McWop 15 - Indiana University

McWop-15

Fifteenth Mid-Continental Workshop On Phonology

at Indiana University

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DEADLINE for RECEIPT of ABSTRACT: The deadline for abstract submission has been passed. The program is available below.

Program Available HERE

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TIME:The workshop begins on Friday, October 9, and ends Sunday, October 11.

LOCATION : Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Jordan Hall, A100. Click Here for Directions

PURPOSE : As in previous workshops, this workshop is intended to be an informal gathering of researchers working in all areas of phonology broadly defined. Faculty and students are both welcome to present.

We are inviting submission of abstracts for 20-minute talks on all topics in theoretical, descriptive, and experimental phonology and phonetics. Students are especially encouraged to submit abstracts, but should consult with their relevant professors before doing so.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

All abstracts for presentation must be submitted by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Abstracts should be no more than 1 page in 12 pt. font with normal margins
At the top of the abstract, please put: a) title of the paper b) authors' names c) authors' affiliation(s) d) authors' e-mail address
All abstracts must be submitted electronically to iulcsecy@indiana.edu with the subject 'MCWOP abstract' in either .pdf (preferred) or .doc format; please make sure all phonetic fonts are embedded
In order to accommodate all submissions and avoid having concurrent sessions, we may decide to have a special poster session. Please indicate if you would be willing to present your work as a poster.
Please indicate any restrictions you may have on the schedule of your talk. The Workshop will run from Friday afternoon October 9 through Sunday morning October 11
Notification of acceptances will be issued no later than September 9. Details about accommodations and registration fees will be forthcoming.
Please e-mail iulcsecy@indiana.edu with the subject ‘MCWOP questions’ if you have any questions.

REGISTRATION: A registration fee of $10 for students $20 for faculty will be charged to help defray the costs of the workshop. Registration may be paid upon arrival to the workshop or in advance. If you would like to register in advance, please email iulcsecy@indiana.edu with the subject "Registration" so that an electronic invoice can be generated for you to register with your debit/credit card via a secure Paypal interface. Only cash and check will be taken at the workshop.

LODGING: There are many hotels in the vicinity of IU that are accessible by the city and campus bus lines. A block of 14 rooms have been placed on hold at the Indiana Memorial Union on IU campus(a short walk to Jordan Hall) for Friday and Saturday 10/9-10/10. Prices range from $110-$140. Please call the hotel at 1-800-209-8145 for more information. By sure to mention McWop. Rooms at the IMU will only be held until September 8th. (The rooms include double rooms that can be shared.)

Additionally, a block of about 10 double rooms has been placed on hold at the Super 8 Motel at 1751 Stonelake Dr. (off of 46 Bypass) on the north side of Bloomington, approximately 2 miles from campus at a rate of $69.99 per night plus tax. To reserve a room at this rate, call 812-323-8000 and refer to confirmation number 159435. If necessary, you should mention.that they are the block of rooms reserved by Jan for Linguistics.

We have also reserved a block of 8 rooms at the Country Hearth Inn on N. Walnut Street for McWOP at the rate of $50 per night for rooms with double beds. You will need to book online at that site.

You may want to check www.hotels.com for Bloomington, Indiana, for other options. We have 32 rooms on hold altogether. In any case, we want to emphasize that you should make your hotel reservation as soon as possible, especially if you know that you will be attending. While it is not a football weekend, there are other events going on the weekend of the workshop, and hotel rooms in town will soon be scarce.

Additional information about lodging and crash space will be updated as it becomes available.

QUESTIONS?: If you have any questions, feel free to contact the organizing committee via email at iulcsecy@indiana.edu with the subject "MCWOP Questions".