# SCLA Conference (SCLC-2023) The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, The Provostial Fund Committee for the Arts and Humanities, and the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, together with the Harvard Language Center at Harvard University present ### **THE EIGHTEENTH CONFERENCE OF** ### **THE SLAVIC COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION** ### **(SCLC-2023)** 1-3 June 2023 Harvard University (Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts) The conference will be locally organized and hosted by Steven Clancy and will be held in an **on-site format**. The Slavic Cognitive Linguistics Association (SCLA) will hold the SCLC-2023 conference on the campus of Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts), Thursday 1 June through Saturday 3 June 2023. ### **Keynote speakers** - **Valentina Apresyan**, Henan University, China; Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan; HSE University, Russia - **Neil Bermel**, University of Sheffield - **Petar Milin**, University of Birmingham ### **Call for papers** We invite abstracts for 20+10 minute presentations on any topic of relevance to Slavic Cognitive Linguistics. Abstracts should be based on work that has not yet been published. We especially encourage submissions from young researchers. Abstracts can be written in English or in any Slavic language and should not be longer than 500 words, including references. Each individual may be involved in a maximum of two abstracts (maximum one as sole author or as the first author). Abstracts will be evaluated anonymously so please refrain from any self-identification in the body of the abstract. The deadline for abstract submission was **January 20, 2023**. **Abstract submission is now closed.** **Important dates** January 20, 2023: abstract submission closed! February 10, 2023: notification of acceptance / rejection April 3, 2023 : Registration system opens. \[[https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832\_ustores/web/store\_main.jsp?STOREID=52&SINGLESTORE=true](https://secure.touchnet.net/C20832_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=52&SINGLESTORE=true)\] May 15, 2023: final payment deadline for registration fees June 1-3, 2023: SCLA conference ### **Organizing Committee** Mirjam Fried (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic) Mateusz-Milan Stanojević (University of Zagreb, Croatia) Steven Clancy (Harvard University, USA) If you have any questions concerning SCLC-2023 ( don’t hesitate to contact the local organizer, Steven Clancy <>. ### **Conference Fee** The Conference Registration Fee will be $80USD for regular participants and $50USD for graduate student participants. ### **Conference Dinner** An additional fee of $65USD will cover the conference dinner costs for those wishing to attend. ### **Location** The conference will be held on the Harvard University campus in the Harvard Language Center and nearby rooms all in the [Science Center](https://scictr.fas.harvard.edu). Specific rooms and registration information will be announced later. ### **Conference Program** The preliminary conference program will be announced Winter 2023. NEW!: Final conference program:You can view the final conference program [here](/file_url/1008). NEW!: List of accepted papers: You can view the list of accepted papers [here](/file_url/984). NEW!: Book of Abstracts [here](/file_url/1004). ### **Travel and Accommodations** The following inns are within walking distance from the university. Please make your reservations as soon as possible, as they have limited availability. Please note that the price does not include the 14.45% room tax. If you are driving in, without staying overnight, we suggest you buy a parking permit through the [Harvard University Daily Parking Permits](https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl) site. **[Irving House Bed & Breakfast](http://irvinghouse.com)** Rooms from $125 for rooms with shared bath to $155 for rooms with private bath The rate includes a hearty continental breakfast, afternoon coffee, tea, and snacks, free local calls, wireless internet access (there is a computer for the use of guests), and cable television. 24 Irving Street Cambridge MA 02138 (0.5 miles from Harvard Yard) 617-547-4600 **[A Friendly Inn at Harvard](http://www.afinow.com/)** rooms: $147, single occupancy; $167, double occupancy The rate includes continental breakfast and parking. 1673 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 (0.4 miles from Harvard Yard) 617-547-7851 You may also stay at either of these hotels. Both provide a shuttle service going to Harvard Square. **[DoubleTree by Hilton](http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/massachusetts/doubletree-suites-by-hilton-hotel-boston-cambridge-BOSSBDT/index.html)** rooms: from $126 to $305 - **there should be a discounted rate for Harvard events** 400 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134 (1.1 miles from Harvard Yard, the hotel has a shuttle service going to Harvard Square) **[Hyatt Regency Cambridge](http://cambridge.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html)** rooms: from $143.10 for AAA members to $189 Cambridge, MA 02139 (1.7 miles from Harvard Yard, the hotel has a shuttle service going to Harvard Square) ### **Questions?** If you have questions, contact [Steven Clancy](mailto:///sclancy@fas.harvard.edu). We hope you will be able to join us for SCLC-2023. Sincerely, Sort Mirjam Fried President, SCLA Mateusz-Milan Stanojević Vice-President/President-Elect, SCLA Steven Clancy Conference Organizer and Host on behalf of the SCLA officers and the 2023 SCLC organizing committee Last updated: 30 May 2023