Call deadline: 10 April 2011
Event Dates: 5-8 January 2012
Event Location: Portland, OR, USA 
Event URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-1259.html


Call for papers:

In conjunction with the LSA Special Interest Group on Biolinguistics, we invite the submission of abstracts for a proposed Workshop on Biolinguistics at the 2012 LSA Annual Meeting. We invite abstracts on any aspect of the biolinguistic enterprise, keeping in mind that the Special Interest Group on Biolinguistics was founded in part to 'contribute to the field by helping to identify what makes biolinguistics 'bio' (and 'linguistic'), initiate discussions on how it differs from previous models of generative grammar (and how it doesn't), debate whether generative grammar is actually a prerequisite… and so on.'

Abstracts should be between 200-500 words and need not be anonymous. (The LSA reviews Workshop proposals non-anonymously.) Please, no more than one single-authored and one joint-authored abstract per person. All participants are required to be LSA members. However, anyone may submit an abstract, so long as they join the LSA if they ultimately present. 

Please send abstracts, preferably in PDF format, to: 

Kleanthes Grohmann at kleanthi(at)ucy.ac.cy 
Bridget Samuels at bridget(at)umd.edu

Call deadline: 1 May 2011
Event Dates: 29 June -03 July 2011
Event Location: Montpellier, France
Event URL: http://www.hbes2011.univ-montp2.fr/index.php

The 23nd annual meetings of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society will be held at Montpellier, France from June 29th to July 3rd, 2011. 

Along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in southern France, Montpellier has everything it takes to please. A lively and surprising city in the heart of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, Montpellier is vibrant, elegant and artistic. People are drawn here by the city's rich past, former and contemporary glory, intense cultural life and youthful feel. Its sunny climate and well-preserved historical environment are second to none, nestled between the sea, vineyards and mountain landscapes. As a result of Montpellier's long university tradition, nearly 70,000 students reside in the immediate area. Because of this youthful influence, or rather thanks to it, there is an abundance of festivals, cafés and other encounters just waiting to happen. Known internationally for its world-class medical schools, whose long-standing tradition dates back the middle ages, Montpellier is well practiced in the art of welcoming people.

We are pleased to announce that this year's Keynote Address will be presented by Randy Nesse, and that Plenary Speakers include Samuel Bowles, Sarah Hdry; Jean-Marie Hombert, Tim Clutton-Brock, Frank Marlowe and Andrew Whiten.