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2000 East Nusantara Linguistics Workshop
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
21-23 July 2000
The 2000 East Nusantara Linguistics Workshop has been organised with the aim of bringing
together linguists who work in the eastern Nusantara region so that they can share the results of
their research with each other and make a start on a typology of languages from the area. The major
geographic focus of the workshop will be in the area where Central Malayo-Polynesian and South
Halmahera - West New Guinea Austronesian languages are spoken, but people who work on
non-Austronesian languages from the region, or on languages that have some other connection with
those in the region are also invited to participate.
The workshop will be held over three days in Canberra, Australia and will be organised into four
consecutive sessions, each addressing a different theme. These sessions will be working sessions
in which everyone who attends the conference will be able to participate. The
aim of each session will be to seek an overview of the general typology of East Nusantara languages
within the parameters of each workshop topic. Organisers have prepared questionnaires for each session, which participants are asked to try to complete as fully as possible before coming to Canberra. The questionnaires can be viewed on line at: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/linguistics/Conferences/EastNusantara/questionnaires.html
The East Nusantara Linguistics Workshop will be held one week after the completion of ALI
2000 (the Australian Linguistics Institute) in Melbourne. This should enable people from outside
Australia to attend both events while they are in the country. See the
ALI website
for more information about the Institute.
As an outcome of the workshop, we are planning two volumes on the languages of East Nusantara. The
first will summarise the results of the workshop. A companion volume will contain sketch
grammars and texts from individual languages around the region.P>
Timetable:
12.00 - 1.00pm:
1.00pm - 2.00pm:
2pm - 5.30pm:
Saturday 22 July:
9.00pm - 12.30pm:
2pm - 5.30pm:
Sunday 23 July:
9.00am - 12.30am:
2.00pm - 3.30pm: Wrap up session
Friday afternoon's session will be held in Seminar Room B in the Coombs Building at the Australian National University, and we will be in Seminar Room A on Saturday and Sunday. The rooms will be signposted so that you can find you way to the appropriate place.
Registration:
Registration fees for the workshop will be collected on arrival in Canberra and charged in Australian dollars. The registration fees are $60.00 (waged) or $40.00 (unwaged) and include payment for lunches on Saturday and Sunday as well as morning and afternoon teas and drinks on Friday night. The fee includes a Goods and Services Tax of 10%. A workshop dinner will be held on Saturday night, but payment for the dinner is not included in the registration (approximate cost = $20.00 per head). You can make a booking for dinner once you arrive in Canberra.
Accommodation:
Accommodation will be available at University House which is located within the grounds of the Australian National University, just a short stroll from the Coombs Building, where the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies is located, and where the workshop will be held.
Accommodation at University House costs from $56.00 per night for a single room with shared facilities, and $87.00 for a single or $96.00 for a double room with private bath. Suites etc. are also available for higher prices. Email bookings can be made by writing to accommodation.unihouse@anu.edu.au
For those on tighter budgets, the City Walk Hotel is in the centre of town, at perhaps a 15 minute walk from the workshop venue. It has backpacker style accommodation (both dorms and single and double rooms) and you can contact them on citywalk@ozemail.com.au
Other accommodation options can be found online at http://www.canberratourism.com.au
Enquiries / expressions of interest:
Although we will not be collecting any registration fees until you actually arrive in Canberra, could you please let us know if you are coming so that we can organise things appropriately.
Could people who are planning to attend please let either John Bowden john.bowden@anu.edu.au or Margaret Florey mflorey@mail.newcastle.edu.au know that you are coming. If you have any other queries, you can also feel free to contact us.
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