The deadline for submitting an abstract for the 17th World Congress of Jewish Studies has been extended to tomorrow, the 15th of December 2016. This event occurs every four years and is considered to be the most important event in Jewish Studies worldwide. The Congress will take place from the 6th to the 10th of August 2017 at the Mount Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Conferences
Call for Papers: ANS 2018, Salt Lake City, UT, January 4-7, 2018
The ANS is inviting abstract submissions for the 2018 annual conference to be held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America. Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2017. To submit a proposal, simply complete the 2018 Author Information Form.
Please email this completed form to Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins using the following address: drobbins@latech.edu. For organizational purposes, please be sure to include the phrase “ANS 2018” in the subject line of your email. Presenters who may need additional time to secure international payments and travel visas to the United States are urged to submit their proposal as soon as possible.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Official notification of proposal acceptances will be sent on or before September 30, 2017. All authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of the ANS and need to register with both the ANS and the Linguistic Society of America. Please feel free to contact Dr. Dorothy Dodge Robbins should you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
Workshop on Morphological Issues of Modern Greek Lexicography, Nicosia, Cyprus, June 22, 2017
On the 22nd of June, 2017, a special workshop examining the morphological issues of modern Greek lexicography will be held in Nicosia, Cyprus. The one-day event will be a part of the 11th Mediterranean Morphology Meeting that will be taking place from the 22nd to the 25th of June 2017 in Nicosia. All interested lexicographers are invited to send in abstracts, no longer than 400 words, to mmm11cy@gmail.com. The deadline for submission is 1 February 2017.
Deadline Extension: Emerging Scholar Award Submissions are now due November 23, 2016
The ANS has extended the deadline for the Emerging Scholar Award to November 23, 2016.
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA) should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Please send submissions to both ANS President Dr.
Dictionary Society of North America Conference, Barbados, June 9-11, 2017.
From the 9th to the 11th of June 2017, the Dictionary Society of North America will be holding its 21st bi-annual meeting in Barbados. Not surprisingly, lexicographers with a specialization in Caribbean terminology are especially encouraged to submit an abstract for possible presentation as either a single paper or a workshop.… Read More
Abstract Concepts International Symposium 2016, Amsterdam, November 18, 2016
The University of Amsterdam will be holding the Abstract Concepts International Symposium 2016 on lexicography, computer linguistics, and semantics on the 18th of November 2016. Just a few of the questions which will be explored at this event include the role of language in shaping and indexing the concrete and the abstract the influence of metaphors in conceptual understanding and the symbolic nature of language and meaning. Some of the invited keynote speakers include: Prof. Friedemann Pulvermueller, Prof. Gabriella Vigliocco, Prof. Alessandro Lenci, and Prof. Piek Vossen. This event will be hosted by the Metaphor Lab Amsterdam.
Reminder: Deadline for Emerging Scholar Award Submissions is November 14, 2016
Remember to submit your application for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award.
Presenters for the 2017 ANS Conference who are eligible for and interested in applying for the ANS Emerging Scholar Award (ESA) should have received all pertinent information.
The information is also available here: ESA Application Invitation
Emerging Scholar Award Submissions are due Monday, November 14, 2016.… Read More
Preliminary Schedule for the ANS Conference in Austin, TX
The American Name Society is excited to share the 2017 Conference Schedule for the upcoming annual conference in Austin, TX, from January 5-8, 2017.
For more information about the conference and registration materials, please visit the conferences page.
Please note this schedule is preliminary and may be subject to minor changes.
Registration opens for the 2017 ANS Conference, Austin, TX, January 5-8, 2017
Registration is now open for the 2017 ANS Conference in Austin, TX. The ANS conference will take place in conjunction with the Linguistics Society of American (LSA) Conference from January 5-8, 2017.
To register, you must join the ANS or renew your ANS membership.
Note that to renew your ANS membership, you will be redirected to the Taylor & Francis website where you will need to enter information from your renewal notice.
Once your membership is up to date, please fill out the ANS 2017 Conference Registration Form and send the form, along with payment, to ANS Treasurer Michael McGoff, as per the instructions on the form.
For more information about the ANS Conference and the LSA Conference, including rate and hotel information, please visit our Conference Page.
2017 Slate of Nominees for ANS Officers
The American Name Society is pleased to announce the 2017 Slate of Nominees for open ANS Officer positions. During the ANS annual meeting in Austin Texas in January, the Slate of Nominees will be formally presented to the ANS membership for the election process.
Member-at-large: Jason Chen
Jason Chen is a graduate student in Linguistics at the University of Florida. His current research focuses on language attitudes, accent perceptions, personal names, and East Asian cultures. He received his BA in English Language and Literature at Chinese Culture University in Taiwan (2008) and his MA in Linguistics from San José State University, CA (2012). During his graduate studies at San José State University, he served as the Web Master for the Linguistic Department and is therefore highly computer literate. He was awarded Outstanding Student in Linguistics at San José State University, CA in 2012. Three areas of ANS committee work that particularly interest him are streamlining the abstract review process, the ANS-ESA, and the ANS internet profile.
Information Officer: Laurel Sutton
Laurel Sutton is the founder and CEO of Catchword branding, an onomastic firm that develops product and company names for enterprises ranging from Fortune 100 to VC-backed Silicon Valley start-ups. She became a namer while in the PhD Linguistics program at UC Berkeley. She helps to run the LSA’s Special Interest Group, Linguistics Beyond Academia. She is computer literate and very familiar with WordPress, HTML, and social media platforms. An active member of the ANS, she has published her onomastic research in NAMES, presented at ANS conferences, and has co-organized a special panel, “Onomastics Beyond Academia”, with ANS President Nick. Her stated goals include improving the ANS website, expanding its communications capacities, and helping the ANS strengthen its presence on modern social media.