Registration and Travel Grant Information Packet Intensive Course on Presupposition and Accommodation October 8 - 13, 2006 On the Ohio State Campus, Columbus, Ohio USA As an introduction to the material discussed in the Workshop on Presupposition Accommodation, the OSU Pragmatics Initiative is offering a one-week intensive course for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who wish to improve their understanding of this important topic in pragmatics. The course will provide students with the opportunity to explore presupposition and accommodation in each of five academic fields represented at the workshop. The goal of the course is to help students prepare to contribute to scholarship on pragmatics, no matter what scholarly framework they are working in. Students who wish to attend the Workshop on Presupposition Accommodation are encouraged to attend the intensive course. More details about the workshop are available at http://www.pragmatics.osu.edu/links/events/presupp.htm. More details about the intensive course are available at http://www.pragmatics.osu.edu/links/events/presupp-course.htm. If you have questions or need more information, please contact the organizers at prag-conf@ling.ohio-state.edu. Course Overview Instructors for the course are faculty specializing in each of the five academic areas: - Formal Semantics and Gricean Pragmatics taught by Craige Roberts, OSU Linguistics - Philosophy of Language taught by William Taschek, OSU Philosophy, and Mandy Simons, Carnegie Mellon Philosophy - Psycholinguistics taught by Shari Speer, OSU Linguistics - Artificial Intelligence taught by Donna Byron, OSU Computer Science, and John Josephson, OSU Computer Science The course will take place over five and a half days. Discussions and assigned readings will cover both foundational material and current developments. The schedule for the course will include lecture/discussion sessions from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 2:00 to 5:00 on Sunday Oct. 8 through Thursday Oct. 12, and 9:00 until noon on Friday Oct. 13. All students in the short course are automatically registered to attend the Workshop on Presupposition Accommodation, taking place immediately after the course on October 13,14 and 15. How to Register The course is offered free of charge, through the generous support of the OSU Federated Colleges of Arts and Humanities, the National Science Foundation, The OSU Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the OSU Linguistics Department, and the OSU Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Due to space restrictions, participation is limited. Students who register for the course are expected to attend for the entire week. Students and PostDocs who wish to attend the course are invited to apply for Travel fellowships. Fellowship students will be reimbursed for their transportation and housing expenses incurred to attend the course. Registration Deadlines Registration forms from applicants requesting travel fellowships must be received by June 15, 2006 to receive full consideration. Notification of acceptance and fellowship status will be sent to applicants by July 15, 2006. Late registration for the course only (without travel assistance) will be accepted through September 1, 2006, subject to space availability. Organizers Craige Roberts, OSU Dept. of Linguistics Donna Byron, OSU Dept of Computer Science and Engineering * * * Registration Form * * * To register for the intensive course on Presupposition and Accommodation, send the information below, along with a full CV outlining your academic preparation and related publications, to prag-conf@ling.ohio-state.edu or to the organizers by surface mail at: Pragmatics Initiative Dept. of Linguistics Ohio State University 222 Oxley Hall 1712 Neil Ave. Columbus Ohio 43210 Name: Contact location (email or surface address): Home Institution and Department: Degree program or current title: Expected/Received degree date: * * * Application for Travel Support * * * Travel support is available only to students, either graduate or undergraduate students, or post-graduates working as post-docs. To apply for travel support, please send the information below to prag-conf@ling.ohio-state.edu or to the organizers by surface mail at: Pragmatics Initiative Dept. of Linguistics Ohio State University 222 Oxley Hall 1712 Neil Ave. Columbus Ohio 43210 1) In 200 words or less, briefly summarize how the topic of presupposition accommodation bears on your research plans and scholarly goals: 2) Provide a reference letter from an advisor or another person qualified to comment on your promise as a researcher. The letter should indicate whether or not funds are available from your home institution to cover travel-related expenses for your attendance at the course.