Greetings! We at BUCLD hope you are having a lovely fall, and are excited for the upcoming conference! Below are a couple of announcements regarding recent organizational developments that you should find useful and enlightening. Renewed NSF Grant Support for Student Participation We are delighted to announce a new award from the National Science Foundation focused on funding for student involvement in BUCLD. The grant will enhance accessibility and diversity at the conference by supporting student presenters and organizers, including undergraduates, women, and underrepresented minorities. Find the official grant abstract here: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1728962 Preregistration We would like to announce the opening of preregistration on our website. We strongly urge all attendees to take advantage of the preregistration option. Not only do you save $30 by preregistering online, but you will also receive a free name tag at the door. You can preregister by following the link below: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/conference-info/registration/ Code of Conduct The BUCLD Organizing Committee is proud to present our Code of Conduct. Below is a small excerpt from the code and a link to the full document. “BUCLD is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion (or lack thereof). We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form at any conference venue, including talks, workshops, receptions, and social media. Conference participants who engage in harassing behavior may be expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.” To access the full Code of Conduct online follow the link below: https://www.bu.edu/bucld/conference-info/conduct/ That’s it for now, but if you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact us at: langconf@bu.edumailto:langconf@bu.edu We’ll see you in November! The BUCLD Organizing Committee