THE 43rd ANNUAL BOSTON UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT NOVEMBER 2-4, 2018 Keynote Speaker: Ann Senghas (Barnard College) Plenary Speaker: Johanne Paradis (University of Alberta) This is a reminder of the approaching deadlines for BUCLD 43: Symposium Proposals: April 15th Individual Paper and Poster Abstracts: May 15th ___ SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS We are currently soliciting 1000-word proposals for 90-minute symposia for the Boston University Conference on Language Development on any topic likely to be of broad interest to the conference attendees. Proposals should include a list of the participants, topics, and format, and should name at least one organizer. Send submissions to langconf@bu.edumailto:langconf@bu.edu with "Symposium proposal" in the subject line. DEADLINE: All symposium proposal submissions must be received by April 15, 2018. Decisions on symposia will be made by June. --- ABSTRACTS Submissions of 500-word abstracts for 20-minute talks and posters are being accepted at: hhttp://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ttp://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-submission/ DEADLINE: All abstract submissions must be received by May 15, 2018. UPDATED guidelines can be found at: http://www.bu.edu/bucld/abstracts/abstract-format/ Submissions that present research on any topic in the fields of first and second language acquisition from any theoretical perspectives will be fully considered. --- FURTHER INFORMATION General conference information is available at: http://www.bu.edu/bucldhttp://www.bu.edu/bucld Questions? Email us at: langconf@bu.edumailto:langconf@bu.edu. Thank you, BUCLD 43 Organizing Committee Boston University Conference on Language Development 96 Cummington Mall, Room 246 Boston, MA 02215 U.S.A.