May 31 – June 1, 2012
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Tīmoti Kāretu, Māori / Jessie little doe Baird, Wôpanâak
CUNY Graduate Center

The Endangered Language Initiative of The CUNY Graduate Center and the International Centre for Language Revitalisation of the Auckland University of Technology will be holding this two day conference on language revitalization at The Graduate Center in New York City. The first day will include two keynote addresses and a host of invited speakers, while the second day will include a poster session and film festival. A central goal of the symposium is to share successful revitalization strategies. Oral presentations will be organized around the following themes: Learning that works; Development of tools, resources, and materials; Collaborative initiatives between communities and academics; Increasing awareness of threatened languages and revitalization movements.

Abstracts on language revitalization are welcomed for poster presentation at the symposium. Abstracts are limited to one single-spaced page, including data and examples. All text should fit within an A4 page, 12-point font with 2.5cm (approx. 1-inch) margin all around. Abstract submission is by e-mail attachment only. Save your abstract as a PDF file and name it with your last name. Send the abstract as a PDF attachment to the following address: langrevit21st@gmail.com. In your e-mail, please make sure to include the following information:

Title of your paper
Name(s) of author(s)
Affiliation (department and university, or organization)
Preferred e-mail address (where notification of acceptance should be sent).

Abstract Submission Deadline: December 15, 2011
Notification of acceptance: January 16th, 2012

Please visit the conference website here