--- Forwarded Message from "Kirkpatrick, Trip" <[log in to unmask]> --- -- NEALLT/NERALLT Joint Fall Conference October 30-31, 2009 The conference will be hosted by the Yale University Center for Language Study and will feature the theme of "Distance and blended learning environments." The keynote speaker is Professor Richard Kern, Director of the Berkeley Language Center and Associate Professor of French at the University of California at Berkeley, whose presentation is entitled "Neither Here Nor There: What Happens to Space, Time, and Culture in CMC Videoconferencing Exchanges." Deadline for abstract submissions is Friday, September 18, 2009 by 5:00 pm Proposals should be submitted online at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=cllrRFRXLThmQzFLb1M4UGNDVz MzV1E6MA For detailed information about registration, travel, and hotels, please visit our web site at: http://www.neallt.org/neallt-nerallt/ Regular registration is $55 ($35 for graduate students), which includes breakfast and lunch on both days. Late registration (after October 25) is $65 ($45 for graduate students). A block of rooms has been reserved for conference participants at the Premiere Hotel and Suites. The conference rate is $133 plus tax, which includes a studio suite, breakfast, and a shuttle to the Yale campus. You must mention the NEALLT/NERALLT Conference to qualify for this rate. Reservations must be made by September 29, 2009. Premiere Hotel and Suites 3 Long Wharf Drive New Haven, CT 06511, USA Web: http://www.newhavensuites.com/ Phone: (203) 777-5337 Fax: (203) 777-2808