{"id":48,"date":"2016-02-11T16:16:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T16:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/laelpgconference\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-05-15T09:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T09:46:15","slug":"contact-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/laelpgconference\/contact-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Us and FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For general, registration, and abstract enquiries, please email the following address:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:laelpgconference2025@gmail.com\">laelpgconference2025@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2025 Organising Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>Wong Ching Ho Gaspar<\/li>\n<li>Dewi Khairiah<\/li>\n<li>Kou Numano<\/li>\n<li>Oleksandra Osypenko<\/li>\n<li>Sofia Pastukhova<\/li>\n<li>Samantha Sandal<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Starkey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Frequently asked questions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Who is eligible to present at the conference?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Postgraduate students (MA or PhD) from any institution are welcome to present!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What kind of abstract can I submit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Provided that the abstract has not been published or presented at another conference, you can present any linguistic work you have done as a postgraduate student. If you want to get an idea of what has been presented at previous conferences, have a look at <strong>papers from LAEL PG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: If I present a poster, will I get a chance to talk to people about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Yes. There will be a scheduled slot in the day&#8217;s proceedings where poster presenters are encouraged to be present to allow conference attendees to ask questions about their projects. This time slot will be determined at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How long should my presentation be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Please prepare a 20-minute presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What dimensions should my\u00a0poster be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Posters can be\u00a0<strong>up to<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>A1 <\/strong>and either\u00a0<strong>portrait or landscape (portrait preferred).<\/strong> Please make sure your poster fits into these dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What kind of abstract can I submit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: So long as the abstract has not been published or presented at another conference, you can present any linguistic work you have done as a postgraduate student. If you want to get an idea of what has been presented at previous conferences, have a look at <strong>papers from LAEL PG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: If I am an MA student, is it best to submit for a poster session?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Any postgraduate student is welcome to submit a poster or a presentation talk.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Is it possible to submit my abstract even if I still have no results, because I haven\u2019t done any pilot studies or data collection yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: Yes, we welcome abstracts for work in progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Is it possible to submit an abstract for work that is being done with a partner, and what if the partner is not from the same university?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: You are welcome to submit either a single-authored paper or a jointly authored paper. Regarding the second option, authors do not have to be in the same institution as long as they are both PG students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Which busses can I get from the train station to campus?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: You can catch the 4\/4X bus to campus from the train station stop. It is a short walk to the city centre from the train station. There are two options to catch the bus from here &#8211; the main bus station or Common Garden Street. From both of these locations you can catch a 1 or a 1A bus to campus.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Parking on campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A: There is visitor parking on Grizedale Avenue. The parking charge is \u00a35 per day, machines are card only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For general, registration, and abstract enquiries, please email the following address: laelpgconference2025@gmail.com 2025 Organising Committee Wong Ching Ho Gaspar Dewi Khairiah Kou Numano Oleksandra Osypenko Sofia Pastukhova Samantha Sandal Charlie Starkey Frequently asked questions\u00a0 &nbsp; Q: Who is eligible to present at the conference? 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