Synesthesia Conference in Miami in October

We are pleased to announce that the Eleventh American Synesthesia Association Conference will be held at the University of Miami, Florida, on October 2 – 4, 2015, and we hope you will join us. 

We will post the Call for Papers on the ASA website very soon but we wanted to ask you personally to submit an abstract for consideration. 

Please see the information below, which includes the Call for Papers and Abstract information, and the request for a list of equipment you would need for your presentation. 

Please let us know if you are interested in sending an abstract by emailing Carol at rednote2@gmail.com 

Best regards, Brit Brogaard Sean Day Ed Hubbard Lawrence E. Marks Daphne Maurer Carol Steen 

CALL FOR PAPERS 

American Synesthesia Association 11th Annual Conference in 2015 Call for Papers The Board Members of the ASA are pleased to announce the Eleventh National Meeting of the American Synesthesia Association, Inc., which will take place October 2 ­– 4, 2015 at the University of Miami, Florida. 

The conference will be hosted by Dr. Berit Brogaard and the University of Miami, and made possible by the Board Members of the ASA. 

We invite the submission of abstracts from individuals wishing to make a presentation in any of the following formats: a scholarly paper, a discussion of creative aspects of synesthesia, a reading, a presentation of visual artwork, audio or video works. Abstract submissions can be made online: http://www.synesthesia.info/ This link will be available on the ASA website soon. 

Please submit an abstract no longer than 250 words. Include your name, email address, telephone contact number, and a short resume (no more than two pages) or web-link to same. The number of presentation slots will be limited, so there is no guarantee that a submission can be accepted. Our abstract review board is representative of diverse interests, talents, and approaches to exploring and experiencing synesthesia. It includes artists, linguists, historians, and scientists, some of whom are synesthetes themselves. 

This year’s conference Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Anina Rich from the Department  of Cognitive Science/Centre for Cognition & its Disorders (CCD), Macquarie University, Australia 

DEADLINE for Abstract Submission: Friday, May 15 NOTIFICATION by May 29, 2015.