(CELCNA)

Dates:March 27-29, 2009, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Abstracts deadline: Jan. 16, 2009tohttp://linguistlist.org/confcustom/celcna09 Sponsors: Smithsonian Institution, American Philosophical Society,and CAIL (Center for American Indian Languages, University of Utah) Keynote speaker: Nora England (University of Texas, Austin) Call for papers:Papers or posters are invited on any aspect of American Indian languages, in particular on documentation or revitalization. American Indian participants are especially invited. Papers are 20 minutes each in length, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. Deadline:for ABSTRACTS :Jan. 16, 2009. The Program Committee will announce results about Feb. 2. Papers and posters can be presented in English or Spanish; abstracts can be submitted in English orSpanish. There will some be Spanish language sessions, and those working with indigenous languages of Latin America are encouraged to come and participate. Habrán algunas sesiones enespañol, y por eso se invitan ponencias y posters en español; los abstracts también pueden ser entregados en español. Son muy cordialmente invitados todos los que trabajan con lenguas indígenas de América Latina. Abstract guidelines: Abstracts, no longer than 300 words (a paragraph or two will do), should include paper title, name of author(s), affiliation.Abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format, RTF, or PDF tohttp://linguistlist.org/confcustom/celcna09.Please ensure thatcontact details are current for January to April 2009. Only one abstract per person (except where a paper has multiple authors). Registration:$30 (students $15) (tribal elders, no cost) [to cover cost of conference rooms, refreshments] Accommodations: University Guest House – 100 yards from the meeting venue (Officers' Club) and from CAIL. To book accommodations, contact the Guest House directly (mention CELCNA): University Guest House University of Utah 110 South Fort Douglas Blvd. Salt Lake City, Utah 84113-5036 Toll free:1-888-416-4075 (or 801-587-1000), Fax 801-587-1001 Websitewww.guesthouse.utah.edu (Please make reservations early; rooms will be held for the conference only until early March.) Additional information: Contact Elizabeth Neilsone.neilson@utah.edu, or for particular questions, Lyle Campbell atlyle.campbell@linguistics.utah.edu. If you need information not easily arranged via e-mail, please call: Tel. 801-587-0720 or 801-581-3441 during business hours, or Fax 801-585-7351.