Verónica González-Temer and Sam Schirm
Whether it is the beginning of a new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere or the start of a new term in the South, this season marks a fresh chapter for many in our community. Over the past months, there have also been some exciting events in EMCAIL. In this shorter newsletter issue, we bring you reports and reflections from two conferences at opposite ends of the globe.
Diverse approaches to studying action in pragmatics
The 19th conference of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA2025) conference brought together researchers from across the world to Brisbane, Australia, with the goal of bringing action back into the focus of research on pragmatics across disciplines. In their report, Chilmeg Elden and Zhiyi Lu not only tell us about the breadth of theoretical and methodological approaches present at the conference, they also reflect on their experiences as a conference attendees and student volunteers: as workshop participants, as presenters, as audience members, and as members of an international research community celebrating its 40th anniversary. Read the report here.
Welcoming Ph.Ds to present their research
The York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) 2025 offers Ph.D. students working in CA a welcoming environment in which to present their research to other Ph.D. as well as established CA researchers. The Ph.Ds at YorCCA 2025 presented on such diverse contexts as healthcare interactions, classroom interactions, craft workshops and natural encounters. In her report from the conference, Sanaa Hyder covers not only conference’s presentations but also the insightful discussions and debates that emerged following the presentations. Read about it here.
ISCA 2026 awards
The ISCA Board is excited to welcome nominations for ISCA’s awards. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026 and will be awarded at ICCA-26 in Edmonton during ISCA’s General Assembly.
- Dissertation Award The best CA dissertation submitted between 2023-2026. Please send an electronic copy of the dissertation and a short nomination letter to the selection committee chair, Jeffrey Robinson (jeffreyr@pdx.edu). One nomination per dissertation supervisor please.
- Article Award The best CA journal article or book chapter published between 2023-2026. Please send a copy of the article and a short nomination letter to the selection committee chair, Elliott Hoey (e.m.hoey@vu.nl).
- Book Award The best CA book published between 2023-2026. The award is for monographs only; edited collections are not considered. Please send your nominations to the selection committee chair, Lorenza Mondada (lorenza.mondada@unibas.ch).
- Lifetime Achievement Award An award given to honor lifelong contributions to CA scholarship. This award is for living scholars only and may not be awarded posthumously. Please send a 1-2 page nomination letter to the selection committee chair, Tanya Stivers (stivers@soc.ucla.edu).
Announcements
Open calls for papers:
- 25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (Mannheim, Germany), March 25th-27th, 2026 (Abstract submission deadline: November 17th, 2025): https://www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/kolloquien/2026/agf-2026
- CA Day 2025 at Loughborough University (U.K.) and online on December 15th, 2025 (Abstracts due October 3rd, 2025): https://darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/ca-day-2025-monday-15th-december-hybrid/
- International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Language Teacher Education (icCALTE) at TED University (Ankara, Türkiye), February 13th-15th, 2026 (Abstract submission deadline extended to October 7th): https://digilte.org/iccalte-conference/
- Interactional competences and practices in a second language at Newcastle University (U.K.), August 24th-26th, 2026 (Abstract submission opens on November 21st): https://icopl2.org/2026-newcastle-university-uk/
- International Association for Dialogue Analysis (IADA) Conference 2026 at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), May 11th to 13th, 2026 (Abstract submission deadline: November 17th): https://www.jyu.fi/en/events/international-association-for-dialogue-analysis-iada-conference-2026
Other conferences and events:
- Intersectional Futurisms 2025 in Helsinki (Finland), November 5th & 6th, 2025 (Registration ends on October 1st): https://www.intersectionalfuturisms.com/
- 13th annual meeting of The Language and Social Interaction Working Group (LANSI) at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York City, U.S.A.), October 10th & 11th, 2025. https://www.tc.columbia.edu/lansi/
- 12th International Conference on Multimodality (12ICOM) in Groningen (the Netherlands), October 29th to 31st, 2025: https://sites.google.com/rug.nl/12icom/cfp
- 8th Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Discourse and Interaction (NORDISCO 2025) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (Norway), December 3rd to 5th, 2025: https://www.ntnu.edu/nordisco2025/home
- Workshop/Symposium: Qualitative Innovation in Action: Advancing Open Research through Qualitative Methods at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (the Netherlands) on December 12th (2025): https://www.opennaturallyoccurringdata.com/symposium-event#qia-symposium
- International Conference of Conversation Analysis and Psychotherapy in Cracow (Poland), February 26th-28th (2026): https://iccap26.com
Job postings
Two EMCA-friendly PhD positions in Linköping’s Language and Culture area. Starting date: February 1st, 2026. Application deadline: October 13th 2025: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27415