International Association of Forensic Linguists 
8th Biennial Conference on Forensic Linguistics/Language and Law 
12th-15thJuly 2007
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

The following information comes from: http://depts.washington.edu/iafl/

Plenary Speakers:

Professor Malcolm Coulthard (speaker bio)

• Professor of Forensic Linguistics and Director of Research, Aston University 
• Founding President of the International Association of Forensic Linguists
• Professor Coulthard is the author or editor of a variety of books, including Discourse and Social Life, An Introduction to Discourse Analysis, and Texts and Practices: Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis, with Carmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard. He has published widely in articles on forensic lingustics, including recent articles such as "Author Identification, Ideolect, and Linguistic Uniqueness," appearing in the December, 2004, issue of Applied Linguistics and "The Linguist as Expert Witness," appearing in the 2004 volume of Linguagem em (Dis)curso. The founding editor of Forensic Linguistics, he has served extensively as a linguistic expert in legal settings. 

Professor Janet Ainsworth (speaker bio) 

• Professor of Law, Seattle University, School of Law
• Professor Ainsworth writes on criminal law, procedure, juveniles, and criminal trial practice. Her articles and chapters on police interrogations, a topic of special interest in forensic linguistics, include a chapter (originally published in the Yale Law Journal), "In a Different Register: The Pragmatics of Powerlessness in Police Interrogation" in Richard Leo et al (eds.) The Miranda Debate: Law, Justice and Crime Control. She also frequently reviews books on various topics in language and law.

Special Plenary Panel Honoring the Work of Roger Shuy

In addition to the Plenary Speakers, IAFL 8 will also host a Plenary Panel honoring, extending, and responding to the work of Roger Shuy in forensic linguistics. Panel members will include Ron Butters, Bethany Dumas, Phil Gaines, Hannes Kniffka, Robert Leonard, Larry Solan, Peter Tiersma, Margaret van Naerssen, and Weiping Wu.

Abstracts/Program:

• Abstracts 
• Program 

Registration:

• On-line Registration form
• On Campus Housing
• Off Campus Housing
• Conference dinners

Location and travel: 

• Travel to Seattle
• Travel to the University of Washington
• Google Map of Conference Site

Guides:

• What's Near Campus
• Things To Do

Contact: 

Prof. Gail Stygall 
Department of English Language
and Literature
University of Washington
PO Box 354330
Seattle, WA 98195-4330
USA 

Tel: +1 206 685 2703
Fax: +1 206 685 2673 
Email: stygall@u.washington.edu