1) ALL SCL authors are expected to be current members, i.e., in good financial standing, of the SCL. This includes joint authors not present. Click to become a new member or to renew membership.
2) Students must be currently registered in the academic year of the conference and must supply student ID number and proof of registration from their institution. According to the SCL constitution, an undergraduate or postgraduate student enrolled in the regular academic year as a candidate for a degree in a recognised tertiary college or university may become a student member on payment of dues. Student membership shall be limited to a maximum of six (6) years.
3) ALL authors are expected to confirm by e-mail and/or by pre-registering online that they will present their papers at the conference. Any author unable to be physically present may make arrangements directly with the Secretary to have his/her paper delivered by another (named) member. In such cases, the absent author must pay a registration fee to cover conference administration costs and materials. This also applies to joint authors not present.
4) ALL authors are expected to submit their full papers by the deadline date (All papers will be protected pdf files and will be considered drafts for circulation among conference attendees, and will not be considered published documents for distribution).
5) ALL members are invited to the SCL Biennial General Meeting where elections for the Executive will be held.
6) Conference presenters (papers or posters) are limited to one single abstract and one joint abstract per conference.
7) While not a rule, the organisers are always grateful to accepted presenters for advance notification of cancellation.
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Details on Keynote Speaker coming soon.
Submission of full papers: 12 August 2020
Early Bird Registration:
Notification of acceptance of paper: 15 April 2020
Deadline for Abstracts: 15 February 2020 (Extended to 15 March 2020)
Early Notification of acceptance: 20 December 2019
Early Bird Abstracts: 30 October 2019
Venue
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. The UWI St. Augustine campus is situated 15km from the bustling capital of one of the Caribbean’s most rapidly developing island states, Trinidad and Tobago. Read more»
Trinidad and Tobago is a dual-island nation in the southern Caribbean, located a mere 7 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Life in Trinidad is much more fast-paced than in Tobago, which is more laidback and serene. Trinidad is where the action is—festivals, shopping, nightlife and business. Read more»