Events and News

  • 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
  • COST SignGram Summer School 2015 Barcelona
  • May 7-9 2015
  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
  • The morphology and syntax of sign language negation: Roland Pfau (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
  • The syntax of interrogatives: Meltem Kelepir (BoÄŸaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Anaphora resolution and reference: Markus Steinbach (Georg-August-Universität-Göttingen, Germany)
  • The languages of the Summer School will be English and ASL/IS. Interpreting between ASL/IS and English will be provided.
  • Website: https://sites.google.com/site/summerschool2015barcelona
  • Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)
  • Calls for 2013-14:
  • 11-10-2013: First Deadline for submissions
  • 13-12-2013: Second Deadline for submissions
  • 14-02-2014: Third Deadline for submissions
  • 18-04-2014: Fourth Deadline for submission
  • For complete information, please see the attachment here.
  • Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign language Theory (FEAST) colloquium
  • The third meeting of the "Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign language Theory" (FEAST) colloquium will take place at the University of Venice on June 9-10-11, 2014.
  • Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 16th, 2014
  • More information: http://virgo.unive.it/venicefeast/index.html
  • COST SignGram Summer School
  • June, 6-7-8, 2014
  • Università Ca'Foscari, Venice
  • Phonology: Syllables and Beyond, a Formal Approach to Sign Language Phonology (Carlo Geraci -Institut Jean Nicod, Paris)
  • Morphology: Compounding (Asli Göksel - Bogazici University, Istanbul)
  • Official languages are International Sign/American SL and English. Interpreters will be provided.
  • 15 bursaries (300 EUROs each) are made available by the SignGram Action to cover the cost of accommodation and meals during the stay on San Servolo island (students are expected to check-in on June, 5 and check-out on June 9 from the facilities on the island). More information at the website: http://virgo.unive.it/costsummerschool/index.html