Conferences

  • Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory (FEAST) conference
  • FEAST is a regular forum to discuss formal approaches to sign language grammar (in particular in the generative tradition), experimental approaches to sign languages, and their interaction.
  • FEAST-Barcelona
  • Dates: May 4-5 2015
  • Place: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
    • Keynote speakers:
    • Diane Lillo-Martin (University of Connecticut, USA)
    • Philippe Schlenker (Institut Jean Nicod, ENS-Paris/New York University)
  • The languages of the conference will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting between ASL/IS and English will be provided.
  • Website: https://sites.google.com/site/feastconference/home/conferences/feast-2015-barcelona-2
  • FEAST-Venice
  • Dates: June 9-11 2014
  • Place: University of Venice
    • Keynote speakers:
    • Rachel Mayberry (University of California San Diego)
    • Stephen McCullough (San Diego State University)
    • Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam)
  • The languages of the conference will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting between ASL/IS and English will be provided.
  • Website: http://virgo.unive.it/venicefeast/index.html
  • FEAST-Warsaw
  • Dates: June 1-2, 2012
  • Place: Section for Sign Linguistics, University of Warsaw
    • Keynote speakers:
    • Christian Rathmann (University of Hamburg)
    • Ronnie Wilbur (Purdue University)
    • Bencie Woll (University College London)
  • ASL/English interpretation will be provided. Additionally, all presentations will be interpreted into Polish Sign Language (PJM).
  • Website: http://www.plm.uw.edu.pl/FEAST.html