional names, and indigenous names. Authors wishing to offer an article for publication in Onomastica Canadiana should visit the CSSN website to download the Contributors’ Guide, which contains information about the peer-evaluation process as well as stylistic recommendations. This material may also be obtained by e-mailing a request to onomastica.canadiana@gmail.com.
Reminder: Deadline for Emerging Scholar Award Submissions is November 14, 2016
Remember to submit your application for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award.
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA) should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Emerging Scholar Award Submissions are due Monday, November 14, 2016.… Read More
David Almond Fellowships Call for Applications
The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics (UK’s Newcastle University) in conjunction with the National Centre for Children’s Books is now accepting applications for this year’s David Almond Fellowships. The purpose of the award is to offer support to researchers interested in using the archival collection of the National Centre for Children’s books. This Collection contains material from over 250 British children’s authors and illustrators from 1930 to today. The final date for applications for this prestigious award is the 1st of December 2016.
eLex 2017, Leiden, Netherlands, September 19-21, 2017
From the 19th to the 21st of September 2017, the 5th biennial conference on electronic lexicography (eLex2017) will be held at the Holiday Inn in Leiden, Netherlands. The aim of the conference is to investigate state-of-the art technologies and methodologies for automating the creation of dictionaries. Attendees who are interested in presenting a 25 minute conference paper are invited to submit an abstract of between 300 and 500 words (excluding references) by the 1st of February 2017. The abstracts should be submitted via EasyChair.
Emerging Scholar Award Submissions due November 14, 2016
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA), should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Emerging Scholar Award Submissions are due Monday, November 14, 2016.
Please send submissions to both ANS President Dr. I. M. Nick (mavi.yaz@web.de) and this year’s ESA Chair, Dr. Jan Tent (jan.tent@mq.edu.au).