Dear colleagues, (apologies for cross-posting)
Long-form (also called daylong) recordings (LFR) are increasingly used in a range of fields, including to document language input and outcomes in under-described populations (e.g., Casillas et al., 2020); and to assess potential effects of early childhood interventions (e.g., Weber et al., 2017).
We are happy to announce two exciting events related to long-form recordings (LFR) that will take place in person at PSL University/Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. The LFR Interdisciplinary Summit ( lfris2025.sciencesconf.org) on June 19-20, 2025, exploring cutting-edge innovations in long-form recordings with talks by leading researchers. You can find more information about this event here https://lfris2025.sciencesconf.org/?forward-action=index&forward-controller=index&lang=en. Registration for that event will open in March and close in May.
Today, we want to especially draw your attention to the LFRAZ Summer School (Long-form Recordings from A to Z; lfraz2025.sciencesconf.org), which will take place June 16-19, 2025. This hands-on summer school aims to provide attendees who are newbies to the method with all the tools they need to collect and analyze LFRs. The mornings will feature lectures and roundtables with leading experts, while afternoons will provide opportunities for individual and group projects, as well as office hours for tailored support. Here's what attendees can hope for:
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Comprehensive Training: From data collection to modeling you’ll gain practical skills to integrate long-form recordings into your research. -
Networking Opportunities: The event brings together researchers from diverse fields, including linguistics, anthropology, economics, and developmental science. -
Automatic Speech Annotations: Learn to use open-source tools and hardware for analyzing speech data in culturally diverse contexts.
We are offering a limited number of travel and accommodation grants for individuals working outside North America and Europe.
To learn more about the school, visit https://lfraz2025.sciencesconf.org/. To apply, fill out the form available here, which takes roughly https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbnxhRibXKazWQSnkEzjo0ICI9G_4whBBxKZJbwzmiuL1t7A/viewform15 minutes to complete. We recommend preparing one's answers in advance. To see the full list of questions, see here https://drive.google.com/file/d/17km0_R7O4-49icR7hanxGiM5q0nkIoC5/view?usp=sharing. The application deadline is the 15th of January.
If you can't make it to Paris in person, we recommend that you still apply, since we believe similar schools (Global LFRAZ) will be organized in person and/or online, so we can keep you posted on those. Also, if you are interested in being part of the Global LFRAZ https://lfraz2025.sciencesconf.org/page/global_lfraz?lang=en, more information on that is found here https://lfraz2025.sciencesconf.org/page/global_lfraz?lang=en.
Please share this information with interested parties! --------------------------------------------------------------- Alex (Alejandrina) Cristia Researcher, CNRS Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique 29, rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, FRANCE My site: www.acristia.org --------------------------------------------------------------- If you donate, ask me about effective charities https://effectivealtruism.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=52b028e7f799cca137ef74763&id=206509456c&e=6c0b626a8f. / Si vous faites des dons, posez-moi des questions sur le don efficace https://www.altruismeefficacefrance.org/donner-efficacement.