We invite proposals for masterclasses and themed sessions at the Annual Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society held at the University of Western Australia from 1 to 4 December 2026.
These will be held on 1 December before the start of the academic program of the conference. Masterclasses are teaching-focused sessions aimed at professional development. Examples are masterclasses on statistics or phonetic analysis. They are typically facilitated by an expert in the relevant field. Masterclasses may have a specific audience, e.g. students, or be open to anyone. Proposals are welcome on any area that is relevant to linguistics.
Please submit proposals for masterclasses, maximum one A4 page, with the name of the facilitator(s), proposed length (half day/full day or an hours value) and a short statement on their relevant expertise, as well as a brief statement on the rationale for proposing the masterclass, and the intended audience. The proposals will undergo a review, and the Program Committee will select proposals based on expertise of the facilitator, fit with the schedule, rationale and intended audience.
Themed sessions are regular conference sessions that are part of the academic program of the conference (2-4 December), centred around a special topic, such as Australian Indigenous languages or Laboratory Phonology. During the general call for papers, authors will be able to submit their abstracts to accepted themed sessions as well as to the general program. Organisers of themed sessions are in charge of quality assurance guaranteeing that their program meets the general standard of the conference and will review abstracts submitted to their sessions using the same criteria as the main program. Accepted abstracts that are not deemed suitable by session organisers will be included in the general program. We invite proposals for sessions on any aspect of linguistics focused around a coherent theme. Themed sessions should contain 3-8 talks and can replace talk slots with a discussion slot as the organisers see fit if time allows.
Please submit proposals for themed sessions, maximum one A4 page, with the name(s) of the organiser(s), intended length of the session (number of talks) and a short statement on the topic and some contextualisation of how it fits in within the relevant field and the discipline. One additional page may be used to supply references and a list of tentative participants.