2011 Annual Meeting
The 85th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America will take place January 6-9, 2011 at the:
Hilton Pittsburgh
600 Commonwealth Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Plenary Speakers:
Barbara Johnstone (Carnegie Mellon University): "Speaking Pittsburghese: The social history of Pittsburgh speech"
Janet Pierrehumbert (Northwestern University): "Example-based learning and the dynamics of the lexicon"
Ted Supalla (University of Rochester): "Rethinking the emergence of grammatical structure in signed languages: New evidence from variation and historical change in American Sign Language"
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Upcoming Deadlines
Proposals for organized sessions: 23 April 2010Abstracts for talks and posters: 31 July 2010Revised version of an organized session proposal: 30 July 2010- Pre-registration begins: 1 September 2010
- Pre-registration closes: 20 December 2010
A Note on Resolutions
The procedure for proposing LSA Resolutions has been changed. Resolutions are no longer proposed at the Business Meeting in January; rather, any LSA member or committee may propose a resolution at any time. Read more information on proposing an LSA Resolution.
Local Information
For more information on Pittsburgh as a tourist destination, please see http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/. For more information on Pittsburgh as a destination of linguistic interest, see http://english.cmu.edu/pittsburghspeech/. More detailed information, including transportation and dining options, will be posted as it becomes available.
Hotel Accommodations
The Hilton Pittsburgh has reserved a block of rooms for those attending the 2011 Annual Meeting. Each guest room offers breathtaking views of the city or the famed Three Rivers. Rooms are beautifully appointed in vibrant colors with an ergonomically designed work area, dual-line speakerphones with voicemail and coffee maker with complimentary coffee and tea. Standard features also include an iron and ironing board, hairdryer, in-room movies, easy-to-set Hilton alarm clock radio with MP3 connectivity and the Hilton Serenity Collection featuring the Hilton Serenity Bed and Crabtree and Evelyn's exclusive La Source Bath and Body products. In addition, the hotel offers a complimentary weekday USA Today, complimentary downtown shuttle and a 24-hour fully automated self-serve business center offer. Why attendees should book with the LSA Room Block for the 2011 Annual Meeting.
Hotel reservations at the LSA Annual Meeting rate will be available from September 1 through December 20, 2010.
The special LSA room rates for the 2011 Annual Meeting are:
- Single/Double:
- $99/night (additional guests $25/person/night)
- Executive Level:
- $124/night (additional guests $25/person/night)
Executive Level rooms include access to a private elevator, concierge and Executive Lounge (buffet breakfast on weekdays/breakfast coupons on weekends).
Due to technical issues, reservations are not currently available for Executive Level Rooms. LSA Staff will notify meeting registrants and LSA members when these rooms are available to reserve.
Reserve your hotel room online at the special LSA rate, or call 1-800-HILTONS and mention the Linguistic Society of America meeting.
Transportation
By Air
Pittsburgh International Airport, voted among the world's top airports by OAG Worldwide, Conde Nast Traveler's magazine, and JD Power and Associates, is the closest airport to the conference hotel. Frequent, inexpensive bus service links the airport with downtown Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is a focus city for USAirways and the airport is well served by budget carriers AirTran, JetBlue, and Southwest.
Registration
Everyone attending the meeting is expected to register. Compliance is important for keeping our fees affordable. Only those who register will be allowed to present papers, use the Job Placement Service, or attend presentations and other functions. Registrants should wear their meeting badges at all times when at LSA Annual Meeting functions.
Preregistration
Preregistration for the 2011 Annual Meeting will be available from September 1 through December 20, 2010.
Register online now for the 2011 Annual Meeting as an LSA Member, a Sister Society Member, or a nonmember. Attendees who are unable to register online may download a printable registration form (PDF).
Fees are:
- Regular/Emeritus/Life Members
- $140
- Student Members
- $60
- Under/Unemployed Members
- $70 (contact LSA Secretariat)
- Nonmember - Regular
- $240
- Nonmember - Student
- $105
(Note that the cost of registering as a nonmember is slightly more than the cost of purchasing an LSA membership and registering at LSA member rates. To join the LSA in order to receive member registration rates, click here.)
