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15 ICEHL: SECOND CIRCULAR                                     print

Dear colleague,
as agreed upon in Bergamo in 2006, the 15th International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (15 ICEHL) will take place at the University of Munich, Germany, 24-30 August, 2008.
We take great pleasure in renewing the invitation to participate in the conference and experience Munich in the late summer. By now, the organisation of the conference is well under way.

1. Programme

• General programme (Monday, 25 - Thursday, 28 August 2008): A large number of high quality abstracts have been accepted for presentation in the general programme (for details on the time slots, see www.icehl.de/programme).
• Plenary lectures (Monday, 25 - Thursday, 28 August 2008): We are particularly pleased that the following scholars have agreed to give plenary lectures:
  Marina Dossena, Bergamo: "Dialect and Vernacular Forms in Late Modern English"
  Philip Durkin, Oxford: "Etymology and the OED: Problems and Solutions"
  Teresa Fanego, Santiago de Compostela: "Diachrony and Usage: English Verbs of Manner of Motion"
  Thomas Kohnen, Cologne: "Historical Text Linguistics: Investigating Language Change in Texts and Genres"
• Workshops (Friday, 29 August 2008): There will be six workshops on a wide variety of topics. For details on the workshops, which are open to all delegates, see www.icehl.de/workshops; the workshop convenors are fully responsible for the respective programmes.
• Sessions
  There will be four or five parallel sessions for the general programme, and six parallel sessions for the six workshops on Friday.
• Equipment
  All conference rooms are equipped with a beamer, an OHP and a white/blackboard. Please ensure that you have a sufficient number of handouts for your paper. There are plenty of copy-shops in the university area.

2. Social Programme

Apart from the conference warming reception (Sunday) and conference dinner (Thursday), there will be receptions, tours of the city, half-day excursions on Wednesday afternoon and a full-day and a half-day excursion on Saturday. For details, see our website and the registration form.

3. Accommodation

We strongly advise you to book accommodation as soon as possible, in particular if you are planning to stay until the very end of the conference (for details and recommendations, see www.icehl.de/accommodation). Munich is busy at all times of the year, but particularly busy in August.

4. Registration and Fees

For regular participants the conference fee is € 120,00 (and € 160,00 for late registration after 1 July 2008). For students it is € 60,00 (late registration after 1 July: € 80,00).
Apart from access to all presentations and the book exhibit, this fee covers the conference pack, the book of abstracts, coffee breaks, and the conference receptions. We strongly ask you to pay the bill by bank transfer, as we have to charge an extra of 5 % handling costs for credit payments.
All cancellations should be notified in writing not later than 1 August 2008. In any case, a cancellation fee of € 30,00 will be charged. Reimbursements will be by bank transfer after the Conference closure.

5. Conference address

15 ICEHL International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
University of Munich
Dept. for English and American Studies
Prof. Dr. Hans Sauer / Zora Gnädig
Schellingstrasse 3 / RG
80799 Munich
Germany

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at Munich. With our best wishes,
Hans Sauer, Zora Gnädig, Ursula Lenker, Susanne Gärtner, Hedwig Gwosdek, Ulrike Krischke, Wolfgang Mager, Robert Mailhammer and Theo Vennemann

15 ICEHL: FIRST CIRCULAR                                        print

Conference venue
The Conference will be hosted by the Department of English and American Studies of the University of Munich. (Schellingstraße 3, 80799 München: online map)

Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning and Thursday will be working days; Wednesday afternoon and Saturday are set aside for excursions, meetings, relaxing, etc.
On Friday there will be time for workshops (suggestions are highly welcome).

During the conference there will be keynote plenary lectures, papers, panels and workshops.

Invited Keynote speakers
- Marina Dossena (Bergamo)
- Philip Durkin (OED)
- Teresa Fanego (Santiago de Compostela)
- Thomas Kohnen (Cologne)

Submissions
The deadline for submissions is 30th November 2007. Please send your abstract (ca. 300 words excluding references) to <contact@icehl.de> as a WORD or/and RTF attachment; if your abstract requires special fonts, please send it also as a PDF file. Acceptance will be notified by the end of January 2008.

Submissions for workshops and panels should be handed in as soon as possible and they should indicate the list of potential participants and the number of envisaged contributions.

As a selection of accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, finalized versions of papers presented at the Conference will be expected to arrive by 15th October 2008.

Equipment
All conference rooms are equipped with OHP, beamers are available as well.
Please make sure you have a sufficient number of handouts for your paper.
Internet access will be made available to conference delegates at the conference venue.

Registration
Details will be provided in the second circular, which will also include a registration form.

Accommodation and meals
Various hotels are available, from relatively inexpensive to luxury. Detailed information will be made available on the Conference website. As Munich is a popular tourist destination throughout the year, early booking is highly recommended.
As for meals, many restaurants and bars are located in the neighbourhood of the Conference venue. At lunchtime we will probably also offer lunches for those who are interested to stay at the conference venue (registration needed – see the 2nd circular).

Social programme
Information on walking tours, city tours and conference excursions will be published on the conference website.

Conference e-mail address: contact@icehl.de
Conference website: www.icehl.de