Diane Massam: This special issue definitely can coexist with proceedings. Good talks will be invited to write a longer extended paper for the special issue.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nOn future AFLAs (notes reorganized by topic)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Consensus feeling about 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Hard to imagine that AFLA will be held in person in 2021. <\/li>
- But continuity of AFLA is important; don\u2019t skip a year.<\/li>
- General agreement to target a virtual format for the next meeting.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Organization<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Suggestion: a few frequent AFLA attendees just come together to organize and host virtually; no need to identify \u201clocal organisers\u201d<\/li>
- Eric Potsdam: If mitcho and team organizes AFLA again, there will be advantages for resources and systems already in place for hosting the conference online. But it\u2019s a good idea to involve other people in planning subparts of the conference.<\/li>
- Henrison Hsieh: Lisa Travis and Jessica Coon at McGill might have been talking about the possibility of hosting AFLA some time.<\/li>
- Suggestion: Co-hosting between NUS and McGill (Jessica Coon, Lisa Travis, and students)
- To do:<\/strong> reach out to McGill to discuss this possibility<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Funding<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Lauren Clemens: How much does it cost to run AFLA in this virtual format?
- mitcho: Pro Zoom account necessary, but we didn\u2019t pay for it at NUS. Honoraria and hiring some students are nice but not necessary. So maybe technically zero. It\u2019s just a lot of labor.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Matt Wagers: CUNY adopts a sponsorship mechanism, with money used to support student presenters. If funding is an issue, perhaps that model could be considered.<\/li>
- mitcho: We have funds from this year which could potentially be used to support the next AFLA meeting online, but would like to have others onboard to lead its organization.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Timing of next AFLA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Some concern that there are fewer new projects because of the difficulty of carrying out fieldwork; general delays to research during the pandemic<\/li>
- mitcho: assuming AFLA 2021 happens online, it might not be a huge concern that there are fewer talks. Virtual format allows for more flexibility. Speakers will probably still benefit from feedback: more people will be able to hear the talk since it\u2019s online.<\/li>
- Lauren Clemens: fewer talks would also be good for dealing with different time zones<\/li>
- Matt Wagers: suggestion \u2013 instead of presenting only new work, perhaps we could invite speakers to give workshops or lectures on topics of interest.<\/li>
- Consensus: Continuity of AFLA (not skipping a year) is more important than volume of new work<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Thoughts on virtual formats<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Jozina vander Klok: APLL enjoyed a larger audience because of the online format: something like 30-40 more than usual.
- To do:<\/strong> team at NUS to keep track on attendance and report attendance rates<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Jozina vander Klok: Extended QnA sessions worked very well for APLL: it provided opportunity for extended conversations and discussion
- To do:<\/strong> team at NUS to implement this at this year\u2019s AFLA<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Diane Massam: suggestion to solicit feedback from attendees of AFLA this year
- To do:<\/strong> team at NUS to follow up on this after the conference<\/li><\/ul>
- We welcome suggestions on what kinds of questions to ask to get good feedback.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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