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| Annual Society Symposium |
The Society for Language Development announces this year's SymposiumNeuroplasticity and languageInvited Speakers:Rebecca Saxe, MIT Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Harvard University Aniruddh Patel, Tufts University Thursday, November 1, 2012, 1:00-4:00 pmGeorge Sherman UnionBoston University 775 Commonwealth Ave. A reception will follow To pre-register for the symposium, as well as the BU Conference on Language Development, go to http://www.bu.edu/bucld/conference-info/registration/ BUCLD home page: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/ The cost of registration for the symposium is $20 for members, $10 for student members; $50 for non-members, $25 for student non-members New SLD Student Award: The Society for Language Development invites applications for a new SLD Student Award, sponsored by the Cognitive Science Society. This award is intended to help defray the costs of attending the Symposium, for graduate students who are presenting papers or posters at BUCLD. The award includes a year's free membership in the Society for Language Development, a year's free membership in the Cognitive Science Society, free admission to this year's SLD Symposium, and a cash award of $75. Applicants should send a CV and their accepted BUCLD abstract (paper, poster, or alternate status) by email to Cynthia Fisher at ; applications are due by Oct 15. Two graduate students whose CVs show a record of achievement and of sustained interest in interdisciplinary research will be selected. Award recipients will be notified by email before the conference (approximately Oct 25), and the awards will be announced at the SLD Symposium on Nov. 1. |