1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CORPUS LINGUISTICS

CILC-09

7-9 May, 2009, University of Murcia

1. Registration
Click on ‘Registration’ in the main menu for registration forms. You may also find information about how to become a member of AELINCO (Spanish Association of Corpus Linguistics).

2. Plenary speakers
- Michael Barlow
- Adam Kilgarriff
- Ramesh Krishnamurthy
- Guillermo Rojo
- Pascual Cantos

3. Publication of contributions
Peter Lang has agreed to publish a selection of papers from the conference in a monograph on corpus linguistics to appear in 2009. Only papers written in English can be accepted for the volume. All papers in English or Spanish admitted to presentation at the Conference, but not to publication in Peter Lang’s monograph, will appear in the Conference Proceedings to be published on CD-ROM by the University of Murcia. Indications provided in the style sheet must be followed. A template is enclosed for your convenience.

4. Proposals
Paper proposals for oral presentations or poster sessions in English or Spanish are still welcome and can be submitted via the conference website until January 31st, 2009.

5. Accommodation
Special prices for conference participants are offered at the following recommended hotels. All of them are conveniently located in the city centre, within 10 min. walk from the conference.
- NH Rincón de Pepe (****) 5 min. walk to Campus.
- Arco de San Juan (****) 5 min.
- Hesperia Murcia (***) 5 min.
- La Huertanica (**) 2 min.

Click on ‘accomodation’ for further information about how to book a room for a special price in these hotels. A full listing of hotels in Murcia can be found at www.murciaturistica.es or www.booking.com.

6. Travel information
There are regular buses (http://www2.alsa.es) and trains (http://www.renfe.es) which arrive in Murcia from Madrid and Barcelona. The Madrid-Cartagena ALTARIA (high speed train) stops in Murcia city centre.

Alicante International Airport is very well linked to the main Spanish and European capital cities. There are also flights to Murcia Airport from Madrid, Barcelona, and several British airports (visit http://www.aena.es). There are regular buses connecting Murcia city centre with both Alicante and Murcia airport.

If you wish to take a taxi from the airport/train station/bus station to your hotel you can dial the RadioTaxi number: 968 248 800.

For any other inquiry concerning travelling and accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact the Organising Committee: