[Histling-l] Postponement of ICHL 25 (Oxford) from 2021 to 2022

[John Charles Smith]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The ISHL President and Conference Director, Aditi Lahiri, has contacted me to say that, because of Covid-19, the Oxford ICHL Committee (of which I am not part, in order to avoid any conflict of interest with my duties as Secretary of ISHL) wish to postpone ICHL 25 from next summer to summer 2022.  I have consulted the Executive Committee and the Nominating Committee, both of which are unanimous in regarding this as a sensible and appropriate proposal, given the uncertainty about travel, large gatherings, and subsequent peaks of the virus, which may take us well into next year.  We have therefore agreed that the new dates for the Conference will be Monday, 1 August 2022 to Friday, 5 August 2022 (with optional excursions on Saturday, 6 August).

As you know, it is the Society’s normal practice to consult its members before making significant changes to the way it operates.  However, this is a ‘one-off’ case of force majeure, and the Oxford organizers needed a more or less immediate response from the Society’s committees, so that they could rebook the conference venues.  I apologize to anyone who may be inconvenienced by this change, and ask for your understanding.  I hope that all members of ISHL and the HistLing list are safe and well in these difficult times.

With all good wishes,

John Charles Smith
Secretary, ISHL
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John Charles Smith
St Catherine's College, Oxford, OX1 3UJ, UK
Research Centre for Romance Linguistics, University of Oxford
College phone: +44 1865 271700; College Fax: +44 1865 271768
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