FAQ

Format and schedule

Where is LingComm25 happening?
On the internet, using a platform called Gather. Gather allows for proximity-based chat (in text, audio, and video) with people “near” you, thus facilitating breakout groups, poster sessions, and interstitial networking moments. You can read our Gather information document for the basics!

How does a poster session work in Gather?
Much like a traditional in-person poster session! As a poster presenter, you’ll “stand” near your poster and others will approach it, and you, to engage via voice chat and/or text chat. Attendees may move freely around the poster room at any time, so you will likely have both brief and more lengthy interactions. There is space for 9 people, including the presenter(s), at each poster.

Inclusivity and accessibility

Do I belong at LingComm25 even if I’m not a linguist? Does it count if I’m communicating in areas that aren’t online? Does it make sense for me to be on programming?
Yes! We believe strongly that both linguists and communicators have things to learn from each other. Knowledge of a topic doesn’t always translate into communicating effectively about that topic. We’ve been inspired by SciComm (science communication) conferences, which contain a mix of media/policy folks who specialise in science-related topics as well as scientists from a wide variety of subfields who communicate beyond technical audiences.

You might be more of a linguistics enthusiast than a lingcommer—that is, more interested in consuming the interesting things that other people make related to linguistics than in creating them yourself—and that’s also a wonderful thing to be! In that case, you might be more interested in the public-facing events of LingFest.

What is the conference language for LingComm25?
English is the default language for LingComm25. During breaks, we encourage you to communicate with other conference participants in whatever language(s) you share, and you’re welcome to suggest language-specific meetups for the community-led sessions.

What accessibility is being provided?
More information on this will be available soon.

Have other accessibility needs or questions?
Let us know via social media, or by emailing linguistics.communication@gmail.com.

Everything else

I have another question that’s not answered by this FAQ!
We’re happy to answer it for you. Email linguistics.communication@gmail.com.