You can now take a virtual tour of the UNC Charlotte campus. You can click on buildings to learn more about them and even use the “Layers” feature to locate parking, academic buildings, or food. Take a look: http://virtualtour.uncc.edu/

Our second call for papers and panels was just released. You can either read it or download a copy.

Remember that panel submissions are welcome.

We’re on Facebook now– Pragmatics of the Americas Conference. Log on and Like our page to receive conference updates, get accommodation information, and network with other conference attendees.

Joining us at the inaugural AMPRA conference and the 5th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics will be Laurence Horn (Yale), Kasia Jaszczolt (Cambridge), Istvan Kecskes (SUNY Albany), Robin Lakoff (UC Berkeley), and John Perry (Stanford). Read more about each of them in the section “Plenary Speakers.”