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The Language, Interaction, and Social Organization GSO at UCSB (LISO) and the Center for Language, Interaction, and Culture GSA at UCLA (CLIC) are pleased to host: The 26th Annual Conference on Language, Interaction and Social Organization May 19-20, 2023 University of California, Santa Barbara Theme: "Continuing and Restarting" Plenary Speakers: Marjorie Harness Goodwin (University of California, Los Angeles) (Full program will be announced soon) The LISO conference promotes interdisciplinary research and discussion in the analysis of naturally occurring human interaction. Papers will be presented by national and international scholars on a variety of topics in the study of language, interaction, and culture. We seek proposals for 20-minute paper presentations which address the conference theme as they relate to any of the following topics (see list below). While submissions based on the conference theme will be particularly welcome, innovative work on all aspects of language and interaction will be considered. Presentations related to the conference theme may include but are not limited to: Cross-disciplinary perspectives Ethics and Research Language acquisition Language and class, (dis)ability, race/ethnicity. gender/sexuality and age Language and Education Language and media Language policy and practice Meta-commentary on disciplinary frameworks Multilingualism and cross-/intercultural communication Non-Dominant epistemologies Political discourse, discussions of power Please send your abstract (up to 300 words) by 11:59 pm PST on February 18, 2023, to the LISO Coordinating Committee at lisoconference@gmail.com. For more information, visit the website: https://www.liso.ucsb.edu/conferences.