• Plenary Speaker: Nina Hyams, UCLA
• Plenary Speaker: Rex A. Sprouse, Indiana University
• Tutorial Leader: Luigi Rizzi, University of Siena (morning of 17 December, devoted to a syntax topic)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 2 AUGUST 2004

Abstracts are invited for generative research in all acquisition subfields -- L1 acquisition, L2 acquisition, bilingualism, creoles and pidgins, and language disorders:

• Regular Talk Sessions
• Three Thematic Sessions: Child L2 Acquisition; Phonological Interfaces; Acquisition of Mood/Aspect
• Regular Poster Sessions
• Special PhD Poster Session
  

All Talks: 20 minutes long plus a 10-minute question period
Posters:   on display all day (with one attended session during that day)

Student paper/poster presenters: eligible to apply for an NSF-sponsored Travel Felllowship.

A B S T R A C T   S U B M I S S I O N   G U I D E L I N E S

Abstracts must be:

• received by 2 August 2004
• anonymous and titled
• not more than 500 words including examples, tables, etc. (provide word count)
• submitted electronically as a PDF document to: galana@hawaii.edu
• accompanied by a 300-word DOC or RTF summary -- with title and author(s) (single-spaced, fully justified, in 12-point Times New Roman font) -- to be used in the conference handbook.
  

Within the body of the email message, please include:

• title of submission, name(s) of author(s), and affiliation(s)
• each author's contact information: work address, email, phone, and fax
• whether your abstract is for a talk, a regular poster, a PhD poster or any of the three
• which Thematic Session, if any, your abstract could be condsidered for
• if eligible, whether you are applying for a Travel Felllowship
  

Important dates:

• Acknowledgment of receipt: emailed within a few days of submission
• Notice of acceptance/rejection: emailed in mid-September
• Preliminary schedule and pre-registration: available early October
• Contributions to the Proceedings: due by mid-February 2005
  
  
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