Please see below for information about the tenth biennial conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists. List members may be interested to know that the Tuesday of the conference features plenary speaker Prof. Ray Bull, Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Leicester, as well as a number of papers on investigative interviewing and deception research. Day rates and student discount are available.
To register, visit http://www.forensiclinguistics.net/iafl10.html
International Association of Forensic Linguists Tenth Biennial Conference
Date: Monday 11th - Thursday 14th July 2011
Venue: Lakeside Conference Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Registration is now open for the tenth international conference of The International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL10). The conference will be held at the Centre for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University, U.K, and will be based entirely on Aston's attractive campus in the heart of Birmingham, including delegate accommodation. Delegates will therefore have easy access to all conference activities, the extensive campus facilities and all the amenities of Birmingham city centre right on their doorstep. Aston also enjoys excellent transport links via road, rail and air, with Birmingham International Airport only a short distance away. The conference dinner will be held at another internationally famous local attraction, Aston Villa Football Club, offering fine dining with a stunning view of the famous pitch.
Confirmed plenary speakers:
Prof. Ray Bull: Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, UK
Prof. Ron Butters: Professor Emeritus of English and Cultural Anthropology, Duke University, USA, and President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists
David Allen Green: Lawyer and writer; legal correspondent of the New Statesman; blogs as JackofKent; head of media practice at Preiskel & Co. He is an active advocate for the reform of English libel law.
Daniel Greenberg: Parliamentary Counsel for the UK Government 1991-2010; now Parliamentary Counsel at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP; General Editor of Annotated Statutes, Westlaw UK and Editor of Craies on Legislation, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary and Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law.
Dr Martha Komter: Lecturer in Dutch Language and Culture, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Peter Patrick: Professor of Sociolinguistics, University of Essex, UK
Prof. Roger Shuy: Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University, USA
Dr Nicci MacLeod
Research Associate
Centre for Forensic Linguistics
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
0121 2043769
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