Yvonne Franklin (yvonne@ling.ucsd.edu)
Wed, 18 Dec 1996 10:30:21 -0800 (PST)
***************************************************************************** LFG97 Call for Papers, Registration, Housing and Transportation Information ***************************************************************************** Announcement and Call for Papers June 19 - 21, 1997 University of California at San Diego San Diego, California Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD Featuring: Twenty-minute talks Poster Presentations Workshops with invited participants: Grammaticalization and Linguistic Theory Morphology and Linguistic Theory Discourse and Phrase Structure Papers are invited both within the formal architecture of Lexical-Functional Grammar and in the 'spirit of LFG' as a lexicalist approach to language within a parallel, constraint-based framework. Talks and poster presentations may focus on results from completed as well as ongoing research, with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives, whether descriptive, theoretical, formal or computational. We hope to be able to offer some financial assiatance to student presenters. More information will be available in late March. Send abstracts to: Dr. Tracy Holloway King Information Sciences and Technologies Laboratory Xerox PARC 3333 Coyote Hill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA Include: Five copies of a one-page abstract of the paper with a title. OMIT name and affiliation. A second page may be used for data, c-/f- and related structures, and references. 3" X 5" card with the paper title, name(s) of the author(s), address, e-mail address, and whether the author(s) are students. In addition, a postscript or ASCII file of the abstract via email. ABSTRACT RECEIPT DEADLINE: January 31, 1997 NOTIFICATION DATE: March 15, 1997 Inquiries about submissions: Dr. Tracy King Dr. Miriam Butt LFG97 Conference Registration June 19 - 21, 1997 University of California at San Diego San Diego, California Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD You may register by mail, by email, or at the door. We strongly encourage you to pre-register so that we can plan accordingly. See the WWW address below for email registration (available January 30) or send this form to: LFG97 Department of Linguistics, 0108 Univeristy of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0108 Please make your check payable to "UC Regents." Checks must be drawn on US funds. Conference fees are: Student: $12.50 Non-student: $20.00 On-campus housing (per night per person) $20.00 NAME: __________________________________________________________________ AFFILIATION ____________________________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________ PHONE:___________________________ E-MAIL: _____________________________ On campus housing: Y_________ N_________ Preferred roommate _____________________ Payment enclosed: Fees $ _______________ Housing $ _______________ TOTAL $ _______________ ACCOMMODATIONS A limited number of dorm rooms will be available starting June 18. In the case of double rooms, please specify preferred roommate. The Radisson Hotel in La Jolla will set aside a block of rooms. The rate is $83.00 a night for both single and double rooms, and includes a $1.00 fare for the shuttle to the UCSD campus. Special suite rates are also available upon request. The hotel is about a 30 minute walk from the conference. The hotel will also provide free shuttle to and from the San Diego airport and the Amtrak Rail Station. Reservations for the hotel must be received before May 18th. To make a reservation, call 1-800-333-3333. Please indicate that you will be attending LFG97, and whether you will want airport or Amtrak shuttle service. More information about accommodations and transportation is on the World Wide Web at: http://ling.ucsd.edu/LFG97/accom.htm Send inquiries about the conference to LFG97@ucsd.edu LFG97 Accomodations and Transportation June 19 - 21, 1997 University of California at San Diego San Diego, California Conference Chair: Farrell Ackerman, UCSD Accommodations on Campus The Residence Halls at UCSD consists mainly of double rooms, but there are a few single rooms available. We will try to accommodate your housing needs, although with limited rooms, it's necessary to provide a name of a preferred roommate. The dorm room rate is $20.00 a person per night. The fee includes a parking permit for the length of the conference, one set of bed linens and one set of towels. No maid service is provided. To make your stay more comfortable, it is recommended that you bring a robe and slippers, music, small lamp, alarm clock and any other items that are necessary for your comfort. Pay telephones are available on several dorm floors, and the Muir Conference Center Desk will take messages. The message will be placed on a message board. The message center telephone number is (619) 534-1105. There will be a charge of $72.00 for a lost key. We will confirm your registration by email, if you have no email address an acknowledgement letter will be sent. Transportation Arriving by car: UCSD is located in La Jolla, right next to the Interstate 5 (La Jolla Village Dr. exit). Take La Jolla Village Dr., west and continue onto North Torrey Pines Rd., then make a right on Muir College Dr. You have now entered the campus, turn right into first parking lot. Signs will be posted to direct you to the conference center. Arriving by air: The local airport is Lindbergh Field, in Downtown San Diego. There are many companies that offer shuttle services to and from the airport. Peerless Shuttle: (619) 554-1700 . Coast Shuttle: (619) 477-3333; 800-660-1601. Sureride:(619) 455-7606. A one-way ride in the shuttle may cost around $18.00 for one passenger, and half the fare for additional passengers. A Taxi costs aproximately $30.00. Arriving by train: The closest Amtrak station is Solana Beach and there is another train station in Dowtown San Diego. Call (619) 239-9021 for schedule information, and 800-872-7245 for reservations. Once at the train station you will need to call for a shuttle or taxi. The same shuttle services noted above may be used.
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