Preregistrants may claim their conference tote bags, badges, and handbooks at the registration desk beginning at 12:00 p.m. on 6 January. Registration will be open from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on 6 January, from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on 7 and 8 January, and from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 9 January.
Onsite Registration
The onsite registration fees for the 2011 Annual Meeting are:
- Regular/Emeritus/Life Members
- $190
- Student Members
- $80
- Under/Unemployed Members
- $80
- Nonmember - Regular
- $290
- Nonmember - Student
- $125
- Special 1-day Rate
- $100
LSA Meeting Services
Child Care
Members who notify the Secretariat that they plan to bring children to the meeting will receive the names and e-mail addresses of other members who expect to bring their children to Pittsburgh, so that they may arrange for mutual babysitting services if convenient. In addition, members may arrange for babysitting services by contacting the Hilton's concierge directly.
Attendees who are presenting at the LSA meeting are eligible for a maximum $100 stipend to offset child care costs. Those wishing to avail themselves of this service must notify the Secretariat no later than 1 December, 2010.
Job Placement
A Job Placement Area will be available. The fee for employers wishing to list jobs and/or schedule interviews with job applicants is $125 per listing; there is no charge for job applicants to use this service. Job interviews arranged through the LSA's job placement service take place in regular hotel meeting rooms set up for this purpose. All interviewers and interviewees, like all meeting attendees, are required to register for the Meeting.
A more detailed description of the Job Placement Service and a form for employers wishing to schedule interviews is available here.
Sign Language Interpretation
Attendees at the Pittsburgh meeting who need ASL/English interpretation must notify the LSA Secretariat and register for the meeting by 19 November 2010. Presenters who plan to present in ASL must also notify the Secretariat by 19 November 2010 to ensure that interpretation is provided. All requests should be sent to David Robinson, Director of Membership and Meetings, with the words "2011 Meeting ASL Interpreting Request" in the subject line. Please include a list of LSA sessions and/or papers you expect to attend, including plenary addresses, the business meeting, and the Presidential Address (a preliminary meeting schedule will be online by late September 2010). All requests will be forwarded to the interpreter coordinator for the Pittsburgh meeting, who will identify qualified local interpreters, assist with scheduling, and handle day-to-day logistics concerning interpreting.
Sponsors
The LSA thanks its corporate sponsor for the 2011 Annual Meeting, John Benjamins Publishing Company. Please contact Alyson Reed, the LSA's Executive Director, if you are interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of this or any future Annual Meeting.
Awards
Two new awards have been instituted, beginning in 2010, that provide support for attendees at the LSA Annual Meeting.
Early Career Award
The Early Career Award provides up to $500 in travel reimbursement and complimentary registration for the next Annual Meeting to a new scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of linguistics. Any member of the LSA who received the Ph.D. no more than seven years before being nominated is eligible to receive this award. For the 2011 Annual Meeting, a nominating letter of no more than three pages and an updated curriculum vitae for the nominee must arrive at the Secretariat by 15 September, 2010. The awardee will be announced by November 1.
Nominations may be emailed to lsa@lsadc.org with the words "Early Career Award Nomination" in the subject line.
Student Abstract Award
The Student Abstract Award, provides a $500 stipend for the best abstract submitted by a student for a paper or poster presentation at the next Annual Meeting, and $300 stipends for the submitters of the abstracts rated second and third. All abstracts submitted for the annual meeting are rated, blindly, by external reviewers and the LSA Program Committee. Once abstracts have been accepted, the LSA Staff (who have access to information about abstract submitters) will determine which student abstracts were most highly rated. In case of a tie, the Awards Committee members will read the abstracts and select the winner and the two runners-up. The awardees will be publicly announced as soon as they have been selected, and will be recognized in the Handbook for the Annual Meeting. All students who submit abstracts for the Annual Meeting are considered for this award; no nominations are required.
Information for Exhibitors, Advertisers, and Sponsors
The LSA will contact potential exhibitors, advertisers, and sponsors in early July 2010. See the LSA Prospectus (PDF) for information about opportunities at the Meeting and elsewhere.
