Those of you whose research lies at the intersection of Internet studies and language/discourse might be interested in the following call for papers. -Kris Markman CALL FOR PAPERS: S A L S A 2 0 0 5 The Symposium About Language and Society-Austin is pleased to announce its 13th Annual Meeting to be held April 15-17, 2005 at the University of Texas at Austin. We encourage the submission of abstracts on research that addresses the relationship of language to culture and society. Desired frameworks include but are not limited to: Linguistic Anthropology Sociolinguistics Ethnography of Communication Language and Identity Speech Play, Verbal Art, and Poetics Language, Media, and Technology Language and Social Interaction Discourse Analysis & Conversation Analysis Language Vitality Language Socialization Gesture and Talk in Interaction Language and Politics 2005 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Asif Agha, University of Pennsylvania Dale April Koike, University of Texas at Austin Hugh Mehan, University of California, San Diego John R. Rickford, Stanford University Papers delivered at the conference will be published as a special edition of the Texas Linguistic Forum. Speakers will be allowed 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. Papers will be selected on the basis of a blind review process. SALSA 2005 has moved to an online submission form. All submissions must include TWO abstracts: An extended abstract not to exceed 4,100 characters and spaces (approximately 600 words), including references and examples; and a shorter abstracts not to exceed 1,100 spaces and characters (approximately 150 words). Please note that the online submission form does not accept special formatting or text such as IPA. Only electronic submissions sent through our online form will be accepted. The abstract submission system will be available beginning November 22, 2004. Each person is limited to ONE submission as the primary author; multiple submissions by the same first author will not be accepted. Visit the SALSA web page for submission guidelines and conference details and to submit your abstract: http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/salsa/ Deadline for receipt of abstracts is JANUARY 14, 2005. Late submissions will not be accepted, and we cannot accept papers that are to be published elsewhere. Notification of acceptance will be sent in mid-February 2005. Pre-registration fees will be $25 for students and $50 for non-students, and on-site registration fees will be $30 for students and $60 for non-students. Contact us at: SALSA University of Texas at Austin Department of Linguistics 1 University Station Stop B5100 Austin TX 78712-0198 email: salsaut@uts.cc.utexas.edu -- Kris M. Markman, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate-Communication Studies Research Assistant- Science, Technology, & Society Program The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station Stop A1105 Austin, TX 78712-0115 Email: jho-kmm@mail.utexas.edu